Urban75 Album of the Year 2020 - the Results

[hitmouse]

I thought that! They might as well have called themselves 'Lard Sandwich', "Pie and Mushy Peas", "Giro Day", "Mill Accident", or "Pint of Mild please Arthur".

They are competent but just made me want to listen to real NO/JD instead.

Is there a band/artist called Meat Raffle yet, or did I just imagine that? Tbh I would probably want to give Lard Sandwich a try, I can imagine them being good.

 

[nogojones]

did you not read the muckle flugging rules? NO compilations. And you've inadvertently revealed the true reason for marty1's banning

I know it's breaking the santity of the secret ballot... but did he submit a slate?

 

[killer b]

Is there a band/artist called Meat Raffle yet, or did I just imagine that?

yeah, I refuse to listen to them too. think they're in the orbit of the Fat White Family?

 

[belboid]

20 Alabaster DePlume - To Cy and Lee: Instrumentals Vol. 1

Poetry, singing and sax. It's 2020, it's your worst nightmare. Yet, somehow great.

 

[killer b]

there's no poetry or singing on To Cy and Lee belboid!

 

[belboid]

=18 Julianna Barwick - Healing Is a Miracle

Haunting, cavernous ambience, making for a more complete psychic journey. It ends in chaos, with what sounds like a lightning storm, and an abrupt cut to black. A musical version of August, basically.

 

[belboid]

=18 Hey Colossus - Dances/Curses

Pendulous menace rings heavily upon HC's 13th album

 

[belboid]

there's no poetry or singing on To Cy and Lee belboid!

I blame Londonjazznews for misinforming me

 

[belboid]

17 Fontaines D.C. - A Hero's Death

A rapid follow up to their #2 album from last year,that doesn't suffer from sophomore slump. Righteous punky fury.

 

[belboid]

16 Margaret Glaspy - Devotion

Folky type instrumentalist delves into old electronic stuff to groovy effect.

 

[belboid]

15 Coriky - Coriky

Fugazi for people with dodgy backs.

 

[marty21]

None of mine yet , they must be all to come

 

[belboid]

14 Cornershop - England is a Garden

The epitome of twenty-first century English countryside psychedelia. Just perfect.

 

[belboid]

13 Stick the Wheel - Hold Fast

Combining ancient and modern, it's kinda folky and kinda not. I should listen to it again before committing to this review.

 

[belboid]

12 Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs - Viscerals

Doomtastically infectious and catchy tunes. Comparatively.

 

[belboid]

11 Mirry - Mirry

Hidden piano soundscapes delicately transposed. Yummy.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Hope you all voted for my album

 

[belboid]

There is never a bad time to play some Gang of Four.

RIP Andy Gill

 

[belboid]

10 Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher

Indie rock? Emo-folk? Chamber-pysch probably. 20202's lingering fear of dread in musical form.

 

[belboid]

9 Kelly Lee Owens - Inner Song

A perfect arrangement of euphoric late night reflections.

 

[belboid]

8 Cabaret Voltaire - Shadow of Fear

Sheffield's (original) finest are back, and they are still at the forefront of intriguing electronica.

 

[belboid]

7 Sault - Untitled (Rise)

Drawing you in with beautiful sounds then whacking you in the face with an uncompromising war on art.

 

[belboid]

6 Nadine Shah - Kitchen Sink

Razor sharp, sleazy and playfull, the love child of Nick Cave and pj harvey comes of age.

 

[Knotted]

8 Cabaret Voltaire - Shadow of Fear

Sheffield's (original) finest are back, and they are still at the forefront of intriguing electronica.

Wow I missed that!

 

[belboid]

5 Bob Dylan - Rough and Rowdy Ways

A first? Certainly his Bobnesses highest placing. Sixty years of rye and bitter commentary distilled.

 

[belboid]

4 Taylor Swift - Folklore

Taylor Swift does folk. And it is really fucking good. No, really, go and listen to it, it's amazing. And has the best song of the year on it.

 

[Favelado]

7 Sault - Untitled (Rise)

Drawing you in with beautiful sounds then whacking you in the face with an uncompromising war on art.

The acappella outro to Free is so beautiful it makes me cry.

 

[belboid]

Time for me to take a pause while you submit your guesses as to the top three.

I'll be back after His Dark Materials and, just to head off the inevitable, I'll issue my annual reminder now that bluestreak used to take three bloody days for the rundown/

 

[Favelado]

And has the best song of the year on it.

Thief in the night, tell the truth Belboid.

 

[killer b]

Craven Faults hasn't turned up yet, that's definitely top 3.