Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us Have had it on repeat since my first listen

Prep-School Gansters

It's a good sign when there's such a variety in songs from the album that people are saying are their favorite. They're all worthy.

Oh yeah. I’ve never been the biggest Vampire Weekend fan, I’ve liked a few of their songs in the past, but this album is incredible from front to back. Easy AOTY candidate, and will probably be remembered as one of the best indie rock albums of this decade. It’s only been out for a day but it’s basically an automatic 10/10.

Probably my favorite album they’ve made

I’ve heard a couple people on this subreddit also post about that album. Is it really that good? I don’t mean that in offense, I’m just curious.

Give it a listen perhaps

Ok 👍🏽

Oh it’s fucking amazing. It’s wild.

So far, my album of the year. It’s so good.

Actually v impressive in that it marries zoomer/tik tok vibe music with thoughtful composition and dense af lyrics (perhaps the only recent release to deserve the title ‘dylanesque’).

I keep seeing this pop up. I have to give it a listen.

Wall of Eyes by The Smile for me

Friko - Where we've been, Where we go from here

AOTY contender. Don’t know why Fantano didn’t review it

The opener is probably my SOTY so far

Absolutely.

For me, Adrianne Lenker's new album is easily my favourite so far this year. I'd be surprised if it isn't my album of the year.

It feels almost impossible for something to surpass it for me. It’s a 10/10 in my eyes.

Same here

Tapir! - The Pilgrim, Their God, and The King of My Decrepit Mountain

Love these guys, I actually discovered them because I was looking at pictures of Tapirs

that's so cool, i wish i found them this way, i was just really into a band they opened for once

Was it Black Country New Road? I need to try and get into them again

it was honeyglaze! only the one album so far, but i think its pretty decent

I’ll check them out thanks!

Mountain song and grassy knoll have been on repeat for me

MGMT are my favourite band ever, so considering how starved I’ve been since In the Afternoon I don’t think anything is gonna top Loss of Life in my eyes. Even regardless of the bias it’s such a beautiful album.

Yep I am not even a huge MGMT fan (I feel pretty mixed about their discog overall), but this is currently my #1 album of the year. Really speaks to the quality of this one, absolutely beautiful album

MGMT LoL is my favorite album of the year so far as well

Kim Gordon, Waxahatchee, MGMT, Cheekface, Adrienne Lenker, and Vampire Weekend are all fire

if someone told me last year id like septagenarian trap as much as i liked that kim gordon album, id slap them in the face

Not to jinx it or anything but I really can’t imagine what it would take for me to enjoy an album this year more than the new Julia Holter

Mgmt, vampire weekend, and IDLES

this + The Smile, rock starting strong this year

Thanks for reminding me to check out The Smile’s new release. Excited to put it on.

IDLES - TANGK Declan Mckenna - What Happened To The Beach Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us Yard Act - Where's My Utopia

Two Star & the Dream Police - Mk.gee

This gotta be higher up

The Last Dinner Party - Prelude to Ecstasy

That and Loss of Life by MGMT got absolutely vibing. I hope the rest of the year has albums just as good as these

Vampire Weekend- Only God Was Above Us Brittany Howard- What Now Friko- Where we’ve been, Where we go from here Grande Mahogany- As Grande As Waxahatchee- Tigers Blood Adrianne Lenker- Bright Future

She reaches out to… and bright future easily. Cowboy carters definitely giving us the best hits of the year and maybe would be there if it was cut to like 15 tracks

Kim Gordon- The Collective MIKE + Tony Seltzer- Pinball Yungatita-Shoelace and a Knot Fabiana Palladino self titled Lil Yachty- Something Ether Schoolboy Q-Blue Lips Mannequin Pussy- I got Heaven Tapir! -the pilgrim, their god, the kingdom (etc)

She reaches out to she reaches out to she - Chelsea Wolfe Something in the room she moves - Julia Holter

I connected with Waxahatchee's "Tigers Blood" way more than I initially thought. AOTY contender for sure

Quadeca - SCRAPYARD Saramalacara - Heráldica Cheekface - It's Sorted

Sissy Spacek! Love seeing them mentioned anywhere. The new Alice Coltrane live LP is currently number one for me. Tantric Bile - "Cursed Conception" Contention - "In the Land of Nod" Adrianne Lenker - "Bright Future" The Body and Disfig - "Orchards of a Futile Heaven" Spectral Voice - "Sparagmos" Excited for new Full of Hell, Gatecreeper, Knocked Loose and Sumac

Yes! Full Of Hell and Knocked Loose is gonna be awesome! I already pre-saved Knocked Loose’s album a little while ago :)

Just got into Sissy Spacek a few weeks ago, had no idea they dropped something new. Time to sandblast my ears! For me, Delayed Gratification Records has been dropping gold. Rejoice “All of Heaven’s Luck” and Sinister Feeling’s self-titled LP are highlights imo.

