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| Underrated 2018 releases
Some records that have been released this year that deserve more attention. Honourable mentions to Castlebeat and Hot Mulligan, I guess. | | 1 |  | The Summer Kills
Last Night We Became Swans
post-rock / alternative rock / shoegaze
Hammock + Matthew Ryan join forces for an absolutely breathtaking record. It has the usual hammock instrumentation with some more rock-elements to it and Ryan's vocals are perfect layered on top of it. If you liked to more immediate tracks off Everything and Nothing you'll probably enjoy this. | | 2 |  | Johan
Pull Up
indie rock
This album by Dutch indie rockers Johan is not their best album, but definitely a fun collection of melancholic 60s-infused music. Initially nice as background music, the songs grow with repeated listens making it a very rewarding album. | | 3 |  | Heavy Things
Glimpse
pop punk / alternative rock
This record has the instantly-catchy qualities of pop punk combined with a more melancholic indie rock mood. Lyrically, Glimpse speaks to me due to its simplistic miserableness... which also makes it a tad whiny. | | 4 |  | La Rose
Same Hell
shoegaze / post rock
La Rose is a one-man bedroom project and it's some of the most beautiful, atmospheric music I have heard this year. While not being anything new/original, Same Hell thrives off its simplistic beauty. | | 5 |  | Dearist
Sonder
pop punk / alternative rock
Some straight up alternative rock/pop punk. It's nothing too special, but the songs are immediate and catchy enough to keep your attention for the full record. | |
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05.10.18 | will peep 1 | ZombieToyDuck
05.10.18 | kali uchis' new album...
SOME ONE PLEASE REVIEW IT! | thecheatisnotdead
05.10.18 | Liked the song or two I heard from 1. Have they said anything about a physical release, do you know?
Interested in 3-5, as well, good descriptions. | Skoop
05.10.18 | I listened to the title track from 1 and really enjoyed. Stoked to check the rest. | Dewinged
05.10.18 | Nice, 4 looks like smth I could get into. | Lucman
05.10.18 | Nice! 1 is such a good find, one of the best of the year for me. 5 is cool as well. I'll check out the others real soon. | JesperL
05.11.18 | @thecheat don't think they've given it a physical release yet, though I'd keep an eye on their bandcamp. assuming they're playing it safe by first seeing how well it does, considering it's released on the hammock music label (like every hammock record, but still..) | thecheatisnotdead
05.11.18 | True. Yeah, they're usually pretty good about getting around to that eventually, and I know Slow Meadow (different band, obviously, but same label) got some pretty nifty LP releases, so fingers crossed. |
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