Björk - fossora: For better or worse, it sounds like one long Bjork song
Callous Daoboys - Celebrity Therapist: Some redeeming moments
Camping in Alaska - please be nice: Unabashed emo
Camping in Alaska - BATHE: A little less Midwesty
Camping In Alaska - Welcome Home Son: Interesting songs. Very interesting mix.
Capstan Shafts - Her Versus the Sad Cold Eventually: Sometimes simple surpasses superfluous
City of Caterpillar - Mystic Sisters: Leaning into the atmospheric dude if things. Certainly an AOTY contender
Dating - Outminded: Shoegaze-y emo with psychedelic flourishes.
Death Cab for Cutie - Asphalt Meadows: Certainly a fine album
Dropkick Murphys - This Machine Still Kills Fascists: Worth a listen for fans
Everyone Asked About You - Everyone Asked About You: A lovely EP
Everyone Asked About You - Let's Be Enemies: I would not be disappointed in a revisit
Figurines - Figurines: This is so much better than I could have hoped for
Foxtails - III: Not sure how to categorize but I love this
Front Bottoms - Theresa: I am not sure where I am expecting them to go, but they have worn their welcome
Furman, Ezra - All Of Us Flames: Engrossing
Hundreds of AU - Acting From Remote Satellites: Very solid for what it is
Jouska - visions from the bridge: Not the revolution it was hyped to be
Mars Volta - The Mars Volta: More enjoyable when you remember that the debut is almost 20 years ago and they are never going to be that band again
Mountain Goats - Bleed Out: Not sure why, but really loved this
Nathan Deering - Turmoil To Tape: Undeniable NMH influence, but it is the electronic instrumental tracks that had me most intrigued
No Age - People Helping People: Disarmingly subdued
Nuvolascura - Nuvolascura: Angry and aggressive a little bit weird
OFF! - Free LSD: Pushing the boundaries of their sound to great results
Parannoul & Asian Glow - Paraglow: The most relaxing album of the year
quinn - quinn: Back and forth, back and forth
Squirrelbait Youth - Squirrelbait Youth:
Street Smart Cyclist - Discography: Classic case of less is more
Suffocate For Fuck Sake - Fyra: An album of contrasts that is too long for its own good
Sumerlands - Dreamkiller: Pitch perfect for what it is trying to be
Tin-ear - Cadastral Maps: Great little album
Titus Andronicus - The Will to Live: Classic rock mode achieved
Young Jesus - Shepherd Head: When you have nothing to lose, you do whatever you want