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Pride 2021 playlist

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Captn
Published: June 29, 2021

Let’s celebrate Pride Month with a curated playlist of 50+ 2021 tracks by LGBTQIA+ artists: singer-songwriter, indie pop, synth pop, folk, indie rock, R&B, soul, hip hop, electro, ambient, modern classical, experimental, …

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2yJWSxAQU3jPYag0acflGd

https://www.deezer.com/fr/playlist/9224762982

2021 Pride playlist by Goodmornincaptn

  1. Emily Ritz (US) – “Door Watcher”, from ‘In Love Alone’, out now (self-released)
  2. Indigo Sparke (AUS) – “Baby”, from ‘Echo’, out on Sacred Bones Records
  3. Chris Garneau (US) – “The Kind”, from ‘The Kind’, out on The Orchard
  4. Arlo Parks (UK) – “Hurt”, from ‘Collapsed In Sunbeams’, out on Transgressive Records
  5. Albertine Sarges (DE) – “Stille”, from ‘The Sticky Fingers’, out on Moshi Moshi
  6. Lauren Auder (UK) – “Animal”, from ‘5 Songs for the Dysphoric’, out on True Panther Records / Harvest Records
  7. Dax Pierson (US) – “I Slay The Pain”, from ‘Never Bumps (A Queer Divine Disappointment)’, out on Dark Entries Records
  8. Mansfield.Tya (FR) – “Ni morte ni connue”, from ‘Monument ordinaire’, out on Warrior Records
  9. Perfume Genius (US) – “Your Body Changes Everything – Boy Harsher Remix”, from ‘IMMEDIATELY Remixed’, out on Matador Records
  10. Rituals Of Mine (US) – “Come Around Me – Baltra Remix”, from ‘Hype Nostalgia Remixes’ EP, out on Carpark Records
  11. John Grant (US) – “Rhetorical Figure”, from ‘Boy From Michigan’, out on Bella Union / Partisan Records
  12. Loraine James (UK) – “Running Like That” feat. Eden Samara, from ‘Reflection’, out on Hyperdub
  13. St Vincent (US) – “Candy Darling”, from ‘Daddy’s Home’, out on Loma Vista
  14. La Reine Garçon (FR) – “Accepte-toi”, from ‘La Reine Garçon’, out on La Grange aux Belles / Microcultures / Modulor
  15. yes/and (US) – “Centered Shell”, from ‘yes/and’, out July 23rd on Driftless Recordings
  16. Becca Mancari (US) – “First Time (Acoustic)”, from ‘Juniata’, out on Captured Tracks
  17. Anjimile (US) – “Maker (Refraction)” feat. Sasami, from ‘Reunion’, out on Father/Daughter Records
  18. Kele (UK) – “Smalltown Boy” (Bronski Beat cover), from ‘The Waves Pt. 1′, out on Kola
  19. Orville Peck (CA) – “Born This Way – The Country Road” (Lady Gaga cover), from ‘Born This Way Reimagined’ (10th anniversary edition), out on Columbia Records / Interscope Records
  20. E.R. Jurken (US) – “Colonels Of The Morning”, from ‘I Stand Corrected’, out on Drag City
  21. Bachelor (US) – “Anything At All”, from ‘Doomin’ Sun’, out on Polyvinyl / Milk Records / Lucky Number Limited
  22. Adult Mom (US) – “Sober”, from ‘Driver’, out on Epitaph Records