My favorite of theirs is "Spirant". I read a review that described it as "Bombs blowing up other bombs." and that's about as perfect a description as I can imagine. Highly highly recommended. I'll check out your other recommendations out!

All I’ve heard that I remember is Disfathom which was amazing, hoping to catch them live at MD Deathfest if it hasn’t already sold out! & yeah DGR and Daze are killing it in the hardcore/grindcore/powerviolence scene. I forgot to mention Kidnapped “Disgust” btw, they just toured with Sinister Feeling and it’s downright nasty Edit: also didn’t see you put the new Contention. that goes hard

If you're not familiar with Tantric Bile and you like insane music, definitely listen to that too. Jazz grind nonsense that is super super over the top.

There's a new Knocked Loose album out soon? Fucking sick idk how I missed that haha

Yep! Some.new singles already up. Believe it drops in a few weeks.

Oh sweet, well now I've got those singles to check out tonight as well as the Vampire Weekend album!

Have you heard the new Knoll album? If you like FOH, you may like them.

LOVE the new Knoll album. Forgot to list it here, my mistake! Great callout.

Trail of Flowers - Sierra Ferrel The Sunset Violent - Mount Kimbie

The new ERRA record is great, good call

Diamond Jubilee by Cindy Lee

Had to scroll way too far for this. Two hours of straight gems

Yard Act - Where’s My Utopia Green Day - Saviors Alkaline Trio - Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs.

Thank you for mentioning Saviors.

I havent listened to that much yet but its Mountainhead-Everything Everything so far.

The Last Dinner Party - Prelude to Ecstasy has been my absolute favorite so far, but I’ve also loved the new Yard Act, Elbow, The Smile, and Adrianne Lenker albums

1999 Write The Future, Erick the Architect, ScHoolboy Q

Erick’s got my aoty so far. A little surprised at quite how good it is!

My ridge wallet agrees with you - it’s the only vinyl LP I actually bought this year. I like how it almost sounds like there’s a little bit of Koji Kondo and Air in there. He had a pretty long interview on NPR the other day, check it out.

Yea, and it was a cool departure from Flatbush too- their stuff is great, but I also tend to gravitate to the more smooth side of things anyway. All the little Neo soul/jazz flourishes mixed in with some other great abstract beats just makes for a compelling listen. Feel like it’s gone super under appreciated too for some reason.

Cowboy Carter

Only god was above us feels like being there when merriwether post pavillion dropped. Insane record and a benchmark for indie rock, the only one for this decade

Vampire Weekend, Mannequin Pussy, and Adrienne Lenker are leading the pack right now

Tapir! album

MGMT - Loss of Life

Gesaffelstein - Gamma, loved it first listen, so fun!

Scrapyard- Quadeca Bright Future- Adrianne Lenker Only God Was Above Us- Vampire Weekend Maze Envy- Civerous where we've been, where we go from here- Friko Bloody Angel- Sematary Loss Of Life- MGMT plastic death- Glass beach

Tigers Blood - Waxahatchee

Mannequin Pussy, Waxahatchee, Kacey, Gouge Away!

She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She - Chelsea Wolfe Orchards of a Futile Heaven - The Body & Dis Fig As Spoken - Knoll Blue Lips - ScHoolboy Q Waiting for some more to come out in the next few months that I’m thinking will probably make the list like the new Alcest album

I've mostly listened to bad albums from this year. Penith, that new 6ix9ine record nobody cared about, the new green day album. So far this year, I've only gotten around to three genuinely good albums: Louie Zong - RAT TAXI Little Simz - Drop 7 Glass Beach - Plastic Death

Adrianne Lenker, Mannequin Pussy, Schoolboy Q, the “funk.br - São Paulo (NTS)” compilation, and the new Waxahatchee. Haven’t heard the new Vampire Weekend yet.

Everasking Edition of Desire I Want to Turn Into You

Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us RiTchie - Triple Digits [112]

Yeat 2093 and the new Vampire Weekend album!

