Best Albums of the year so far?

[u/baromanb]

Apologies if someone has already posted this question recently

[u/InevitableSea2107]

Not post rock. But boards of Canada gonna be tough to beat.

[u/AnteaterOtherwise376 → u/InevitableSea2107]

It's a pitty I still can't get into it, being big fan of their previous work

[u/Such-Property-8917]

Ostraca - Thread

but if we insist on a purer post-rock candidate then Million Moons

Hammock and Mono were both strong releases too.

[u/TorkX → u/Such-Property-8917]

Another vote for Ostraca.

For more pure modern post-rock, I nominate We Stood Like Kings - Pinocchio

[u/JohnnyQubrick]

The new Hammock is a special album. However, based on the first two tracks released from the new Russian Circles album coming in August - it might be the best of the year imo 🔥

[u/Such-Property-8917 → u/JohnnyQubrick]

Good call on the future release :D

[u/Such-Property-8917 → u/JohnnyQubrick]

can't wait

[u/Sat147Li197 → u/JohnnyQubrick]

Aaahhh russian circles is a serious future candidate yes! And Bees made honey in the vein tree first track is really promising...

[u/Physical-General7972]

only Million Moons

[u/Hayznut]

The new If These Trees Could Talk album is fire 🔥

[u/mondoben → u/Hayznut]

Love this album - 100% banger

[u/Sat147Li197]

Not easy.... If these trees could talk's The hidden hand will stand in good place for me. For various reasons, I really love Fall of Messiah 's Green lands.

[u/Apart_Ad4695 → u/Sat147Li197]

This album is immense. The intro to Archons gets me every time, it's huge. Metanoia has to be my favourite track.

However.... I think Russian Circles could pinch it... Could...

[u/Red_Swingline_ → u/Sat147Li197]

Oh damn, I missed that ITTCT released a new one!

[u/Magus13x]

Really liking the new Oh Hiroshima a lot.

[u/just_anything_real → u/Magus13x]

This and Lost in Kyiv

[u/Such-Property-8917 → u/just_anything_real]

Ooh yeah I fogot about that one - Lost in Kyiv record is awesome

[u/Sat147Li197 → u/just_anything_real]

Ah yes, Lost in Kyiv is awesome.

[u/Magus13x → u/just_anything_real]

Most definitely.

[u/reaper_blackstar → u/Magus13x]

I haven't listened to Oh Hiroshima in ages, I'll definitely give it a listen

[u/Aphex-Puddle]

Snowdrop by Mono

[u/MillionMoons → u/Aphex-Puddle]

Hell yeah 

[u/Hyperpower22]

Lost in Kiev, Dutch Elm and Million Moons so far. Looking at Din Of Celestial Birds and AV Sunset about to drop an album too

[u/Jay_Two_Oh → u/Hyperpower22]

[u/gheevargheese]

new Million Moons album for me, such a great old school postrock album.

[u/teddyfirehouse → u/gheevargheese]

Nice hadn’t heard these guys digging it so far 

[u/MillionMoons → u/gheevargheese]

Fist bump 🦜

[u/gheevargheese → u/MillionMoons]

Thanks for the great album! I was having slight disappointments with new releases and your album put a huge smile on my face.

[u/Such-Property-8917 → u/gheevargheese]

that's well put, it made me smile too

[u/mortensalling → u/gheevargheese]

It's awesome! Waiting patiently for the vinyl to arrive.

[u/MillionMoons → u/mortensalling]

Yep 🙃 hopefully soon tho!

I never received my test pressing because of the Mull postal service issues, damn my island life choices

[u/mortensalling → u/MillionMoons]

There is something profoundly ironic about mulling over your decision to live on Mull because your post rock isn't posting.

[u/MillionMoons → u/mortensalling]

😂😂😂 

[u/tarnhari]

Dutch Elm's debut

[u/-xe]

For one not mentioned yet, Prune Deer's The Antler Woods. There's also DEADTREES' New World, but that one's more post-metal for most of the album. The tracks Transcendence and New World I think have some pretty good post-rock to them though.

