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Nick Ammerman: Loose Diamonds writesCHIRP Radio Best of 2017: Nick Ammerman
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Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2017. Our next list is from DJ Nick Ammerman. In alphabetical order: |
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Rome by Armand Hammer (Backwoodz Studioz) |
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Reaching for Indigo by Circuit des Yeux (Drag City) |
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Weird Times by Matt Jencik (Hands in the Dark) |
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Old Speakers/Overground Fantasy by Missing Organs (Umor Rex/Never Anything) |
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Snow by The New Year (Undertow) |
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Imaginations by Molly Nilsson (Night School) |
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Bill Orcutt by Bill Orcutt (Palilalia) |
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A Hairshirt of Purpose by Pile (Exploding in Sound) |
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Horse Blanket by Posse (self-released) |
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Relatives in Descent by Protomartyr (Domino) |
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I've got an ongoing "best of 2017" Spotify playlist if you want to hear more music that I liked. |
dense, paranoid hip-hop, perfect for 2017
vast, enveloping experimental pop
this is ... pop drone, I guess? 4- and 5-minute chunks of polished granite
yes, the classic cheat of sneaking two different albums by the same artist into one slot because they came out in the same year. experimental electronic music that never gets alienating enough to not sound cinematic.
like a big old comforting slowcore/indie rock blanket
artfully depressive synth-pop
beautiful and occasionally skronked-out guitar explorations
an album-length dissertation on feeling bad
minimalist yet driving indie rock songs with shades of Galaxie 500
decent folk don't live like that, decent folk don't live that good
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