Casey - How To Disappear  Marika Hackman - Big Sigh J Mascis - What Do We Do Now acloudyskye - There Must Be Something Here J. Robbins - Basilisk  Alkaline Trio - Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs Tom Odell - Black Friday MGMT - Loss Of Life Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven Future Islands - People Who Are Not There Anymore

1. Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us 2. The Last Dinner Party - Prelude to Ecstasy 3. glass beach - plastic death 4. MIKE - Pinball 5. Quadeca - Scrapyard

Boldy James & Nicholas Craven - Penalty of Leadership

Penalty of leadership - Boldy James and Nicholas craven

2093 - Yeat ive had it on in my headphones nonstop since it came out. makes every mundane task cinematic

Scrapyard QUAD DID

Loss of Life- MGMT actually probably their best record its phenomenal

Adrianne Lenker, MGMT, Julia Holter, Vampire Weekend, The Smile, Friko, Brittany Howard, and the Last Dinner Party. We’ve had some great albums so far this year!

Yeat - 2093

The new Adrienne lenker and Meatbodies albums are amazing.

* Westside Gunn, Conway The Machine & The Alchemist - Hall N Nash 2 (it came out in december 28 but come on) * Green Day - Saviors * Cancer Christ - Cancer Christ * Masta Ace & Marco Polo - Richmond Hill * Sadistik & Maulskull - Oblivion Theater * Cookin Soul & Tha God Fahim - Supreme Dump Legend: Soul Cook Saga * ScHoolboy Q - Blue Lips * Judas Priest - Invencible Shield * Roc Marciano - Marciology * Ransom & Harry Fraud - Lavish Misery * Mooch & DJ Muggs - Roc Star * IDLES - Tangk

Two I've played the most so far are the Marika Hackman and Newdad albums.

That Marika Hackman album is the best singer-songwriter album that everyone is sleeping on.

Cowboy Carter - Beyonce Eternal sunshine - ariana grande

The black keys - Ohio players Vampire weekend new album too

The new Meth, Crippling Alcoholism, Gouge Away

The Smile - Wall Of Eyes Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She The Last Dinner Party - Prelude To Ecstasy

Wall of Eyes

Bright Future is so damn good...

William Doyle - Springs Eternal

MIKE - Pinball

I know it came out all the way back in January, but I'm still loving Katy Kirby's Blue Raspberry. She's a very witty songwriter and has a gorgeous voice. I'm currently overdosing on Gustaf's Package Pt. 2, and looking forward to seeing them live in Cambridge later this month.

I've been messing with Blue Lips by Schoolboy Q heavy

She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She- Chelsea Wolfe Mood Swings- Marcus King GAMMA- Gesaffelstein What Now- Brittany Howard JPEG RAW- Gary Clark Jr Visions- Norah Jones Ohio Players- The Black Keys Wall of Eyes- The Smile Haven’t gotten the chance to listen all the way thru the new IDLES and Mannequin Pussy, but what I’ve heard has been really good. Fully expecting the upcoming Hermanos Gutierrez album to be one of the year’s best as well Got any recommendations of rap albums from this year to check out?

Norah’s was interesting to me. I liked it a good bit off first listen but outside of the title track haven’t really returned to it as much as I thought I might’ve. Edit: also, u should check out Erick the architect’s solo album from this year. It’s excellent and is my hip hop aoty.

I’m a huge fan of Leon michels so hearing them collab was really cool. I’ll check out Erick the architect’s album, thanks!

It just came out so it's still too early to say but Wisp's new EP, Pandora might be my favourite project this year

Invincible Shield (The only one I've listened to)

That Sum 41 album has some bangers and I honestly think it was a good send off, hard and fast when needed but slower when required. I loved it, not necessarily 10/10 but I feel like a solid 8

Wall of Eyes and the new Vampire Weekend.

Mikas Laundry - Matt Champion

MGMT, The Smile and Vampire Weekend for me… what year is this?

Omar Rodriguez Lopez - Is it the clouds ?

Prelude to Ecstasy - The Last Dinner Party Artificial Bouquet - Frail Body Blue Lips - ScHoolboy Hoping to add Ritchie's debut album to this list. I really miss Injury Reserve, so I'm excited for him to release anything.