  23. Claud (US) – “Guard Down”, from ‘Super Monster’, out on Saddest Factory Records
  24. Lucy Dacus (US) – “Hot & Heavy”, from ‘Home Video’, out on Matador Records
  25. Jenn Champion & Oyster Kids (US) – “Love Nobody”, from ‘Love Nobody’ EP, out on Hardly Art
  26. TiKA [] (CA) – “Bless Me Down”, from ‘Anywhere But Here’, out on Next Door
  27. Rostam (US) – “From The Back Of A Cab”, from ‘Changephobia’, out on Matsor Projects
  28. Serpentwithfeet (US) – “Fellowship”, from ‘Deacon’, out on Secretly Canadian
  29. Tune-Yards (US) – “Hypnotized”, from ‘Sketchy’, out on 4AD
  30. Xiu Xiu (US) – “Knock Out” feat Alice Bag, from ‘Oh No’, out on Polyvinyl
  31. Kìzis (CA) – “There Is Only Love In My Heart”, from ‘Tidibàbide / Turn’, out on Tin Angel Records
  32. June Jones (AUS) – “Therapy”, from ‘Leafcutter’, out on Emotion Punk
  33. Hand Habits (US) – “4th Of July”, from ‘Dirt’ EP, out on Saddle Creek
  34. Jodi (US) – “Go Slowly”, from ‘Blue Heron’, out July 16th on Sooper Records
  35. Clever Girls (US) – “Saturn”, from ‘Constellations’, out on Egghunt Records
  36. Julien Baker (US) – “Hardline”, from ‘Little Oblivions’, out on Matador Records
  37. Torres (US) – “Don’t Go Puttin Wishes In My Head”, from ‘Thirstier’, out July 30th on Merge Records
  38. Sleater-Kinney (US) – “Worry With You”, from ‘Path of Wellness’, out on Mom+Pop
  39. Ani DiFranco (US) – “Revolutionary Love”, from ‘Revolutionary Love’, out on Righteous Babe Records
  40. Vagabon (US) – “Reason To Believe” (Tim Hardin cover) feat. Courtney Barnett, 7’’ out on Nonesuch Records
  41. Lawrence Rothman (US) – “Breathe” feat. Caroline Rose, from ‘Good Morning, America’, out July 16th on KRO Records
  42. Home Is Where (US) – “L Ron Hubbard Was Way Cool”, from ‘I Became Birds’, out on Knifepunch
  43. Ethel Cain (US) – “Crush”, from ‘Inbred’, out on Daughters of Cain
  44. Hey, King (US) – “Hald Alive”, from ‘Hey, King’, out on Anti- Records
  45. Mykki Blanco (US) – “Fuck Your Choices”, from ‘Broken Hearts & Beauty Sleep’, out on Transgressive
  46. Rebecca Black (US) – “Girlfriend”, from ‘Rebecca Black Was Here’, out now (self-released)
  47. Yves Tumor (US) – “Jackie”, single out on Warp Records
  48. Backxwash (CA) – “I Lie Here Buried With My Rings And My Dresses”, from ‘I Lie Here Buried With My Rings and My Dresses’, out on Ugly Hag Records
  49. Wild Up (US) – “Femenine: No. 2, Unison”, from ‘Julius Eastman Vol. 1: Femenine’, out on New Amsterdam Records
  50. Arca & Oliver Coates (VZ / UK) – “Madre”, from ‘Madre’ EP out on XL Recordings
  51. Alex Somers (US) – “Weeping Willow”, from ‘Siblings’, out on Krunk
  52. Yann Novak (US) – “A Biochemical Cascade”, from ‘Lifeblood of Light and Rapture’, out July 2nd on Room40
  53. Green-House (US) – “Find Home”, from ‘Music for Living Spaces’, out on Leaving

