Best Records of the Year 2020: 40-21

Later than ever, we know... but December (more hospital visits) has been pretty hectic, somewhat fitting this surreal year, finally vanishing. Yet the time has arrived to unveil our Best Records of 2020! Like we did last year, we have maintained the number of 40 for the albums listed, splitting the post in two. The only difference being the inclusion of EPs within the list (as we haven't had a lot of them among our favourites this season). Therefore, here are our mandatory albums, "in charge of" our soundtrack in this excruciating 2020, starting with the LPs ranging from 40 to 21. A stunning harvest despite the times, really deserving a listen! And stay tuned, the Top 20 will be online tomorrow!

40. Lifetime of Comedy- The Parson Red Heads
39. Jetstream Pony- Jetstream Pony
38. Horse- Holy Motors
37. All This Talking Gets Us Nowhere- The Buoys
36. Johnny- Lawn
35. Agitprop Alterna- Peel Dream Magazine
34. Heathers- Terry vs. Tori
33. Carefree Theatre- Surfer Blood
32. Never Not Together- Nada Surf
31. How Ill the World Is Ordered- Daniel Romano

30. A Hero’s Death- Fontaines D.C.
29. Muzz- Muzz
28. Plum- Widowspeak
27. Días Raros- Melenas
26. Jump Rope Gazers- The Beths
25. Disco Volador- The Orielles 
24. The Long Now- The Luxembourg Signal
23. Electric Songs- The Wolfhounds
22.The Scenic Route- Dropkick
21. Hypoluxo- Hypoluxo

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The Bloodbuzzed Jukebox Week 245

Whether you celebrate Halloween, La Castanyada, All Saints' Day or Day of the Dead, we are sure you need a soundtrack for this special days (a long weekend ahead), so here we are, ready to provide you a pretty stunning option thanks to our flamboyant latest TOP TEN JUKEBOX, full of exciting newcomers but also arresting surefires, including the comebacks of The Orielles, Woolen Men or Tacocat, plus the man himself: our beloved Matt Berninger. A lot to listen, as you can see. Have fun,  and remember to join us in our Soundcloud page!

Direct links to 2019 Jukebox playlists

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Best Records of the Year 2018

After our favorite EPs, now is time to move to their "big brothers". So, without any further delay, it's our pleasure to unveil our Best Records of 2018! Our 30 "mandatory" albums, many of them part of our personal soundtrack of the year, others recent discoveries that couldn't be highlighted enough. Never easy, but always a delightful task to do, we are particularly happy with our humble list for this year, as it somewhat balances consecrated artists, Blog favourites, plus our trademark bunch of emerging bands. In short, a fair summary of 2018 in music (the one that matters to us, at least) and for sure, a pretty stunning and varied collection of music proposals. Don't go very far away, 'cause we are finishing our best of the year songs... More soon!

30. Two Months In Ben Woolley's Room- Lachlan Denton
29. Algo Que Romper- Terrier
28. Birds Of America- Lake Ruth
27. Parallel Universe Blues- Papercuts
26. The Bluest Star- Free Cake for Every Creature
25. The Oddfellows Hall- The Ocean Party
24. We’re Not Talking- The Goon Sax
23. Ignore The Feeling- Rose Ette
22. Asunción- Sr. Chinarro
21. This Is Glue- Salad Boys
20. Silver Dollar Moment- The Orielles
19. Lush- Snail Mail
18. Sparkle Hard- Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
17. Longwave- Dropkick
16. Sunday Best- Martha Ffion
15. Songs Of Praise- Shame
14. Where We Were Together- Say Sue Me
13. Wanderer- Cat Power
12. Clean- Soccer Mommy
11. Future Me Hates Me- The Beths
10. Elastic Days- J. Mascis
9. God’s Favourite Customer- Father John Misty
8. Everything Sparks Joy- The Treasures of Mexico
7. Tú Siempre Ganas​- Hazte Lapón
6. And Nothing Hurts- Spiritualized
5. Snow Bound- The Chills
4. Young Scum- Young Scum
3. Wild Notion- Night Flowers
2. Hope Downs- Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
1. Historian- Lucy Dacus