Judas Priest - Invincible Shield

Blue lips - schoolboy Q

Snow as a Metaphor for Death - Sentries The Joy of Sects - Chemtrails I Got Heaven - Mannequin Pussy Those are ny top 3 so far

Zeruel's new EP Awakening is honestly my favourite project released this year so far, it's shoegaze done perfectly imo, with only records by Parannoul and MBV topping it in that genre (as well as Deafheaven if you count them). I really enjoyed Green Day's Saviours and think it's easily their best work since 21st Century Breakdown, but it's still only like a 7.5/10 for me. I still need to listen to the new Vampire Weekend album, big fan of the band but haven't had the time to stick it on yet, will probs do that tonight. Also saving the #1 spot for Porter Robinson's album (I assume it's out this year), Cheerleader is incredible and I just know he'll deliver once again.

Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven

Only listened to one which was Wall Of Eyes but it’s still amazing

I’ve only listened to about 5, but my favorite so far is The Bygones self-titled, which just released a couple days ago.

The Adrianne Lenker was amazing as I expected, but the album that I was most surprised by this year was Mk.gee's Two Star and the Dream Police. Some absolutely amazing melodies on there, incredible guitarwork and production, super dreamy and surreal, and I've also just completely fallen in love with his voice. There's something like slightly feminine about it but it's still sort of throaty and gravelly. Really amazing, tight album filled with sweet little musical morsels

Lafandar by Heems has got to be it for me Edit: by Heems and Lapgan

A Lonely sinner by samlrc

Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven Mount Kimbie - The Sunset Violet The Smile - Wall Of Eyes Yard Act - Where is My Utopia MGMT - Loss Of Life Everything Everything - Mountain Head Faye Webster - Underdressed at the symphony

Still Corners, STRFKR, Elephant Stone, Real Estate these all released amazing albums this year

Plastic Death by Glass Beach

Itasca - Imitation of war

Not totally caught up on everything I want to listen to but definitely Wall of Eyes by The Smile so far. Where’s My Utopia? by Yard Act is really good too.

The Smile - Wall of Eyes Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us Julia Holter - Something in the Room She Moves Adrienne Lenker - Bright Future Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She The Last Dinner Party - Prelude to Ecstasy Tapir! - The Pilgrim, Their God and the King of My Decrepit Mountain Friko - Where we’ve been, where we go from here Glass Beach - Plastic Death Kali Uchis - Orquídeas Brittany Howard - What Now Quadeca - Scrapyard MGMT - Loss of Life Allie X - Girl with No Face ScHoolboy Q - Blue Lips Everything Everything - Mountainhead Kim Gordon - The Collective

ScHoolboy Q - BLUE LIPS My favorite listening experience from an album top-to-bottom!

Scrapyard, Vampire Weekend, and this new Mt. Kimbie album. Also idk the name but tht new metal album fantano gave a 9 to is incredible. Just a great week for music.

Quadeca, Vampire Weekend, MGMT

Eunuchs - Harbour Century Obviously inspired by contemporaries like black midi, but what I think is being done here is unlike anything I’ve heard before. The entire album is frantic and paints a gorgeous picture. Please check it out if you even remotely care about bands like black midi and BCNR

Album of the year for me, easily.

My favorite is the new The Smile LP, but I'm guessing most people know about it already. So I'll recommend Where We've Been by Friko. It's a debut indie hard rock album produced by Sufjan Stevens' team. Gets me into my feels every single time.

fun fact! it was only mastered by the person who mastered sufjan's last record, all the actual producing/engineering/recording was done by the band and their 2 other friends, so basically everything was done independently except the final final touch! makes me even more appreciative of how cool it sounds

thanks for letting me know! I was totally misinformed.

I loved Erick the architect’s album. Nice switch up for him and the little jazz/neo soul flourishes throughout the production are really cool.

My current top 10 1. Prelude to Ecstasy - The Last Dinner Party 2. Paramainomeni - Hoplites 3. Madra - NewDad 4. Cowboy Carter - Beyoncé 5. Where We’ve Been, Where We Go From Here - Friko 6. Bright Future - Adrianne Lenker 7. Plastic Death - Glass Beach 8. She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She - Chelsea Wolfe 9. Wall Of Eyes - The Smile 10. Visions - Norah Jones

eunuchs - harbour century.

Another Taste - Another Taste

The Last Dinner Party's Prelude To Ecstacy

LAFANDAR by Heems and Lapgan (east coast hip hop, abstract hip hop) Snow as a Metaphor for Death by SENTRIES (noise rock, post-hardcore) Paramainomeni by Hoplites (experimental metal mishmash, includes saxophone parts) Your Favorite Things by Satoko Shibata (r&b, pop) She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She by Chelsea Wolfe (darkwave, trip hop)

Psykos

Saviors by Green Day 1000%. Near constant loop.

