blackholefriend
I GO BY THEY/THEM PRONOUNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Day Aches is this local band close to me. They're pretty cool, but I never got around to hearing them until now. No singles, no nothing, I still haven't seen them live. However, on One Last Dream Before Dying, they already show themselves as one of the strongest modern shoegaze bands. They fuse metal into their sound so well, every breakdown feels rewarding.
"Velvet Response" is a great example of that, it's a spacious song with that constant push of guitars, and then a huge ... read more
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2K RATING CELEBRATION! (10/20)
Another shoutout going to my friend Lagan, who makes music under Fellers Island. I've known Lagan for about 2 years at this point, and I have heard his last project (Vicennium) and I liked it. I was super excited for this album, as I only found out about it a day or so before release.
I gotta say though, space ambient may not totally be my favorite genre, or maybe I'm not into it yet. Every song here follows a common theme of slow-moving pleasant chords, which I ... read more
2K RATING CELEBRATION! (9/20)
Now, I'm gonna use this psuedo-party to shoutout some of my friends who make music. This was from a friend who goes by ludwigdrums on Discord, and ZenmodeZenmode is his project.
From "amparixtechualure" alone, I could tell that this is a pretty ambient project, though I will check out more when I can. Many tracks on here are calming, with occasional loud noise parts (like "The stars twinkle in the night..."). This caught me so off guard during ... read more
2K RATING CELEBRATION! (8/20)
Okay, if I'm going to be real, I didn't really know how to extend this section of the celebration, so here's a cute fun fact: one of, if not my very first vinyl record purchase was Sloppy Jane's 2021 album, Madison. The record is still held highly in my heart, and for my rating number 1988 (wow!), I wanted to finally listen to Willow, Madison's predecessor.
The album is very... different from Madison. It's a more art punk / experimental piece, with Haley Dahl ... read more
2K RATING CELEBRATION! (7/20)
TV Girl was the first ever band I saw in concert, during their French Exit anniversary. Even after their disappointing last album, I still like them. The show ran through the entirety of French Exit, plus “Not Allowed”, because of course they’re going to play their most popular.
However, Grapes Upon the Vine distances itself from the amazing indie pop Who Really Cares carried and now TV Girl goes into more of a… gospel sound? “Big ... read more
2K RATING CELEBRATION! (6/20)
Okay, before the pandemic, my family used to go to Virginia Beach a lot. There would be some live music, and I liked one of the bands. I asked my dad for the album they were selling, and he bought it, that’s my first CD. That CD was Empty Walls by the Joe Gosman Band. They played a really good acoustic set, and I was a very excited little kid.
Unfortunately, I got home from the beach, popped the album into my dad’s old CD player, and found that the ... read more
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12h
Sure, I could definitely check it out soon. Maybe in 25-30mins since I've got nothing else planned.
3d
Hello Blackholefriend, I know I don't usually comment or say much other then with my reviews but I was wondering if you could check out this review. It truly means a lot to me and it is the biggest review I've made by a good margin. https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/scooptime/album/336438-promises/ Thank you for all the support and I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day.
2w
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/737990-molar-system-k.php
Yes, I’m releasing an album, however the release date is wrong, it comes out December 4th
Yes, I’m releasing an album, however the release date is wrong, it comes out December 4th
2w
Hello Blackhole! I just released a new track with my buddy, Alkaline Pink! Its a hyper-pop drum n bass influenced track around 2:20 Min.
Hope you're down to listen if you'd like! https://malneezy4real.bandcamp.com/track/gl0wrrr-feat-alkaline-pink
Hope you're down to listen if you'd like! https://malneezy4real.bandcamp.com/track/gl0wrrr-feat-alkaline-pink
3w
hey blackhole! i’m doing my first community list, and i wanted to ask you which 5 albums (lps, eps, mixtapes, anything with music really) you think are the most underappreciated and why (if you want). these can range from albums with a low amount of ratings to albums that were poorly received.
1mo
Hey! Sorry to bug you, but my project Act Tragic is back with a brand new single, Words Die With Me, and it is a bit different from past songs we have released.
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/704267-act-tragic-words-die-with-me.php
https://spotify.link/atk67EVixBb
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/704267-act-tragic-words-die-with-me.php
https://spotify.link/atk67EVixBb
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These ratings don't show my favorites!! As in, these rank how good I think the albums are. My favorites are something else completely.
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These ratings don't show my favorites!! As in, these rank how good I think the albums are. My favorites are something else completely.
pfp: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/493-isolee-we-are-monster.php (not my cat btw don’t ask)
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It has been only around 10(?) months since I hit 1000 ratings, and I'm accelerating to 2000 faster than I expected! Since I did 10 albums for 1000, I though "hey, might as well do 20 for 2000 ...
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If you want to recommend me an album, leave it in my shoutbox. I'll get around to it as soon as I can.
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most of these are multiple discs you have to play simultaneously LOL!!!!
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