Ten AOTY candidates featuring Sea Power, Stars, Deserta, Kurt Vile, HAAi, Tim Heidecker, Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, Uni Boys, Confidence Man, and Open Mike Eagle.
i sure do! qrion, sohmi, eli & fur, ninajirachi, pretty pink, tsha... im sure theres tons more, i used to have a collaborative playlist just for female producers but long story short it got overwritten by people promoting their own music. DJ Kicks really was on fire last year!
At the risk of parroting your kind words from earlier today, thanks for listing some great stuff that I otherwise wouldn’t have heard! There’s a few on here I’m excited to dig into. I can’t believe Vile has 9 records. 😳
And +1 for Confidence Man. I guarantee that “Tilt” is a record I would’ve given people shot for listening to while having it on full blast (and singing along) in my car.
Thanks, Kevin! Spreading the word on lesser known artists has always been the number one priority for this newsletter and nothing makes me happier than to know people are finding new stuff.
9 KV albums kinda blew my mind too since I’ve been listening to him since close to the beginning and was like, “wait, WHAT?” when I added them up. Confidence Man is one of those that I’ve wished for months that I have more to say about it. Instead, it just hits me at a real primal pop level, no extra words needed. Just listen!
So glad to hear some HAAi love - what a record! If you have any other recs for some great female producers I’ll take them. Really enjoyed some of the DJ-Kicks sets with Cinthie, Jada G, and Jessy Lanza last year but 2022 hasn’t been as fruitful.
And yes, do not miss Panda Bear & Sonic Boom! That was a tough one to leave out of the top ten. Thanks for reading!
i sure do! qrion, sohmi, eli & fur, ninajirachi, pretty pink, tsha... im sure theres tons more, i used to have a collaborative playlist just for female producers but long story short it got overwritten by people promoting their own music. DJ Kicks really was on fire last year!
At the risk of parroting your kind words from earlier today, thanks for listing some great stuff that I otherwise wouldn’t have heard! There’s a few on here I’m excited to dig into. I can’t believe Vile has 9 records. 😳
And +1 for Confidence Man. I guarantee that “Tilt” is a record I would’ve given people shot for listening to while having it on full blast (and singing along) in my car.
Thanks, Kevin! Spreading the word on lesser known artists has always been the number one priority for this newsletter and nothing makes me happier than to know people are finding new stuff.
9 KV albums kinda blew my mind too since I’ve been listening to him since close to the beginning and was like, “wait, WHAT?” when I added them up. Confidence Man is one of those that I’ve wished for months that I have more to say about it. Instead, it just hits me at a real primal pop level, no extra words needed. Just listen!
seconded about HAAi, and thanks for the heads up on the Panda Bear album - mustve missed it sometime this year!
So glad to hear some HAAi love - what a record! If you have any other recs for some great female producers I’ll take them. Really enjoyed some of the DJ-Kicks sets with Cinthie, Jada G, and Jessy Lanza last year but 2022 hasn’t been as fruitful.
And yes, do not miss Panda Bear & Sonic Boom! That was a tough one to leave out of the top ten. Thanks for reading!
Awesome, thanks for the list! Plenty to listen to during the break now. 🙏🏻
Glad to see Sea Power make your list.
Their self-curated Krankenhaus festival, at Muncaster Castle, was my live music highlight of the year!
Tim
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