8. Boris - Just Abandoned Myself
Boris get 3 because they're the most brilliant musicians on this planet. This is a banger of a noise rock track that flips the idea of a never-ending intro on its head and is instead an incredibly long outro.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQMvzDQw3wY
Boris get 3 because they're the most brilliant musicians on this planet. This is a banger of a noise rock track that flips the idea of a never-ending intro on its head and is instead an incredibly long outro.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQMvzDQw3wY
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A psychedelic stoner track with amazing groove and riffs. In the grand scheme of things, it's perhaps not very unique. But a band from Sweden doing this in the 90's in parallel to the US west coast is pretty fucking cool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyS4D4jOeZo
This track convinced me that saxophone in doom metal has to become more common. I really like Rezn's approach. There's aspects of it that feel very modern, and there's aspects that feel very vintage. They capture the best of both.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3_lMfW4l_c
The most cathartic music I've ever heard. It's mournful, yet ultimately hopeful. To me, the emotional arc of the song is about going through negative emotions and not rotting in them. And that's something I've struggled with.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2GI3I464oA
Unreasonably good song. There is no aspect of music that KKB doesn't execute perfectly. Catchy, great hooks, amazing synth design, groovy feeling, beautiful vocals, interesting musical choices, expressive melodies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncBPcx4RdbE
Houdini is to me asking the rhetorical question, what if Metallica was thoroughly good? The riffs in this song are so good and so tight. The timbre is so crunchy. And the bass is audible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2sez21Cyyo
SubRosa are my favourite band of all time. Listening to them is is like listening to an old school fairy-tale meant to scare children. They're not very riff-focused, but I think that speaks to a strength in their ability to craft atmosphere.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA1zBs3vIMI