I hadn’t posted much since July, because I unexpectedly found a property where I could actually afford to live in the woodlands like Ozzy the otter (will explain someday), but within 30 minutes of a city. In this case, Austin, TX. It was an epic move, and we arrived on Halloween. I hadn’t stopped listening to new music, because that would be crazy crackers. I still posted and sorted favorite new releases every week on the Spotify New Albums of the Week playlist, which filled the gigantic gaps left by the likes of NPR’s New Music Friday and Pitchfork’s recommendations. I didn’t do much with the site though, so I had to do a massive braindump to sort all the music that had come out since August. Leading up to the Year End pieces, here’s the Lucky Autumn 13, plus more.

1. Smoke Bellow – Open For Business (Trouble In Mind) Sep 17

Baltimore’s Smoke Bellow took a long road to their debut, moving to Melbourne in 2017 and writing Isolation 3000 (2018), an alluring mix of pastoral Kosmische (Popol Vuh/Cluster), West African guitar and post-punk. After returning to Baltimore, they shortened the tracks and expanded their palate even more, including Talking Heads’ Remain in Light, ESG, The Raincoats, underrated Afro-pop Return of the Giant Slits (1981), Too Pure-era Stereolab and Pram. While they many not be familiar with Peluché, something is in the air lately, as they fit nicely into that band’s off-the-cuff “trip jam.” Every track has a unique sonic signature, but the album holds together with it’s sublimely celestial groove.

Trip Jams

1. Body Type – Expired Candy (Poison City, 2023) | Australia | Bandcamp
2. Goat Girl – On All Fours (Rough Trade, 2021) | UK | Bandcamp
3. Mere Women – Romantic Notions (Poison City, 2021) | Australia | Bandcamp
4. Groupie – Ephemeral (Groupie, 2021) | USA | Bandcamp
5. Peluché – Unforgettable (One Little Indian, 2018) | UK | Bandcamp
6. La Rosa Noir – Arellano (My Grito Industries, 2023) | USA
7. Smoke Bellow – Open For Business (Trouble In Mind, 2021) | USA | Bandcamp
8. Body Type – Everything Is Dangerous But Nothing’s Surprising (Poison City, 2022) | Australia | Bandcamp
9. Patio – Essentials (Fire Talk, 2019) | USA | Bandcamp
10. Nightshift – Zöe (Trouble In Mind, 2021) | UK | Bandcamp
11. Warpaint – Radiate Like This (Heirlooms/Virgin, 2022) | USA | Bandcamp
12. Fassine – Forge (Trapped Animal, 2020) | UK | Bandcamp
13. The Narcotix – Mommy Issues EP (Narcotix, 2021) | USA | Bandcamp

2. TOWER – Shock to the System (Cruz Del Sur) Nov 12

Not since Christian Mistress’ Agony & Opium EP (2010) have I been so excited about a new metal band. It took a couple tries to click — TOWER’s 2016 debut and Tomorrow & Yesterday EP (2019) were solid, but the muddy production obscured Sarabeth Linden’s powerhouse vocals behind a haze. Their second full-length is much better, burning through the haze with a sharper sound while still retaining their NYC style dirty ass R&R grime. Like Christine Davis from (the sadly defunct) Christian Mistress, Linden has a rough and raspy voice, but with enough Satanic juice to light the grids of all five boroughs, and raise an army of dead on the side. A shock to the system indeed. While they’re not rewriting the book of metal, the songs and quality of riffs (courtesy of twin guitars of James Danzo and Zak Penley) immediately put this band on top of the heavy metal heap over the likes of Pounder, Wytch Hazel, Castle, even the mighty Haunt. It’s not all pedal to the metal, as the band gives enticing hints at the range they’re capable of, such as the delicate AOR guitar intro to “Lay Down the Law” which indicates they could do a killer power ballad if they want to. This is not the case here, as the song quickly explodes into full gallop, closing out with a couple tasty guitar solos. The longest track at 6:57, “In Dreams,” shows the band is capable of multiple parts, complexity, and a pretty original, unique arrangement. You’d think such a simple, strong bandname as TOWER would already have been taken. It has, by three other bands. But none with the confident authority as this band. Well done.

