Ujico* - [FLOWERS] (2017) downtempo, chillout, prog rock, post rock, jazz, neoclassical

This album appeared second on the list of post-rock recommendations on Bandcamp. It definitely has a cinematic rock quality, but this isn't primarily a post-rock album. It's progressive, has some elements of downtempo, future funk, jazz, and neoclassical, and borrows from other genres, creating a masterpiece work.

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Tom Waits - Frank's Wild Years (1987) & Real Gone (2004) [S2]

 

This is the first Tom Waits album I ever heard. I downloaded it from a Utah resident (ZoobieWa)'s FTP server as a 14 year old who had recently discovered MP3s and the illicit music and software trading world of the Internet. I discovered Aphex Twin and numerous other EDM artists from this character, so I downloaded this album uncertain of what it was.

Fast forward 3 more years. I was seventeen years old and sorting through my CD-Rs and original album collection and remembered downloading this album and burning a copy. I put it in and the first track was Telephone Call from Istanbul (who knows what happened to the proper sequence of tracks). I was confused, so I listened again, and again, and again. After about a dozen listens of this song, I realized how brilliant the composition and lyrics were. The full album did not disappoint and to this day, it's one of the few albums I never grow tired of.

TIER: S

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Albums Covered in 2022 (tiermaker)

 

Note: Some of these albums were moved up or down based on further listens. Bs and higher are recommended albums, Ds and below are not recommended albums. C albums are in between and might be of interest if you are a fan of that genre, specific artists, etc.

Architecture in Helsinki - Fingers Crossed (2007) indie rock

 

Most people have likely heard at least part of Souvenirs and possibly a couple other tracks. Fingers Crossed is an indie rock album that's a bit divisive given the utilization of falsetto vocals throughout, which add to the work in my opinion. It's fairly minimalistic but not altogether lacking complexity.

If you liked lo-fi, minimalist indie rock of the aughts and don't mind falsetto vocals, definitely check this one out!

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Boffalongo - Beyond Your Head

 

Boffalongo's Beyond Your Head is a fairly straight forward blues rock album with a bit of psychedelic rock mixed in. Nothing overly impressive or unique but definitely listenable. What this album is notable for is it contains the original "Dancing in the Moonlight", a song with a backstory that's quite interesting. You can check it out here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFVUU3R1aSQ

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