AOTY 2023
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The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico
100
"I don't know just where I'm going"

Music is art, it can be a reflection of you packaged in a small box. A lot goes into crafting art you believe is truly great. Sometimes the art is stripped from music and you get a soulless product, something made to sell, but that isn't always the case. Music can transcend simply being an album, sometimes it becomes a staple in musical history and shapes a genre. There's something fascinating about looking back at how the genres you love so ... read more

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amaii - in the eleventh hour
88
A forlorn mystique draws me into the world of amaii's in the eleventh hour. It's sparse, harrowing and abstract. This projects a tough pill to swallow. It's presented in a very idiosyncratic way, it's still very amaii but it's built of many miniature segments and pieces of songs that coalesce into one greater experience. The brevity of each segment keeps the track dynamic and moving. I feel every piece of this track that's handed to you is of perfect length, I don't leave a segment feeling it ... read more
Destroy Lonely - if looks could kill
24
doctor I have insomnia
destroy lonely:
Maruja - Knocknarea
74
"The sky is alive with thunder"

An interesting release from a new underground UK post punk/jazz rock outfit, I somewhat knew what I was getting but was surprised! This is an interesting ep with a concept about a storm in a town torn about by a war from what I can pick up. The ep reminds me a lot of contemporaries in the UK post punk scene but this eps a lot more grand and textured than a lot of what their contemporaries do. This eps urgent, loud, and extremely in your face but shows ... read more

The Microphones - The Glow, Pt. 2
100
The glow pt 2 is a miserable album that has no light in it, I leave the album a hollow shell and shaken deep to my core. It starts with light then ends with nothing, quite literally. The album ends with 7 minutes of static and ambience. I don't know what this album means, I don't know what it is, I leave with more questions than answers. It is liminal, cold and draining. I don't feel joy, I don't enjoy it but that's the beauty of it. It is puzzling art, and something I can't help but be at awe ... read more
Swans - Paradise Is Mine
85
Hypnotic.

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2mo
Hey Corgi! Hope you’re doing well! I just wanted to let you know that my band’s debut album, “Empty Homes in Blue Light” is out now on all platforms! I appreciate if you end up giving it a shot, and if not no worries at all :) Here’s the AOTY link if you’re interested:

https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/556709-midnight-session-empty-homes-in-blue-light.php
8mo
hii!! i just dropped a new single. it’d be amazing if you could check it out. let me know what you think!
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/626146-shorewood-by-your-side.php
https://linktr.ee/shorewood
8mo
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1y
Hey Corgi im Gil from Brad's Chat :)
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1y
Hey Corginamedblock, I just dropped my first project (25 min mixtape) would love your feedback as part of the AOTY community. Have a listen and all rating/reviews are welcomed <3 ty

links:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4wpfxtR8i5rDyRNpdsRZAw
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/in-shadows/1611457644
Tidal: https://listen.tidal.com/album/218028587
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80-89
 
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70-79
 
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60-69
 

50-59
 
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40-49
 
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