#mykki blanco

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ℌ𝔢𝔩𝔩 𝔦𝔰 𝔠𝔥𝔦𝔩𝔩𝔶 𝔪𝔲𝔱𝔥𝔞 𝔣𝔲𝔠𝔨𝔞

ℭ𝔞𝔯𝔭𝔢 𝔫𝔬𝔠𝔱𝔲𝔪; ℭ𝔞𝔯𝔭𝔢 𝔳𝔦𝔫𝔲𝔪; ℭ𝔞𝔯𝔭𝔢 𝔡𝔦𝔢𝔪

𝔇𝔢𝔬 𝔠𝔬𝔫𝔣𝔦𝔡𝔦𝔪𝔲𝔰

𝔄 𝔟𝔢𝔫𝔢 𝔭𝔩𝔞𝔠𝔦𝔱𝔬; 𝔄 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔩𝔬 𝔲𝔰𝔮𝔲𝔢 𝔞𝔡 𝔠𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔯𝔲𝔪

𝔄 𝔠𝔞𝔭𝔦𝔱𝔢 𝔞𝔡 𝔠𝔞𝔩𝔠𝔢𝔪; 𝔄 𝔠𝔬𝔫𝔱𝔯𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔬

𝔄 𝔡𝔢𝔲𝔠𝔞𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔫𝔢; 𝔄 𝔣𝔞𝔩𝔰𝔦𝔰 𝔭𝔯𝔦𝔫𝔠𝔦𝔭𝔦𝔦𝔰 𝔭𝔯𝔬𝔣𝔦𝔠𝔦𝔰𝔠𝔦

𝔅𝔢𝔞𝔱𝔦 𝔭𝔞𝔲𝔭𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔰 𝔰𝔭𝔦𝔯𝔦𝔱𝔲

ℭ𝔞𝔯𝔭𝔢 𝔫𝔬𝔠𝔱𝔲𝔪; ℭ𝔞𝔯𝔭𝔢 𝔳𝔦𝔫𝔲𝔪; ℭ𝔞𝔯𝔭𝔢 𝔡𝔦𝔢𝔪

𝔇𝔢𝔬 𝔠𝔬𝔫𝔣𝔦𝔠𝔦𝔪𝔲𝔰

𝔇𝔢𝔬 𝔧𝔲𝔳𝔞𝔫𝔱𝔦; 𝔇𝔢𝔬 𝔳𝔦𝔫𝔡𝔦𝔠𝔢; 𝔇𝔢𝔬 𝔳𝔬𝔩𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔢

𝔊𝔢𝔰𝔱𝔞 𝔫𝔬𝔫 𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔟𝔞

ℌ𝔬𝔡𝔦𝔢 𝔪𝔦𝔥𝔦, 𝔠𝔯𝔞𝔰 𝔱𝔦𝔟𝔦; ℌ𝔬𝔪𝔬 𝔟𝔲𝔩𝔩𝔞

ℌ𝔬𝔪𝔬 𝔥𝔬𝔪𝔦𝔫𝔦 𝔩𝔲𝔭𝔲𝔰; ℌ𝔬𝔪𝔦𝔫𝔦 𝔩𝔲𝔭𝔲𝔰

ℑ𝔭𝔦𝔰𝔦𝔰𝔰𝔦𝔪𝔞 𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔟𝔞; ℑ𝔭𝔦𝔰𝔦𝔰𝔰𝔦𝔪𝔞 𝔳𝔬𝔠𝔢