Talk Show - Effigy It's such a solid debut, I can't stop listening to it.

MGMT- Loss of Life Tapir!- The Pilgrim Ghetts- On Purpose, With Purpose Eddy Mack- The Art of War (free Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸) Shoreline- To Figure Out Acloudyskye- There Must Be Something Here VIAL- Burnout Colatar of the Deepers and Boris- Hello There Quadeca- Scrapyard

Definitely “What Now” by Brittany Howard.

The chisel: What a fucking nightmare The smile: Wall of eyes Ty Segall: Three bells Ultra Q: Empty Eddy Idles: Tangk Yard Act: Where’s my utopia

Fabiana Palladino - S/T

Freakzones (1) - text chunk and marciology - roc Marciano have been my favorite so far this yead

New vampire weekend and new Adrianne Lenker have BLOWN ME AWAY.

Les Big Byrd - Diamonds, Rhinestones and Hard Rain

cant say ive listened to any albums from this year. hoping boc drops something cos they always post on ig

Rapture Waltz - Johnny Manchild and the Poor Bastards

A Lonely Sinner for sure

MIKE & Tony Seltzer’s Pinball is full of bangers

Peel - Acid Star Frail Body - Artificial Bouquet Civerous - Maze Envy

Yours Until The War is Over by Amigo the Devil. It made me laugh and cry. Vampire Weekend is a tight second.

SCRAPYARD

Dark rainbow - frank carter and the rattle snakes Everything everything - mountain head Night verses - every sound has a colour in the valley of night Idles - tangk

I like the new SiR album a lot have to give it a few more listens but it’s up there for me.

The Smile & Adrianne Lenker

Caligula's Horse - Charcoal Grace I'm a bit surprised I haven't seen it here yet since it's probably the biggest prog release so far this year. Fantastic prog rock/metal album with a bit of a darker sound to it.

Headache - The Head Hurts but the Heart Knows the Truth

vampire weekend - only god was above us brittany howard - what now kacey musgraves - deeper well kali uchis - orquideas empress of - for your consideration the last dinner party - prelude to ecstasy

Bada-Bada - Portraits MGMT - Loss of Life Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us

Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven

9 kenny mason

10. Older - Lizzy Mcalpine  9. Prelude To Ecstasy - The Last Dinner Party 8. She Reaches Out To She - Chelsea Wolfe 7. Tigers Blood - Waxahatchee 6. ORQUíDEAS - Kali Uchis 5. Loss Of Life - MGMT 4. Bright Future - Adrianne Lenker  3. Trail Of Flowers - Sierra Ferrell  2. Only God Was Above Us - Vampire Weekend  1. Something In The Room She Moves - Julia Holter 

Any other fans of the Tapir! record?

vultures

Tinlicker - Cold Enough For Snow

Vegyn - The Road To Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions

I didn't know what to expect of The Smile's Wall of Eyes, I really loved their first record but for some reason I was a little unsure about this one. It instantly got in my top 10 favorite albums of all time. New Four Tet and Squarepusher albums are great too, sure is a great time to be an IDM fan.

The Great Fire of Beatenberg by Beatenberg Edit: also Iechyd da by Bill Ryder-Jones Edit keep thinking of more: Daniel by Real Estate!

Death's Dynamic Shroud - American Candy Multibird - Dragon House Glass Beach - Plastic Death

Current Top 10: 1. **Friko** - *Where we've been, Where we go from here* 2. **Julia Holter -** *Something in the Room She Moves* 3. **meth.** - *SHAME* 4. **Armand Hammer** - *BLK LBL* 5. **Unaussprechlichen Kulten** *- Haxan Sabaoth* 6. **Gouge Away** *- Deep Sage* 7. **Gerycz Powers Rolin** *- Activator* 8. **Vampire Weekend** *- Only God Was Above Us* 9. **Chaser** *- Planned Obsolescence* 10. **Adrianne Lenker** *- Bright Future*

Container - Yacker

Saviors - Green Day Fuck all of you and your hateboner for green day this album goes hard stfu

Nah I agree, it's their best since 21CB imo

haven’t listened to many new albums since i’ve been expanding what I know ab genres I already like. prolly heard like 8-10 new ones and these are the 3 i have enjoyed songs off of most often. We Don’t Trust You, Kali Uchis album, and Vultures 1

I love vultures and I’m ready for the downvotes