Best Local Albums and Songs 2015.5

 

Jon

1. Night Court – Law & Order

Some of the Twin Cities’ most creative talents got together to make a cop procedural themed experimental/electronic album. It is unsurprisingly very good!

2. Jacob Pavek – Illume

Pavek was unknown to me until I caught him open for Olivia Chaney this Summer. His new record is a stunner.

3. False – Untitled

An absolutely unrelenting album that is actually frightening to listen to. And frighteningly good.

4. Beat Detectives – Climate Change

Fucked up dance music in the best possible way – I am still not sure how to classify this one.

5. Yingthi – Beyond the Threshold

A terrifically weird odyssey from underrated local artist Yingthi

6. Warehouse Eyes – Prisms

This is an EP but its shows a lot of progress from the band’s (also good) record from last year.

7. The Nightingale Trio – Letya

I am a sucker for Eastern European folk/vocal music and these ladies do it really well.

8. International Novelty Gamelan – MetallaphoniaI

The first album by the local Gamelan band pressed to vinyl. And well worth whatever it took to get that done.

9. Swami John Reis and the Blind Shake – Modern Surf Classics

A strong showing this year from the local favorites (and a guest!)

10. Yoni Yum – Clam Glam

 

Ali, @egyptoknuckles

Albums

1. Greg Grease “Born To Lurk, Forced To Work”
2. Tek “Midway Motel”
3. Doomtree “All Hands”
4. Bobby Raps & Corbin “Couch Potato”
5. Why Khaliq “The OtherSide” The Six5″
6. The Anchormen “Above Sea Level”
7.  Mike The Martyr “Marbury”
8. Bionik “Sonik Boom”
9. Ken-C “The Pleasure Project”
10.  Knox “#OnChief”

Songs

1. Greg Grease “Work Song”
2. Doomtree “Grey Duck”
3. Bobby Raps & Corbin “Welcome To the Hell Zone”
4. Tek “Fly”
5. The Anchromen & AG of DITC “Fly Orbit”

 

Jon Jon, @soundvertie1

• Greg Grease – Born To Lurk Forced To Work
• Freez & Mike Frey – Freez’s Frozen French Freys
• Su Na – Fade EP
• Bobby Raps & Corbin – Couch Potatoe
• Why Khaliq – The OtherSide : The Six5
• Dosh & Ghostband – Def Kith
• Mike The Martyr – Marbury
• Sonny Knight & The Lakers – Do It Live
• Finding Novyon – Flame Up Ep/ Gifted EP

Josh

Albums

1. Night Court – Law and Order
2. France Camp – Purge
3. Greg Grease – Born to Lurk, Forced to Work
4. Swami John Reis and the Blind Shake – Modern Surf Classics
5. Beat Detectives – Climate Change + Boogie Chillin’/Hills of Cyprus
6. more.is.more – Roy.G.Black
7. Yingthi – Beyond the Threshold
8. Swimsuit Area – Occupado
9. Falcon Arrow – Tower
10. BOYG (White Boyfriend) – White Boyfriend

H/M – Dreamweapon – S/T, Dosh & Ghostband = Def Kif, Panther Ray – Ripple, RONiiA – RONiia

Songs (not on best records)

• Gay Witch Abortion “Two Rats and a Pimp”
• Chatham Rise “How Do You Rise”
• Yume Nikki “Part 2: Light Shines and Birds Sing in Permanent Day-Night”
• American Cream “Ride Hard for Myth”
• Toki Wright + Lazerbeak “I’m Not Lying”
• Allan Kingdom “Glass Up”
• Buildings “Mouth Gift”
• Andrew Broder & Crescent Moon“Ritual”