3. Khemmis – Deceiver (Nuclear Blast) Nov 19

When Black Sabbath topped the album charts for the first and only time with 13, it was fun to think about the possibility of doom metal crossing over into mainstream pop. It’s pretty unlikely, but stranger things have happened. A lot of pop artists attempt to tackle dark subject matter, whether it be tragic death, depression, or a divorce, and struggle to communicate the weight with their inherently easily digestible music. Case in point, last week Adele released her fourth album, 30. It showed her getting even better as a singer, but she seemed to be unsatisfied with her music achieving sufficient emotional impact, because she supplemented it with these casual spoken word snippets to help express what she’s feeling. I consider that cheating. Adele is a musician, and if she wants to write a memoir, she should feel free, but on her album, if she can’t fully express herself with her music, then she’s failing. But imagine if she collaborated with a doom band like Pallbearer, 40 Watt Sun or Electric Wizard? That could be, well, awkward, or friggin’ amazeballs.

Released the same day as Adele’s 30, Khemmis also released their fourth album with Deceiver. And like Adele, they reckon with heavy life events and the accompanying dark emotions, but with more majestic riffs. Loosely grouped with a new wave of American doom bands like Pallbearer, Magic Circle and Spirit Adrift, Khemmis were recognized as taking a fresh approach to the genre by blending elements of traditional and epic metal, sludge and blackened death metal. Fans often consider second album Hunted (2016) as their apex, and I think that’s still the case. That doesn’t mean the band hasn’t stopped evolving and improving in certain respects. Their twin guitar showcases are on point, and the vocal melodies and harmonies are stickier than ever. I’m not really a fan of Ben Hutcherson’s harsh screams, but much like peak early 00’s era Opeth, it’s a necessary evil that does provide useful variety and contrast. Overall Deceiver is a successful, satisfying album. But if they want to try something new in the future, Phil Pendergrast could always try harmonizing with another guest vocalist. Maybe they should give Adele a call…

4. Glass Hammer – Skallagrim – Into The Breach Oct 15

Many may have heard of Glass Hammer as the band that vocalist Jon Davison came from before he joined Yes in 2012. The Chattanooga, TN band have been releasing symphonic prog albums since 1993, but they arguably leveled up creatively during the pandemic with their 20th album, Dreaming City (2020), and the addition of vocalist Hannah Pryor. Skallagrim: Into the Breach is their second installment of a trilogy where the titular character has lost his girl and his memory, found a sword, and goes to war. To match the story, the band has introduced a fatter, fuzzier sound inspired more along the lines of stoner doom than their usual lush progressive sounds. The middle of the album adds more variety of three adventurous instrumental tracks that range from jazz fusion to menacing horror soundtrack along the lines of Italian band Goblin. The longest track, “Hyperborea,” is an epic tribute to early Rush. Co-founder Steve Babb also wrote a 400 page sword & sorcery novel that fleshes out this storyline. Skallagrim – In The Vales Of Pagarna will be released early next year.

5. Idles – Crawler (Partisan) Nov 12

When Idles’ debut Brutalism (2017) was immediately embraced, I was resistant at first, as their sound reeked of that tiresomely aggro toxic masculinity that was such a cliche in hardcore punk. Who knew they would then devote much of their material to deconstructing and analyzing the sources and consequences of that toxicity ever since. Their fourth album finds them pushing boundaries and experimenting more than ever. And while the result isn’t always as consistently successful as their second album Joy as an Act of Resistance. (2018), I can’t help but like ’em more.

