It was a wonderful year for music. Not only did I discover so many good bands that broke genre boundaries but it also seems as if the neo-classical movement is getting stronger and stronger… or maybe I am just paying better attention.
As usual my top three is solid, the top ten had some thought behind it but is a bit more fluid and the rest of the albums are loosely ordered but might change depending on the day and where my head’s at. Bottom line: you don’t know an artist or album on this list? My advice is to go check it out as quick as possible!
Oh and on a side note : I also released my own debut album this year! Which I would not dare to include on this list but do like to point out before y’all delve into the treasure trove down below!
Find it here: Spotify / Apple Music
1. \\ Sharon van Etten // Remind Me Tomorrow
2. \\ Waste of Space Orchestra // Syntheosis
3. \\ FKA twigs // MAGDALENE
4. \\ Vieo Abiungo // The Dregs
5. \\ Julia Kent // Temporal
6. \\ Kelsey Lu // Blood
7. \\ Nils Frahm // All Encores
8. \\ Bent Knee // You Know What They Mean
9. \\ Alder & Ash // The Crowneater
10. \\ Nivhek // After its own death
| 11. | Have A Nice Life // Sea of Worry |
| 12. | Josin // In the Blank Space |
| 13. | Big Brave // A Gaze Among Them |
| 14. | Chelsea Wolfe // Birth of Violence |
| 15. | Little Simz // GREY Area |
| 16. | Daniel Pioro // Dust |
| 17. | Olga Wojciechowska // Infinite Distances |
| 18. | Labelle // Orchestre univers |
| 19. | FortVio & Žibuoklė Martinaitytė // In search of lost beaty |
| 20. | Glassing // Spotted Horse |
| 21. | Olivier Latry // Bach to the Future |
| 22. | Apparat // LP5 |
| 23. | Lip Talk // D A Y S |
| 24. | Ithaca // The Language of Injury |
| 25. | Dua Saleh // Nūr |
| 26. | Manu Delago // Circadian |
| 27. | Oliver Patrice Weder // O P W |
| 28. | A-Sun Amissa // For Burdened and Bright Light |
| 29. | Swans // Leaving Meaning |
| 30. | Rafael Anton Irisarri // Solastalgia |
| 31. | Clipping. // There Existed an Addiction to Blood |
| 32. | Ioanna Gika // Thalassa |
| 33. | Christopher Tignor // A Light Below |
| 34. | Clark // Kiri Variations |
| 35. | Attacca Quartet // Caroline Shaw |
| 36. | Caterina Barbieri // Ecstatic Computation |
| 37. | LudoWic // Xinob EP |
| 38. | Big Thief // U.F.O.F. |
| 39. | Coilguns // Watchwinders |
| 40. | Sparrows // Failed Gods |