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May 2024 (Top Played Albums)

A brief recap of my listening habits in May 2024.

Notable trends: more singer/songwriter folk albums, as well as a focus on newly released records. Obscurity ranges from very/mildly obscure to popular. Includes a new addition to my top 50 albums of all time (Katie Jane Garside's Lullabies in a Glass Wilderness). Compared to an average of these posts, there is a (slightly shamefully) low breadth of countries of origin on this list. 

Previous monthly updates: January  ||  February


1. Katie Jane Garside - Lullabies in a Glass Wilderness  ||  Singer-Songwriter, Art Pop, Darkwave, Experimental, Avant-Folk  ||  2006  ||  UK

2. Tom Waits - Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards  ||  Singer-Songwriter, Blues Rock, Folk Rock  ||  2006  ||  USA

3. St. Vincent - All Born Screaming  ||  Art Rock, Neo-Psychedelia  ||  2024  ||  USA

4. Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown  ||  Chamber Folk, Singer/Songwriter  ||  2024  ||  UK

5. Sneaker Pimps - Becoming X  ||  Trip Hop  ||  1996  ||  UK

6. Madvillain - Madvillainy  ||  Abstract Hip Hop  ||  2004  ||  USA

7. Ruby Throat - Out of a Black Cloud Came a Bird  ||  Contemporary Folk  ||  2009  ||  UK

8. Adrianne Lenker - Bright Future  ||  Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Folk  ||  2024  ||  USA

9. The Gothic Archies - The Tragic Treasury  ||  Gothic Pop, Indie Pop  ||  2006  ||  USA

10. Animal Collective - Spirit They're Gone Spirit They've Vanished  ||  Neo-Psychedelia, Experimental  ||  2000  ||  USA

11. Vegyn - The Road to Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions  ||  Downtempo, Neo-Psychedelia, Trip Hop  ||  2024  ||  UK

12. Ol' Dirty Bastard - Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version  ||  East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop  ||  1995  ||  USA

13. Interpol - Our Love to Admire  ||  Post-Punk Revival  ||  2007  ||  USA

14. The Joy Formidable - Wolf's Law  ||  Alternative Rock  ||  2013  ||  UK

15. Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights  ||  Post-Punk Revival, Post-Rock  ||  2002  ||  USA

16. The Joy Formidable - The Big Roar  ||  Noise Pop, Noise Rock, Indie Rock  ||  2011  ||  UK

17. Dälek - Abandoned Language  ||  Abstract Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop, Industrial Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop  ||  2007  ||  USA

18. Curtis Mayfield - Curtis  ||  Chicago Soul  ||  1970  ||  USA

19. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimist  ||  Psychedelic Folk, Psychedelic Pop, Indie Folk  ||  2009  ||  USA

20. A Trible Called Quest - Low End Theory  ||  Jazz Rap  ||  1991  ||  USA

21. Tindersticks - Tindersticks  ||  Chamber Pop  ||  1993  ||  UK

22. Blue Sky Black Death - Noir  ||  Instrumental Hip Hop  ||  2011  ||  USA

23. Yoñlu - A Society in Which No Tear Is Shed Is Inconceivably Mediocre  ||  Singer-Songwriter, MPB, Avant-Folk  ||  2009  ||  Brazil

24. The Smiths - Meat is Murder  ||  Jangle Pop, Indie Pop  ||  1985  ||  UK

25. Daniel Johnston - Hi, How Are You: The Unfinished Album  ||  Singer/Songwriter, Avant-Folk  ||  1983  ||  USA

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