6. Iron Maiden – Senjutsu (Parlophone) Sep 3

It’s exhausting to be an Iron Maiden fan since the reunion of their original lineup (plus extra guitarists). While most bands who peaked in the 80s earnestly keep putting out new music, most fans only really care about the old stuff. Impressively but somewhat annoyingly, Maiden’s albums since Brave New World (2000) are too good to ignore. While I don’t think anything quite measures up to the excitement of their classic first seven albums, their six post-reunion albums have been surprisingly good. And long. The Book of Souls (2015) was over 92 minutes, and six years seemed to fly by, and they’re like, oh yeah, we’ve had this little thing in the can since 2019, just another double album, this one nearly 82 minutes. And behold, it’s great! It’s both their proggiest album since Seventh Son (1988), with also some of their catchiest riffs on “The Writing on the Wall,” accompanied by an amazing animated video. In the first recording since Bruce Dickinson recovered from mouth cancer, his voice is as strong as ever. The band will not be able to maintain this pace and quality forever, so best to appreciate them and see them live at every opportunity while we still can.

7. The Jazz Butcher – Dr Cholmondley Repents (Fire Archive) Nov 12

I’m counting this as a new release because I’ve been waiting for a properly comprehensive singles compilation of The Jazz Butcher’s singles for over 30 years. I first heard tracks like “Southern Mark Smith,” “Marnie,” “The Devil is My Friend” and the definitive cover of “Roadrunner” on college radio as a teenager. While David J from Love & Rockets was a frequent collaborator, and had close ties with The Blue Aeroplanes, this band was far more quirky, diverse, snarky and hilarious than any other band in the UK jangle pop and post-punk indie scene. Fire Archive lovingly put together most of their albums in two box sets, and this third set came out sadly just after bandleader Pat Fish passed away. The perfect introduction, summary and epitaph.

8. Lucifer – IV (Century Media) Oct 29

It’s a good sign that a band is at their peak when they release their fourth album just a year after their last one. If they are writing songs faster than they can record and release them, the creative juices are flowing full force, thanks to Joanna Sardonis’ partnership with Nicke Andersson (Entombed, Hellacopters). While there’s no departure from the hooky hard rock and spooky occult psych noir of their previous albums, the songwriting is getting increasingly polished and accomplished. The hard working band has been rewarded with increasingly wide attention and exposure. You know they’re crossing over into more mainstream territory when reviewers are wringing their hands that the band’s name is too edgy. For real! 51 years after a band named themselves Lucifer’s Friend, and 40 since NWOBHM Satan congregated on Newcastle upon Tyne, people are still frightened by these extremely tame names? Were there problems with the wildly popular network TV show Lucifer, inspired by a Neil Gaiman comic? Perhaps in this stupid, stupid world completely lacking in wit and humor, this band is indeed too “evil” for the mainstream. Just this year there were also solid metal albums released by Lucifer’s Fall and Lucifer’s Hammer. Nevertheless, they killed it their showcase at Psycho Las Vegas, and once touring can get back up to speed, they should be able to draw at least the kind of audiences of Ghost and Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats. But someday all these idiots should be hunted down by the sexy demon Mazikeen, lightly tortured, enslaved and forced to worship at the hooved feet of Lucifer.

9. Chime School – Chime School (Slumberland) Nov 5

After all this metal Chime School sounds like it could be a musical preschool where kids take the first music class with triangles and kazoos. Chime School’s actual sound is a gloriously delicate but driving jangle pop with some fervent guitar picking that navigates a previously uncrowded space between Felt and The Wedding Present providing fun for the whole family, assuming they’re all 80s obsessed anglophiles. Hailing from the San Francisco scene that also spawned The Reds, Pinks And Purples and The Umbrellas, Chime School fill a current gap left by the likes of Real Estate and Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, who both seem intent on evolving on to more synthy pastures.