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Top 20 albums of 2020 as selfies + Top 150 playlist

By
Captn
Published: March 3, 2021

In lieu of our usual collage, here are our 20 favorite albums of 2020 with their cover artwork recreated as selfies at home during lockdown. Follows a 10 hour playlist curated from our 150 favorite records of the year (including a couple EPs), available on Spotify, Deezer or YouTube, with the full list down below.

Hope you might find at least a couple hidden gems to add to your own favorites. Enjoy the music, and follow us on either streaming platform for more playlists, and on Instagram @albumcovergirl for more recreated covers of iconic albums, old and new, and regular content on new music releases.


Covers of the top 20 albums of 2020 revisited as lockdown selfportraits by Albumcovergirl / ©GoodMorninCaptn

Covers of the top 20 albums of 2020 revisited as lockdown selfportraits by Albumcovergirl / ©GoodMorninCaptn

Or stream / watch the playlist via YouTube, with videos whenever available

All links in the list below directly point towards the respective album page on Bandcamp when available, or the label or artist official online store, so that you can easily stream, download or order them to support the artists. (only first 100 links added for now; remaining 50 to be progressively completed within the coming days)

  1. Fiona Apple – Fetch the Bolt Cutters (Epic Records, US)
  2. Lyra Pramuk – Fountain (Bedroom Community, US / DE)
  3. Eartheater – Phoenix: Flames Are Dew Upon My Skin (PAN, US)
  4. Thanya Iyer – Kind (Topshelf Records, CA)
  5. Perfume Genius – Set My Heart On Fire Immediately (Matador, US)
  6. Torres – Silver Tongue (Merge Records, US)
  7. Adrianne Lenker – Songs + Instrumentals (4AD, US)
  8. Moses Sumney – Græ (Jagjaguwar, US)
  9. Johanna Warren – Chaotic Good (Wax Nine / Carpark Records, US)
  10. Douglas Dare – Milkteeth (Erased Tapes, UK)
  11. Lido Pimienta – Miss Colombia (Anti- Records, CO / CA)
  12. Tenci – My Heart is an Open Field (Keeled Scales, US)
  13. Sevdaliza – Shabrang (Twisted Elegance, IR / NL)
  14. Hania Rani – Home (Gondwana Records, PL)
  15. Zebra Katz – Less Is Moor (ZFK Records, US)
  16. Kelly Lee Owens – Inner Song (Smalltown Supersound, UK)
  17. Nnamdï – Brat (Sooper Records, US)
  18. Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher (Dead Oceans, US)
  19. Dana Gavanski – Yesterday Is Gone (Full Time Hobby / Ba Da Bing!, CA)
  20. Sufjan Stevens – The Ascension (Asthmatic Kitty, US)
  21. Becca Mancari – The Greatest Part (Captured Tracks, US)
  22. Jessie Ware – What’s Your Pleasure? (Virgin EMI, UK)
  23. Obongjayar – Which Way Is Forward? (EP) (September, UK / NG)
  24. Half Waif – The Caretaker (Anti- Records, US)
  25. Anjimile – Giver Taker (Father/Daughter Records, US)
  26. Thao & The Get Down Stay Down – Temple (Ribbon Music, US)
  27. Activity – Unmask Whoever (Western Vinyl, US)
  28. JFDR – New Dreams (White Sun Recording / Krunk, IS)
  29. Dua Saleh – Rosetta (EP) (Against Giants, US)
  30. LA Priest – Gene (Domino Records, UK)
  31. A Grape Dope – Arthur King Presents A Grape Dope: Backyard Bangers (Dangerbird Records, US)
  32. Algiers – There Is No Year (Matador, US)
  33. Wye Oak – No Horizon (EP) (Merge Records, US)
  34. Porridge Radio – Every Bad (Secretly Canadian, UK)
  35. Squirrel Flower – I Was Born Swimming (Polyvinyl Records / Full Time Hobby, US)
  36. Jockstrap – Wicked City (EP) (Warp Records, UK)
