Jolt Country

Inspired kinda by Flack's post about favorite movies of the decade -- my favorite albums. The rules I arbitrarily assigned myself: 1) at least one album per year 2) no more than three albums per year 3) no more than one album per band. That last rule means bands like Kylesa, Kendrick Lamar, Bronx, Pusha T, Titus Andronicus, and Sumac that all had multiple great albums lost out. Fucked Up got a pass because their two albums listed are both among my top five of the decade.

Having kids in 2013 & 2015 put a huge dent in my new-music listening, so pretty much everything after the Pusha T/Bronx albums up until, oh, late 2017 I got into retroactively.

2010:
Kylesa - "Spiral Shadow"

2011:
Fucked Up - "David Comes to Life"
Red Fang - "Murder the Mountains"
Rwake - "Rest"

2012:
Kendrick Lamar - "Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City"
Firewater - "International Orange"
Neurosis - "Honor Found in Decay"

2013:
The Bronx - "IV"
Pusha T - "My Name is My Name"

2014:
Shellac - "Dude Incredible"
Sturgill Simpson - "Metamodern Sounds in Country Music"

2015
Titus Andronicus - "The Most Lamentable Tragedy"
Sleaford Mods - "Key Markets"

2016
Dalek - "Asphalt for Eden"
Whores - "Gold"

2017
John Moreland - "Big Bad Luv"
Lana Del Rey - "Lust for Life"

2018
Fucked Up - "Dose Your Dreams"
Sumac - "Love in Shadow"
Idles - "Joy As An Act of Resistance"

2019
Cavity A.D. - "Wraith"
Lingua Ignota - "CALIGULA"
Pelican - "Nighttime Stories"

Would you say these span genres, gsdgsd? Or is there a certain musical style you are into and these bands are into?

While I have this thread here, this is something that Paul O'Brian wrote that I really liked, just some songs that meant something to him in 2019. I shoulda done that for my top songs of ever list, I like his format: https://superverbose.com/2020/01/01/del ... paper-cup/

Most of them are on the loud end of the spectrum, but some punk, some metal, some noise rock - there's a lot of room between, say, the Bronx and Sumac. A handful are hip-hop/rap (though again, lot of distance between Kendrick Lamar and Sleaford Mods), handful country.

Can we plug Spotify playlists in here, like that blog post? Or would that just screw things up horribly?

Let's try it!

Thinking back, it woulda just been easier/smarter if I did this in the first place...

gsdgsd wrote: Mon Dec 30, 2019 7:07 am 2010:
Kylesa - "Spiral Shadow" - stoner metal/prog metal

2011:
Fucked Up - "David Comes to Life" - punk/hardcore
Red Fang - "Murder the Mountains" - metal
Rwake - "Rest" - doom metal

2012:
Kendrick Lamar - "Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City" - hip-hop
Firewater - "International Orange" - punk/rock/world music
Neurosis - "Honor Found in Decay" - metal

2013:
The Bronx - "IV" - punk
Pusha T - "My Name is My Name" - hip-hop

2014:
Shellac - "Dude Incredible" - punk/noise rock
Sturgill Simpson - "Metamodern Sounds in Country Music" - country

2015
Titus Andronicus - "The Most Lamentable Tragedy" - punk/indie rock
Sleaford Mods - "Key Markets" - hip-hop/post-punk

2016
Dalek - "Asphalt for Eden" - hip-hop
Whores - "Gold" - noise rock

2017
John Moreland - "Big Bad Luv" - country
Lana Del Rey - "Lust for Life" - mainstream pop

2018
Fucked Up - "Dose Your Dreams" - punk with elements of hardcore, industrial, shoegaze, stoner rock, indie pop, etc etc etc etc
Sumac - "Love in Shadow" - doom metal/extreme metal
Idles - "Joy As An Act of Resistance" - punk

2019
Cavity A.D. - "Wraith" - doom metal
Lingua Ignota - "CALIGULA" - indescribable pain
Pelican - "Nighttime Stories" - instrumental prog/psych metal