as we go into Q4, what are some your favorite albums of the year that may of went under the radar but are really good?
I'll start:
ACCELERATOR - greek (R&B/Pop/Alternative)
Floating Points - Cascade
Tanerelle Electric Honey
Hikaru Utada Science Fiction
Iglooghost Tidal Memory Exo
King Marie Lillies ( the homie THIS CHICAGO NIGGA)
Floating Points - Cascade
still need to peep this
Tanerelle Electric Honey
!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQsNTLmHZ9MHikaru Utada Science Fiction
!https://youtu.be/act_NlIVoVo?si=Bfsmqb3BVqfDyYm_Iglooghost Tidal Memory Exo
!https://youtu.be/MId3KYmvsXI?si=1pHCgYZoMM6GnSdsKing Marie Lillies ( the homie THIS CHICAGO NIGGA)
!https://youtu.be/xD8S3CNAj9o?si=mWJmFBnKDM7NwtIdOnly listened to Igloo but I’ll check the rest of these out
Brainstory - sounds good
This is the first real/label backed album they put out afaik and it spawned multiple national tours. Still unknown, but amazing classic sounding psychedelic rock idk what my fav on this album is but this has the most views. The vinyl looks like a pool ball it's sick
Spaced - this is all we ever get
Great buffalo hardcore female vocalist chant chorus s***. Pretty damn good, they're starting to get call outs from big names. Seen them 2x
Kai whistin - xul
Left field bass/electronic, very good proggy type s*** closer to aphex twin than edm
Cage the elephant - neon pill
Yeah make fun of me all u want but this album slaps and the tour was sick, included bakar who is also great
Heems - lafandar // veena
Heems really came back, both albums are great. Seems like a completely different person now. Great beats, flow, and lyricism. I like lafandar way more personally
World of malice - st // demo
Unknown low IQ beat down, I love it but it's not for everybody
Serengeti - iv
Amazing rapper highly reccomend it for the narrative alone. I didn't know of him before this album but I had like 10 hours of music to delve into as a result
Gucci mane - greatest of all trappers
This is like a vintage 2012 Gucci mixtape. I think it's great and pretty underrated. My favorite Gucci since the first 2 when he left prison
I'll update with more
Asha Imuno Pins & Needles. bro is incredible. with a lot of great features( westside boogie, rizz capolatti)
I don’t think it’s under the radar but more people need to know about Two Star and The Dream Police
Dr. Dog - Self Titled
this alternative band been around for a while and has some hits and a loyal following but I really fw their newest album. especially the three track run of Lost Ones, Fat Dog, and Talk is Cheap
definitely worth checking out for fans of Father John Misty, Mac DeMarco, and Kurt Vile
Kalisway - A Kid from Toronto
great album revitalizing new jack swing
!https://youtu.be/JI7GKeLGkng?si=weV2sAH6w6QLykSo!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oPhpIYfgloMan this album is so good!
Dr. Dog - Self Titled
!https://youtu.be/L-mb2YW8_0s?si=ErY4NT6d-ofYqaNAthis alternative band been around for a while and has some hits and a loyal following but I really fw their newest album. especially the three track run of Lost Ones, Fat Dog, and Talk is Cheap
definitely worth checking out for fans of Father John Misty, Mac DeMarco, and Kurt Vile
Jesus I did not know they put a record out this year
Samm Henshaw - For Someone Somewhere Who Isn’t Us
Short but very strong project filled with great modern day soul music from oneone that can actually sing very well
Brandon - Blush
Fusion of neo soul and folk pulls a lot of influence from frank and early Bon iver but still done in pretty fresh way
Pawpaw Rod - Doobie Mouth
Just a really fun uplifting ep with a nice blend of soul, hip hop and funk.