10. Monstereo – In the Hollow of a Wave (Karisma) Sep 17

Did anyone watch the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony? I was glad to see it finally hosted in Cleveland rather than the Waldorf-Astoria in NYC, which is about as R&R as Pavoratti. But it was depressing to see Foo Fighters inducted, possibly the absolute blandest guitar band from the 90s aside from Pearl Jam, especially since recent nominees like Devo, Kate Bush, Iron Maiden, Fela Kuti, New York Dolls, Judas Priest, Motorhead, MC5 and Thin Lizzy were all passed over in favor of the Foos. I mean, come on. What does Monstereo have to do with the Foos? Not much, other than they are one of the approximately 10,000 bands that are way better at playing guitar rock. They are from Bergen, Norway, and their influences incorporate grunge, garage rock, psych and space rock, along with contemporary countrymen Motorpsycho. This is their third album, and they rule.

11. Kanaan – Earthbound (Jansen) Nov 12

Also from Norway (Oslo), Kanaan left the fantastic El Paraiso label for Jansen on their fourth album of instrumental kosmische/space rock psych jams. In keeping with the title, their latest is heavier and more down to earth than previous albums. That’s explicitly laid out in the pummeling “Return to the Tundrasphere,” which takes Kyuss’ desert rock and slows it down to a slow, deliberate lumber. It’s a more refined version of “Urgent Excursions to the Tundrasphere” found on the Odense Sessions (2020), shortening the extended jazz-infused jams to more concisely killer grooves, departing the expansive territory of Causa Sui and Papir jams, toward the more ferocious side of early 00s Colour Haze and contemporaries like King Buffalo.

12. Octopus Ride – II (Kozmik Artifactz) Nov 5

It took eight years to follow up this Swedish band’s self-titled debut, and it was worth the wait. In between, the band has expanded their sound from indie psych to psych prog, some gauzy shoegaze, and even menacing post-punk drones, all slathered on aural canvas like an abstract painting. It’s all crack to me, and I cannot say no, especially to such a rare offering, the second album from a band that’s been around since 1999. I look forward to kicking off my retirement in the 2030s by kicking back with album number three from Octopus Ride.

13. Mastodon – Hushed and Grim (Reprise) Oct 29

Mastodon were an important band to me in that they inspired me, along with Entombed, Opeth, High On Fire and the Lord Weird Slough Feg, to focus my live shows on metal, since those bands were far more sincere about putting on a great show as opposed to suffering through countless indie bands phoning it in. After the progressive peak of Crack The Sky (2009), I respected the band’s desire to change direction and explore more polished commercial hard rock and stadium rock. However, I didn’t love the choices in production, and not much from those three albums stuck with me. Hushed and Grim finds the band revisiting more ambitious proggy territory, as well as dealing with grief once again in losing their longtime manager, Nick John. They haven’t really retooled the production, but there are certainly a strong batch of songs within this double album to re-spark interest in those who lost track of this band.

Better late than never:

The Pillbugs – Marigold Something (Monclavian Innernatural) Mar 21

Every year I think I’ve thoroughly searched every corner of the world for psych pop, and I stumble across a band that had been working and producing music for a decade or two that I totally slept on (The Citradels, The Sand Pebbles, The Honey Pot, Papernut Cambridge, The Luck Of Eden Hall, Alec K. Redfearn and The Eyesores). This year it’s The Pillbugs, from Toledo, OH, who released five brilliant psych pop albums between 1998 and 2008, when bassist/vocalist Mark Kelly passed away. The band reunited and spent 2014-17 recording this double album. Why it sat in the can for another four years, who knows, but they finally deemed it time to release into the world in March. I wish I had known about it then, as I could use the extra eight months to absorb this massive 99:14 long double album, not to mention their back catalog. The band really put premium prices on their back catalog ($16-$19 each). From what I’ve heard so far, I’m definitely plunking down cash this Bandcamp Friday for The 3-Dimensional In-Popcycle Dream (2003), a fan favorite, but no doubt I’ll eventually have them all.

