Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Pika Pika
Fantajin
Warner Music
Japan
J-pop/kawaii
Me and Kyrary Pamyu
Pamyu are dating.
Lawrence English, Wilderness of
Mirrors
Room 40
Power ambient/Arctic void
Fact ran a
piece a bit ago about how “power ambient” was the sound of 2014.
I'm inclined to believe them because they spend less time than me
playing Solitaire and eating hotdogs. Lawrence English is actually
kinda prolific and I've been pretty enamored by his music as of late.
Lil Herb, Welcome to Fazoland
Self-released
Hip-hop/Chiraq/drill music
My first fav
release of 2014 and objectively the best rap mixtape of 2014. Lil
Herb is the latest in a long line of people younger than me doing
more than I ever will in my entire life. What doth Chicago.
1080p
Electronic/the internet/glowsticks
The backbeats of
Push Thru remind me of a cross between new age music, top-40
R&B, and PS1-one era RPGs. I think “Ecco” my fav track but
“Draped Mesh” is very pretty. Zirconia Reign is on it's
own level and when people ask “what kind of music do you like” I
want to pull up a link to this album.
Mourn, Mourn
Captured Tracks
Indie/sorta punk/youth
My second favoritething from Catalonia I've messed around with this year. The lead singer has a very pretty
voice, and apparently these kids are teenagers. So that's neat.
AMDISCS
Vaporwave/8-bit/post-capitalism
Maybe the last
burst of vaporwave or a semblance of it. I don't know shit about
nmesh, but I like his music. Welcome to Warp Zone is a custom
mix made for Tiny Mix Tapes and I love it. It's literally so
fucking fun and also funny! Kinda nostalgic too, all dat retro game
music.
Officer!, Dead Unique
Blackest Ever
Black
Post-punk/twee/lazy psychedelica
Recorded in 1995
but released in 2014, this album is by some guy affiliated with Half
Japanese, apparently. It sounds kinda like a post-punk Syd Barrett,
if you think about it.
New Amsterdam
World/Russian steppes
Lately, my days
have revolved a decent amount around Russian affairs. The shit about
the collapsing Russian ruble has made people buy high-end technology
and appliances like big screen TVs, etc. because these things are
guaranteed to have more value than their currency-based savings.
Also, been tryna to test my Putin-is-a-regular-ass-dude theory. The
guy wouldn't have huge approval ratings if he wasn't somehow charming
or relatable. Something tells me a vast majority of the Russian
public isn't inherently nationalist and geopolitically aggressive.
But tryna to find interviews with Putin so I can feel a vibe off the
guy is hard because ALL THE INTERVIEWS HAVE ASSHOLES TRANSLATING OVER
WHAT IS HE SAYING. Why would I want that?? Subtitles!! C'mon! Anyhow,
the one video I did find was of him waxing nostalgically about his baptism and it is actually pretty human, likeable, etc. etc. Also
Olga Bell is good but is technically from Brooklyn. Still, this album
kills.
Pallbearer, Foundations of Burden
Profound Lore
Doom metal
DOOM DOOM DOOM.
I'm sold by just about anything that can be described as “doom”
or “sludge” or “stoner metal” or “so fucking heavy.” I
don't think Keefshovel is a thing anymore, which bums me the fuck
out. But these guys: what guys! Brett Campbell is described as a
young Ozzy Osborne a lot, which is pretty true in a lot of ways. A
bit of the guy from Rush, too. This shit's aurally massive.
Captured Tracks
Sorta indie/sorta hardcore
One of two things
from Upstate NY that stole my attention this year. I bought their
cassette last year and it was rad. I waited for their proper debut
with bated breath and it was very much worth it. Still vaguely
strikes me as a sped-up Japandroids with hardcore sensibilities and
personalized lyrics. Meredith Graves apparently wants to be a
florist, which is a very honorable profession.
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