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Cake day: October 13th, 2023

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  • If you care about my opinion here are my thoughts on some of my favorites from this list. I’d love to hear some other opinions too!

    1. PJ Harvey: I Inside The Old Year Dying

    I think most of us know PJ Harvey. This is some of her best work in my opinion.

    1. Titanic: Vidrio

    This is a collaboration between cellist Mabe Fratti and guitarist Hector Tosta. I’m a fan of anything Fratti has been involved with. It falls somewhere in between experimental, ambient, jazz, and pop.

    1. Young Fathers: Heavy Heavy

    Almost genreless energy? Excellent album. One of my favorite albums this year. Check out their recent KEXP session.

    1. Water From Your Eyes: Everyone’s Crushed

    One of the more innovative groups doing stuff right now. Calling it indie pop/rock is an understatement.

    1. Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter: SAVED!

    She changed her name and ditched the metal. But maintained the intensity. It’s religious trauma: the album.

    1. billy woods & Kenny Segal: Maps

    Likely my favorite hip hop record this year from underground rapper billy woods. It’s dark and thoughtful and Kenny Segal’s production is excellent.

    1. Kara Jackson: Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?

    Really excellent folk album. Great songwriting and lyricism.

    1. Bully: Lucky For You

    Nothing groundbreaking here. Just some good fuzzy indie pop/rock.

    1. Mitski: The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We

    So good that it made it to the album club discussion!

    1. Sufjan Stevens: Javelin

    For fans of Carrie & Lowell style Sufjan.

    1. Wednesday: Rat Saw God

    I’m not surprised to see this one at number 1. It’s excellent country tinged noisy alternative rock.







  • I forgot how good this album is. This was the album that introduced me to this band and ever since then I’ve been a fan. For me, Big Thief is one of the best indie/alternative acts of the last decade.

    This whole album kept my attention when I gave it a listen recently. But I’ll give a special mention to the first three tracks. I love the more atmospheric and moody sound of Contact and UFOF. They are both great songs that set the mood for the album and let you know what’s to come. And then I love Cattails. I’m not sure it fits with the entire album since it is a bit catchier and more upbeat but it’s a great song and I find myself humming that one to myself a lot.

    I’m not going to give specific examples but one thing I love about this band which i have noticed on a handful of songs is that they often use unexpected rhythms and cadences to keep things sounding fresh and interesting. Like sometimes they sound like they’re in a weird time signature but then I start counting and realized it’s just a cool layering of different 4/4 rhythms.

    Also special mention to Adrianne Lenker. I’m not sure how much credit she should get for Big Thief’s success but her solo stuff is also excellent.