[madonnas]

Originally posted by lovesong

Nice so far! I see several albums that will be on my own list and plenty that I need to check out.

I couldn't really get into Blue though Its definitely a nice album, but only like 2 songs stood out to me.

It's definitely her weakest release, lol. I still like it though.

[Red]

Amen @ the Jungle blurb. This isn't music to think about too much. It's music to make you get on the dancefloor and SHAKE YOUR ****ING TAIL.

The rest of the list makes me feel so hopelessly inadequate...which is what I was hoping for.

[sticks]

Sylvan Esso One of my fave groups from this year. Have you heard Mountain Man's rendition of Play It Right? Mountain Man was Amelia Meath's (vocalist) other band.

And Homeshake! I saw him accidentally as an opener a few months ago, I was confused after the set, and I totally agree with the bubble bath analogy.

[Great Username]

Omg you're alive
Omg at all the #content

[jose168]

love SBTKRT and especially east india youth

[Giliap]

eh, I enjoyed the SBTKRT, East India Youth and SE albums but not enough for them to stick with me.

Kitten & Blue

I still haven't listened to that Death Grips release. I'll have to though.

[Giliap]

Originally posted by Penk

I love that Kitten album! She reminds me of Madonna on so many songs.

!!!

[posh]

I haven't listened to SBTRKT's debut for comparison, but Wonder Where We Land really impressed me. They went down some really interesting paths with their production that results in some pretty great tracks. "The Light" is my favourite.

Never heard of Kitten before, but your description really makes me want to check out her album.

[TRF.]

East India Youth (that album is just ), Avey Tare, SBTRKT (althought I agree, his debut >>>), Jungle, Sylvan Esso.



Honestly, TRF.

[Ivan]

Nice list so far, i don't know some of them but it's an oportunity to listen new things

[Remmy]

I'll watch this even though our tastes are nothing alike.

I'm sure your dislike list will basically be my love list.

[Austin]

Originally posted by posh

I haven't listened to SBTRKT's debut for comparison, but Wonder Where We Land really impressed me. They went down some really interesting paths with their production that results in some pretty great tracks. "The Light" is my favourite.

Never heard of Kitten before, but your description really makes me want to check out her album.

Listen to his debut, its a lot better

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loving the list so far!

[Sunderland 4ever]

I've heard so much of SBTKRT I should give it a try now.

[K$Ellie]

I don't know any of these

[BoyOnBoy Wonder]

Sylvan Esso

mm yess Levi

Love SBTKRT's album too.

[madonnas]

50. Torn Hawk - Let's Cry and Do Pushups At The Same Time

Ok, let's all ignore the 2005 level "random" album title, please. I kinda just listened to this album at random because of a recommendation and was very pleasantly surprised. If you like Com Truise and Neon Indian and the like, you'll probably like Torn Hawk. Emotionally, he sometimes does deal with less playful tones than the others, but it's a nice change of pace.

49. Jessie Ware - Tough Love

I almost didn't put this one on the list. I loved Devotion but I felt like this doesn't compare. The truth is, it really doesn't, but that doesn't mean it's not a good release without the comparison. There are some of the nice modern Sade-esque tracks and then some expansions upon her aesthetic. She doesn't do the Power-Ballad justice, but every other venture she goes on has positive results.

[minho]

Tough Love is pretty great but definitely a bit of a letdown

[madonnas]

Originally posted by lovesong

Tough Love is pretty great but definitely a bit of a letdown

The first song I heard from it was Say You Love Me so i had such a hard time getting myself to listen to it. Thank god that's actually my least favorite from the album.

[minho]

Originally posted by madonnas

The first song I heard from it was Say You Love Me so i had such a hard time getting myself to listen to it. Thank god that's actually my least favorite from the album.

Oh mess that's actually one of my favourites but probably because I actually like Ed Sheeran which a lot of people probably don't... Tough Love (single) had me so excited though but the rest didn't live up to that brilliance.

[madonnas]

48. Wild Beasts - Present Tense

The vocalist on this group is really an acquired taste. Definitely he has that high pitched British Blue Eyed Soul thingy going on, but with the understated Electro-Pop of the album it kinda works in a ridiculous way. The album is full of instrumental and vocal hooks, yet none of them are loud and blaring, they're all a little more subdued and a little less showy, so it's a great album to just walk around to or lay in at night listening to.

47. Flying Lotus - You're Dead!

This album, while not that heavy on samples (based on the research I've been able to conduct) does not sound like it. At times it almost resembles a Girl Talk or Avalanches album, with different musical ideas and passages being introduced left and right. It's sound is almost like a collage art of Jazz and Hip-Hop. Even the featured rappers' vocal productions are muted to the point where they sound like samples. It's a quite beautiful trick that makes the album seem timeless upon release.