Underground Listmaker

Previous posts in this series:  Part 1/5 ,  Part 2/5 , Part 3/5 Some interesting statistics regarding this post:  The  average age  of the albums on this list is  23.74   years.  Country count:  USA - 44, UK - 31, Canada - 8, Germany - 4,  Sweden - 2,  Norway - 2, Japan - 2, Iceland - 2, Australia - 1, Poland - 1, South Korea - 1, France - 1, Bahamas - 1 Most common subgenres:  Singer/Songwriter, Art Rock, Indie Pop, Art Pop, Post-Rock, Conscious Hip Hop, Contemporary Folk Most popular album:  178. Radiohead - Kid A  1 Most obscure album: 1 59. We Never Learned to Live - Silently, I Threw Them Skyward 200. The Jesus and Mary Chain -  Darklands  ||  Alternative Rock  ||  1987  ||  melodic, bittersweet  ||  UK 199. Blood Command - Cult Drugs  ||  Post-Hardcore  ||  2017  ||  aggressive, angry  ||  Norway 198. Elliott...

Previous posts in this series:  Part 1/5 , Part 2/5 Some interesting statistics regarding this post:  The  average age  of the albums on this list is  22.6  years.  Country count: USA - 44, UK - 32, Canada - 5, Ireland - 3, Japan - 2,  Australia - 2, Germany - 1,  Iceland - 1, Norway - 1, Sweden - 1, Venezuela - 1, Austria - 1, Bulgaria - 1, Argentina - 1, Poland - 1, Italy - 1, Brazil - 1, Greece - 1 Most common subgenres:  Singer/Songwriter, Indie Rock, Art Pop, Avant-Folk, Experimental Rock, Post-Rock Most popular album:  268. Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea  Most obscure album:  213. Denali - The Instinct   300. Daniel Johnston -  Hi, How Are You: The Unfinished Album  ||  Singer/Songwriter, Avant-Folk  ||  1983  ||  lonely, lo-fi  ||  USA 299. Soap&Skin -  Lovetune for Vacuum  ||  Singer/Songwriter, Art Pop...

 Sometimes we take music for granted. Even I am guilty; I listen to  a lot , and things tend to blur together when you listen to as much music as I do. Every now and again though, there comes a piece that stops you in your tracks, challenges your perception of what matters in music, and edifies your soul. Though it  just  misses out on my top 100 records list, "Born Into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward" is one such album. The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band - Born Into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward  ||  Post-Rock  ||  Released 2001 A band that has undergone many variations on its name, most know them as simply "A Silver Mt. Zion" (the name they started with). ASMZ are an offshoot of the best and most influential post-rock outfit of all time, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, featuring many members of the band. While the stylings of GSY!BE bleed through in this band's work (how could they  not ?), there is something enti...

Previous installments: One   ||  Two All of my album ratings for albums released this year (so far). This is the third installment. I've been devoting a proportionally significant amount of time to finding new and obscure records in an attempt to broaden my horizons.  A couple of albums shifted upwards on the list, most significantly the new  Tapir! record. New entries are in green. Note: in general, I will not listen to something unless I think I might possibly enjoy it.  1. Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She   ||  Darkwave, Post-Industrial, Trip Hop  ||   10/10  2. Allie X - Girl With No Face   ||  Synthpop, Darkwave, Electronic  ||   9.5/10  3. Adrianne Lenker - Bright Future   ||  Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter  ||  9/10 4. The Smile - Wall of Eyes   ||  Art Rock, Post-Rock, Krautrock  ||   9/10   5. Ally ...

It will happen, sooner or later. Here is my personal apocalypse. Format:  1. Artist - Track   ||  Genres  ||  Release Year  ||   Country 1. Have a Nice Life - A Quick One Before the Eternal Worm Devours Connecticut  ||  Post-Punk, Post-Rock  ||  2008  ||  USA 2. King Crimson - Epitaph  ||  Progressive Rock, Art Rock  ||  1969  ||  UK 3. Radiohead - How to Disappear Completely   ||  Art Rock, Electronic  ||  2000  ||  UK 4. Akira Yamaoka - Terror In the Depths of the Fog   ||  Dark Ambient  ||  2001  ||   Japan 5. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - The Dead Flag Blues  ||  Post-Rock  ||  1997  ||  Canada 6. Swans - All Lined Up  ||  Post-Rock, Drone, Experimental Rock  ||  1996  ||  USA 7. Electric Wizard - Funeralopolis  ||  Stoner Metal, Sludge Metal...