The Anchoress – The Art of Losing (Kscope) Mar 12
I heard this when it came out, and it’s been lurking in the middle of my list all year. It got rave reviews, and I can see why, as Catherine A.D. has taken a giant step in ambition from her debut Confessions of a Romance Novelist (2017). It’s a very good art pop/prog pop album that references lush 80s sophisti-pop and chamber pop. I would have gotten more rotations but the production is a bit thick, perhaps too dense for my sensibilities. However, it was the #1 album in Prog Magazine’s poll, so I’m reconsidering it.

Black Country, New Road – For The First Time (Ninja Tune) Feb 5
This London band has received an incredible amount of acclaim for a debut that is so messy and experimental. It’s definitely a cool, interesting promising start, veering chaotically between klezmer music, post-rock, post-punk and art/prog pop, but I wouldn’t put it on the top of any list. However, the “Bread Song” single is fabulous and gives a good indication that second album Ants From Up There will live up to the promise.

Best of the Rest

Sei Still – El Refugio (Fuzz Club) Nov 26
A lot has changed since this Mexican kosmische band released a self-titled debut. They moved to Berlin, Germany and assimilated some icy post-punk into their sound, in keeping with their chillier surroundings, though the final title track thaws a bit with some gauzy shoegaze/dream pop.

3rd Ear Experience – Danny Frankel’s 3rd Ear Experience (Space Rock Productions) Oct 1
Psychedelic space rock jams featuring Scott “Dr. Space” Heller of Denmarks’ Øresund Space Collective, recorded in the California desert at Joshua Tree.

Tropical Fuck Storm – Deep States (Joyful Noise) Aug 20
Springtime – Springtime (Joyful Noise) Nov 5
The third and most difficult, thorny release from Gareth Liddiard, Fiona Kitschin, Lauren Hammel and Erica Dunn. Those who can’t get enough should seek out Liddiard’s somewhat more accessible collaboration with The Dirty Three’s Jim White and Chris Abrahams of The Laughing Clowns. Beats the hell out of Nick Cave’s latest with Warren Ellis (also a former Dirty Three member).

Swampland – Sinners (Flying Out) Sep 13
This garage noir band from New Zealand has been playing sizzling live shows for nearly a decade, and are just now putting out their debut album. Sometimes you just gotta let a gumbo simmer for a bit yunno?

The Muslims – Fuck These Fuckin Fascists (Muslims) Sep 24
Those who worried about Lucifer’s name should really have saved their concern for the likes of Tropical Fuck Storm (who use TFS in more polite society) and The Muslims, who have no interest in being polite. Probably not the best choice of a name, the last band to use it had quickly changed their name to The Soft Pack in 2008. Anyway, this punk queercore band have plenty of reasons to be pissed off, and don’t have to try too hard to piss others off. They are feral and fantastic, best straight-up punk album of the year. Yes, better than Amyl and the Sniffers. Fans of that band should absolutely check this out.

Howlin Rain – The Dharma Wheel (Silver Current) Oct 8
Holy crap. I’ve always liked Ethan Miller’s southern/blues rock project Howlin Rain, and while some of his psych interests from Comets on Fire bleed over, this album is the first time he really took a hard turn into psych prog territory, and it’s all I hoped for, especially the final titular 16 minute track where Crazy Horse and early Yes get in a Traffic jam.

Diagonal – 4 (Cobblers) Oct 1
This Brighton band put out three solid prog albums laced with jazz fusion. On their fourth, they shifted course into the psych prog territory of the Canterbury Scene, with very cool results.

Agusa – En annan värld (Kommun 2) Sep 10
Swedish psych proggers stick with their tried and true pattern of releasing an album with just two long tracks. Always an inviting opportunity to lose yourself in the Nordic woodlands and hope that you’ll get to spot a troll without getting eaten.

