What's been the Best cd / album you have discovered this year 2016?

Manu Katche 'Neighborhood' - I think it was recorded in 2007 but I only discovered in this year.

Simply superb. Good for showing off what NAIM can do too

Adam Zielinski posted:

Manu Katche 'Neighborhood' - I think it was recorded in 2007 but I only discovered in this year.

Simply superb. Good for showing off what NAIM can do too

 

 

Just been on Google and YouTube to find out more, as Im not on tidal ect ...next stop Amazon... 

A 2014 collaborative album by pianist Emil Viklický and bassist George Mraz. Both musicians are from the Czech Republic and their music is inspired by melodies and folk tunes from the home country.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2noP-F4dLo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAs480RRBT0

Bit early for best of list for me. Mind you Xmas decorations in the shops....

probably Nick Cave 'Skeleton Tree' so far for but actually been a great year for new music. The new Leonard Cohen, Wilco, an excellent Mary Chaplin Carpenter, The Amazing, Heron Oblivion, Tinersticks. A new Lambchop in a week with teaser tracks sounding very different. I will get them sorted by year end.

bruce

wenger2015 posted:

Adam Zielinski posted:

Manu Katche 'Neighborhood' - I think it was recorded in 2007 but I only discovered in this year.

Simply superb. Good for showing off what NAIM can do too

 

 

Just been on Google and YouTube to find out more, as Im not on tidal ect ...next stop Amazon... 

Available on HD Tracks in high-res too. 

[@mention:50422349809511500] I really like Airbag too. Got a few of their albums now and that one track 'safe like you' will always bring back memories of the Bristol show Naim demo. 

At the same demo I discovered Angus and Julia Stone. Great brother and sister duo from Oz. Have since collected their back catalogue over the passed few months. Great music to chill out to, but equally great turned up loud! 

Aside from new releases this year, my favourite new discovery based on number of plays is probably;

John Mellencamp - plain spoken (2014).  Full of great songs, heartfelt playing and nice stripped down production.

Many thanks to Joerand for pointing it out earlier in the year.

Borders Nick posted:

Aside from new releases this year, my favourite new discovery based on number of plays is probably;

John Mellencamp - plain spoken (2014).  Full of great songs, heartfelt playing and nice stripped down production.

Many thanks to Joerand for pointing it out earlier in the year.

In fact I'm giving it a run now - one of the many things I really like is the drumming which is very powerful and varied and really thunders in a controlled way from the speakers 

Adam Zielinski posted:

Manu Katche 'Neighborhood' - I think it was recorded in 2007 but I only discovered in this year.

Simply superb. Good for showing off what NAIM can do too

 

 

Just had a listen on YouTube , I really like it....i think I'm going to be extending my Xmas list to self 

Borders Nick posted:

Borders Nick posted:

Aside from new releases this year, my favourite new discovery based on number of plays is probably;

John Mellencamp - plain spoken (2014).  Full of great songs, heartfelt playing and nice stripped down production.

Many thanks to Joerand for pointing it out earlier in the year.

In fact I'm giving it a run now - one of the many things I really like is the drumming which is very powerful and varied and really thunders in a controlled way from the speakers 

Going to have to add to Xmas list to self...

Great thread and some home work to do as a result.

I've just edited this ! I made up my mind 

So far... it's Bree Tranter's Another night on Earth, tapping into a subconcious yearning for more early Portishead perhaps...

Holmes posted:

Great thread and some home work to do as a result.

For me it's a toss up between Bree Tranter's Another night on Earth and Xiomara's Seven Nineteen.

  

Not heard of either of these, going to have to do some research... 

I hadn't heard Airbag before either, it's sounding good. 

The album "Multi-Love" by "Unknown Mortal Orchestra" - I saw them on TV live at Glastonbury and for some reason, they grabbed my attention.
I'd never heard of them before but love the album!

"The Bomb Shelter Sessions" by "Vintage Trouble" is another which has really grabbed me.

Dan Arborise - Of Tide & Trail

Gorgeous, liquid, uplifting music, for night or day. As now.

Chris

Julia Holter, Jonathan Wilson, Ryley Walker, Nils Frahm, Abdullah Ibrahim/Dollar Brand, Ahmad Jamal

Ralf

Early Portishead?  Right, off to check out the Bree Tranter album (almost) immediately.

Only fair to pause to mention a couple of new-to-me in 2016 things first, though.

First, a chap I heard about entirely by accident, John Grant.  Of what I've heard, I slightly prefer his previous album, Pale Green Ghosts, but his new one Grey Tickles, Black Pressure also has some great tracks.  I played the night before him in Tokyo a few weeks ago, and then I think the night after him somewhere in Europe just after that, but haven't managed to catch him live despite the near misses.  Maybe one day.  A sarcastic, funny, sensitive chap who's quite aware that he's a bit obsessed with talking about himself, but manages to make that funny in a self deprecating way.

The other one is Daughter.  I think of them as Florence & The Machine at 4am.  They played here in Birmingham earlier in the year, but I was away and missed them.  Still need to check out their new release.

Dave***t posted:

Early Portishead?  Right, off to check out the Bree Tranter album (almost) immediately.

Only fair to pause to mention a couple of new-to-me in 2016 things first, though.

First, a chap I heard about entirely by accident, John Grant.  Of what I've heard, I slightly prefer his previous album, Pale Green Ghosts, but his new one Grey Tickles, Black Pressure also has some great tracks.  I played the night before him in Tokyo a few weeks ago, and then I think the night after him somewhere in Europe just after that, but haven't managed to catch him live despite the near misses.  Maybe one day.  A sarcastic, funny, sensitive chap who's quite aware that he's a bit obsessed with talking about himself, but manages to make that funny in a self deprecating way.

The other one is Daughter.  I think of them as Florence & The Machine at 4am.  They played here in Birmingham earlier in the year, but I was away and missed them.  Still need to check out their new release.

Not come across any of these, curious to find out more....

I think my favourite is 'Pulling Tightly' by 'The Seatbelt Pretensioners'

thebigfredc posted:

I think my favourite is 'Pulling Tightly' by 'The Seatbelt Pretensioners'

 Is this a joke? 

A bit of one. I find the names of Scandinavian bands terrible such as Airbag and First Aid Kit for example so I was just having some fun with the preposterousness of it all.

Paul Simon. Graceland superb

thebigfredc posted:

A bit of one. I find the names of Scandinavian bands terrible such as Airbag and First Aid Kit for example so I was just having some fun with the preposterousness of it all.

I must agree some of the names are abit left field 

James Vincent McMorrow is another find for me this year. An Irish singer/songwriter. Great album to chill out to. 

wenger2015 posted:

thebigfredc posted:

A bit of one. I find the names of Scandinavian bands terrible such as Airbag and First Aid Kit for example so I was just having some fun with the preposterousness of it all.

I must agree some of the names are abit left field 

No Wenger, Leftfield were British!