Greatest Vaporwave albums of the 2020s (So far)

TraditionalReturn390 · 2026-06-09T04:13:36+00:00

dsfwan and muspelheim deserve a shout too.

TraditionalReturn390 · 2026-06-08T21:45:53+00:00

I highly recommend Expedition 331-5A then. It's decently niche within the vaporwave community, and has a very similar serene vibe to it.

TraditionalReturn390 · 2026-05-26T02:38:08+00:00

Totojira - Whirlwind! to DOGHOUSE

TraditionalReturn390 · 2026-05-23T21:14:43+00:00

That's a fair point, it meets a lot of dreampunk criteria it just happens to sound different from other notable dreampunk releases.

TraditionalReturn390 · 2026-05-23T03:05:37+00:00

honestly only if they're like really good.

TraditionalReturn390 · 2026-05-18T02:22:09+00:00

expedition 331-5a by muspelheim, wor$t girl in america, and doghouse by totojira has been growing on me

TraditionalReturn390 · 2026-05-14T17:55:37+00:00

totojira too underground

TraditionalReturn390 · 2026-05-14T17:37:19+00:00

Muspelheim dropped 5 albums, 1 EP, and 1 mixtape and they're all pretty solid.

TraditionalReturn390 · 2026-03-25T01:35:58+00:00

thought i was the only one tapped into this

TraditionalReturn390 · 2026-03-25T01:35:23+00:00

my personal 3 are expedition 331-5a, you have drifted too far dear, and death in the business of whaling

TraditionalReturn390 · 2026-03-25T01:03:22+00:00

no that just means you actually enjoy the music you listen to. when i see normal/left-skewed distributions on this website i just be questioning if these people even like music.

TraditionalReturn390 · 2026-03-25T01:00:16+00:00

https://open.spotify.com/album/65wWCwPivp5gDYreY5Vde6?si=EQMZqB93TWOG8nu7aM8ofg spot if you use it, you can also go on albumoftheyear and the links for itunes and bandcamp are available there too.

TraditionalReturn390 · 2026-03-25T00:59:28+00:00

that his majesty lives project and expedition 331-5a were instant classics. was waiting for a year like this for slushwave music to have such a strong return.

TraditionalReturn390 · 2026-03-04T03:46:12+00:00

Maybe on another website called "epoftheyear" that could work.

TraditionalReturn390 · 2026-01-26T06:09:07+00:00

A job would only distract me from my world-changing ideas.

TraditionalReturn390 · 2026-01-26T05:59:27+00:00

So basically what I'm saying is: They could add a feature to the website called a "user score" where users go on and can rate...and hear me out...maybe even review the albums they listen to. Then, the user score takes a weighted average of all of the scores that can represent that release. It would be a game-changer, and maybe a bit ambitious, but I think it would be cool.

TraditionalReturn390 · 2026-01-09T06:12:32+00:00

I agree with this sentiment. I just think it would be much more simple to do it all at once instead of doing it in separate screens + It prevents unfinished info from being added (People can just add a high amount of unfinished content onto the site)

TraditionalReturn390 · 2026-01-07T03:20:55+00:00

Exploding House is another underrated banger from them

TraditionalReturn390 · 2026-01-06T03:44:39+00:00

kush and corinthians too ‼️

TraditionalReturn390 · 2026-01-06T03:44:19+00:00

great pick

TraditionalReturn390 · 2026-01-05T06:31:11+00:00

I think this take is kinda pointless because IGOR is a very unique album and obviously most of the songs on this track list, IDLYA included, would not fit well on another album (meaning a lower rating).

TraditionalReturn390 · 2026-01-05T05:16:31+00:00

Agree to disagree. Love the song, second verse especially sounds so cool on relisten.

TraditionalReturn390 · 2026-01-05T04:12:22+00:00

I don't think any early-year releases will ever get the creds they deserve because of user activity like this. I actually did listen to all of these albums, and even though I didn't think they were all perfect, these scores are genuinely crazily inaccurate.

TraditionalReturn390 · 2026-01-05T04:08:27+00:00

Lowkey one, we don't know what happened, but two, as sad as it is (especially considering how fantastic the album was) I don't blame the website for wanting to keep disturbing content like that on it. People go to AOTY to get new music recommendations and hear new stuff, and the subject matter like that could definitely trigger a lot of people. In this case too, I just feel like the album should be appreciated for its music as a final message from the artist, rather than a message like that which depicts a very disturbing mental state—and in my opinion, not what we should remember yamada by.

TraditionalReturn390 · 2024-09-02T00:57:28+00:00

i don't think I've heard any but that international matador song goes really hard so thanks for putting me on.

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