Tonstartssbandht – Petunia (Mexican Summer) Oct 22
While I first discovered this band with Sorcerer (2017), they’ve been around for a decade previously, putting out a bunch of lo-fi psych pop and space rock jams. Their latest is something special, adding some tasty kosmische and a warmer, more alluring production sound.

Soup – Visions (Crispin Glover) Nov 19
Nick DiSalvo from Elder turned me on to this band around the time they released their previous album, Remedies (2017). These Norwegians are linked to Motorpsycho via Snah, and have been creating a pretty unique hybrid of post-rock, psych prog and art rock since 2004.

1. Ducks Ltd. – Modern Fiction (Carpark) | Oct 01 | Canada | Bandcamp
2. TOWER – Shock to the System (Cruz Del Sur) | Nov 12 | USA | Bandcamp
3. Smoke Bellow – Open For Business (Trouble In Mind) | Sep 17 | USA | Bandcamp
4. Ist Ist – The Art of Lying (Kind Violence) | Nov 26 | UK | Bandcamp
5. Lucifer – Lucifer IV (Century Media) | Oct 29 | Sweden | Buy
6. Glass Hammer – Skallagrim – Into The Breach (Glass Hammer) | Oct 15 | USA | Bandcamp
7. Khemmis – Deceiver (Nuclear Blast) | Nov 19 | USA | Bandcamp
8. Iron Maiden – Senjutsu (Parlophone) | Sep 03 | UK | Buy
9. Low – HEY WHAT (Sub Pop) | Sep 10 | USA | Bandcamp
10. The Jazz Butcher – Dr Cholmondley Repents: A-sides, B-Sides and Seasides (Fire) | Nov 12 | UK | Bandcamp
11. Spectres – Hindsight (Artoffact) | Nov 05 | Canada | Bandcamp
12. Mod Con – Modern Condition (Poison City) | Oct 22 | Australia | Bandcamp
13. Illudium – Ash of the Womb (Prophecy Productions) | Oct 15 | USA | Bandcamp
14. Novelty Island – How Are You Coping With This Century? (Think Like A Key) | Oct 15 | UK | Bandcamp
15. Parcels – Day/Night (Because Music) | Nov 05 | Australia | Bandcamp
16. Rachel Flowers – Bigger On The Inside (Rachel Flowers Music) | Oct 01 | USA | Bandcamp
17. Chime School – Chime School (Slumberland) | Nov 05 | USA | Bandcamp
18. Mastodon – Hushed And Grim (Reprise) | Oct 29 | USA | Bandcamp
19. Power Supply – In the Time of the Sabre-Toothed Tiger (Goner) | Oct 22 | Australia | Bandcamp
20. Tonstartssbandht – Petunia (Mexican Summer) | Oct 22 | USA | Bandcamp
21. The Umbrellas – The Umbrellas (Slumberland) | Aug 06 | USA | Bandcamp
22. Ferocious Dog – The Hope (Graphite) | Oct 15 | UK | Buy
23. Langan, Frost & Wane – Langan, Frost & Wane (Goldstar) | Sep 17 | USA | Buy
24. Gold Dust – Gold Dust (Gold Dust) | Oct 15 | USA | Bandcamp
25. Sotomonte – From Prayer to the Battlefield (Sotomonte) | Sep 21 | Spain | Bandcamp
26. Idles – Crawler (Partisan) | Nov 12 | UK | Bandcamp
27. Monstereo – In the Hollow of a Wave (Karisma) | Sep 17 | Norway | Bandcamp
28. Kanaan – Earthbound (Jansen) | Nov 12 | Norway | Bandcamp
29. Duel – In Carne Persona (Heavy Psych) | Oct 01 | USA | Bandcamp