ℑ𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯 𝔳𝔦𝔳𝔬𝔰; ℑ𝔫𝔱𝔯𝔞 𝔪𝔲𝔯𝔬𝔰

ℑ𝔫𝔳𝔦𝔠𝔱𝔞; ℑ𝔫𝔳𝔦𝔠𝔱𝔲𝔰 𝔪𝔞𝔫𝔢𝔬

ℭ𝔞𝔯𝔭𝔢 𝔫𝔬𝔠𝔱𝔲𝔪; ℭ𝔞𝔯𝔭𝔢 𝔳𝔦𝔫𝔲𝔪; ℭ𝔞𝔯𝔭𝔢 𝔡𝔦𝔢𝔪

𝔇𝔢𝔬 𝔠𝔬𝔫𝔣𝔦𝔡𝔦𝔪𝔲𝔰

ℌ𝔢𝔞𝔯𝔟𝔢𝔞𝔱 𝔱𝔥𝔲𝔪𝔭𝔦𝔫‘, 𝔟𝔬𝔡𝔦𝔢𝔰 𝔤𝔬𝔦𝔫‘ 𝔡𝔬𝔴𝔫 𝔬𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔣𝔩𝔬𝔬𝔯 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔶 𝔧𝔲𝔪𝔭𝔦𝔫‘, 𝔩𝔞𝔰 𝔟𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔠𝔞𝔰, 𝔤𝔞𝔱𝔬𝔰, 𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔰, 𝔰𝔥𝔞𝔨𝔦𝔫‘, 𝔱𝔥𝔲𝔪𝔭𝔦𝔫‘, 𝔡𝔯𝔬𝔭𝔭𝔦𝔫‘, 𝔪𝔬𝔳𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔞𝔱 𝔟𝔬𝔡𝔶, 𝔞𝔦𝔫’𝔱 𝔫𝔬 𝔰𝔱𝔬𝔭𝔭𝔦𝔫‘

ℭ𝔞𝔯𝔭𝔢; ℭ𝔞𝔯𝔭𝔢 𝔫𝔬𝔠𝔱𝔲𝔪; ℭ𝔞𝔯𝔭𝔢 𝔳𝔦𝔫𝔲𝔪; ℭ𝔞𝔯𝔭𝔢 𝔡𝔦𝔢𝔪

𝔇𝔢𝔬 𝔠𝔬𝔫𝔣𝔦𝔡𝔦𝔪𝔲𝔰

ℭ𝔞𝔯𝔭𝔢 𝔫𝔬𝔠𝔱𝔲𝔪; ℭ𝔞𝔯𝔭𝔢 𝔳𝔦𝔫𝔲𝔪; ℭ𝔞𝔯𝔭𝔢 𝔡𝔦𝔢𝔪

𝔇𝔢𝔬 𝔠𝔬𝔫𝔣𝔦𝔡𝔦𝔪𝔲𝔰

(𝔈𝔫𝔤𝔩𝔦𝔰𝔥 𝔱𝔯𝔞𝔫𝔰𝔩𝔞𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫)

ℌ𝔢𝔩𝔩 𝔦𝔰 𝔠𝔥𝔦𝔩𝔩𝔶 𝔪𝔲𝔱𝔥𝔞 𝔣𝔲𝔠𝔨𝔞

𝔖𝔢𝔦𝔷𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔫𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱; 𝔰𝔢𝔦𝔷𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔴𝔦𝔫𝔢; 𝔰𝔢𝔦𝔷𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔡𝔞𝔶

ℑ𝔫 𝔤𝔬𝔡 𝔴𝔢 𝔱𝔯𝔲𝔰𝔱

𝔉𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔬𝔫𝔢 𝔴𝔢𝔩𝔩 𝔭𝔩𝔢𝔞𝔰𝔢𝔡; 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔰𝔨𝔶 𝔱𝔬 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔠𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯

𝔉𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔥𝔢𝔞𝔡 𝔱𝔬 𝔥𝔢𝔢𝔩; 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔬𝔭𝔭𝔬𝔰𝔦𝔱𝔢

𝔖𝔦𝔫𝔠𝔢 𝔡𝔢𝔲𝔠𝔞𝔩𝔦𝔬𝔫𝔢; 𝔱𝔬 𝔰𝔢𝔱 𝔣𝔬𝔯𝔱𝔥 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔣𝔞𝔩𝔰𝔢 𝔭𝔯𝔦𝔫𝔠𝔦𝔭𝔩𝔢𝔰

𝔅𝔩𝔢𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔡 𝔦𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔰𝔭𝔦𝔯𝔦𝔱 𝔞𝔯𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔭𝔬𝔬𝔯

𝔖𝔢𝔦𝔷𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔫𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱; 𝔰𝔢𝔦𝔷𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔴𝔦𝔫𝔢; 𝔰𝔢𝔦𝔷𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔡𝔞𝔶

ℑ𝔫 𝔤𝔬𝔡 𝔴𝔢 𝔱𝔯𝔲𝔰𝔱

𝔚𝔦𝔱𝔥 𝔤𝔬𝔡’𝔰 𝔥𝔢𝔩𝔭; 𝔴𝔦𝔱𝔥 𝔤𝔬𝔡 𝔞𝔰 𝔭𝔯𝔬𝔱𝔢𝔠𝔱𝔬𝔯; 𝔤𝔬𝔡 𝔴𝔦𝔩𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔤

