Our Picks

This album is a classic Post-Hardcore album. It is one of my favorites with good cleans, screams, and all around post hardcore love. Enjoy!!

Shameless self promotion, but I made this fun little noisy EP, so if you're curious or into that please consider checking it out, thanks!

This record goes beyond your wildest expectations to create something that is truly magical and unforgettable. Take everything you know and expect from music and throw it out the window, because you are not ready for what is about to happen on this mesmerizing piece of art.

This release served as inspiration for Wild Nothing's 2018 album "Indigo" and subsequent 2020 EP "Laughing Gas," and it most certainly lives up to their praise. Take a trip back in time and give this one a spin!

I'm a sucker when it comes to generic Post-Hardcore. Would really suggest to anyone looking for a new band to listen to.

A Song For You My Dear is an emotional journey of heartfelt acoustic, piercing vocals, and songs that might even bring a tear to your eye. This album is currently not available on ANY digital purchasing platform. I wanted to share this album with you to keep their music alive. Happy Listening

Although I only started diving into core this year, this is shaping up to be the FIRST core album to breach my top 10 for an AOTY. Spectacular cleans, amazingly heavy in some parts, light in others, distinct sound... FLUTE breakdowns?? Listen to this.

An absolute must-listen if you enjoy progressive music and/or jazz. You won't regret taking the time to listen to this.

Possibly the greatest piece of art I've ever let into my ears. This psychedelic expedition is incredibly haunting and induces such a moving nostalgic vibe. I haven't received cold chills from music for a long time until I discovered this album last year. Most definitely my number 1 album of 2019, and maybe even my number 1 of ALL TIME. Seriously, I cannot recommend this enough. If you are a fan of dream pop, indie rock/pop, and strong psychedelia blissful sounds, please check this out for the love of god.

Some really nice Stoner Metal, recommend a listen if you are into similar vibes
 

Collective noise rock, psychedelia, krautrock, and no wave influences come together to create a meticulously crafted behemoth that seeks to seduce, appall, and offer a catharsis that likely won't be matched this year.

Listen to this if you like sad alternative music with an industrial coat of paint. Also if you like Deathconciousness.

Beautiful synthpop album that I somehow missed back in '13. Been on repeat this past month. Highly recommend a listen.

This is going to be severely overlooked. Listen to this if you like good music. That's all I can say.

Only the best hipster black metal in recent years

A great progressive metal album that mixes elements of metalcore, mathcore and even djent into one along with the gritty screams and the great cleans this album goes into my top ten albums this year.

Ulcerate have dropped one of the finest death metal records I've heard, and it is far from your traditional death metal sound too. The atmosphere of this record is incredibly bleak and hopeless, which will be sure to leave you feeling quite distraught. If you want to experience the end of life as we know it, let this record consume you.
 

The new long-awaited album of current and former members of Conducting From The Grave and Alterbeast. If you love TBDM and Inferi, then you will love this album.

An absolute classic. Don't miss this if you enjoy metal, prog, or both.

Oh man, I've been eagerly awaiting this one, and it does not disappoint. You just can't go wrong with Day Wave.

Coming from a very solid EP release in 2017, Sawayama dropped this year what has to be one of the best Pop debut in a long time. Definitely to be checked out if you enjoy old school 2000s Pop; think Britney Spears with a touch of metal guitars and a plethora of other interesting subtleties.

A serene, haunting take on psychedelic metal. Within its essence ripples a warmth that is ephemeral; an aquatic weight that shimmers though each note. A curious wonder. Let its heavy, vibrant waves wash over you.

The swine have dialed back their savage assaults of noisy goodness into more bite-sized portions while recruiting some thrash and doom muscle. A goulash of gore and guts (both emotional and physical).

Easily up there for my AOTY list so far. No idea when it's supposed to be legitimately released, but this record is a piece of glitch hop / deconstructed club heaven. Brilliant.

An album with a great mixture of sounds from a chill sombre tone to a brutal assault on the ears, it is very much a sound reminiscent of an atmospheric horror film but has piecing vocals to go along with it