AOTY list coming out of January:
1. only a shadow – immortal ebt
2. plastic death – glass beach
3. Hard Banger Lovers Vol. 1 – 4 – Gushy
4. People Who Aren’t There Anymore – Future Islands
5. Wall of Eyes – The Smile
6. Blue Raspberry – Katy Kirby— The Matt’s DeMello(-Nordmark) (@Marionmarooned) February 7, 2024
Supra-grateful to Matt DeMello for including Spirit Guide on his list of AOTY contenders from January! Give a listen to his latest – a reimagining of Abbey Road
And don’t forget – SG is out now via I Heart Noise (US), Mahorka (Bulgaria) and Wormhole World (UK). Physical edition from WW is sold out, though you can still cop a digital.
The rest of the list looks as follows
only a shadow – immortal ebt
plastic death – glass beach (Run for Cover)
Hard Banger Lovers Vol. 1 – 4 – Gushy
People Who Aren’t There Anymore – Future Islands (4AD)
Wall of Eyes – The Smile (XL Recordings)
Blue Raspberry – Katy Kirby (Anti-)
What an Enormous Room – TORRES (Merge)
Three Bells – Ty Segall (Drag City)