A logical continuation of honorable mentions of albums from this year that I enjoyed, but not QUITE enough to crack my best of list. No particular order.
Extension of honorable mentions to the bands that aren’t in Sput’s database:
Whitelands - Whitelands
I DON’T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME - Choke EP
Virge - Takashio Toxicosis
0.1g No Gosan - Astraea No Nyuumetsu
Wolf Skin - The Fifth Circle
Worlds Apart - In Death EP
Endless Reaches - To The Sinner:
The Funk Hunters - Typecast
Built-In Obsolescence - Instar
Couer De Pirate - En Cas De Tempête, Ce Jardin Sera Fermé
The Fallen Prodigy - Relive//Regret//Repeat
I Dreamt The Sea - Retellings EP
Opus Maxima - Neuronal Assymetry
Among The Beasts - Something To Burn When Its Dark.