Your Top 5 Albums of the Decade (so far)

[Daverisimo]

In a few short months, this decade will be halfway over. This is of course, bullshit, and God is a bastard for making time move so quickly, but that's neither here nor there. This decade has been absolute fire musically, and those who disagree suck cock by choice. Now is as good a time as any to discuss your favorite albums of the decade so far.

5) Cutting the Throat of God-Ulcerate



Just when I thought metal in general, and extreme metal in particular, had become stagnant, this masterpiece came out. Simultaneously ugly and beautiful.

4) Imaginal Disk-Magdalena Bay



This one was by far the biggest surprise of 2024. I'd never even heard of Magdalena Bay before this album came out, and it completely blew me away.

3) Lives Outgrown-Beth Gibbons



Gorgeous, sorrowful, longing. As much as I love Portishead, I honestly think this is the best thing Beth Gibbons has ever done.

2) Sinner Get Ready-Lingua Ignota



An absolutely harrowing hour of music. It's maybe not as visceral as her earlier work, but it sinks into your bones in a way very little else can. More than anything else on my list, this is absolutely not for everyone, but for those who can withstand it's austere brutality, it is immensely rewarding.

1) Ichiko Aoba-Windswept Adan



This is music that heals your feckin soul. I don't know if Ichiko is a siren or an honest to God angel, but her voice isn't of this earth. There are very few albums that have this kind of impact on me. When I just need some peace, I turn to Vespertine by Björk, Ys by Joanna Newsom, or Windswept Adan by Ichiko Aoba.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

I love windswept adan but I think 0 is even more beautiful.

Anyway I'd probably go.

1. Sadness/Abriction - S/T



2. Magdalena Bay - Imaginal disk



3. Lil ugly mane - volcanic bird enemy...



4. Pharaoh Sanders/Floating Points - Promise



5. Abriction - interstates

 

[Daverisimo]

I love windswept adan but I think 0 is even more beautiful.

Anyway I'd probably go.

1. Sadness/Abriction - S/T



2. Magdalena Bay - Imaginal disk



3. Lil ugly mane - volcanic bird enemy...



4. Pharaoh Sanders/Floating Points - Promise



5. Abriction - interstates

I love 0 too, but the production of Windswept Adan just does it for me in a way that I can't quite put into words.

That said, I'm glad we agree on Imaginal Disk at least. Of all the albums I picked, I think that's the one that has the most universal appeal.

 

[Ballsaque]

Sabrina Carpenter with all her albums and its not close.

 

[tank666]

In no particular order:

Marilyn Manson - One Assassination Under God - Chapter 1. Great return to form.

Linkin Park - From Zero. Much better than I expected.

The Cure - Songs of a Lost World. Classic Cure.

Starset- Horizons. Love every album this band have done. Should be bigger.

BMTH - Post Human Next Gen. Great album and they were amazing live saw them last year.

 

[jeskola]

Ouija Macc - Stalewind



Clutch - Sunrise on Slaughter Beach



City Morgue - City Morgue Volume 3: Bottom of the Barrel



Amorphis - Halo



Kim Dracula - A Gradual Decline in Morale

 

[Spam On Rye]

Nick Cave, High On Fire, Clutch, Swans. Also a fan of Burial and Xiu Xiu. That's it for modern artists. Gave up on newer artists in 2015 or so and spend most of my time following reissue labels and crate digging. Used to love following year end lists and best of lists too. Guess it comes with age.

 

[Daverisimo]

Nick Cave, High On Fire, Clutch, Swans. Also a fan of Burial and Xiu Xiu. That's it for modern artists. Gave up on newer artists in 2015 or so and spend most of my time following reissue labels and crate digging. Used to love following year end lists and best of lists too. Guess it comes with age.

Wtf? You gave up right before a fucking stellar year of new releases. Blackstar, The Glowing Man, Atrocity Exhibition, You Want It Darker, Puberty 2, among so many other complete fucking classics in 2016. This is why I can never agree with the "all the music today sucks" crowd. I get having an emotional attachment to the music of your youth, but you miss out on so much by dwelling on it.

 

[Spam On Rye]

Wtf? You gave up right before a fucking stellar year of new releases. Blackstar, The Glowing Man, Atrocity Exhibition, You Want It Darker, Puberty 2, among so many other complete fucking classics in 2016. This is why I can never agree with the "all the music today sucks" crowd. I get having an emotional attachment to the music of your youth, but you miss out on so much by dwelling on it.

Nah those are the bands that I still follow so I experienced Glowing Man. Going to see Swans in DC coming up soon.

Me stopping listening to newer stuff was a slow process. I just started liking less and less newer stuff over the years and finding great older music from around the world and a dedicated community to share my passion with. It was a natural transition really. I don't think new music sucks either, just less interested with age. I just find crate digging and being part of that community more more fulfilling.

 

[Daverisimo]

Nah those are the bands that I still follow so I experienced Glowing Man. Going to see Swans in DC coming up soon.

Me stopping listening to newer stuff was a slow process. I just started liking less and less newer stuff over the years and finding great older music from around the world and a dedicated community to share my passion with. It was a natural transition really. I don't think new music sucks either, just less interested with age. I just find crate digging and being part of that community more more fulfilling.

Fair enough. Honestly, the main reason why I'm so open to new music now is that I went through a huge "le wrong generation" phase when I was a teenager where I hated everything new. Later I realized how much good music I missed out on, and that made me decide to actively hunt down new music I liked, even if I had to sort through a mountain of shit.

 

[Spam On Rye]

Fair enough. Honestly, the main reason why I'm so open to new music now is that I went through a huge "le wrong generation" phase when I was a teenager where I hated everything new. Later I realized how much good music I missed out on, and that made me decide to actively hunt down new music I liked, even if I had to sort through a mountain of shit.

I get that. I had similar phases when I was younger. Then in late teens got into music of my age. But slowly worked my way backwards to where my main American artists are stuff from the 30s and 40s. I listen to lots of Japanese and African music as well and I'm in the 70s with that stuff now.

There's so much great music out there you could really pick a decade and never stop discovering shit from that time if you wanted. It's all about where yr at in life I guess.