Death Cab for Cutie - I Built You A Tower
62

Death Cab for Cutie - I Built You A Tower

Genre: Indie Rock
Country: US

Final Verdict: 62% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 316th / 448

Highlight: Trap Door
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws4aWSACgmw

Made me think of:
Jimmy Eat World
Manchester Orchestra
Bright Eyes

Iceage - For Love of Grace & The Hereafter
64

Iceage - For Love of Grace & The Hereafter

Genre: Post Punk Revival
Country: Denmark

Final Verdict: 64% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 216th / 477

Highlight: Star
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rvqA8rMTu8

Made me think of:
The Murder Capital
Fontaines D.C.
Protomartyr

Manchester Orchestra - Union Chapel (London, England)
66

Manchester Orchestra - Union Chapel (London, England)

Genre: Indie Rock
Country: US

Final Verdict: 66% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 115th / 476

Highlight: The Grocery (Union Chapel, London, England)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGsqg9bS3J8

Made me think of:
Foxing
The Antlers
Death Cab for Cutie

Skrillex - SOMA
63

Skrillex - Soma

Genre: Electronic Dance Music
Country: US

Final Verdict: 63% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 253th / 475

Highlight: Smoke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4jltaaltWw

Made me think of:
Baauer
Boys Noize
Fred again..

SLIFT - Fantasia
65

Slift - Fantasia

Genre: heavy psych
Country: France

Final Verdict: 65% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 141th / 474

Highlight: The Day of Execution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gLt9sRdADE

Made me think of:
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Motorpsycho
Osees

Evergrey - Architects of A New Weave
62

Evergrey - Architects of A New Weave

Genre: Progressive Metal
Country: Sweden

Final Verdict: 62% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 313th / 473

Highlight: Architects Of The New Weave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTOheIo5IjM

Made me think of:
Katatonia
Soen
Pain of Salvation

CyHra - Requiem For A Pipe Dream
60

CyHra - Requiem For A Pipe Dream

Genre: Melodic Groove Metal
Country: Sweden

Final Verdict: 60% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 346th / 472

Highlight: Ghostbound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCuEEMfV1NY

Made me think of:
Amaranthe
Beyond The Black
The Halo Effect

Evanescence - Sanctuary
66

Evanescence - Sanctuary

Genre: Alternative Metal
Country: US

Final Verdict: 66% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 135th / 471

Highlight: Sanctuary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E64jOWeVfpg

Made me think of:
Within Temptation
Lacuna Coil
Nightwish

Grice - Filter
62

Grice - Filter

Genre: Art Rock
Country: UK

Final Verdict: 62% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 301th / 470

Highlight: State Variable
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0i4xLACxP8

Made me think of:
Tim Bowness
Japan
Peter Hammill

A.A.Williams - Solstice
94

A.A. Williams - Solstice

Genre: Post Metal
Country: UK

Final Verdict: 94% (Perfect Album)
Yearly Ranking: 1st / 469

Highlight: (all added to my 2026 best of)
Wolves
Little By Little
Hold it Together
Breathe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm1hNNPbRmc

Made me think of:
The 3rd and the Mortal
Emma Ruth Rundle
Chelsea Wolfe

August Burns Red - Season of Surrender
65

August Burns Red - Season Of Surrender

Genre: Progressive Metalcore
Country: US

Final Verdict: 65% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 142th / 468

Highlight: Cerebral Malfunction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33lGwGz3heo

Made me think of:
Parkway Drive
The Ghost Inside
As I Lay Dying

Oh Hiroshima - And The Dead Tree Gives No Shelter
67

Oh Hiroshima - And The Dead Tree Gives No Shelter

Genre: Post Rock
Country: Sweden

Final Verdict: 67% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 81th / 467

Highlight: Exit Cloud
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNQ3n0nmQ4k&list=RDeNQ3n0nmQ4k&start_radio=1

Made me think of:
EF
Caspian
PG.Lost

The Who - Live at Eden Project 2023
65

The Who - Live at Eden Project 2023

Genre: Classic Rock
Country: UK

Final Verdict: 65% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 134th / 466

Highlight: Won't Get Fooled Again (Live)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aubwbT0uv2k

Made me think of:
Roger Waters
Peter Gabriel
Deep Purple

Kurt Vile - Philadelphia's been good to me
62

Kurt Vile - Philadelphia's been good to me

Genre: Slacker Rock
Country: US

Final Verdict: 62% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 302th / 465

Highlight: Every time I look at you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M-E2Mif1Oc

Made me think of:
The War on Drugs
Kevin Morby
Bill Callahan

Marisa Anderson - The Anthology of UnAmerican Folk Music
63

Marisa Anderson - The Anthology of UnAmerican Folk Music

Genre: American Primitivism
Country: US

Final Verdict: 63% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 260th / 434

Highlight: Sarvi Simin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Lb0Zl0iNB4

Made me think of:
Daniel Bachman
James Blackshaw
Steve Gunn

Paul McCartney - The Boys of Dungeon Lane
63

Paul McCartney - The Boys of Dungeon Lane

Genre: Baroque Pop
Country: UK

Final Verdict: 63% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 271th / 433

Highlight: Home to Us
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLRV8hRRUHo

Made me think of:
Harry Nilsson
Randy Newman
Paul Simon

Boards of Canada - Inferno
69

Boards of Canada - Inferno

Genre: Downtempo
Country: UK

Final Verdict: 69% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 41th / 432

Highlight: Naraka
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6tE7iqZ1c0

Made me think of:
Tycho
Plaid
Biosphere

Avishai Cohen - Eternal Child
65

Avishai Cohen - Eternal Child

Genre: Contemporary Jazz
Country: Israel

Final Verdict: 65% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 172th / 431

Highlight: My Brues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si_PUkuGQ_o

Made me think of:
Esbjörn Svensson Trio
Tigran Hamasyan
GoGo Penguin

All Them Witches - House Of Mirrors
67

All Them Witches - House of Mirrors

Genre: Stoner Rock
Country: US

Final Verdict: 67% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 68th / 430

Highlight: Hold Up, Say What?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VClAxasjnQE

Made me think of:
King Buffalo
Elder
Colour Haze

Freya Ridings - Mother of Pearl
67

Freya Ridings - Mother of Pearl

Genre: adult contemporary pop
Country: UK

Final Verdict: 67% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 75th / 429

Highlight: Dancing In The Kitchen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOjbJFl0ytA

Made me think of:
Florence Welch
Birdy
Sarah McLachlan

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