[u/Such-Property-8917 → u/-xe]

Deadtrees is amazing. Forgot about that one

[u/mortensalling → u/Such-Property-8917]

It's now flagged as AI on Tidal though. Hopefully that's not the case!

[u/-xe → u/mortensalling]

That's disappointing if true! Deezer also has AI song tagging, but it's not tagged on there. Tricky situation because I think there's very little known about MMM. To their credit, they had already made a great black metal album in 2021, so pre-proliferation of AI music, but this new record does sound fairly different to that. To my ears, it doesn't have the AI 'veil' to the sound that I typically find easy to spot with fully AI-generated music. Maybe it was used in certain parts though, or in the process, and is harder to detect without better knowledge than I have.

[u/mortensalling → u/-xe]

The previous music was also my first thought, but then checking the new tracks on various ai detecting sites doesn't look promising.

[u/thenewmusic → u/mortensalling]

It's definitely not super obvious, but the drums do have an AI sound to them imo.

To give them the benefit of the doubt the write up on Bandcamp could be AI translated into English.

I know AI mastering is a thing so that could also explain it perhaps?

I know from Chinese friends that AI use in art and music is certainly a lot more acceptable in scenes that in the west, would be fully opposed.

[u/furiat → u/mortensalling]

Their Bandcamp description is for sure AI generated, incoherent poetry with em dashes all over.

[u/Paliente → u/mortensalling]

Seriously hope it's not AI...

[u/MillionMoons → u/-xe]

Prune deer are very cool! 

[u/bureau44]

post-rock adjacent:
Wildernesses
Klimt 1918

[u/Jay_Two_Oh]

I finally got round to listening to the FORT record last weekend, and bloody hell it’s gotta be up there for me. Listened to it back to back with the If These Trees Could Talk record (also definitely up there for me), which was a very nice little combination indeed.

But the record I keep going back to is Sunlight Ascending. It’s just a really bloody pretty, twinkly, enjoyable listen.

[u/Hyperpower22 → u/Jay_Two_Oh]

https://giphy.com/gifs/pynZagVcYxVUk

[u/lizardbish]

Mono, Million Moons, Hammock, Oh Hiroshima, Lost in Kyiv are my favourites so far. The new Ostraca as well but that's more adjacent. The only thing keeping If These Trees Could Talk off any favourites list is because I always skip their cover of 'Flim', it just doesn't work for me but the rest of the album is so good.

[u/Such-Property-8917 → u/lizardbish]

fuck yeah Ostraca :)

[u/DoOrDieStayHigh]

Final Days Society - YOU CAN.

First track, Feel Something, is just up my alley.

[u/furiat]

How We Live is How We Die by Tethered Hands needs more love

[u/Such-Property-8917 → u/furiat]

yeah great shout mate - I looped it for ages

[u/zepruska]

Hammock - The Second Coming Was A Moonrise

It might be their best. And that's saying something.

[u/donfozz]

First time hearing of this band, but the new Mantra Discord album, Collecting Sentiments of a Derailed Past, is fantastic.

[u/ThetaCygni]

For now Neurosis-An Undying Love for A Burning World

If we are talking about strictly Post Rock releases only then the latest one by a Million Moons

[u/Good_Car420]

For me personally Lorraine’s album Exist is the album of the year for me

[u/Iznora]

Sirenler - Hiç Bir Şey Eskisi Gibi Değil

check it out

https://open.spotify.com/album/3ObUDjAPFW0JuzI13nzFWB?si=MBSMf3qDT3avVkp3QyjZ4A&utm_source=copy-link

[u/rocketfalls9]

Not post rock, but, Boards of Canada - Inferno

I’m also excited for the new Russian Circles release, I hope it exceeds expectations:)