  37. Keeley Forsyth – Debris (The Leaf Label, UK)
  38. Ana Roxanne – Because of a Flower (Kranky, US)
  39. Frances Quinlan – Likewise (Saddle Creek, US)
  40. Owen Pallett – Island (Domino Records, CA)
  41. Mourning [A] BLKStar – The Cycle (Don Giovanni Records, US)
  42. Ohmme – Fantasize Your Ghost (Joyful Noise Recordings, US)
  43. Zola Mennenöh – Longing for Belonging (Figureight Records, DE / DK)
  44. Other Lives – For Their Love (ATO Records, US)
  45. Hachiku – I’ll Probably Be Asleep (Milk! Records / Marathon Artists, AUS)
  46. Kate NV – Room For The Moon (RVNG Intl., RU)
  47. Fleet Foxes – Shore (Anti- Records, US)
  48. Dmitry Evgrafov – Surrender (130701 / FatCat Records, RU)
  49. The Cool Greenhouse – The Cool Greenhouse (Melodic Records, UK)
  50. Wax Chattels – Clot (Captured Tracks, NZ)
  51. Låpsley – Through Water (XL Recordings, UK)
  52. Sylvan Esso – Free Love (Loma Vista Recordings, US)
  53. Ela Minus – Acts Of Rebellion (Domino Records, CO / US)
  54. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – The Mosaic of Transformation (Ghostly International, US)
  55. Ian William Craig – Red Sun Through Smoke (130701 / FatCat Records, CA)
  56. Jeff Parker – Suite for Max Brown (International Anthem, US)
  57. Jónsi – Shiver (Krunk, IS)
  58. Princess Thailand – And We Shine (À Tant Rêver Du Roi, FR)
  59. Hazel English – Wake Up! (Polyvinyl Records, US / AUS)
  60. Land of Talk – Indistinct Conversations (Saddle Creek, CA)
  61. Arca – KiCk i (XL Recordings, VZ)
  62. Helena Deland – Someone New (Luminelle Recordings, CA)
  63. Henriette Sennenvaldt (from Under Byen) – Something Wonderful (Paper Bag Records, DK)
  64. Gabriel Garzón-Montano – Agüita (Jagjaguwar, US / CO)
  65. Samia – The Baby (Grand Jury, US)
  66. Amnesia Scanner – Tearless (PAN, FI / DE)
  67. Yves Tumor – Heaven to a Tortured Mind (Warp Records, UK)
  68. Austra – HiRUDiN (Domino Records / Pink Fizz Recordings, CA)
  69. Deradoorian – Find the Sun (Anti- Records, US)
  70. Dominique A – Vie étrange (Cinq 7 / Wagram, FR)
  71. Westerman – Your Hero Is Not Dead (Partisan Records, UK)
  72. Soccer Mommy – Color Theory (Loma Vista Recordings, US)
  73. Lomelda – Hannah (Double Double Whammy, US)
  74. Ben Lukas Boysen – Mirage (Erased Tapes, DE)
  75. Ghostpoet – I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep (Again) ([PIAS], UK)
  76. Woods – Strange To Explain (Woodsist, US)
  77. Mary Lattimore – Silver Ladders (Ghostly International, US)
  78. Cyril Cyril – Yallah Mickey Mouse (Born Bad Records, CH)
  79. Aoife Nessa Frances – Land of No Junction (Basin Rock, IE)
  80. Rina Sawayama – Sawayama (Dirty Hit, JP / UK)
  81. Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia (Warner Records, UK)
  82. Ben Seretan – Youth Pastoral (Whatever’s Clever, US)
  83. Inventions – Continuous Portrait (Temporary Residence Ltd., US)
  84. MAITA – Best Wishes (Kill Rock Stars, US)
  85. Nils Bech – Foolish Heart (Self-released, NO)
  86. Agnes Obel – Myopia (Deutsche Grammophon, DK)
  87. Laura Marling – Song For Our Daughter (Chrysalis Records Limited / Partisan Records, UK)
  88. Rob Mazurek – Exploding Star Orchestra’s Dimensional Stardust (International Anthem / Nonesuch Records, US)
  89. Rone – Room With A View (Infiné, FR)
  90. Sonikku – Joyful Death (Bella Union, UK)
  91. Róisín Murphy – Róisín Machine (Loaded Records / Skint, IE)
  92. Lorenzo Senni – Scacco Matto (Warp Records, IT)
