Day 68
Ela Minus - Día
Well, so much for some 1 and 2⭐ albums. Was a big fan of Act Of Rebellion by Ela Minus, and this feels like a real upgrade. Analogue synths and drum machines used to conjure dark, self reflective, danceable electronic music. Some of the tones on this album, my word!
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That is a fun fact!
Day 67
Carole King - Tapestry
Using this album as a springboard to learn about Carole King was eye opening. "She wrote *that* too?!" Came out of my mouth a lot today. A remarkable talent. This album has some excellent songs on it, perfect chill Sunday music.
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Day 66
Takashi Kokubo -Music for a Cosmic Garden
I just don't get on with this new age ambient drone stuff. Fell asleep about 3/4 of the way through listening to this. In fairness, it was a decent nap, so maybe it was actually a perfect album? But nah, I was bored.
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Day 65
Young Fathers - Heavy Heavy
Three piece from Edinburgh (but I won't hold that against them) that have made an album here that defies usual genre stereotypes. I don't even know what genre I'd assign to it. Euphoric, unique music. Promise you've heard nothing like it
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Day 64
Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters
I found the opening track on this jazz funk record baffling, it doesn't blend the jazz and the funk elements particularly well to my ear, but everything else is a masterclass. Wonderful sounding record too, perfectly recorded and mixed.
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See this is how you get tagged as RUDE
Not so "thank you wheel" now are ya
Day 63
Spector - Moth Boys
An album who's parts were pulling it in different directions for me. Enjoyed the feel of the lyrics, kinda bored by the musical stylings. A poetry delivery system, then.
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Hilariously, the wheel has picked one of yours for today
Day 1 - Day 49 Album Art Collage
For some reason, seeing all the art together like this makes me realise how frankly enormous this project is. 365 is a big number, it turns out.
Day 62
a.P.A.t.T. - Black and White Mass
A weirdo, experimental album. Think Beefheart or Zappa. I enjoyed a lot of it, much of it is quite funny, but a joke that's only funny once. Album closes with a track that wouldn't feel amiss on the Minecraft soundtrack, it's gorgeous.
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Day 61
Steve Hauschildt - Tragedy & Geometry
With apologies to my ambient electronic loving friends, this just did not hit for me. I honestly kept forgetting I was listening to it. Perfectly pleasant soundscapes, but can't imagine a time I'd want to put it on again. Forgot most of it already.
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Day 60
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Barafundle
Welsh, folk-rich Indie for St David's Day. Can feel Wales pump through its veins without being silly stereotype shite. Does veer wildly from track to track at points, but an overall fun record! Patio song a massive highlight.
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Fully expected February to be below January in average rating with a run of stinkers, but the three 4* albums in a row at the end made it a pretty good month over all!
Enjoy these stats for nerds
Day 59
Slime City - National Record Of Achievement
Glasgow's own Slime City are massively underrated, in my book. Was saving this for a day where I needed a big boost, and it delivered. Nihilistically funny, pogo dancing indie punk that I just love. Don't spend the 0.00001p in one shop, boys.
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Day 58
Gorillaz - The Mountain
In classic fashion, Gorillaz pull influence from many musical spheres and do more than sampling, less than imitation with them. The interweaving of south Asian sounds is seamless, as is the usual disparate cast of cameos. Ooh flimsy Steve has returned!
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Day 57
Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure
My dad added this to the suggestion box, and I think it says a lot about us as father and son that I think this is both "Weirdo Music" and also "Really Really Good"
He listened to loads of Brian Ferry when I was a kid, but this somehow slipped past
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Day 56
Love - Forever Changes
Late 60s psychedelic rock record that was exactly the kind of reset I needed on the ol' album front. Does the incredibly annoying early stereo thing of having stuff hard panned L and R, a terrible listening experience. More guitar based music needs trumpets.
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Day 55
Seb Lowe - Half-Decent
No it isn't. Woof.
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Day 54
Aqua - Megalomania
This album is not good. What makes it better than yesterday's ⭐ effort is that at least Aqua are doing their thing. It doesn't feel cynical, and a few times it got a little smile and a chuckle out of me. Some lyrics genuinely caught me off guard! Still, weak pop LP.
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Day 53
Fall Out Boy - Save Rock & Roll
What an unbelievable fall off (boy) this group have had. From pretty enjoyable emo-adjacent pop punk to some of the most sauceless dross committed to tape. This album is cynical and bland. Terrible terrible stuff.
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Day 52
Goo Goo Dolls - Dizzy Up The Girl
An absolutely fine, completely listenable pop rock album. Nothing special outside of the undeniable banger that is Iris, but also an enjoyable, if not extraordinary, 45 mins of listening.
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Day 51
Mr. Bungle - California
Being on the worst day of a head cold so far, this album just annoyed me. I absolutely blame having a cold for not giving this a fair shake, but I just couldn't wait for it to end.
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Day 50
Jeff Rosenstock - Thanks, Sorry!
So this is a weird one, I'd never heard any Jeff Rosenstock before, but he is so extremely MY SHIT it's unreal. However, your first discovery of an artist being a sort-of best-of live album is.. well it's not ideal. However, this is really fun!
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Day 49
Between the Buried and Me - The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues
Blisteringly technical progressive metal, like a stream of consciousness but the river is made of fire. Flits between ideas and themes like a hummingbird, but the hummingbird has a bomb on it
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Hüsker Dü - Candy Apple Grey
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Some really ahead of its time songwriting, a lot of quite varied sounds, weirdly mixed so it sounds like a lot of disconnected demos and not a full record. Fun, though!
Day 47
Emperor - Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk
When submitted to the form, @fizzyjoose.bsky.social said this album would be his suggested entry point into Black Metal. It was a good reminder I don't much like Black Metal. Enjoyed when it would go a bit Thrashy, slightly proggy. Cacophonous
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Day 46
Art of Noise - Who's Afraid Of The Art Of Noise
Even on a virgin eared listen, I can tell how influential this record has been on electronic music. Weird, imperfect, thoroughly outdated in 2026, but holds a charm I just couldn't resist. Primordial music.
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Day 45
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Noisy Post-Rock that is loved by many, and it's easy to see why! It's droney, it's microtonal and detuned, it has melodies that cut through some big big sounds, and feels emotional in spades. Lingers slightly too long on some tracks, but great otherwise!
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