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Best Records and EPs of the year 2018... so far

Time flies and we have passed the equator of this year, which means that it's time to unveil our 25 best records and EPs of the year so far! As in previous editions, the list appears in alphabetical order (the proper, ranked, final list arrives in December) including the bands & artists that have been blowing our minds & ears the most in the last six months*. We hope you like our selection (you know, this is a work in progress) and we recommend you to stay tuned because our favorite songs from this first half of 2018 will be unveiled soon.

All at Once- Screaming Females
Asunción- Sr. Chinarro
Birds of America- Lake Ruth
Clean- Soccer Mommy
Every Little Thought- Hurry
God’s Favourite Customer- Father John Misty
Historian- Lucy Dacus
Hope Downs- Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
Horology- Red Red Eyes
Longwave- Dropkick
Lost and Found- En Attendant Ana

Lush- Snail Mail
Maps- Soft Science
Ocala Wick- Gobbinjr
September Love- Stephen’s Shore
Silver Dollar Moment- The Orielles
Sugar & Spice- Hatchie
Sunday Best- Martha Ffion
The Yetis- The Yetis** 
This Is Glue- Salad Boys
Tú Siempre Ganas. Parte 1. La Vida Adulta (Instrucciones de Uso​)​- Hazte Lapón
Where We Were Together- Say Sue Me
Wild Notion- Night Flowers
Years- Sun June
Vessel- Frankie Cosmos

More lists? Click on the years to check our 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 selections!

* the list comprises releases from January to June 2018
** although it was originally released in 2014, we have included it here as we have discovered them thanks to the 2018 re-release by our friends at Discos de Kirlian

The Bloodbuzzed Jukebox Week 178

Last week of February and the amount of exciting tunes keeps going steady into our radar (a.k.a known as inbox & ears), as you have the chance to see for yourselves in our latest TOP TEN Jukebox. We have killer pieces from heavily anticipated albums "dropping" just now, like the ones by The Orielles (get funky!), Screaming Females and Ought, plus the stunning new single by our dear Linda Guilala, alongside the usual dose of promising newcomers. All ready to join you in your weekend "adventures". And remember, all tunes are available at our Soundcloud. (Join Us!)

Direct links to 2018 Jukebox playlists

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Best Songs of the Year 2017: 25-1

We made it, here's the final round of our Best Songs of the Year! The last 25 songs of our particular list, one that ranges from consecrated artists and supergroups to rising bands, without forgetting most beloved comebacks and Blog favourites. We encourage you to listen the Spotify playlist below, the songs deserve it. And we do hope you have enjoyed this 'musical tour' as much as we have done preparing it. We are taking some days off starting tomorrow, along with the music, we wish you Happy holidays and New Year. See you in 2018!   

25. The Orielles- Sugar Tastes Like Salt
24. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever- Julie’s Place
23. Milk Teddy- Rock‘n’Roll Cretin
22. Land of Talk- This Tim
21. Spinning Coin - Raining on Hope Street
20. Mick Trouble- Second Offence
19. Kurt Vile & Courtney Barnett- Over Everything
18. Jeremy Neale- Small Talk
17. Aldous Harding- Imagining My Man
16. Rose Elinor Dougall- Colour of Water
15. Sea Blite- Cerulean
14. U2- Red Flag Day
13. The War on Drugs- Holding On
12. Hater- Mental Haven
11. Cayetana- Mesa
10. Last Leaves- The World We Had
9. The Bats- Rooftops
8. Real Estate- Darling
7. Danny de la Matyr-Lines
6. The Luxembourg Signal- Laura Palmer
5. The National- Day I Die
4. Hurray for the Riff Raff- Pa’lante
3. Protomartyr- A Private Understanding
2. Alvvays- In Undertow
1. Filthy Friends- Any Kind Of Crowd

Best Songs of the Year 2017...so far

As promised, here’s our list with our best songs of 2017 to date! This year, as the "tune harvest" is excellent so far, we have had to expand the playlist from our usual 30 to 40. That is the only change, with the rest of the ‘rules’ remaining the same: alphabetical order, as the proper rank is in December, all songs released during 2017, and just one tune per group. You can enjoy all of them on the Spotify playlist below. Hope you like it, we believe it's a great soundtrack of this nearly past six months!

