Whenever people say this year/decade's music sucked, I think either they don't listen to that much music, or their standards have risen too high for enjoyment.
Let's talk about last year's albums. My list weighs heavily toward genres I prefer, which shows I'm missing out on a lot. There are albums lower down the list that I listen to much more than ones higher; in this sense, it's a little less subjective. EPs are included.
- Bon Iver Bon Iver, Bon Iver
- Wild Beasts Smother
- The Rural Alberta Advantage Departing
- 65daysofstatic Silent Running
- Parts & Labor Constant Future
- The Mountain Goats All Eternals Deck
- Tim Hecker Ravedeath, 1972
- Does It Offend You, Yeah? Don't Say We Didn't Warn You
- And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Tao of the Dead
- PJ Harvey Let England Shake
- Destroyer Kaputt
- Future Islands On the Water
- Explosions in the Sky Take Care, Take Care, Take Care
- Skinny Puppy HanDover
- Fleet Foxes Helplessness Blues
- Mogwai Earth Division
- of Montreal thecontrollersphere
- Steven Wilson Grace for Drowning
- St. Vincent Strange Mercy
- Handsome Furs Sound Kapital
- Fucked Up David Comes to Life
- Justice Audio, Video, Disco
- Nils Frahm Felt
- The Antlers Burst Apart
Usually people list only their favourites, but then you have no idea what those are relative to, and you have to ask whether they've heard such and such. Here are the albums I found mediocre to poor:
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