2016 has had some solid releases so far, but I've been taking a break from new music to focus on the survivors and the Yearly Metal thread.
Here's a few favorites:
Submotion Orchestra -
Colour Theory (Electronic)
Great jazzy electronic music with an awesome female vocalist. A cool blend of instrumental and vocal driven tracks with the electronics embellished by horns. Really great stuff.
Favorite song: In Gold (
https://submotionorchestra.bandcamp.com/track/in-gold)
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Anderson Paak -
Malibu (Hip hop)
Every year there's one hip hop album that manages to dominate my listening time and make it to my top 3 favorites for the year. This year, it was the first album I listened to. Totally inappropriate time to release this album, the summery sounds and California themed lyrics were especially jarring when listening during a snow storm, I think the album would've had a larger impact if it was released in the summer. Either way, it's awesome. There's a similar appreciation for the roots of hip hop that's present on Kendrick Lamar's last album, but in a different way. A bit more straight blues flavor on this that I love. Anderson Paak also blends singing and rapping more. Also a very uplifting album.
Instead of posting a track from the album, here's a medley he did on Colbert that still blows my mind:
Headspace -
All You Fear Is Gone (Progressive Metal)
Big fan of this band, with Damian Wilson (one of the best Metal vocalists out there right now) and Rick Wakeman's son on keys. The album sort of dips in the middle, but the first and last thirds are really some of the best prog metal I've heard in some time.
Favorite song: Secular Soul
Have to go to work so I don't have much time to post. A few others I like:
Borknagar - Winter Thrice: Great metal band that
@Night Prowler turned me on to a few years ago. Really cool album
Amon Amarth - Jomsviking: I've tried many times to get into this band and they've never quite stuck with me, but this album really clicked. Possibly my favorite Metal album of the year so far and has inspired me to go back and try their other albums again.
Charli XCX - Vroom Vroom EP: Some really weird electronic pop. Great collaboration with Sophie.
Steven Wilson 4.5: Leftovers from Hand Cannot Erase and mostly sounds that way, but this EP is worth checking out for Book of Regrets and the rerecording of Don't Hate Me.