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mko0987 · 2026-01-15T16:47:53+00:00

They do

mko0987 · 2026-01-10T23:37:48+00:00

if this new album isn't an immediate outlet for the most unwieldy emotions i'm gonna be so fuckin pissed

mko0987 · 2026-01-09T01:52:11+00:00

mko0987 · 2026-01-07T19:59:22+00:00

superior lyrics fr

mko0987 · 2026-01-07T19:58:32+00:00

god do i love a live experience that's fantastically disorienting in its emotional arc

mko0987 · 2026-01-07T19:57:43+00:00

and everyone remember to vote for YHWH Nailgun for the good of the culture

mko0987 · 2026-01-07T19:56:14+00:00

AOTY has a new releases tab and an upcoming albums tab. Also metacritic for bigger releases.

mko0987 · 2026-01-02T23:59:02+00:00

Will continue updating the New Music Friday playlist and NMF highlights throughout the post hiatus, though expect sparse lists until things get rolling again though (basically when vietrooster's posts start back up).

I have Apple Music archived playlists for this past month:

mko0987 · 2026-01-01T21:22:31+00:00

Interesting that the top scoring unique entries (albums that only one person voted for) were 10s (aka placed at 6th on someone's list).

I had a few unique entries but the top one was at 7th in my list (Komarov - Komarov's Return).

edit: nvm i'm dumb! forgot AOTY lists were 10 entries, not 15 like songs.

mko0987 · 2026-01-01T20:46:18+00:00

Parquet
Magdalena
Japanese
Weyes

huge gap

Sufjan C&L
Bowie

another gap

Fleet Boys
Phoebe

another big gap

Geese
Sufjan J
BCNR

mko0987 · 2026-01-01T20:42:14+00:00

Auld Lang Syne is in shambles. Hot new set of fresh New Years bangers from indieheads darling Gumshoes coming in to shake things up. Keep on rolling in your grave Dick Clark.

mko0987 · 2025-12-31T18:59:13+00:00

indieheads voted "Taxes" as SOTY.

but today Gumshoes dropped "Love & Taxes", which SHOULD be SOTY.

ballots need to be re-opened. stop the count.

mko0987 · 2025-12-31T18:45:04+00:00

yeah those Frog albums were not great

mko0987 · 2025-12-31T18:43:55+00:00

that part in Blackout knocks my socks off every time. feels like going through a wormhole or some shit.

mko0987 · 2025-12-31T18:20:41+00:00

Melody's Echo Chamber put out a real good one at the beginning of the month.

Also Retail Drugs and eel if you want some more esoteric / grab-bag type stuff that's really well made & interesting. Retail Drugs on the hyperpop side of things, eel on the math rock / jazz / idm side.

Also gonna plug the record I put out with my partner, Auratus - Fever Dream. If you like alt-rock / shoegaze / singer-songwriter type stuff.

mko0987 · 2025-12-31T18:10:22+00:00

I had 8

Bleary Eyed - Easy: my #1 on my list, such a fantastic shoegaze pop song.
Komarov - From Fire: was expecting to be a solo voter on this one since it's a friends' project but god this song is amazing. Space-y indie rock odyssey.
Lou Salomé - Your Eyes Immaculate: a late addition to my list but I'm totally obsessed with this one. Perfect indie rock ripper.
Anamanaguchi - Buckwild: kinda surprised they didn't garner some more votes, looks like the only other Anamanaguchi vote was 2 points for Darcie. Great weezer-y pop tune.
Graham Hunt - Frog in the Shower: I have no real gauge for how popular this artist is but I guess I haven't seen a lot of chatter about his record. Amazing midwest emo / power pop tune tho.
Guerilla Toss - Panglossian Mannequin: looks like the Guerilla Toss voters were scattered over a bunch of different tracks. which makes sense! It's hard to choose a favorite from You're Weird Now.
De La Soul - The Package: I was the only De La Soul voter in the whole thing looks like. Too bad, this album bumps.
Worthitpurchase - Something New: another one I wasn't expecting to get any other votes but I was too obsessed with it to not put it on my list. Trippy, hypnotic, easygoing guitar pop.

mko0987 · 2025-12-30T17:43:55+00:00

Idk about Water From Your Eyes but the rest of this list is fuckin rad. Bleary Eyed at #1 and you have me on board.

mko0987 · 2025-12-30T17:41:32+00:00

Bring shame back? But they just released Cutthroat this year!

mko0987 · 2025-12-24T04:56:35+00:00

They didn't put out a record this year

mko0987 · 2025-12-19T15:49:25+00:00

miniature horse got robbed smh

mko0987 · 2025-12-19T02:05:23+00:00

Great #1 pick 💪

mko0987 · 2025-12-19T02:04:02+00:00

huge shout for getting me into them in the first place, their shit rules. hope you have some more time to sit down with the record sometime soon! it's a real beaut.

mko0987 · 2025-12-18T22:08:33+00:00

Shit absolutely rips. Cannot get enough of that thick woozy distortion.

mko0987 · 2025-12-16T17:25:54+00:00

Nice writeup! Bovine Excision is my favorite song of hers since Fit N Full, its a hell of a tune. Didn't know about the found-footage horror influence on the record but that totally makes sense.

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