Afghan Whigs - Demon in Profile

Aldous Harding - Imagining my Man

Algiers - The Underside of Power

Amber Arcades - It changes

Big Thief - Shark Smile

Cayetana - Am I Dead Yet?

Chemtrails - Deranged

Cosmen Adelaida - Contra la Pared

Danny de la Matyr -Lines

Fazerdaze - Lucky girl

Filthy Friends - Any Kind of Crowd

Hater - Mental Haven

Hurray for the Riff Raff - Pa’lante

Jay Som - 1 Billion Dogs

Land of Talk - This Time

LCD Soundsystem - Call the Police

Los Planetas - Espíritu Olímpico

Lunch Ladies - Love Is Overrated

Marika Hackman - My Lover Cindy

Mark Lanegan -Beehive

Real Estate - Darling

Renaldo & Clara - Sense Voler

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Julie’s Place

Rose Elinor Dougall - Colour of Water

Slowdive - Star Roving

Spinning Coin - Raining on Hope Street

The Bats - Rooftops

The Big Moon - Sucker

The Districts - If Before I Wake

The Luxembourg Signal - Laura Palmer

The Molochs - No More Cryin'

The National - The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness

The Orielles - Sugar Tastes Like Salt

The Popguns - So Long

The Stammer - Over & Over

The Stevens - Chancer

Tim Darcy - Tall Glass of Water

Vagabon - The Embers

We.the Pigs - Go Away

Zuzu - What You Want

And if you want to check the previous years, click on 2011,2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 selections!

The Bloodbuzzed Jukebox Week 143 (Wales Goes Pop Special!)

As we enthusiastically announced before, we are heading to the Wales Goes Pop this weekend! We are so excited about it that we have decided to prepare a special version of our weekly Jukebox with some of the bands and artists we are going to enjoy in Cardiff. Names we have been dying to see live finally, like Honeyblood, Joanna Gruesome or Martha Ffion, bands we are devoted of, as Fear of Men, Linda Guilala or The School, and many "most promising discoveries" like Winter Coat, Sacred Paws or Neurotic Fiction. So, you really have a lot to listen! Have a really nice weekend and remember, all songs are available at our special Spotify playlist. (Join Us!). Wales awaits us!!

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Best EPs of the Year 2016

Almost mid-December, so it's about time to start thinking about holidays, New Year's resolutions and, of course, best of the year lists! So honouring one of our most beloved traditions, we are going to unveil our favourite EPs, records, concerts, books and songs of 2016. Don't take it too seriously, of course, just as a way to pay our humble tribute to the bands & artists & reads that have blown our minds during the past months. So, let's begin with our best EPs (no singles, only releases between 3 to 6 songs), a format that regularly provides us so many gems. Check it out and stay tuned!

15. Actor​/​Actress- Fascinations Grand Chorus
14. Justo y Necesario- Apartamentos Acapulco
13. Hoops- Hoops
12. Séance for Something- Pale Lights
11. Terry vs Tori- Terry vs Tori

10. Year of the Rabbit- Eskimeaux

9. Red Returns- Desario

8. Blind Spot- Lush

7. Jobin- The Orielles

6. We. the Pigs- We. the Pigs

5. WALL- WALL

4. Breaker- Phosphene

3. Canciones Populistas- Nacho Vegas*

2. Never Going Home- Hazel English

1. Zona- Young Scum

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* Note: Technically speaking, 'Canciones Populares' by Nacho Vegas came out digitally on December 2015. But as the physical release arrived this past January, when I heard it for the first time, it has been included (love it too much not do it).