  93. Nadia Reid – Out Of My Province (Spacebomb Records, NZ)
  94. Reb Fountain – Reb Fountain (Flying Nun Records, NZ)
  95. Islet – Eyelet (Fire Records, UK)
  96. Fontaines D.C. – A Hero’s Death (Partisan Records, IE)
  97. Yes Basketball – Goodbye Basketball (Les Disques Normal / À Tant Rêver du Roi, FR)
  98. Kyrie Kristmanson – Lady Lightly (Iki records, CA)
  99. Melkbelly – PITH (Wax Nine / Carpark Records, US)
  100. Sorry – 925 (Domino Records, UK)
  101. Junglepussy – JP4 (Jagjaguwar, US)
  102. Tunng – Tunng Presents… Dead Club (Full Time Hobby, UK)
  103. This Is the Kit – Off Off On (Rough Trade Records, UK)
  104. Madeline Kenney – Sucker’s Lunch (Carpark Records, US)
  105. Nicole Atkins – Italian Ice (Single Lock Records, US)
  106. Luka Kuplowsky – Stardust (Mama Bird Recording Co. / Next Door Records, CA)
  107. Julien Gasc – L’Appel de la Forêt (Born Bad Records, FR)
  108. Jaye Jayle – Prisyn (Sargent House, US)
  109. Aārp – Propaganda (Infiné, FR)
  110. Amaarae – The Angel You Don’t Know (Sad Saints Angry Angels, GHA / US)
  111. Sault – Untitled (Black Is) (Forever Living Originals, UK)
  112. Told Slant – Point the Flashlight and Walk (Double Double Whammy, US)
  113. The Soft Pink Truth – Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase? (Thrill Jockey, US)
  114. Yelle – L’Ère du Verseau (Recreation Center, FR)
  115. Georgia – Seeking Thrills (Domino Records, UK)
  116. LAAKE – O (Somaa / Mercury Records, FR)
  117. Empress Of – I’m Your Empress Of (Terrible, US)
  118. Garage Blonde – Rage nue (La Discrète Music, FR)
  119. RVG – Feral (Fire Records, AUS)
  120. Kidbug – Kidbug (Joyful Noise Recordings, US)
  121. Moaning – Uneasy Laughter (Sub Pop, US)
  122. Lo-Fang – Near Other Worlds (Ocean Cloud Records, US / PT)
  123. Cabane – Grande est la maison (Cabane Records, BE)
  124. Mocke – Parle, grand canard (Objet Disque, FR)
  125. Skeletons – If the Cat Come Back (Shinkoyo, US)
  126. Loma – Don’t Shy Away (Sub Pop, US)
  127. Hjaltalín – Hjaltalín (Self-released, IS)
  128. Sam Prekop – Comma (Thrill Jockey, US)
  129. Zeroh – BLQLYTE (Leaving Records, US)
  130. Soundwalk Collective with Patti Smith – Peradam (featuring Anoushka Shankar, Tenzin Choegyal, and Charlotte Gainsbourg) (Bella Union, US)
  131. Oiseaux-Tempête – Tlamess (Sortilège) O.S.T. (Sub Rosa, FR)
  132. Brigitte Fontaine – Terre Neuve (Verycords, FR)
  133. Jehnny Beth – To Love Is To Live (20L07 LLC, FR)
  134. Mottron – Giants ([PIAS], FR)
  135. Monolithe Noir – Moira (Kowtow Records, FR)
  136. Régina Demina – Hystérie&! (Kwaidan Records, FR)
  137. Naeem – Startisha (37d03d, US)
  138. Rico Nasty – Nightmare Vacation (Atlantic Records / Sugar Trap, US)
  139. Megan Thee Stallion – Good News (300 Entertainment, US)
  140. Jonah Mutono – Gerg (EQT Recordings, UGA / US)
  141. Leifur James – Angel in Disguise (Night Time Stories, UK)
  142. Kety Fusco – Dazed (Sugar srl, CH)
  143. Brigid Mae Power – Head Above The Water (Fire Records, IE)
  144. Allysen Callery – Ghost Folk (Cosirecords Schallplatten, US)
  145. Andy Shauf – The Neon Skyline (Anti- Records, CA)
  146. Lee Ranaldo & Raül Refree – Names Of North End Women (Mute Records, US / SP)
  147. Hen Ogledd – Free Humans (Weird World, UK)
  148. Sonic Boom – All Things Being Equal (Carpark Records, UK)
  149. Pantayo – Pantayo (Telephone Explosion, CA)
  150. Thor & Friends – 3 & 4 (Joyful Noise Recordings, US)
  151. Greg Fox – Contact (RVNG Intl., US)

