Well, June is now in the rear view mirror, so it’s a good time to start thinking about the music released this year. So a mid-year music check in is in order. Here is my list of 25 really good albums that have come out so far this year. This list is alphabetical with no ranking implied (*cough Tunde*). No further explanation just now; I’ll save that for the end of the year list. All links to Bandcamp unless otherwise noted.
- Bartees Strange – Horror
- Blondshell – If You Asked for a Picture
- DARKSIDE – Nothing
- Destroyer – Dan’s Boogie
- Horsegirl – Phonetics On and On
- Hotline TNT – Raspberry Moon
- James Brandon Lewis Quartet – Abstraction
- Japanese Breakfast – For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)
- Jenny Hval – Iris Silver Mist
- Laele Neal – Altogether Stranger
- Mamalarky – Hex Key
- mclusky – the world is still here and so are we
- Mekons – Horror
- Miki Berenyi Trio – Tripla
- Momma – Welcome to My Blue Sky
- Preoccupations – Ill at ease
- Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory – Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory
- Sharp Pins – Radio DDR
- Stereolab – Instant Holograms on Metal Film
- Superheaven – Superheaven
- Teen Mortgage – Devil Ultrasonic Dream (Apple Music)
- Tunde Adebimpe – Thee Black Boltz
- Ty Segall – Possession
- Vulture Feather – It Will Be Like Now
- YHWH Nailgun – 45 Pounds