30. Octopus Ride – II (Kozmik Artifactz) | Nov 05 | Sweden | Bandcamp
31. Sei Still – El Refugio (Fuzz Club) | Nov 26 | Mexico | Bandcamp
32. ACTORS – Acts of Worship (Artoffact) | Oct 01 | Canada | Bandcamp
33. Tropical Fuck Storm – Deep States (Joyful Noise) | Aug 20 | Australia | Bandcamp
34. Dummy – Mandatory Enjoyment (Trouble In Mind) | Oct 22 | USA | Bandcamp
35. Regal Worm – The Hideous Goblink (Quartermass) | Oct 15 | UK | Bandcamp
36. Swampland – Sinners (Flying Out) | Sep 13 | New Zealand | Bandcamp
37. The Muslims – Fuck These Fuckin Fascists (Muslims) | Sep 24 | USA | Bandcamp
38. Howlin Rain – The Dharma Wheel (Silver Current) | Oct 08 | USA | Bandcamp
39. Diagonal – 4 (Cobblers) | Oct 01 | UK | Bandcamp
40. Agusa – En annan värld (Kommun 2) | Sep 10 | Sweden | Bandcamp
41. Soup – Visions (Crispin Glover) | Nov 19 | Norway | Bandcamp
42. Circuit des Yeux – -io (Matador) | Oct 22 | USA | Bandcamp
43. Green Lung – Black Harvest (Svart) | Oct 22 | UK | Bandcamp
44. Ghosts Of Jupiter – Keepers of the Newborn Green (Nasoni) | Sep 02 | UK | Bandcamp
45. Lucifer’s Fall – III – From The Deep (Sun & Moon) | Aug 08 | Australia | Bandcamp
46. Springtime – Springtime (Joyful Noise) | Nov 05 | Australia | Bandcamp
47. Nicholas Tremulis & The Prodigals – Rarified World (Immediate Family) | Aug 31 | USA | Buy
48. Scott Hirsch – Windless Day (Scissor Tail) | Oct 08 | USA | Bandcamp
49. The Green Pajamas – Sunlight Might Weigh Even More (Green Monkey) | Sep 17 | USA | Bandcamp
50. Pepe Deluxé – Phantom Cabinet Vol. 1 (Catskills) | Oct 22 | Finland | Bandcamp
51. Cynic – Ascension Codes (Season Of Mist) | Nov 26 | USA | Bandcamp
52. Amyl And The Sniffers – Comfort To Me (ATO) | Sep 10 | Australia | Bandcamp
53. M.A.N. and the Maniacs – M.A.N. and the Maniacs (Marina Nolles) | Oct 27 | France | Bandcamp
54. Møtrik – MØØN: The Cosmic Electrics of MØTRIK (Jealous Butcher) | Nov 12 | USA | Bandcamp
55. Blackwater Holylight – Silence/Motion (RidingEasy) | Oct 22 | UK | Bandcamp
56. Apostle Of Solitude – When The Darkness Goes (Cruz Del Sur) | Nov 12 | USA | Bandcamp
57. Table Scraps – Coffin Face (Hell’s Teeth) | Sep 24 | UK | Bandcamp
58. Nolan Potter’s Nightmare Band – Music Is Dead (Castle Face) | Sep 24 | USA | Bandcamp
59. Goat – Headsoup (Rocket) | Aug 28 | Sweden | Bandcamp
60. Lil Ugly Mane – Volcanic Bird Enemy and the Voiced Concern (Fashionable Death) | Oct 12 | USA | Bandcamp
61. Skydeck – Coupon (Dinosaur City) | Aug 27 | Australia | Bandcamp
62. Dr. Joy – Dr. Joy (Idée Fixe) | Sep 17 | Canada | Bandcamp
63. Gustaf – Audio Drag for Ego Slobs (Royal Mountain) | Oct 01 | USA | Bandcamp
64. Al Doum & The Faryds – Freaky People (Bongo Joe) | Nov 19 | Italy | Bandcamp
65. We.The Pigs – We.The Pigs (Shore Dive) | Nov 27 | Sweden | Bandcamp
66. Ben LaMar Gay – Open Arms to Open Us (International Anthem) | Nov 19 | USA | Bandcamp