Discoverer 142: new indie findings

And being the Sunday after the riot grrrl day, we have decided to choose the trio of new proposals in our discoverer series accordingly, so enjoy, and don't forget: girls to the front!

Tacocat. The trip had to start in Seattle, Washington. This quartet was born in 2007 after Longview's Safeway co-workers Lelah Maupin & Eric Randall, drummer and guitarist of the band, discovered they had a music bound. Then Randall met bassist Bree McKenna while his band was practicing in the basement of the punk house she lived in, while Maupin met Emily Nokes in a graphic design class. First releases arrived in 2009 in the form of DIY tour tape 'Frenching and Foodstamps', a split 7" with Ghost Mice and their participation on the riot grrrl 12'' 'This is Happening Without Your Permission'. In 2010 came debut album 'Shame Spiral', plus another tour tape, 'OMG', followed a year later by EP 'Woman's Day', after which got signed by Hardly Art, releasing second EP 'Take Me to Your Dealer' in 2012. But the leap forward arrived in 2014 with sophomore LP 'NVM', hailed by critics and audiences along the States. And now 'Lost Time', Tacocat's third album, plus recording the theme song for the Powerpuff Girls reboot, are here. Joyous pop-punk with a knack for melodies and powerful chord-riven tunes, leaded by Nokes killer vocals, delivering humorous punches to the patriarchal society or just having fun riding into the absurd of this pop culture choking age. Brightest bite.

Personal Best. We move to Portsmouth, UK to meet this now quartet, that were originally a trio assembled around 2013 and featuring members of Caves, Attack! Vipers! and Bedford Falls. With first release arriving in March 2014 in the form of 'The Lovin' 12" EP out via Specialist Subject Records. Built from debut and recorded late that same year in mid-Wales, in March 2015 came album 'Arnos Vale', with the band touring since then. Power-pop with hints of punk, fueled by fuzz & urgency as much as melodies, recalling the 90s and beloved names as The Breeders, Sugar or The Posies. But what makes Personal Best memorable is the undeniable sense of honesty and joy this tunes bring to the listener. Do not miss them.

The Orielles. And we end in Halifax, UK with this unbelievably young trio (almost under age) formed in 2012 by sisters Esme and Sidonie Hand-Halford plus schoolmate Henry Carlyle Wade. Formerly named the Oreoh!s in 2013 they released debut EP 'Sunny Daze/Sleepless Nights', followed by 'Hindering Waves' EP a year later, first under their current moniker, after which they started to make some buzz thanks to securing supporting slots from bands such as Honeyblood, PINS, The Primitives and The Lovely Eggs, to name a few. After the cassingle 'Yawn' in Autumn 2014, in April 2015 arrived the self-released 7" ‘Space Doubt’. Now they are back with the new EP 'Jobin', out via Art Is Hard Records. Inventive, carefree surf-rock, full on sun-soaked melodies and instantly catchy melodies that hide a punch. Contagious teen spirit.

The Bloodbuzzed Jukebox Week 96

Spring has arrived, and next months are full of exciting gigs, activities, reads and high hopes, so this TOP TEN Jukebox had to be pretty amazing in order to kick out this promising period as it deserves. And we can happily guarantee you it is. Plenty of terrific bands to discover, with fascinating tunes you won't be able to get out of your head, like the shoegaze gem from Soft Wounds, or the voyage into the land of magic commanded by Prince Rama, or the jangle-pop bliss of Dream Boys, just to name three... Enjoy and remember: all songs are listed at our Soundcloud page (Join Us!).

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Back to our regular posts after Christmas, and we do it so with the first round of our TOP TEN playlist series! Exciting comebacks, leaded by my dear Rose Elinor Dougall, and many new discoveries, several hailing from down under. As always, the playlist is also available at our Blog's soundcloud page.

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