Spirit Adrift – Infinite Illumination (20 Buck Spin)
Their sixth, final and best album circles back to doom and gloom.
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#festerslucky13 #spiritadrift #doommetal #heavymetal #6albumrun #musicsky
Truckfighters – Masterflow (Fuzzorama)
Swedish fuzz rockers’ triumphant return after a decade gap.
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#festerslucky13 #truckfighters #heavypsych #fuzz #musicsky
"My god, it's full of RIFFS."
Big release day for two of my favorite bands, both releasing the all-important album #6. Spirit Adrift & Truckfighters!
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Full reviews on both when I get more deep listening time.
Revisiting favorite albums that are 40 years old this year.
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#festerslucky13 #aoty1986 #musicsky
Books: 1986
Neon poetry of gritty lowlifes battling corporate feudalism in a three-thread narrative. AI is starting to resemble vodou loa, and Gibson’s rich prose is evolving right along with the characters.
#books1986 #WilliamGibson #TheSprawl #festerslucky13
Movies: 1986
A blacker than black comedy and indie thriller.
#movies1986 #festerslucky13 #bluevelvet #somethingwild #davidlynch #JonathanDemme
1. The Chameleons – Strange Times
Towering, crystalline cathedrals of sound that reveal new reflections on every listen.
#festerslucky13 #aoty1986 #chameleons #postpunk #dreampop #goth #musicsky
2. The Feelies – The Good Earth
Second album had a pastoral, early autumn feel with more jangly, acoustic guitars. The most passionate centerpiece is “Slipping (Into Something).”
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#festerslucky13 #aoty1986 #feelies #janglepop #indiepop #hoboken #musicsky
3. Metallica – Master of Puppets
The best sound, performance, execution, and a cohesive narrative flow. The youthful rawness is replaced by a polished majesty, particularly on the title track and Cliff's "Orion."
#festerslucky13 #aoty1986 #metallica #thrashmetal #progmetal #heavymetal #musicsky
4. Slayer – Reign In Blood
Honed their sound on album three into a powerful bludgeoning. Groundbreaking speed, "Angel of Death" and "Raining Blood" I'm getting verklempt . . . FUCKING SLAYER!!! \../
#festerslucky13 #aoty1986 #xtc #slayer #thrashmetal #deathmetal #musicsky
5. XTC – Skylarking
Their most lush, cohesive and unique statement. It was my entrypoint to their catalogue. Stunning.
#festerslucky13 #aoty1986 #xtc #psychpop #chamberpop #sunshinepop #musicsky
6. The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead
No one else could make teenage fear and insecurity sound so sweepingly romantic. But then, no one else had Johnny Marr to provide guitar.
#festerslucky13 #aoty1986 #smiths #janglepop #indiepop #postpunk #musicsky
7. The Church – Heyday
Sydney band made a big leap forward on fourth album, more orchestral and guitar heavy, it was their masterpiece, pointing toward their future as a key influence on dream pop.
#festerslucky13 #aoty1986 #church #postpunk #psych #janglepop #musicsky
8. Easterhouse – Contenders
A brilliant mix of post-punk, jangle pop and fiery lefty political rage. Their debut came out the same day as their labelmates The Smiths, and ended up being overlooked by everyone.
#festerslucky13 #aoty1986 #easterhouse #postpunk #newwave #janglepop #bigmusic #musicsky
9. The Woodentops – Giant
Bits of Suicide,Talking Heads, XTC, Bunnymen and the frenetic rhythms of The Feelies, all treated with acoustic folk, twisted with other instrumentation like marimbas. A lost classic.
#festerslucky13 #aoty1986 #woodentops #janglepop #c86 #indiepop #newwave #musicsky
10. Agent Orange – This Is The Voice
Wildly colorful blend of psychedelic punk and surf with just a bit of driving, metallic edge. A needle drop of "Fire in the Rain" or "Tearing Me Apart" would change lives.
#festerslucky13 #aoty1986 #agentorange #punk #post-punk #altrock #surfpunk #musicsky
11. Screaming Blue Messiahs – Gun-Shy
Wall of sound punk blues, a torrid fever dream about assassination, serial killers and creepy invitations to play in the woods.
#festerslucky13 #aoty1986 #screamingbluemessiahs #altrock #bluespunk #psychobilly #cowpunk #musicsky
12. Hunters & Collectors – Human Frailty
Sweaty muscle shirt-wearing former punks bellow songs filled with romantic yearning and emotional vulnerability. Stellar breakup/makeup album.
#festerslucky13 #aoty1986 #hunters&collectors #altrock #bigmusic #postpunk #musicsky
13. R.E.M. – Lifes Rich Pageant
Crisp, rockier production, Michael Stipe enunciating properly for the first time. It's top heavy, with the best tracks the first three, "Begin the Begin," "These Days" and "Fall on Me."
#festerslucky13 #aoty1986 #r.e.m. #janglepop #altrock #folkrock #musicsky
14. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Your Funeral . . . My Trial
The start of his journey from smarmy junkie devil to Cohenesque poet-crooner and benevolent goth Oprah." Choon: "The Carny."
#festerslucky13 #aoty1986 #nickcaveandthebadseeds #goth #postpunk #darkcabaret #punkblues #garagenoir #musicsky
15. Talk Talk – The Colour Of Spring
Progressing beyond mere synthpop/new wave, their third album is a progressive sophisti-pop classic.
#festerslucky13 #aoty1986 #talktalk #artpop #newwave #progpop #sophistipop #musicsky
16. The The – Infected
A complex, sophisticated album, and Matt Johnson’s rawest, most energetic work.
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#festerslucky13 #aoty1986 #thethe #artpop #synthpop #postpunk #newwave #musicsky
17. Siouxsie & The Banshees – Tinderbox
Key influencers of goth with their most balanced production, sounding both muscular and ethereal. Prime psychedelic post-punk, classic Siouxsie.
#festerslucky13 #aoty1986 #siouxsieandthebanshees #postpunk #psych #musicsky
18. Throwing Muses – Throwing Muses
Stunningly original debut of feral beauty and dreamy savagery. So primordial it remains a bit of a lost classic.
#festerslucky13 #aoty1986 #throwingmuses #postpunk #indie #4ad #musicsky
19. Shriekback – Big Night Music
Supergroup at their peak. Shimmering, delicate, multi-colored psychedelic gem, organic yet still polished sounds that serve the dreamscape rather than the dancefloor.
#festerslucky13 #aoty1986 #shriekback #newwave #psych #artpop #sophisti-pop #funk #musicsky
Ranking the Oscar Nominees
Join team Fast ‘n’ Bulbous and Submit Your Ballot for your predictions. Winner within team FnB gets a prize!
This is the first year in a long time that I’ve seen all the best picture nominees.
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#Oscars #AcademyAwards
21. Big Black – Atomizer
Like a blowtorch to the face, Albini boils down his misanthropy into a series of terse, fictional vignettes into the American underbelly.
#festerslucky13 #aoty1986 #bigblack #posthardcore #noise #industrial #postpunk #musicsky
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