Day 16: Doechii - Alligator Bites Never Heal. OK yes I've only just discovered this off the back of that amazing Tiny Desk show that came out last week but, man, it's really good.
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Day 17: Godspeed You! Black Emperor - "NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024, 28,340 DEAD". Think the harrowing title and the fact that it's Godspeed tells you much of what you need to know - but it's on the lusher side of what they do and actually quite upbeat. Lovely that they're still around, tbh!
Day 18: Chat Pile - Cool World. I think odds were against Chat Pile coming back with a second album as instantly thrilling and horrible as their debut, but they manage to mine something even deeper and nastier on this one. Hard to call it mature, but certainly more sure of itself.
Day 19: Heems - Lafandar. Love this guy's flow; sort of lazy but verbose and full of fun multi-national references to dig into. Also there's a song called "Bukayo Saka" and that's coooool
Day 20: Tiny Moving Parts - Deep in the Blue. Had totally missed this one coming out after enjoying one of their records a couple of years ago, but something about Christmas brings out a need for earnest, twinkly emo in me. So it's been on a fair bit this last week or so.
Day 21: Tyler, The Creator - Chromakopia. So pleased Tyler came back to rapping on Call Me If You Get Lost; this one carries on the theme with a bit more of that experimental pop stuff mixed in. Gets closer to Kendrick every record, in a good way.
Day 22: Big Brave - A Chaos of Flowers. Seems to be a Big Brave record every year at the moment and that’s no bad thing. A bit more subdued than recent efforts, it’s still a very lovely and haunting mix of tangible noise and moody beauty. The loudest quiet album of the year.
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