Comments on: What is your album of the year so far?

By: David Meadows

David Meadows — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 14:57:09 +0000

Preternatural is indeed a worthy choice for album of the year. I might still prefer their last album (Constellations) for the greater variety of instrumentation, but the heavier guitar-led direction of Preternatural grows on me more with each listen.

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 22:07:54 +0000

I know David Meadows of this parish is a big fan of theirs.

By: Duncan Mawson

Duncan Mawson — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 22:00:03 +0000

I’m currently enjoying the new CD from the Moulettes called Preternatural, it will definitely be up there at the end of the year as a contender for album of the year.

By: Tatanka Yotanka

Tatanka Yotanka — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 19:57:18 +0000

Had Jane Siberry’s long awaited ‘Ulysses Purse’ a couple of months ago which is wonderful but then, also from Canada, Veda Hille’s ‘Love Waves’ arrived at the end of last month and I’ve got to say, just wow! Jane’s record revisits and builds on some previous songs but Veda is in new territory here.

http://music.cbc.ca/#!/blogs/2016/5/First-Play-Veda-Hille-Love-Waves

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 14:30:51 +0000

I’ve heard a lot of good things said about Gandalf’s Fist. The band’s name rather put me off; make me think of “A Wizard’s Staff has a Knob on the End”.

By: Synthetase

Synthetase — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 22:13:11 +0000

I haven’t had the opportunity to listen to some of the records listed here, so I will put them on my list.

Of those I have heard this year, Haken’s Affinity definitely stands out, with Mantra Vega running a close second.

By: Paul Turner

Paul Turner — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 21:00:38 +0000

Good bunch this year to date.
Frost*, iamthemorning, Dave Foster and Lazuli are up there but 2 stand out.
The Clockwork Fable-Gandalfs Fist
Folklore-big big train.

By: Stuart Dickson (stuartintrosley)

Stuart Dickson (stuartintrosley) — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 20:30:00 +0000

Radiohead just grows and grows. Frost* is catchily good. BBT continue to provide deep and consistent music. Haken is hot. And I still like – no really like – half of SWs “41/2″. I can’t choose

By: Serdar Yegulalp

Serdar Yegulalp — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 13:51:58 +0000

Bias alert! The one thing that’s grabbed my attention most so far has been a reissue: “City: Works of Fiction” by Jon Hassell.

http://www.genjipress.com/2016/04/city-works-of-fiction-jon-hassell.html

By: BT

BT — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 13:49:46 +0000

Iâ€™m sure Iâ€™ve bought more albums in the first 6 months of 2016 than the last 2 years put together! Lighthouse by Iamthemorning is a clear winner so far, from Konchordat & Mantra Vega. Radiohead album will arrive shortly & that might be up there. I guess it doesnâ€™t fit your criteria of new albums, but I didnâ€™t get round to buying Riversideâ€™s Time Machine album until early this year & that would be just below Iamthemorning.