Let me know the albums I have missed from your personal tops, and please come back in 10 hours after you’ve listened to the whole playlist to tell me which new albums you are digging ;-) In the meantime:

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Top 30 Albums of 2019

By
Captn
Published: January 29, 2020

Here are our 30 favorite albums of 2019. It has been definitely hard to pick among the hundreds that we heard and liked last year! Let’s enjoy some of the best in indie rock, indie pop, folk, electro, post-punk, post-rock, hip-hop, experimental, ambient, and modern classical music released this year.

Best albums of the year 2019 - Playlist and collage by GooMorninCaptn, feat. Sasami - Sasami, Matmos - Plastic Anniversary, Hand Habits - Placeholder, Cate Le Bon - Reward, FKA Twigs - Magdalene, Kim Gordon - No Home Record, Vanishing Twin - The Age Of Immunology, Holly Herndon - Proto, Lizzo - Cuz I Love You, Susanna & The Brotherhood Of Our Lady - Garden of Earthly Delights, Big Thief - U.F.O.F., Lafawndah - Ancestor Boy, Jungstötter - Love Is, Anna Meredith - FIBS, Christopher Tignor - A Light Below, Grey McMurray - Stay Up, Julia Jacklin - Crushing, Leafcutter John - Yes! Come Parade With Us, Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising, Jesca Hoop - Stonechild, JPEGMAFIA - All My Heroes Are Cornballs, Bon Iver - i,i, Chelsea Wolfe - Birth of Violence, Glen Hansard - This Wild Willing, The Murder Capital - When I Have Fears, Lower Dens - The Competition, La Féline - Vie future, Lingua Ignota - Caligula, Oiseaux-Tempête - From Somewhere Invisible, Clipping. - There Existed An Addiction To Blood

Top 30 of 2019 - Playlist and collage by GooMorninCaptn

The playlist will be best enjoyed on YouTube, Spotify or Deezer. A couple tracks are missing from Soundcloud and Qobuz.

  1. Sasami – Sasami (Domino, US)
  2. Matmos – Plastic Anniversary (Thrill Jockey, US)
  3. Hand Habits – Placeholder (Saddle Creek, US)
  4. Cate Le Bon – Reward (Mexican Summer, UK)
  5. FKA Twigs – Magdalene (Young Turks, UK)
  6. Kim Gordon – No Home Record (Matador, US)
  7. Vanishing Twin – The Age Of Immunology (Fire Records, UK)
  8. Holly Herndon – Proto (4AD, US)
  9. Lizzo – Cuz I Love You (Deluxe) (Atlantic, US)
  10. Susanna & The Brotherhood Of Our Lady – Garden of Earthly Delights (SusannaSonata, NO)
  11. Big Thief – U.F.O.F. (4AD, US)
  12. Lafawndah – Ancestor Boy (Concordia / !K7, EG/IR/FR/UK/US)
  13. Jungstötter – Love Is (Pias, DE)
  14. Anna Meredith – FIBS (Moshi Moshi Records, UK)
  15. Christopher Tignor – A Light Below (Western Vinyl, US)
  16. Grey McMurray – Stay Up (Figureight, US)
  17. Julia Jacklin – Crushing (Polyvinyl / Transgressive, AUS)
  18. Leafcutter John – Yes! Come Parade With Us (Border Community, UK)
  19. Weyes Blood – Titanic Rising (Sub Pop, US)
  20. Jesca Hoop – Stonechild (Memphis Industries, US)
  21. JPEGMAFIA – All My Heroes Are Cornballs (EQT Recordings, US)
  22. Bon Iver – i,i (Jagjaguwar, US)
  23. Chelsea Wolfe – Birth of Violence (Sargent House, US)
  24. Glen Hansard – This Wild Willing (Anti-, IE)
  25. The Murder Capital – When I Have Fears (Human Season, IE)
  26. Lower Dens – The Competition (Ribbon Music, US)
  27. La Féline – Vie future (Kwaidan Records, FR)
  28. Lingua Ignota – Caligula (Profound Lore Records, US)
  29. Oiseaux-Tempête – From Somewhere Invisible (Sub Rosa, FR)
  30. Clipping. – There Existed An Addiction To Blood (Sub Pop, US)

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Turn Around, Little Heart. Wait Slowly, Halfway Home. This Is The Dark Glow.

