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Forgot one! #AOTY list: Horsegirl - "Phonetics On and On". Super pleasant indie from this Chicago trio reminiscent of 90s indie. Summertime music. #musicsky
thisishorsegirl.bandcamp.com/album/phonet...
thisishorsegirl.bandcamp.com/album/phonet...
Phonetics On and On, by Horsegirl
11 track album
thisishorsegirl.bandcamp.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Forgot one! #AOTY list: Horsegirl - "Phonetics On and On". Super pleasant indie from this Chicago trio reminiscent of 90s indie. Summertime music. #musicsky
thisishorsegirl.bandcamp.com/album/phonet...
thisishorsegirl.bandcamp.com/album/phonet...
#AOTY list (last one): Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo - "In the Earth Again". A masterpiece of contrast that makes it menacing and heart-wrenching. I can't stop listening, despite its weight. Somehow completely metal without sounding like metal. #musicsky #metalsky
chatpile.bandcamp.com/album/in-the...
chatpile.bandcamp.com/album/in-the...
In The Earth Again, by Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo
11 track album
chatpile.bandcamp.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:33 PM
#AOTY list (last one): Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo - "In the Earth Again". A masterpiece of contrast that makes it menacing and heart-wrenching. I can't stop listening, despite its weight. Somehow completely metal without sounding like metal. #musicsky #metalsky
chatpile.bandcamp.com/album/in-the...
chatpile.bandcamp.com/album/in-the...
#AOTY list: They Are Gutting a Body of Water - "LOTTO". Philly shoegazers perfect their sound on this lovely set of satisfying tracks, even if one of them features autotune (barf).
#musicsky #shoegaze
theyareguttingabodyofwater.bandcamp.com/album/lotto
#musicsky #shoegaze
theyareguttingabodyofwater.bandcamp.com/album/lotto
LOTTO, by they are gutting a body of water
10 track album
theyareguttingabodyofwater.bandcamp.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
#AOTY list: They Are Gutting a Body of Water - "LOTTO". Philly shoegazers perfect their sound on this lovely set of satisfying tracks, even if one of them features autotune (barf).
#musicsky #shoegaze
theyareguttingabodyofwater.bandcamp.com/album/lotto
#musicsky #shoegaze
theyareguttingabodyofwater.bandcamp.com/album/lotto
#AOTY list: Tombs - "Feral Darkness". Deliciously messy black metal sludge. I've tried Tombs several times in the past and failed, but this album gets me headbanging. Just when it feels like too much, it hits with incredibly grooves. Solid.
#musicsky #metalsky
tombscult.bandcamp.com/album/feral-...
#musicsky #metalsky
tombscult.bandcamp.com/album/feral-...
Feral Darkness, by Tombs
10 track album
tombscult.bandcamp.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
#AOTY list: Tombs - "Feral Darkness". Deliciously messy black metal sludge. I've tried Tombs several times in the past and failed, but this album gets me headbanging. Just when it feels like too much, it hits with incredibly grooves. Solid.
#musicsky #metalsky
tombscult.bandcamp.com/album/feral-...
#musicsky #metalsky
tombscult.bandcamp.com/album/feral-...
#AOTY list: Author & Punisher - "Nocturnal Birding". Immensely gratifying industrial sludge from San Diegan Tristan Shone's, reflecting on trips into the desert as a Border Angel. Fascinating ideas conveyed with chainsaw guitars
#musicsky #metalsky
authorandpunisher.bandcamp.com/album/noctur...
#musicsky #metalsky
authorandpunisher.bandcamp.com/album/noctur...
Nocturnal Birding, by Author & Punisher
8 track album
authorandpunisher.bandcamp.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
#AOTY list: Author & Punisher - "Nocturnal Birding". Immensely gratifying industrial sludge from San Diegan Tristan Shone's, reflecting on trips into the desert as a Border Angel. Fascinating ideas conveyed with chainsaw guitars
#musicsky #metalsky
authorandpunisher.bandcamp.com/album/noctur...
#musicsky #metalsky
authorandpunisher.bandcamp.com/album/noctur...
#AOTY list: Malevich - "Under a Guilded Sun" As @treblezine.bsky.social said, this one is hard to pin down. Post-metal, sludge, blackened post-hardcore? Pretty much right in my wheelhouse. #musicsky #metalsky
malevichatlanta.bandcamp.com/album/under-...
malevichatlanta.bandcamp.com/album/under-...
Under a Gilded Sun, by Malevich
9 track album
malevichatlanta.bandcamp.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
#AOTY list: Malevich - "Under a Guilded Sun" As @treblezine.bsky.social said, this one is hard to pin down. Post-metal, sludge, blackened post-hardcore? Pretty much right in my wheelhouse. #musicsky #metalsky
malevichatlanta.bandcamp.com/album/under-...
malevichatlanta.bandcamp.com/album/under-...
