albums of the year 2016

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my favourite albums released in 2016 in no particular order

The title links to a place to buy or stream it (bandcamp if available). The embedded player has a notable track from the album. Thank you to all the amazing musicians. Enjoy 🙂

Porter Robinson & Madeon - Shelter
edm-flavoured emotional pop
It’s a single but it’s too good to miss. Porter Robinson takes his emotional buildup and club influences one step further with this gem of a track. Don’t miss the music video to get the full story.

Voia - Almost Human (single version)
also edm-flavoured emotional pop
The melody reminds me of Owl City in the best way.

Bones - Useless
emo & cloudrap
The tracks are super well written and Bones manages to hit the right spot for rap and emo at the same time.

Clipping. - Splendor & Misery
experimental noise-rap concept album
A huge experimental album about a dark future in space, with noisy sound design and liturgical singing. Wriggle was great too.

La Dispute - Tiny Dots
ambient / spoken word / post-hardcore
The first half is the soundtrack to the documentary film made about the band, the second half is a live recording. The soundtrack is super pretty and emotional, bringing new elements of electronic and ambient sounds to their sound.

Kid Smpl - Privacy
electronic / ambient / noise
A gorgeous mix of distorted vocals, echoes of melody and noisy storm

DZZ - The Elf Trilogy
hypercute electronic balads
This is a three-part song telling the story of an elf falling in love with a human.

Charli XCX - Vroom Vroom
utra pop
A super catchy and energetic pop album produced by Sophie.

Ashleigh-Rose - OK
experimental pop
Every track on here is super well written. Every time i listen to this i get new details out of it. It’s personal, emotional, rich, and raw.