It’s entirely possible that you’ve read my posts Albums of the Year Part One and Two and not found anything that resonates. If that’s the case, I recommend you read Leon’s post immediately. If, after that, you’re still looking for acoustic inspiration then here’s some fast and furious top fives from some of my nearest and dearest:
Nux Vomica Clinical pharmacologist and physician. Satanist. No conflicts of interest to declare.
Goatsnake – Black Age Blues
Gorgoroth – Instinctus Bestialis
Enslaved – In Times
Nile – What Should Not Be Unearthed
Melechesh – Enki
Joe Scannell “Hi, my name is Joe and I’ve got a nice personality.”
Jamie XX – In Colour
Tame Impala – Currents
Maccabees – Marks To Prove It
Four Tet – Morning/Evening
Father John Misty – I Love You, Honeybear
David Bavington At least as good as an 11-year old at most things.
Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly
D’Angelo and the Vanguard – Black Messiah [technically 2014, but I’ll allow it]
John Grant – Grey Tickles, Black Pressure
Royal Headache – High
Everything Everything – Get To Heaven
Tom Scannell Primary school teacher. Loves unleashing the devil’s horns.
Graveyard – Innocence and Decadence
Faith No More – Sol Invictus
Clutch – Psychic Warfare
Disturbed – Immortalized
Marilyn Manson – The Pale Emperor
Scott Bartram Breaking pop vintage
Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
Gaz Coombes – Matador
Slaves – Are You Satisfied?
Benjamin Clementine – At Least For Now
Gang of Four – What Happens Next
Wendy Morse-East Make-up artist and femme rock freak. Married to a bearded rock god.
Siouxsie and the Banshees – Spellbound: The Collection
Bjork – Vulnicura
Puscifer – Money Shot
Lana del Rey – Honeymoon
Clutch – Psychic Warfare
Verónica Estrada Barcelona-based concert-colic.
Boogarins – Manual
Sleater-Kinney – No Cities To Love
Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
Arca – Mutant
Toundra – IV
Alejandro López arch.design.music.art / man utd / girls, friends & enemies
Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly
Ought – Sun Coming Down
Sufjan Stevens – Carrie & Lowell
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Multi-Love
Tame Impala – Currents