Eventually this list is really going to be insane. But for now it’s manageable. Mostly. And we know we have control over it but something just clicks when the number of titles in the list is the same as the year, ya know? But anyway! We start a draft of this list essentially the moment we start getting promos for the next year… Actually, scratch that. The moment we get a promo that really resonates so by the end of the year, if the music world is doing its’ job then our list is pretty long which makes our job even harder and 2023 was no different.
[Read more…]Ohhms Celebrate Art Rawk, Sludge, And More On Riotous Rot
It’s too early to pick favorites of the year, right? No? Because it’s our blog and we can do whatever we want? Sounds good to us because OHHMS’ latest record, Rot, is a must for music fans in 2023. In one case of Spotify actually working for the artist, we were belatedly turned onto the UK quintet after many a playthrough of the newest Poison Ruin singles (Off Harvest, out April 14th, review due soon…) resulted in some random tunes following and from there we were hooked after barely hearing a few bars off tracks on their 2020 release, Close (Go listen to that here right now). Imagine our surprise that the follow-up was imminent to boot!
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