MUSIC FAVS

Adam Bosarge

Serene Instrumentals To Productivity Fugue State To

FAV SONG: blanked out

ADG7

also known as 악단광칠, ADG7 has a very fun mix of traditional korean music with contemporary musical sensibilities

definitely check out some of their live performances, they have such a charming stage presence!

FAV SONG: NOZA NOZA

Ado

i've never been into singing in my life, but whenever i listen to an Ado song im like "i need to take vocal lessons NOW!!!"

FAV SONG: Show

Akira Kosemura

if you need an album that's got the perfect Chill Beautiful Piano Melodies To Study To then boy do i have just the thing for you!

FAV SONG: Between The Trees

Alias Conrad Coldwood

Alias Conrad Coldwood is best known for composing the OFF soundtrack (which is, in fact, a huge banger) but he also releases some original tunes every once in a great while! according to the official upload "Crying Girls is a compilation of a few tracks I kept on my hard drive for the past ten years"

FAV SONG: Constructive Blues
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The Antlers

UUUGGGHHHH I LOVE THIS ALBUM SO MUCH...... moody! melancholy ambience! mournful wailing trumpets! it's got everything i love!! The Antlers are most known for Hospice (which is also a good album) but this album DOES something for me

FAV SONG: Revisited

As Tall as Lions

good solid indie rock. their early music sounded kind of generic, but they really started coming into their own with this album (and their previous album). thankfully they,,, broke up after this album,,,,,,, :')

FAV SONG: Circles

a.s.o.

weaving trip-hop in between the seams of these mellow, sometimes kinda unsettling vibes

FAV SONG: My Baby's Got It Out For Me

Black Dresses

cheeky electro-industrial-noise-pop-genre-genre about loneliness and self-loathing and how the world is scary but also.... i have my friends! ....and maybe that makes it all worth it!

FAV SONG: SCARED 2 DEATH

bo en

british weeb shit

FAV SONG: pale machine

Bohren & der Club of Gore

chill ambient piano jazz that really makes you Feel like a noir detective taking a long drag on their cigarette in the dead of night, gazing out the window down at their grimy, rainy city

FAV SONG: Ganz leise kommt die Nacht

Chouchou

gorgeous, quiet, contemplative soundscapes (there are some songs here that like to Party too). scintillating technology shuttled you to outerspace, but it has long since fallen away, leaving you to float amongst the splendor of the stars all alone

FAV SONG: LUNARIA

Clarence Clarity

random youtube comment: "This sounds like if the Backstreet Boys got addicted to huffing paint and locked themselves in a neon basement for two years living off of only freezer cheesecakes and dried apples"

FAV SONG: Those Who Can't, Cheat

Cuushe

listened to this album so much when i was writing essays in college. Extremely Chill Vibes, the songs have a sort of airy quality to them? music for looking out your window towards a distant, dilapidated city, a small pang of nostalgic melancholy flickering in your heart

FAV SONG: Airy Me

Death Grips

i approach you at a party, my arm brushing against yours, my breath crawling down your neck. "oh, so you like music?" i give a little chuckle. "well, im a bit of an musichead myself. now, there's this one artist that's real good, real visionary, you probably haven't heard of them." i begin pulling an album out of my polo shirt. "Death Grips? ever heard of them? you see, their album The Money Sto

FAV SONG: Hacker

Dirt Poor Robins

a concept musical broken up into three acts on three separate albums. REAL good singing and you got everything from Cheesy Musical Tunes to Wow That's A Fucking Banger. and no, i don't have any clue what the story of this musical is supposed to be, i simply vibe to it

FAV SONG: Maximilian Von Spee

ELECTROCUTICA

another one of those albums where im just like "uhhhh it's good music! trust me!"

it's interesting vocaloid bops that i like to vibe to, that's the level of commentary i can provide

FAV SONG: あめふるはこにわ

Evanescence

oh yeah babey now here's a Nostalgic Fav.
after all these years this album still goes hard, there's a haunting beauty to these orchestral metal tracks, and Amy Lee's voice injects it with gorgeous power

FAV SONG: Lithium

Glass Animals

i've enjoyed all of Glass Animals' albums, but ZABA is still king to me. it's a moody boppin Jungle Vibes album and sometimes it's got funny animal sounds

FAV SONG: Gooey

Gorillaz

we all know the Gorillaz at this point right??
those british VTubers sure can make some nice popular alt tunes. also Snoop Dogg is here

FAV SONG: Empire Ants (feat. Little Dragon)

Guppy

Guppy spontaneously emerged from the ether to give us one of the most banger Vocaloid albums of all time

FAV SONG: Nosebleeder

Hayley Westenra

i first heard Hayley Westenra while playing the OG Endless Ocean--her gorgeous, pure voice was the perfect backdrop for scuba diving amongst the fishies

