At this point last year 2 of my top 3 of the year were out. Definitely thought the second half of 2024 was way stronger than the first but the first atleast had great albums also where this year I ain’t feeling it yet
At this point last year 2 of my top 3 of the year were out. Definitely thought the second half of 2024 was way stronger than the first but the first atleast had great albums also where this year I ain’t feeling it yet
I’ll be working on my March list tomorrow and q1 by beginning of the week but there are at least three really strong contenders in my stuff at this point as well.
I’ll be working on my March list tomorrow and q1 by beginning of the week but there are at least three really strong contenders in my stuff at this point as well.
A Modern Cosmic Apocalyptic Sonic Discourse for The Book of Enoch by Angel Bat Dawid All Cylinders by Yves Jarvis Amidst the Ruins by Saor Blackbirds and the Sun of October by Federico Albanese Dead Channel Sky by clipping.
Eusexua by FKA twigs Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams by Patterson Hood Foxes in the Snow by Jason Isbell Gaiaphilia by Yumiko Morioka & Takashi Kokubo Honey From A Winter Stone by Ambrose Akinmusire
I’m Just Say’n by Joe McPhee List Of Demands by Damon Locks MGQ live at King Georg, Köln by Muriel Grossmann New Dawn by Marshall Allen no floor by more eaze & claire rousay
Perverts by Ethel Cain Psychic Geography by DOVS Riot of the Red by Lou Hazel Tavastland by Havukruunu There Is No Ship by Rose Betts
Velours Dévorant by Toru Who Let The Dogs Out by Lambrini Girls XIN LIE by XIN LIE Young Sasha by Sasha zamāru ultu qereb ziqquratu Part 1 by Wyatt E.
A Modern Cosmic Apocalyptic Sonic Discourse for The Book of Enoch by Angel Bat Dawid All Cylinders by Yves Jarvis Amidst the Ruins by Saor Blackbirds and the Sun of October by Federico Albanese Dead Channel Sky by clipping.
Eusexua by FKA twigs Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams by Patterson Hood Foxes in the Snow by Jason Isbell Gaiaphilia by Yumiko Morioka & Takashi Kokubo Honey From A Winter Stone by Ambrose Akinmusire
I’m Just Say’n by Joe McPhee List Of Demands by Damon Locks MGQ live at King Georg, Köln by Muriel Grossmann New Dawn by Marshall Allen no floor by more eaze & claire rousay
Perverts by Ethel Cain Psychic Geography by DOVS Riot of the Red by Lou Hazel Tavastland by Havukruunu There Is No Ship by Rose Betts
Velours Dévorant by Toru Who Let The Dogs Out by Lambrini Girls XIN LIE by XIN LIE Young Sasha by Sasha zamāru ultu qereb ziqquratu Part 1 by Wyatt E.
A Modern Cosmic Apocalyptic Sonic Discourse for The Book of Enoch by Angel Bat Dawid All Cylinders by Yves Jarvis Amidst the Ruins by Saor Blackbirds and the Sun of October by Federico Albanese Dead Channel Sky by clipping.
Eusexua by FKA twigs Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams by Patterson Hood Foxes in the Snow by Jason Isbell Gaiaphilia by Yumiko Morioka & Takashi Kokubo Honey From A Winter Stone by Ambrose Akinmusire
I’m Just Say’n by Joe McPhee List Of Demands by Damon Locks MGQ live at King Georg, Köln by Muriel Grossmann New Dawn by Marshall Allen no floor by more eaze & claire rousay
Perverts by Ethel Cain Psychic Geography by DOVS Riot of the Red by Lou Hazel Tavastland by Havukruunu There Is No Ship by Rose Betts
Velours Dévorant by Toru Who Let The Dogs Out by Lambrini Girls XIN LIE by XIN LIE Young Sasha by Sasha zamāru ultu qereb ziqquratu Part 1 by Wyatt E.
I’ll be working on my March list tomorrow and q1 by beginning of the week but there are at least three really strong contenders in my stuff at this point as well.
1. Panda Bear - Sinister Grift
2. Hamilton Leithauser - This Side Of The Island
3. Bon Iver - Sable, Fable
4. Momma - Welcome To My Blue Sky
5. Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory - S/T
1. Panda Bear - Sinister Grift
2. Hamilton Leithauser - This Side Of The Island
3. Bon Iver - Sable, Fable
4. Momma - Welcome To My Blue Sky
5. Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory - S/T
2025 has had the strongest Q1 of any year in recent memory. Not only was the quantity of albums released very high (I checked out 185 new releases in this year's first three months), but the quality of the new releases was superb. February was the standout month this quarter, with half the albums featuring on my 4x4 landing in that month. The standout genre for me this quarter was atmospheric black metal, but overall Q1 had a pretty diverse spread of styles. This was a very difficult 4x4 to narrow down (I went with 4x4s for all of my monthly favorite lists, so I decided to keep the consistency here, too), but I give you my Top 8.6% of albums that I checked out in Q1 (presented in alphabetical order by the artist).
I was going back through my Q1 list and only just now realized that, in my busyness and haste two weeks ago, I accidentally omitted an album that I had fully intended to include, deservingly so. That album is Rose Betts with There Is No Ship. I have adjusted my Q1 list accordingly.