#AOTY list: Lifeguard - "Ripped and Torn". This one scratches my post-punk itch with sounds echoing Women/Viet Cong. I need to spend more time with it so I can learn to accept the poppy parts. #musicsky #post-punk
lifeguardband100.bandcamp.com/album/ripped...
lifeguardband100.bandcamp.com/album/ripped...
Ripped and Torn, by Lifeguard
12 track album
lifeguardband100.bandcamp.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
#AOTY list: Lifeguard - "Ripped and Torn". This one scratches my post-punk itch with sounds echoing Women/Viet Cong. I need to spend more time with it so I can learn to accept the poppy parts. #musicsky #post-punk
lifeguardband100.bandcamp.com/album/ripped...
lifeguardband100.bandcamp.com/album/ripped...
#AOTY list: baan - "neumann". Out of left field from @mmmmmmuhh.bsky.social, this thing has huge sludgy guitars in post-hardcore lo-fi. A Korean antidote to K-Pop. The wheels are always about to fall off this album in the best possible way. #musicsky #metalsky
baan1.bandcamp.com/album/neumann
baan1.bandcamp.com/album/neumann
neumann, by baan
9 track album
baan1.bandcamp.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
#AOTY list: baan - "neumann". Out of left field from @mmmmmmuhh.bsky.social, this thing has huge sludgy guitars in post-hardcore lo-fi. A Korean antidote to K-Pop. The wheels are always about to fall off this album in the best possible way. #musicsky #metalsky
baan1.bandcamp.com/album/neumann
baan1.bandcamp.com/album/neumann
#AOTY list: Deafheaven, "Lonely People with Power". Shocker, I know, but this is my #1 album of the year. It is sooo good to have Deafheaven back in true blackgaze form. I still get chills listening to "Amethyst" and "Winona." #musicsky #metalsky
deafheaven.com/products/lon...
deafheaven.com/products/lon...
Lonely People with Power Double LP - Daydream Variant
Album Release Date: March 28, 2025 Variant - Daydream TRACKLIST: LP1 Side A 1. Incidental I 2. Doberman 3. Magnolia Side B 4. The Garden Route 5. Heathen 6. Amethyst LP2 Side A 7. Incidental II (feat....
deafheaven.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
#AOTY list: Deafheaven, "Lonely People with Power". Shocker, I know, but this is my #1 album of the year. It is sooo good to have Deafheaven back in true blackgaze form. I still get chills listening to "Amethyst" and "Winona." #musicsky #metalsky
deafheaven.com/products/lon...
deafheaven.com/products/lon...
#AOTY list: Rwake - "The Return of Magik". After a LONG hiatus, the Arkansas Southern sludge-lords come back like they were never gone. Totally filthy guitar on this thing. #musicsky #metalsky
rwake.bandcamp.com/album/the-re...
rwake.bandcamp.com/album/the-re...
The Return Of Magik, by Rwake
6 track album
rwake.bandcamp.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
#AOTY list: Rwake - "The Return of Magik". After a LONG hiatus, the Arkansas Southern sludge-lords come back like they were never gone. Totally filthy guitar on this thing. #musicsky #metalsky
rwake.bandcamp.com/album/the-re...
rwake.bandcamp.com/album/the-re...
#AOTY list: clipping. - "Dead Channel Sky". I absolutely love this album. Fantastic, super engaging, at times _FAST_ rapping layered over incredibly creative instrumentation. Go watch their Tiny Desk concert. #musicsky
clppng.bandcamp.com/album/dead-c...
clppng.bandcamp.com/album/dead-c...
Dead Channel Sky, by clipping.
20 track album
clppng.bandcamp.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
#AOTY list: clipping. - "Dead Channel Sky". I absolutely love this album. Fantastic, super engaging, at times _FAST_ rapping layered over incredibly creative instrumentation. Go watch their Tiny Desk concert. #musicsky
clppng.bandcamp.com/album/dead-c...
clppng.bandcamp.com/album/dead-c...
#AOTY Wren - "Black Rain Falls". I need to spend more time with this, but my first listens found more of the pensive UK sludge that I've liked on their past releases. #musicsky #metalsky
disciplesofwren.bandcamp.com/album/black-...
disciplesofwren.bandcamp.com/album/black-...
BLACK RAIN FALLS, by WREN
7 track album
disciplesofwren.bandcamp.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
#AOTY Wren - "Black Rain Falls". I need to spend more time with this, but my first listens found more of the pensive UK sludge that I've liked on their past releases. #musicsky #metalsky
disciplesofwren.bandcamp.com/album/black-...
disciplesofwren.bandcamp.com/album/black-...
I'm going to write a little blurb albums on my #AOTY list this year. Presented in order of when I discovered them (usually close to release). First, FACS "Wish Defense." More quality post-punk from Chicago. #musicsky #post-punk
wearefacs.bandcamp.com/album/wish-d...
wearefacs.bandcamp.com/album/wish-d...