𝔇𝔢𝔢𝔡𝔰 𝔫𝔬𝔱 𝔴𝔬𝔯𝔡𝔰

𝔗𝔬𝔡𝔞𝔶 𝔦𝔱’𝔰 𝔪𝔢, 𝔱𝔬𝔪𝔬𝔯𝔯𝔬𝔴 𝔦𝔱 𝔴𝔦𝔩𝔩 𝔟𝔢 𝔶𝔬𝔲; 𝔪𝔞𝔫 𝔦𝔰 𝔞 𝔟𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔩𝔢

𝔚𝔬𝔩𝔣 𝔟𝔢𝔠𝔬𝔪𝔢𝔰 𝔞 𝔪𝔞𝔫; 𝔟𝔢𝔠𝔬𝔪𝔢 𝔞 𝔴𝔬𝔩𝔣

𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔶 𝔴𝔬𝔯𝔡𝔰 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔪𝔰𝔢𝔩𝔳𝔢𝔰; 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔶 𝔳𝔬𝔦𝔠𝔢 𝔦𝔱𝔰𝔢𝔩𝔣

𝔅𝔢𝔱𝔴𝔢𝔢𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔩𝔦𝔳𝔦𝔫𝔤; 𝔴𝔦𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔴𝔞𝔩𝔩𝔰

ℑ𝔫𝔠𝔬𝔫𝔮𝔲𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔡; ℑ 𝔯𝔢𝔪𝔞𝔦𝔫 𝔲𝔫𝔳𝔞𝔫𝔮𝔲𝔦𝔰𝔥𝔢𝔡

𝔖𝔢𝔦𝔷𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔫𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱, 𝔰𝔢𝔦𝔷𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔴𝔦𝔫𝔢, 𝔰𝔢𝔦𝔷𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔡𝔞𝔶

ℑ𝔫 𝔤𝔬𝔡 𝔴𝔢 𝔱𝔯𝔲𝔰𝔱

ℌ𝔢𝔞𝔯𝔱𝔟𝔢𝔞𝔱 𝔱𝔥𝔲𝔪𝔭𝔦𝔫‘, 𝔟𝔬𝔡𝔦𝔢𝔰 𝔤𝔬𝔦𝔫‘ 𝔡𝔬𝔴𝔫 𝔬𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔣𝔩𝔬𝔬𝔯 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔶 𝔧𝔲𝔪𝔭𝔦𝔫‘, 𝔏𝔞𝔰 𝔟𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔠𝔞𝔰, 𝔤𝔞𝔱𝔬𝔰, 𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔰, 𝔰𝔥𝔞𝔨𝔦𝔫‘, 𝔱𝔥𝔲𝔪𝔭𝔦𝔫‘, 𝔡𝔯𝔬𝔭𝔭𝔦𝔫‘, 𝔪𝔬𝔳𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔞𝔱 𝔟𝔬𝔡𝔶, 𝔞𝔦𝔫’𝔱 𝔫𝔬 𝔰𝔱𝔬𝔭𝔭𝔦𝔫‘

𝔖𝔢𝔦𝔷𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔫𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱, 𝔰𝔢𝔦𝔷𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔴𝔦𝔫𝔢, 𝔰𝔢𝔦𝔷𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔡𝔞𝔶

ℑ𝔫 𝔤𝔬𝔡 𝔴𝔢 𝔱𝔯𝔲𝔰𝔱

𝔖𝔢𝔦𝔷𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔫𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱, 𝔰𝔢𝔦𝔷𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔴𝔦𝔫𝔢, 𝔰𝔢𝔦𝔷𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔡𝔞𝔶

ℑ𝔫 𝔤𝔬𝔡 𝔴𝔢 𝔱𝔯𝔲𝔰𝔱

The Initiation by Mykki Blanco ❤️‍🔥

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[blackqueernotables]

Mykki Blanco:rapper, artist, and poet

[apeescapefan]

MYKKI BLANCO: COSMIC ANGEL

[edsonlnoe]

Infinite Playlist 2023 | EP

1. Live For Me, Omar Apollo

2. the rest, boygenius

3. RR, ROSALÍA, Rauw Alejandro

4. Boys of Faith, Zach Bryan

5. Postcards From Italia, Mykki Blanco

6. Sandhills, Toro y Moi

7. Become, Beach House

8. Paradise, Wishy

9. Forever Means, Angel Olsen

10. extra life, crushed

11. The Architect, Dawn Richard

12. Submersive Behaviour, Tropical Fuck Storm

[album-a-day-project]

9/27/23

Mykki Blanco

Postcards from Italia

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Certainly a different type of vibe from Mykki Blanco on this album. It's one of the albums thats I'll put on once, but it doesn't offer anything that I've come to expect from Mykki Blanco. This is his pivot album; I thought the previous ones were just him exploring more, but now I see that he's going down this road for the long-term. It's just so different from his earlier hip hop pop shock rock. Although the songwriting is still there, it doesn't really move me in any way. I'm not sure who this album is for.

