Albums of the month

[sheffinghell]

Plenty of good stuff this month. Very difficult choice, but I'm going with some of those I've listened to most (the sunny weather may also have been influential)...

 

1. The Coral - 388

2. Kurt Vile - Philadelphia's Been Good to Me

3. The Lemon Twigs - Look For Your Mind!

 

Others I've been enjoying... Laurie Anderson's live album, Broken Social Scene, Pigeon, The Black Keys, etc

[Don1]

May

 

1. Josiah and The Bonnevilles - As Is

2. Kurt Vile - Philadelphia’s Been Good To Me

3. The Coral - 388

[BoogiemanCam]

May
1. Cocanha - Flame Folclore

2. Pigeon - Outtanational

3. Genesis Owusu - Redstar Wu and the Worldwide Scourge

[PDAD]

1. Kevin Morby - Little Wide Open 

2. feeble little horse - bitknot

3. Genesis Owusu - Redstar Wu and the Worldwide Scourge 

 

Decent month though - Kurt Vile and Ed O'Brien would have been top 3 most months 

[PDAD]

15 voters in May, 31 different albums voted for with 12 different albums receiving a '1st place' vote.... 

 

Joint 3rd Place (5 Points) 

 

Pigeon - OUTTANATIONAL

 

 

Pigeon - OUTTANATIONAL - Reviews - Album of The Year

 

 

 

 

The Coral - 388 

 

 

The Coral - 388 - Reviews - Album of The Year

 

 

 

 

 

2nd Place (7 Points)

 

Kurt Vile - Philadelphia's been good to me 

 

 

Kurt Vile - Philadelphia's been good to me - Reviews - Album of The Year

 

 

 

 

 

1st Place (12 Points)

 

Kevin Morby - Little Wide Open 

 

 

Kevin Morby - Little Wide Open - Reviews - Album of The Year

 

 

[PDAD]

On 02/04/2026 at 12:46, tjamest said:

Johny Blue Skies could have been up there for me but only got a chance to lusten to it once before it was taken down from YouTube 

It's up on streaming now 😎
 

 

[Toilet Duck]

Absolutely loving the new one from Kurt Vile...been trying to decide on the new DCFC one since it came out. Not fully doing it for me yet though...

[PDAD]

23 minutes ago, Toilet Duck said:

Absolutely loving the new one from Kurt Vile...been trying to decide on the new DCFC one since it came out. Not fully doing it for me yet though...

Yeah Kurt Vile keeps growing on me more and more. DCFC I found solid enough but relatively forgettable unfortunately.

[TheSheriff]

June has been a funny old month, some albums didn’t live up to expectations, while I had low expectations for the ones that went on to make my top 3

 

1, Olivia Rodrigo - you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love

2, Willow Avalon - Pink Pocket Pistol

3, Jalen Ngonda - Doctrine of Love

[PDAD]

Overall probably the most packed month this year for me... 

 

1) Trooper Salute - 友達がいました
2) Las Robertas - All We Need is Now

3) Chanel Beads - Your Day Will Come 

[fatishman]

1. Jon Spencer - Songs of Personal Loss and Protest

2. Ed O'Brien - Blue Morpho

3. Dead Pioneers - Wagon Burner

[Ben7amin_]

1 - Modest Mouse - An Eraser & A Maze

2 - Digitalism - Optimism 

3 - Death Cab For Cutie - I Built You A Tower

 

Yes apparently this month it was 2004 

[Acid_Haze]

June was a bit quieter for me on the new album front.

1. Olivia Rodrigo - you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love

2. Vince Staples - Cry Baby

3. Tara Clerkin Trio - Somewhere Good

[BoogiemanCam]

1. SLIFT - Fantasia
2. Ed O'Brien - Blue Morpho

3. Vince Staples - Cry Baby

[Spindles]

I wish I had the staying power of you folks for checking out so many new albums every month.

 

Just a vote for Liv, the only new record I've played in June 😞

[Don1]

1. Vince Staples - Cry Baby

2. Overpass - Elsewhere, Always

3. Welcomer - Calendars 

[fantomas]

June:

1. Warning - Rituals of Shame

2. Olivia Rodrigo - You Seem Pretty Sad…

3. Brutalismus 3000 - Harmony

 

Also liked Swords2 - ivxfs2, that was pretty decent, and I just listened to that Trooper Salute album above, which may grow on me.

[sheffinghell]

Nothing blew my socks off this month, but the following have all had multiple listens...

 

1. Swim Deep - Hum

2. The Hanging Stars - Just a Day

3. Graham Coxon - Castle Park

[TiZuff]

Twisted Teens - Florida Water Blues
Charlie xcx - Music Fashion Film
Nia Archives - Emotional Jungalist

[Ben7amin_]

1 - Mary In The Junkyard - Role Model Hermit

2 - Nia Archives - Emotional Junglist

3 - Yard Act - Your Gonna Need A Little Music 

[BoogiemanCam]

1 - Mock Media - Rat Bastard

2 - Maquina - Body Transmission

3 - Mary in the Junkyard - Role Model Hermit

 

Honourable mentions to The Hu - Hun, Madonna - Confessions II, and Swapmeet - Mount Zero for also being solid.

 

Sadly, really didn't connect with the new Yard Act, a real shame as loved their last two albums and thought this one would be a shoe-in for AOTM, but felt it was a bit too generic..