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bartymj 
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 Topic: 2021 So FarPosted: March 01 2021 at 06:19 |
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Obviously only two months in, but does anyone think any of the releases so far could potentially be up there for Album of the Year?
Personally the best I've heard so far has been Glass Kites II, but not quite worthy of 5 stars. Also have really enjoyed the concept of Steven Wilson's new work but better not say this too loudly in case I start a riot.
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chopper
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Posted: March 01 2021 at 06:39 |
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For me, Lifesign's "Altitude" is the one to beat at the moment.
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Nogbad_The_Bad
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Posted: March 01 2021 at 06:40 |
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Only bought a few so far this year
Thumbscrew - Never Is Enough elephant9 - Arrival of the New Elders Rabbit Rabbit Radio - Vol 4 The Animal I Am Bisbâyé - Le Sens De La Fin / The Sense Of An Ending Chlöe Herington - Silent Reflux None of these leaps off the page as album of the year material but all are good albums I'm enjoying.
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Ian
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nick_h_nz
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Posted: March 01 2021 at 06:51 |
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There’s a number of releases from this year that have grabbed my attention, some of which I feel confident I will still be liking enough at the end of the year, that they might make my end of year list. But I’ve thought that before, at this stage of the year, and been wildly wrong. Also, many of the albums that I’ve been particularly impressed by in 2021 so far aren’t in PA. (This doesn’t come as any great surprise to me, though, as very few of my favourite albums from 2020 are in PA either! 🤪)
In alphabetical order, here are the twenty-one ‘21 albums I’m really liking so far: ABORYM - Hostile Ad Nauseum - Imperative Imperceptible Impulse Black Country. New Road - For the First Time Jonatan Piña Dulac - Soundtrack Vol. 1: Secuencia Eighth Tower Records - The Black Stone - Music for Lovecraftian Summonings Fair Wind Pleases - The Wind of the Season Five the Heiriohant - Through Aureate Void Föss - Memorias de la peste gc / nc - Deprecated Chlöe Herrington - Silent Reflux Isnaj Dui - Bright Star Képzelt Város - Live at Pegazus MEER - Playing House Hafez Modirzadeh - Facets Needlepoint - Walking Up That Valley Ángel Ontalva - Songs to Say Goodbye Poly-Math - The Cadaver Tomb, Pt. 1 River Flows Reverse - When River Flows Reverse Senyawa - Alkisah ShiMa - Vol. 02 Steven Wilson - The Future Bites (yes, really!) Edited by nick_h_nz - March 01 2021 at 14:28 |
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Nogbad_The_Bad
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Posted: March 01 2021 at 06:55 |
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Hi Nick, given you know my tastes, anything there I should be checking out?
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Ian
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Grumpyprogfan
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Posted: March 01 2021 at 07:38 |
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I'm sure I'll get roasted for saying I like the new Transatlantic.
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Posted: March 01 2021 at 07:44 |
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Just posted my review for the new King Gizzard album which i'm absolutely loving. It's a follow up to last years release but I think this one tops it. Psychedelic rock firstly, with elements of prog, anatolian rock, doom/stoner metal. A really good and relatively compact listen that i'm right on the cusp of rating 5 stars, i'll have to sit on it for a little bit before it could certainly and without a shadow of a doubt reach that level for me. If you just wanna sample some songs off of it, Ataraxia, Static Electricity and K.G.L.W (the 8 minute one) are good starting places.
Nothing else has really grabbed me so far this year but it's early.
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chopper
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Posted: March 01 2021 at 08:04 |
Not from me.
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Posted: March 01 2021 at 08:15 |
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bartymj
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Posted: March 01 2021 at 08:21 |
I've 5-starred a few previous King Gizzard albums, so the 2021 offering is definitely in my queue. As are the Transatlantic albums, although I've never really got into them previously. Also got Antony Kalugin's new one to listen to although first I'll need to get over my opinion of his earlier album being the most middling, beige, bland, inoffensive prog-by-numbers offering ever.
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Posted: March 01 2021 at 08:46 |
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^ yep, everytime I see him sh*t out a new album every 2 months I have to roll my eyes when the fanboys drop incessant 5 star ratings as if it’s the greatest thing to ever touch the earth. It’s honestly so offensively bland I feel like I have to shower after listening to it. Even transatlantic who I criticize for similar reasons is probably looking over at him going “dude, tone it down a bit, jeez.”
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Posted: March 01 2021 at 09:05 |
Don't succumb to the pressures of those that may not get it. I've spun it several times now and some of it is "NMB sounding" material and some of it is "new Transatlantic". It's a big enough record that I can easily ignore the NMB sounding stuff and concentrate on Transatlantic. So yea I like it too, but it did not hit me like The Whirlwind did on first listen. I think the problem is that there is so much stuff from Neal that it can get congested. I believe, IIRC, Portnoy mentioned on YouTube recently that NBM is working on new album, so it can be hard to differentiate all his bands. It will be closer to July/August before I can start to think about top 2021 albums.
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Posted: March 01 2021 at 09:08 |
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Don't ask me, I just started listening to Benefit by Tull.
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Posted: March 01 2021 at 09:11 |
 I haven't had anything jump out at me yet this year, but Ian always has some great suggestions, so I'll be checking those out.
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A Crimson Mellotron
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Posted: March 01 2021 at 10:01 |
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I've only heard 'The Future Bites'. The new Transatlantic is somewhere in my to-listen list, but I have no idea when will I go to it. Generally, I cannot say anything just two months in; However, I must admit that there are a fewer and fewer new records that I care about every year; I tend to go back to older releases; Moreover, except for the two that I already mentioned, I can't think of any interesting albums in the making, so...
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Posted: March 01 2021 at 10:02 |
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^Plus, I have to say that most prog records I heard last year disappointed me, with the exception of Pendragon and The Flower Kings. I found more interesting new releases in other genres, I wonder why that is? Is prog getting tired of itself?
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Posted: March 01 2021 at 10:16 |
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Last year wasn't the best imo, 2019 was infinitely better as far as releases go for my money ^
Flower Kings and Haken rose above the rest for me, really surprised me honestly
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Posted: March 01 2021 at 14:33 |
I’m never good at that sort of thing. From what I’ve seen you post, and from the albums within your contribution to the collaborators’ list for 2020, we seem to have fairly similar taste, which is to say a quite broad and eclectic mix of music, mainly staying away from the more conventional. I have edited my post to add Bandcamp links for every album except Steven Wilson (who hardly needs any introduction). Maybe take a listen to a random track from each? 🤷🏻♂️ Sorry. I know that’s probably not particularly helpful. [EDIT] And I forgot this one. I can’t be bothered going back to my post to remove one from there in able to include this, and keep it twenty-one from ‘21 so I guess it’s twenty-one in my previous post, and one in this one. 🙄 Project MishraM - Meso Edited by nick_h_nz - March 01 2021 at 15:13 |
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Posted: March 01 2021 at 15:13 |
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I don't know if it's prog... I don't know what it is to be honest but it's certainly the most interesting thing I've come across so far this year.
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Posted: March 01 2021 at 15:47 |
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my favourite from 25 releases heard this year so far is this one
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