5/10

[kalamity-jayne]

@deep-space-titst agged me to share 5 songs I've been listening to of late and I can never say no to an opportunity to plug my favorite artists. So heeeeerrrrrreeeee we go.

First up is one of my favorite genres of song writing. Let's call the genre Fuck the Police.

I love SAULT, they have such a unique sound blending funk, jazz, soul, punk, and hip hop. They’re an incredibly tight band and the lyrics are always brilliant. ACAB!!!!!

Next up is song from one of my favorite artists, Mykki Blanco, fresh off their latest album.

I've have been listening to Mykki for a long time now and it's been so cool seeing their music and persona evolve over the years. I've always loved her music but I'm absolutely in love with this current era of Mykki Blanco. Can't wait to see what he does next.

My third song is an oldie but goodie.

This is my current go to track for one of my all time favorite activities: Smoking a fat joint and going for a walkabout in the city while listening to music. 'Nuff said.

At number four we've got one the the latest singles from one of my all time favorite punk bands, HIRS COLLECTIVE.

If you're trans and love punk music you've almost certainly listened to G/L/O/S/S (if you haven't heard of them Slap yourself in the face rn and go listen to 'em). G/L/O/S/S disbanded but HIRS Collective is their spiritual successor; in fact Sadie Switchblade herself has collaborated with HIRS more than a few times. This single is from their upcoming album and I can not fucking wait for the whole album to drop. Every song they've realeased so far has been an absolute banger (I especially love XOXOXOXOXOX featuring one of my other favorite bands, MELT BANANA). They collaborate with a lots of other queer and trans artists including Laura Jane Grace and the collaborations are always super interesting. It goes without saying that trans folks don't have it easy, the world is rather unkind to us; whenever I'm at the end of my rope with the transphobia I have to deal with or when my heart breaks at seeing other trans folks, especially those I know and love, suffering I turn to to HIRS COLLECTIVE because sometimes you need the catharsis of a primal scream set to some blast beats so fierce and heavy they'll blow your tits clean off.

And last but certainly not least is a track from an artist very near and dear to my heart, who has not received the accolades she deserves. I'm kinda always listening to Jordana (FKA 187) and it's hard to choose just one song of hers.

Jordana LeSense is, imho, the greatest drum and bass artist of all time and most people have never heard of her. I believe her immense talent has been overlooked because she's a trans woman. She walked so Juliana Huxtable, SOPHIE, Eris Drew, Octa Octa, Jessica Jess, and Tami T (It's my duty to sneak in some plugs for more trans artists) could run. Jordana use to go by the moniker 187, a name she earned for blowing out her friend's speaker making her hard and heavy beats. Jordana is a true trans legend and a personal hero of mine. Her music definitely speaks to the trans experience. When she was only 13 she began her medical transition in total secrecy, an experience that I am certain informed the song Deep Stealth. She announced her tranistion in 1998, around the time she released her second Album, Quality Rolls. With the release of that album she was set to become an icon of the drum and bass scene. Tragically, while on tour in Ohio in 2000, she was victim of a violent hate crime at the hands of two men, who were never convicted because The Pigs never charged them, and she suffered a traumatic brain injury that caused nerve damage to her face. She stopped making music for a very long time after that.

BUT she's back! No longer going by the 187 moniker Jordana is back and making music. Please go check out her bandcamp, show her some love and buy some music.

Here's her soundcloud

Jordana hasn't released any new albums recently, that I know of anyway, but she still does live performances and if you follow her on IG or twitter she lists her performance dates there and you might be able to catch her!

My greatest wish is for people, trans folks especially, to rediscover Jordana’s music and lavish her with the attention she deserves.

