Slowly, very slowly, we are crawling towards the end of the year. I predicted a slow-down in the last episode, but nothing like that is in sight yet. November brought us some of the best records of the year, and a lot of exciting little gems. Follow me through some amazing releases.
Monobody – Raytracing
November 1 // Sooper Records
Ølten – Ambiance
November 2 // Hummus Records
The Ocean – Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic
November 2 // Metal Blade Records
Noise Trail Immersion – Symbology Of Shelter
November 2 // Moment Of Collapse
Jo Quail – Exsolve
November 2 // Unsigned
Toska – Fire By The Silos
November 2 // Unsigned
Sylvaine – Atoms Aligned, Coming Undone
November 2 // Season Of Mist
Two Medicine – Astropsychosis
November 2 // Bella Union
Sustainer – 503
November 2 // Interwar Records
It’s very surprising, but this record is constantly growing on me. Some amazing Norma Jean and Every Time I Die vibes!
Moonface – This One’s For The Dancer & This One’s For The Dancer’s Bouquet
November 2 // Jagjaguwar
Saint Sadrill – Pierrefilant
November 2 // Dur Et Doux
Jacob Banks – Village
November 2 // Interscope Records
It was a good year for r’n’b/soul. Another example? This fantastic album by Jacob Banks.
Richard Spaven – Real Time
November 2 // Unsigned
Long Arm – Darkly
November 2 // Project Mooncircle
Kayoko Yoshizawa – 女優姉妹
November 7 // Nippon Crown
Incredibly catchy and compelling J-Pop. I like the fact that complex and experimental music seems to be more established in Japanese mainstream music.
Kælan Mikla – Nótt eftir nótt
November 9 // Artoffact Records
Randall Dunn – Beloved
November 9 // Figureight
OHHMS – Exist
November 9 // Holy Roar Records
Psycroptic – As The Kingdom Drowns
November 9 // Prosthetic Records
Four Stroke Baron – Planet Silver Screen
November 9 // Prosthetic Records
Vessel – Queen Of Golden Dogs
November 9 // Tri Angle
Maisha – There Is A Place
November 9 // Unsigned
Liela Moss – My Name Is Safe In Your Mouth
November 9 // Bella Union
Cult Leader – A Patient Man
November 9 // Deathwish Inc
Cash Pony – Roughhousing
November 9 // Unsigned
While most of the bigger prog names failed to impress me with their releases, I can always rely on those amazing little gems sprinkled over the year.
He Was Eaten By Owls – Inchoate With The Light Go I
November 10 // Unsigned
1914 – The Blind Leading The Blind
November 11 // Redefining Darkness Records
MNMM – Minimum
November 14 // Art As Catharsis
Sir. Fennek – Monsters In My Closet
November 14 // Unsigned
Elephant Gym – Underwater
November 14 // Unsigned
Esben And The Witch – Nowhere
November 16 // Season Of Mist
Yama Warashi – Boiled Moon
November 16 // Small Pond
Baring Teeth – Transitive Savagery
November 16 // Translation Loss Records
Azusa – Heavy Yoke
November 16 // Solid State Records
itoldyouiwouldeatyou – Oh Dearism
November 16 // Alcopop Records/Failure By Design Records
portrayal of guilt – Let Pain Be Your Guide
November 16 // Holy Roar Records
Phoxjaw – Goodbye Dinosaur…
November 16 // Unsigned
Marley Carroll – Flight Patterns
November 16 // Unsigned
Lupe De Lupe – Vocação
November 16 // Unsigned
The Great Sabatini – Goodbye Audio
November 16 // Ancient Temple Recordings
Invisible Minds – Make Up Your Own Stories
November 16 // Moshi Moshi Records
Sunless Dawn – Timeweaver
November 16 // Unsigned
Lenio – Weight On A Scale
November 18 // Unsigned
Zhaoze – Birds Contending
November 23 // Unsigned
The Intersphere – The Grand Delusion
November 30 // Long Branch Records
Zela Margossian Quintet – Transition
November 30 // Art As Catharsis
Mae – Multisensory Aesthetic Experience
November 30 // Tooth & Nail Records
Wonderfully catchy. Fantastic comeback!
Foxwarren – Foxwarren
November 30 // ANTI-Records
The Redneck Manifesto – The How
November 30 // 251 Records
20 years of excellent math rock, and finally a new album by the legendary The Redneck Manifesto!
The 1975 – A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships
November 30 // Polydor Recordings
This is awesome. What a relief.
Thanks for scrolling.
