Gorilla vs. Bear: 2016.5 // our favorite albums of the year (so far)
01 JESSY LANZA | Oh No
02 KEDR LIVANSKIY | January Sun
03 RADIOHEAD | A Moon Shaped Pool
04 KAYTRANADA | 99.9%
05 KENDRICK LAMAR | untitled umastered.
06 BEYONCÉ | Lemonade
07 YUMI ZOUMA | Yoncalla
08 LEON VYNEHALL | Rojus
09 MARIA USBECK | Amparo
10 WHITNEY | Light Upon the Lake
Honorable Mentions (in alphabetical order)
ARIANA GRANDE | Dangerous Woman
CASEY MECIJA | Psychic Materials
CHARLES | That’s How Baby Learns
CFCF | On Vacation
DJDS | Stand Up and Speak
FEAR OF MEN | Fall Forever
FORT ROMEAU | Secrets & Lies
HINDS | Leave Me Alone
HOOPS | Tapes #1-3
JAMES BLAKE | The Colour in Anything
JAPANESE BREAKFAST | Psychopomp
JULIANNA BARWICK | Will
KAITLYN AURELIA SMITH | Ears
KANYE WEST | The Life of Pablo
LSDXOXO | ****, Marry, Kill
MALL GRAB | Sun Ra
MARISSA NADLER | Strangers
MEMORYHOUSE | Soft Hate
MOOD HUT | Disco Mantras
MORLY | Something More Holy
MSSINGNO | Fones
NV | Binasu
OMAR-S | The Best!
POSTILJONEN | Reverie
SHE-DEVILS | She-Devils
SKEPTA | Konnichiwa
TROLLER | Graphic
WET | Don’t You
WHITE DENIM | Stiff
2016.5 // our favorite songs of the year (so far)
01 JESSY LANZA :: It Means I Love You
02 KAYTRANADA :: Lite Spots
03 RADIOHEAD :: True Love Waits
04 BEYONCÉ :: All Night
05 MITSKI :: Your Best American Girl
06 KANYE WEST :: Ultralight Beam
07 JAPANESE BREAKFAST :: The Woman That Loves You
08 WHITNEY :: No Woman
09 KEDR LIVANSKIY :: Razrushitelniy Krug (Destructive Cycle)
10 KENDRICK LAMAR :: untitled 06 l 06.30.2014.
11 DANNY L HARLE x CARLY RAE JEPSEN :: Supernatural
12 YUMI ZOUMA :: Short Truth
13 KERO KERO BONITO :: Lipslap
14 BOYBOY :: Boy
15 ANTWON :: 100k
16 SKEPTA :: Lyrics
17 CASS MCCOMBS :: Opposite House (feat. Angel Olsen)
18 WHITE DENIM :: Take It Easy
19 DJDS :: You Don’t Have to Be Alone (Charlie Wilson version)
20 MAGGIE ROGERS :: Alaska
21 FORT ROMEAU :: Secrets & Lies
22 FUTURE :: Inside the Mattress
23 FEAR OF MEN :: Sane
24 ERYKAH BADU :: Trill Friends
25 FOG LAKE :: Rattlesnake
HMs in alphabetical order
ANGEL OLSEN :: Intern
ANNA OF THE NORTH :: Baby
ARIANA GRANDE :: Be Alright
BEVERLY :: Victoria
CHAIRLIFT :: Moth to the Flame
CHARLI XCX :: Paradise (feat. Hannah Diamond)
CHARLIE HILTON :: Funny Anyway
DILLY DALLY :: Know Yourself (Drake cover)
EKKAH x DAM-FUNK :: What’s Up
EXIT SOMEONE :: Sydney, the List Goes On
FATHER :: Why Don’t U (feat. Abra + ilovemakonnen)
GUCCI MANE :: First Day Out Tha Feds
HAERTS :: Eva
HINDS :: And I Will Send Your Flowers Back
HUNDRED WATERS :: Forgive Me For Giving Up
JAMES BLAKE :: Always
JIM-E STACK :: Deadstream
JULIANNA BARWICK :: Nebula
KRISTIN KONTROL :: X-Communicate
LEON VYNEHALL :: Blush
LUH :: Future Blues
MALL GRAB :: Can’t
MAMIFFER :: Mara
MARIA USBECK :: Uno De Tus Ojos
MARISSA NADLER :: Katie I Know
MERELY :: Limestone Corridor
MELODY’S ECHO CHAMBER :: From Pink They Fell into Blue
NITE JEWEL :: Boo Hoo
PATIENCE :: The Church
PRINCE INNOCENCE :: Polished
SOPHIA LOIZOU :: Genesis 92: The Awakening
TERROR JR :: Trippin
TIFFANY :: I Just Wanna Dance
TIM HECKER :: Music of the Air
TROLLER :: Storm Maker
WHITE LUNG :: Below