FAV SONG: River of Dreams

Hiatus Kaiyote

submerges you in the border between Chill and Groovin, sinking down, down, down into a half-conscious trance

FAV SONG: Borderline with My Atoms

Hundred Waters

this album's hard for me to describe,,,, it's like walking thru a misty, alien forest enshrouded in a great yawning cavern, an ethereal vocalist lifting you up into the clouds

FAV SONG: Boreal

inabakumori

one of the very few Vocaloid producers who regularly uses Kaai Yuki. a lot of the songs got the same sort of chill-boppin vibe but it's a Good Vibe so we are thankful

FAV SONG: Lagtrain

Janelle Monáe

a continuation of Monáe's Metropolis concept series, which im the worst person to ask what it's about bc i don't usually really pay attention to lyrics in music LMAO please forgive me for my transgressions.
i simply enjoy these soul-jazz-gospel-funk-reggae-genre-genre tunes okay!!

FAV SONG: Q.U.E.E.N. (feat. Erykah Badu)

Jill Barber

obscenely french music

FAV SONG: La Javanaise

Kero Kero Bonito

Miss Bonito can make being british sound cute and pop-y and kitschy-charming and that is extremely powerful of her

FAV SONG: Lipslap

Kiichi

Kiichi is my peak Kinda Weird Kinda Edgy Vocaloid Bangers nostalgia

FAV SONG: Fluticasone

KikuoHana

im a big fan of Kikuo's Vocaloid music, but i decided to go with this album bc good god the mix of Kikuo's unique/unsettling soundscapes and Hanatan's powerful voice is intoxicating

FAV SONG: Owari Kigan

Kings of Convenience

obscenely chill easy listening. lay down, kick your legs up, drift away on the gentle strumming of guitar

FAV SONG: The Build Up

Knower

goofy shitpost of a band that makes some absolute electro-funky bangers

FAV SONG: BUTTS TITS MONEY

Laura Mvula

a lot of these songs give me Triumphant Happiness vibes

FAV SONG: Like the Morning Dew

Louis Cole

watch out im fuckin SCHMOOVIN over here!!!

FAV SONG: Weird Part of the Night

Low Roar

WHIPS ON MY HIPSTER GLASSES uhhhh i liked Low Roar before they were cool?? B^)

this is one of my All-Time Favorite Albums, my whole body sinks into its Winter-y Melancholic Ambience

FAV SONG: Patience

Machine Girl

EVERYTHING YOU STAND FOR jesus christ couldn't even fit the whole title

anyways i gotta be in a specific mood where i wanna have my brain scooped out by a spoon to listen to this album. perfect album for that. there are Many Sounds happening at Very Fast Intervals

FAV SONG: うずまき

Magdalena Bay

sugary smooth indie pop make my brain go brrrrr

lush production, smooth transitions, i am bopping in these pop soundscapes

FAV SONG: Hysterical Us

Massive Attack

crawling around grimy city streets at the dead of night encased in your claustrophobic sports car, unspeakable crimes poisoning your lips.
don't get caught

FAV SONG: Inertia Creeps

Mili

very solid indie pop, some songs having a bold mix of pop sensibilities and classical vibes that works Really Well. also the vocalist can sing in like three or four different languages?? quite frankly im terrified of their power

FAV SONG: world.search (you) ;

Mitchie M

extremely upbeat Vocaloid pop. Mitchie M is known for his god-tier tuning, Miku sounds so realistic she could reach thru my screen and kill me

FAV SONG: News 39

Mitski

first time i heard a Mitski song was actually a video edit of Garfield dancing to Nobody, so now whenever i hear that song im like Fuck It Up Garfield!!

FAV SONG: Washing Machine Heart

Mogwai

some good kinda-chill-sometimes post-rock chunes

FAV SONG: Take Me Somewhere Nice

muship

playful Vocaloid music that the producer describes as "dark kawaii" and, Yeah that's accurate

FAV SONG: Childhood

My Chemical Romance

WHEN I WAS! A YOUNG BOY! MY FATHER! TOOK ME INTO THE CITY! TO SEE A MARCHING BAND! HE SAID "SON WHEN! YOU GROW UP! WOULD YOU BE! THE SAVIOR OF THE BROKEN! THE BEATEN AND THE DAMNED!" HE SAID "WILL YOU! DEFEAT THEM! YOUR DEMONS! AND ALL THE NON-BELIEVERS! THE PLANS THAT THEY HAVE MADE! BECAUSE ONE DAY! I'LL LEAVE YOU! A PHANTOM! TO LEAD YOU IN

FAV SONG: The Sharpest Lives

THE NOVEMBERS

japanese shoegaze babey!! rock out!!!!