OK I tag my wife @bandyriddles, @dissonant-skies, @basicallymsfrizzle, @zephy-n-ky, and @rynejoslyn

[itsallmadonnasfault]

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DJ, DJ, prime club minister play my track cause the beat is sinister,

DJ, DJ, prime club minister play my track cause the beat is sinister,

Strobe light, blink, b-b-blink blink,

I feel like somebody roofied my drink d-d-drink drink

Dance floor politics, asses out, asses out,

Ya shorty youz about to get worked the fuck out

Some bitches came, some bitches conquered,

Some bitches got laid down in the slaughter,

Bad motherfucker, b-bad motherfucker,

What a sad motherfucker, let me duff this motherfucker,

Pretty girls, pretty girls travel in packs,

So all you bitch-made niggas stop talking back,

So all you bitch made niggas better count your stacks,

So all you bitch-made niggas better watch your backs,

It's a war out here, the real vs. the gimmicks,

The all wanna be stars but they heart ain't in it,

They all wanna go far but it's survival of the fittest,

So a spitta killa likes me comes around and fucking ends it,

See it in 'er eyes, cats wanna play,

Let me roll the dice, see what I can lay,

Lady feeling right, see what I can slay,

Haze Boogie Life, fiends like to walla, gullies like to walla

See it in 'er eyes, cats wanna play,

Let me roll the dice, see what I can lay,

Lady feeling right, see what I can slay,

Haze Boogie Life, fiends like to walla, gullies like to walla

(Where she come from?) How this bitch gettin here?

What this faggot doin here?

Sludge fucker listen 'er,

Attack from the back,

Ima leap from your sleep,

Somebody get me a staff so I can heard these fuckin sheep.

When my shit drop, it hits the 6 million circulation,

Illuminati who? Illuminati nation.

The great white hype, yes Ms. Blanco,

Got all these cats shook from LA to Toronto,

Got all my flights booked Capetown to London,

Paris and Geneva, Tokyo to Compton.

The thriller and vanilla,

Laid em countin scrilla,

Only top biller,

Only rocks my nigga,

Ya we rock my nigga,

To the top we'll figure,

The great white hype,

Yah Ms. Blanco game killer.

(I think they forgot what this shit supposed to sound like)

See it in 'er eyes, cats wanna play,

Let me roll the dice, see what I can lay,

Lady feeling right, see what I can slay,

Haze Boogie Life, fiends like to walla, gullies like to walla

See it in 'er eyes, cats wanna play,

Let me roll the dice, see what I can lay,

Lady feeling right, see what I can slay,

Haze Boogie Life, fiends like to walla, gullies like to walla

Haze.Boogie.Life by Mykki Blanco 💣🎧💣

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Track of the day // Mykki Blanco - Carry On ft. Jónsi

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Listen/purchase: Feeling Special by Mykki Blanco

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Brim’s favorite albums of 2022

In reverse order. First EPs, then LPs.

EPs:

10. A Sterling Murmuration | Zoon

Hazy shoegaze, nostalgic and soothing.

9. My Bestfriend’s House | Blue Hawaii

Dance-worthy! Was pleasantly surprised by the disco track at the beginning.

8. graves | Purity Ring

Standard Purity Ring fare, squealing croons atop haunting, euphoric synths.

7. SICK! | Earl Sweatshirt

A return of the meandering depressedcore hip hop we love. Dizzy and ephemeral soundscapes flit in and out like thoughts through an anxious mind.

6. La Ciudad de Dejamos | Fin del Mundo

Liquid guitars against balmy drumwork make for some really nice 90s-nostalgia shoegaze. Music like a cool summer night.

4 & 5. Kris, Perfect Order | KÅRP

Good ole dark Scandinavian synthpop. What would we do without you.

3. Ninety Three | Taylar Elizza Beth

Low key, lush hip-hop featuring Taylar Elizza Beth’s whispery vocals that float between rap and croon.

2. Raving Dahlia | Sevdaliza

Sevdaliza’s back with her signature inexorable smoky ballads. These tracks are a little dancier, a little heavier than those of her most recent album, though, while retaining her unique style.

1. Bloodline | Gabriels

(December 2021) Gabriels singlehandedly bringing back The Blues in the year of our lord 2021, why not? Meticulously vintage, with the agonized, raw-yet-finely-tuned vocal stylings of Jacob Lusk—one of the absolute best vocalists of our age, seriously. Southern gothic sin, baby.

Full albums:

27. Arkhon | Zola Jesus

It’s a Zola Jesus record, which means I like it. But I find myself never getting into any particular moment. Maybe it’ll take more time to sink in, maybe it’s just lacking stand-out tracks to anchor the album. Music like spelunking.

