Album of the Year
Unison Life - Brutus
Brutus is full of raw emotion, culminating in 'What Have We Done' which just floors me with every listen.
Great Albums
These albums are good from start to finish, have multiple stand out great songs, or both.
- Squeeze - Sasami - Runner up for AOTY: Sasami has an eclectic style that risks being scatterbrained, but it works, and showcases her incredible range.
- El Bueno y el Malo - Hermanos Gutierrez
- Eye Escapes - Kraus
- Heart Under - Just Mustard
- Every Moment, Everything You Need - Deserta
- Dimensional Bleed - Holy Fawn
- Phalaris - DIR EN GREY - Not peak Dir en Grey, but 朧 (Oboro) and 落ちた事のある空 (Ochita Koto no Aru Sora) really stand out, and the rest of the album is consistent enough to keep this album on the list.
- As Above So Below - Sampa the Great
- Up and Away - Σtella
- Nilotic (EP) - Elsy Wameyo
- Yesterday Is Heavy - Lil Silva
- RLYR - RLYR
- The Last Thing Left - Say Sue Me
- Drif - Heilung
- White Jesus Black Problems - Fantastic Negrito
- Ritmos en cruz - La Ciencia Simple
Tracks
These are great songs, released this year, excluding songs from top albums.
- SLUGS - Beautiful Freaks
- どうしてもあなたをゆるせない -tears- - Boris
- Give Me a Reason - Boy Harsher
- The Man Was Burning - Jake Blount
- Pedestal - Yugen Blakrok
- It's Mutual - James and the Cold Gun
- Cut - Working Men's Club
- Mistakes - Sharon Van Etten
- People Watching - Ganser
- Paper Route - Grynch
- The Same - The Smile
- Szélben Szőtt - Дeva (feat. Labek & Chrobák)
- The World is Dying, Hold My Hand - Void River
- Protection From Evil - Ibibio Sound Machine
- Love Me More - Mitski
- Gammawake - ELK
- Glitterati - Panda Riot
- Ooo La La - Brijean