FAV SONG: 愛はなけなし

Ólafur Arnalds

chill, somber winter vibes. be careful not to fall asleep out in the snow

FAV SONG: Old Skin

ORESAMA

nu-disco that fuckin RIPS!!!! get up and groove!!
get funky!!!

FAV SONG: ワンダードライブ

PinocchioP

PinocchioP out here making some Good Vocaloid Pop Chunes

FAV SONG: Nee Nee Nee

Queens of the Stone Age

i grew up listening to some of their Hit Singles, which were mostly typical heavy rock for the time, but this later album's got a certain flavor to it that i find more tantalizing. album that makes you see a vampire out of the corner of your eye whenever you're not quite safe

FAV SONG: Keep Your Eyes Peeled

Red Velvet

i haven't actually listened to much kpop, but i imagine that kpop is the music equivalent of popping candy in your mouth

FAV SONG: All Right

The Reign of Kindo

baller jazzy indie rock that makes me wanna grab everyone i know and dance together in the street

FAV SONG: Help It

S. Carey

ah... this is pretty chill... i think i'll sit back for a moment and SNZZZZZZZZZZZZ

FAV SONG: Glass/Film

sasakure.UK

Vocaloid music that turns you into a tiny satellite floating thru space

FAV SONG: Patchwork Eden

Shanghai Restoration Project

very playful jazzy tunes featuring the dulcet tones of Zhang Le

(also listen to their other albums bc they all got their unique charms)

FAV SONG: Illusion of Me

Sheena Ringo & Neko Saito

the queen Sheena Ringo teamed up with conductor and violinist Neko Saito to brew up a banger album that's a cocktail of jazzy, orchestral, and electronic

FAV SONG: Hatsukoi Shoujo -"Firstlove" Singer-

Sheep, Dog & Wolf

bedroom recording but if you snuck in some instruments from your local high school band.
interesting rhythms, folksy harmonies, and a charming amount of audio crunch

FAV SONG: Egospect

ShibayanRecords

ShibayanRecords is such a powerhouse in the Touhou music scene, cranking out some of the best nu-disco and bossa nova to grace our ears. i like all of their TOHO BOSSA NOVA albums, 12 is just the one i've been spamming in particular at the time of writing this lmao

FAV SONG: ヴァンピールサボタージュ

Snowmine

sort of rock-ish indie pop with Tastey Winter Vibes! also that album art rips

FAV SONG: This One

Speak

really good indie synthpop! i don't have anything smart to say beyond that just listen to them!!

FAV SONG: Mystery Lights

Sufjan Stevens

Anthem of Autumn Depression.
gentle, contemplative strumming of guitar.
a voice near a whisper.
This Music Sure Can Sad

FAV SONG: Fourth of July

Sufjan Stevens, et al.

Sufjan Stevens, Nico Muhly, Bryce Dessner, and James McAlister come together to craft a sort of solar system space opera that shifts from one celestial body's presence to the next

FAV SONG: Jupiter

Tatsuro Yamashita

80s japanese city-pop pioneering legend!!
music that injects happiness directly into your veins that makes you get up and groove!!

FAV SONG: 土曜日の恋人

Tool

im a dad who's just sighted you wearing a Foo Fighters t-shirt at the family barbeque and i will walk over to inform you who is actually the best band of all time

FAV SONG: Schism

UNKLE

im super not articulate when talking about music, and this album especially is hard for me to say anything beyond "wow this is well produced and sounds preddy nice." idk it's good music!! just trust me on this one!!

FAV SONG: Cowboys or Indians

Wye Oak

a friend once described this album as "visiting an abandoned Atlantis and finding out it's a big shut down Wawa" and, yeah. i can't think of a more accurate way to describe it

FAV SONG: The Tower

Yoko Kanno

i told myself i wasn't going to add any soundtracks to this list but like. how could i Not add at least one Yoko Kanno Banger to the mix. the anime itself is Okay (upon rewatch i found the writing to be kinda lacking) but i could listen to this OST all day

FAV SONG: von

ミラクルミュージカル

this Musical may, in fact, be a Miracle
(i don't have anything smart to say beyond it's Good Music)

FAV SONG: White Ball

暁Records

Akatsuki Records is perhaps the most powerful Touhou music group out there. im absolutely smitten with Stack's singing, she has Powerful Gremlin Energies backed up by a genuinely really good voice. def recommend listening to a few songs, they do a variety of genres and they all got Energies (and it was really hard for me to choose only one song)

FAV SONG: Bloody Dancin' Party Night ~ Squeeze and Pop! ♥

潘PAN

ethereal chinese rap that sometimes chooses to relentlessly hunt you down thru a seedy, winding, flickering outerspace alleyway

FAV SONG: Humans Become Machines