26. Entropy is the Mainline to God | The Veldt

The Veldt comes back rocking and rolling. I was hoping for something more shoegazy like their old stuff rather than the psychedelia-tinged 80’s metal sound they’ve got going here, but hell, it’s groovy!

25. Arrangements | Preoccupations

Previous album was a little one-note, but this one veers into some interesting spaces as it pushes and pulls with the distortion. Jaunty.

24. The Silence in Between | Bob Moses

Bouncin introspective dance music. It’s not original but it’s full of bops!

23. Loom | Uèle Lamore

Earthy yet ethereal blooms of instrumentation. Lovely to listen to, but for some reason lacks memorability.

22. Black Radio III | Robert Glasper

An eclectic tour de force featuring a stellar variety of guest spots atop Glasper’s production. Although a lot of tracks are fantastic, the album doesn’t quite cohere as a whole for me.

21. Once Twice Melody | Beach House

Beach House made a Beach House record, and it’s great. The same subdued, affectionate, dreamy sound we love.

20. 11 | Sault

The only Sault album I liked of the six they released this year ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ It’s excellent though, love the down-tempo jamminess of the instrumentation and the thoughtful, murmuring vocals.

19. Broken Hearts Club | Syd

Vaped torch songs for your local lesbian fuckboy to play in the background while getting down. Syd comes through once again.

18. Only After You Have Suffered | Jamire Williams

(December 2021) Contemplative, choppy jazz with phenomenal hip hop and operatic interludes. “Pause in His Presence” in particular is something else.

17. Kanawha Black | Nechochwen

Indigenous-made atmospheric folk/black metal. Expansive melodies invoking the Appalachian forests meld with the harsh vocal texture to create a space of reverence and awe.

16. EBM | Editors

Delivering on that punchy aughts-nostalgia stadium rock. Head boppin rhythms and gushy pop-punk hooks.

15. Laurel Hell | Mitski

Mellow sounds that swirl around the main maelstroms of the album, cracking at the seams and letting the rawness soak through.

14. Plastic Estate | Plastic Estate

Slick and infectious 80s-nostalgia new wave that you just gotta sing along to. Very special when the singer sinks into a baritone.

13. Cool It Down | Yeah Yeah Yeahs High-energy-yet-dreamy punky indiepop. Some great anthems on this one.

12. Too Much to Ask | Cheekface Cheeky pop-punk that’s like scrolling through a quality twitter funnyman’s feed. Hilarious and full of bops.

11. Exister | The Soft Moon

A cold counterpoint from the California goth scene, starts off slow before cranking up an onslaught of noise that thrums between industrial and darkwave. Angry and cathartic.

10. Ravage | Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch

Haunting and disturbed sounds from the French pianist/composer. A melding of dark ambient that wouldn’t be out of place in a horror movie, with crashing, harsh piano work.

9. Twenty Twenty Twenty Twenty One | Spencer Krug One of the best lyricists of the day, imo, reminiscent of Leonard Cohen. Every tug of Krug’s voice strains with emotion, and every turn he takes with the instrumentation on different albums is a welcome surprise, finding different ways to express his agonized sentimentality.

8. Giving the World Away | Hatchie Earnestly saccharine power-dreampop. Great album with some real bangers.

7. We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong | Sharon Van Etten Warm and husky, sad and poignant folk songs. Van Etten’s voice soars with transcendant emotion.

6. The Runner (Original Soundtrack) | Boy Harsher

Spooky and sleek darkwave, punctuated by a sparkly disco banger. Boy Harsher at the top of their form.

5. Angels & Queens - Part 1 | Gabriels

Jacob Lusk delivering that wonderful vintage, Nina Simone-esque vocal quality, with the opening tracks fast-forwarded from last year’s bluesy EP to some funky 70’s soul. Gorgeous and blue.

4. Ever Crashing | SRSQ

Gushy dark California gothy dreampop. Infectiously synthy, powerful vocals. Lush songs for a heart that’s itching for summers long past.

3. Stay Close to Music | Mykki Blanco

A humble confessional, at times diving back into the idiosyncratic rapping style of Blanco’s more dance-y earlier releases, at times plunging into an ethereal wash of sound.

2. Semblance | MorMor

There is something magical about MorMor’s tissue-paper-delicate voice. Gentle, sensitive, cathartic. Music for letting go when you so want to hold on.

1. Pigments | Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn

Lovely. Sublime. Spacey. Sprawling. Meandering and melancholy pockets of plaintive yearning. Music that takes you on a journey and leaves your heart aching for more.

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