67. Viriditas – Green Mars (Darkplace) | Nov 19 | UK | Bandcamp
68. Gondhawa – Käampâla (Stolen Body) | Oct 01 | France | Bandcamp
69. Neal Francis – In Plain Sight (ATO) | Nov 05 | USA | Bandcamp
70. Electric Orange – Psi-Hybride (Weisskalt) | Oct 15 | Germany | Bandcamp
71. Jeffrey Alexander + The Heavy Lidders – Elixor Of Life (Centripetal) | Nov 05 | USA | Bandcamp
72. High Desert Queen – Secrets of the Black Moon (Ripple) | Oct 15 | USA | Bandcamp
73. Closet Disco Queen & The Flying Raclettes – Omelette Du Fromage (Hummus) | Sep 03 | Switzerland | Bandcamp
74. SUSS – Night Suite EP (Northern Spy) | Oct 22 | USA | Bandcamp
75. Another Heaven – III: The Sorrowful Cries of Birds With Singed Feathers (Mpls Ltd) | Aug 21 | USA | Bandcamp
76. Stone From The Sky – Songs From The Deepwater (More Fuzz) | Nov 05 | France | Bandcamp
77. Himmellegeme – Variola Vera (Karisma) | Oct 01 | Norway | Bandcamp
78. Red Kite – Apophenian Bliss (RareNoise) | Nov 19 | Norway | Bandcamp
79. Krokofant w/ Ståle Storløkken & Ingebrigt Håker Flaten – Fifth (Rune Grammofon) | Sep 10 | Norway | Buy
80. Curtis Harding – If Words Were Flowers (Anti-) | Nov 05 | USA | Bandcamp
81. Spiritual Cramp – Here Comes More Bad News (Spiritual Cramp) | Oct 06 | USA | Bandcamp
82. New Age Doom & Lee “Scratch” Perry – Perry’s Guide to the Universe (We Are Busy Bodies) | Nov 05 | Canada | Bandcamp
83. Shadowland – The Necromancer’s Castle (No Remorse) | Oct 22 | USA | Bandcamp
84. Breathe Panel – Lets It In (FatCat) | Sep 17 | UK | Bandcamp
85. JOHN – Nocturnal Manoeuvres (Brace Yourself) | Oct 08 | UK | Bandcamp
86. Richard Dawson & Circle – Henki (Domino) | Nov 26 | UK/Finland | Bandcamp
87. Headless Monarch – Titan Slug (Headless Monarch) | Nov 05 | USA | Bandcamp
88. Lewsberg – In Your Hands (Lewsberg) | Oct 29 | Netherlands | Bandcamp
89. Naked Raygun – Over The Overlords (Wax Trax!) | Aug 02 | USA | Bandcamp
90. Ye Banished Privateers – A Pirate Stole My Christmas (Napalm) | Nov 05 | Sweden | Bandcamp
91. HTRK – Rhinestones (N&J Blueberries) | Sep 17 | Australia | Bandcamp
92. Princess Diana Of Wales – Princess Diana Of Wales (A Colourful Storm) | Nov 29 | UK | Bandcamp
93. Ross Jennings – A Shadow of My Future Self (Graphite) | Nov 19 | UK | Buy
94. Blind Tendril – α (Dry Clean) | Nov 05 | Greece | Bandcamp
95. Solarius – Universal Trial EP (Mattias Ohde) | Sep 24 | Sweden | Bandcamp
96. Turnstile – Glow On (Roadrunner) | Aug 27 | USA | Buy
97. Lolas – All Rise (Kool Kat Musik) | Oct 13 | USA | Bandcamp
98. The Black Watch – Here & There (ATOM) | Nov 19 | USA | Bandcamp
99. The Grip Weeds – DiG (Strange Change) | Nov 12 | USA | Buy
100. Hedvig Mollestad – Tempest Revisited (Rune Grammofon) | Nov 19 | Norway | Buy

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