Wish Defense, by FACS
7 track album
wearefacs.bandcamp.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I'm going to write a little blurb albums on my #AOTY list this year. Presented in order of when I discovered them (usually close to release). First, FACS "Wish Defense." More quality post-punk from Chicago. #musicsky #post-punk
wearefacs.bandcamp.com/album/wish-d...
wearefacs.bandcamp.com/album/wish-d...
Perseverance!! I didn't get it at first, but kept trying and listening and trying, and I am finally starting to see what everyone is talking about with "The Spiritual Sound." Ecstatic black metal indeed. #musicsky #metalsky
agriculturemusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-sp...
agriculturemusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-sp...
The Spiritual Sound, by Agriculture
10 track album
agriculturemusic.bandcamp.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Perseverance!! I didn't get it at first, but kept trying and listening and trying, and I am finally starting to see what everyone is talking about with "The Spiritual Sound." Ecstatic black metal indeed. #musicsky #metalsky
agriculturemusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-sp...
agriculturemusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-sp...
Here @nytimes.com I fixed this for you:
December 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Here @nytimes.com I fixed this for you:
#nowplaying Amsterdam enigma Ainsoph's "Affection & Vengeance," yet another excellent find from @treblezine.bsky.social year-end lists. Very cool, post-punk ambient black metal. I think I'm going to love this album.
#musicsky #metalsky
ainsophmusic.bandcamp.com/album/affect...
#musicsky #metalsky
ainsophmusic.bandcamp.com/album/affect...
Affection & Vengeance, by Ainsoph
8 track album
ainsophmusic.bandcamp.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
#nowplaying Amsterdam enigma Ainsoph's "Affection & Vengeance," yet another excellent find from @treblezine.bsky.social year-end lists. Very cool, post-punk ambient black metal. I think I'm going to love this album.
#musicsky #metalsky
ainsophmusic.bandcamp.com/album/affect...
#musicsky #metalsky
ainsophmusic.bandcamp.com/album/affect...
As always, @treblezine.bsky.social present an outstanding, comprehensive look at the year's best music across so many genres. More listening fodder!
#musicsky
#musicsky
December 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
As always, @treblezine.bsky.social present an outstanding, comprehensive look at the year's best music across so many genres. More listening fodder!
#musicsky
#musicsky
The hell we do! Who's got money to spend??
November 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The hell we do! Who's got money to spend??
OMG I forgot how good this song is. RIP Erik Wunder.
#metalsky #musicsky
profoundlorerecords.bandcamp.com/track/witherer
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profoundlorerecords.bandcamp.com/track/witherer
Witherer, by COBALT
from the album Eater Of Birds
profoundlorerecords.bandcamp.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
OMG I forgot how good this song is. RIP Erik Wunder.
#metalsky #musicsky
profoundlorerecords.bandcamp.com/track/witherer
#metalsky #musicsky
profoundlorerecords.bandcamp.com/track/witherer
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November 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Good god where does one even start with Blut aus Nord. What a massive catalog!
#musicsky #metalsky
blutausnord.bandcamp.com
#musicsky #metalsky
blutausnord.bandcamp.com
Blut Aus Nord
Theoricians of Insane Aestheticism
BLUT AUS NORD are creators of a hallucinogenic universe, erasing all preconceived ideas of Black Metal - and extreme music in general.
They redefine the rules...
blutausnord.bandcamp.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Good god where does one even start with Blut aus Nord. What a massive catalog!
#musicsky #metalsky
blutausnord.bandcamp.com
#musicsky #metalsky
blutausnord.bandcamp.com
I am currently obsessed with the Chat Pile/Hayden Pedigo album, specifically this song, am in danger of overplaying it:
#musicsky #metalsky
haydenpedigo.bandcamp.com/track/the-ma...
#musicsky #metalsky
haydenpedigo.bandcamp.com/track/the-ma...
The Matador, by Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo
from the album In The Earth Again
haydenpedigo.bandcamp.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I am currently obsessed with the Chat Pile/Hayden Pedigo album, specifically this song, am in danger of overplaying it:
#musicsky #metalsky
haydenpedigo.bandcamp.com/track/the-ma...
#musicsky #metalsky
haydenpedigo.bandcamp.com/track/the-ma...
Finally some good news to break up the doomscroll, via @treblezine.bsky.social: www.treblezine.com/converge-ann...
#metalsky #musicsky
#metalsky #musicsky
Converge announce new album Love Is Not Enough - Treble
Hear the title track
www.treblezine.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Finally some good news to break up the doomscroll, via @treblezine.bsky.social: www.treblezine.com/converge-ann...
#metalsky #musicsky
#metalsky #musicsky
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?