By
Captn
Published: April 27, 2018

Here comes some of the best new music from Spring 2018 in indie rock, dream pop, psych fok, singer-songwriter, ambient… Listen to our carefully curated playlist on Spotify, Deezer, or YouTube via the below player.

Turn Around, Little Heart. Wait Slowly, Halfway Home. This Is The Dark Glow. April 2018 digital collage by GoodMornincaptn

Turn Around, Little Heart. Wait Slowly, Halfway Home. This Is The Dark Glow.
April 2018 digital collage by GoodMornincaptn

  1. The Breeders (US) — “Wait in the Car”, from ‘All Nerve’ (4AD, 2018).
  2. Preoccupations (CA) — “Espionage”, from ‘New Material’ (Flemish Eye Records / Jagjaguwar, 2018).
  3. MGMT (US) — “Little Dark Age”, from ‘Little Dark Age’ (Columbia Records, 2018).
  4. tune-yards (US) — “Heart Attack”, from ‘I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life’ (4AD, 2018).
  5. Dominique A (FR) — “Toute latitude”, from ‘Toute latitude’ (Cinq7 / Wagram, 2018).
  6. Anenon (US) — “Two For C”, from ‘Tongue’ (FoF Music 2018).
  7. Adrian Crowley (IE) — “Halfway To Andalucia”, from ‘Dark Eyed Messenger’ (Chemikal Underground, 2017).
  8. Son Lux (US) — “Slowly”, from ‘Brighter Wounds’ (City Slang, 2018).
  9. Sylvan Esso (US) — “PARAD(w/m)E” (Loma Vista Recordings, 2018).
  10. Dungen & Woods (SE/US) — “Turn Around”, from ‘Myths 003′ (Mexican Summer, 2018).
  11. Peter Kernel (CH/CA) — “Men Of The Women”, from ‘The Size Of The Night’ (On The Camper Records, 2018).
  12. Amen Dunes (US) — “Miki Dora”, from ‘Freedom’ (Sacred Bones Records, 2018).
  13. Ought (CA) — “Disgraced in America”, from ‘Room Inside the World’ (Merge Records, 2018).
  14. Beach House (US) — “Lemon Glow”, from ‘7′, the duo’s new album coming up May 11th, 2018 on Sub Pop Records / Bella Union.
  15. Lucy Dacus (US) — “Addictions”, from ‘Historian’ (Matador Records, 2018).
  16. Olivia Kaplan (US) — “This Is What I Do”, from ‘At the Seams’ EP (2018).
  17. Nils Frahm (DE) — “Human Range”, from ‘All Melody’ (Erased Tapes, 2018).
  18. Laurence Pike (AUS) — “Life Hacks”, from ‘Distance Early Warning’, 2018 debut solo album of the PVT drummer, on Leaf Label.
  19. Superorganism (UK/JP/AUS/NZ) — “Reflections On The Screen”, from the self-titled 2018 debut album of the young international collective on Domino Recording Company.
  20. Haley Heynderickx (US) — “Untitled God Song”, from ‘I Need to Start a Garden’, her 2018 debut solo LP on Mama Bird Recording Co.
  21. Shannon Lay (US) — “Home”, from ‘Living Water’ (Woodsist Records, 2017).
  22. The Third Eye Foundation (UK) — “I’ve Lost That Loving Feline”, from ‘Little Lost Soul’ (Domino Recording Company, 2000).

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2010 – Top 18

By
Captn
Published: January 17, 2011

GoodMorninCaptn - Top 2010 Part 2 - feat. Heartland, Innundir Skinni, Cardiac Malformation, Des Larmes..., Rivers, Creatures..., Teen Dream, Learning, My Father...AFTER THE TOP #30 TO #19 RECORDS, LET’S KEEP ASCENDING THE STAIRS OF 2010 WITH THE SECOND PART OF OUR FAVORITE RECORDS, MOSTLY POP AND FOLK, WITH SPARSE JAZZY OR NOISY TOUCHES.

SWANS - My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky (artwork: Beatrice Pediconi)Perfume Genius - LearningBeach House - Teen Dream (Sub Pop/Bella Union, Jan. 2010)
18) SWANS – “My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky” (Young God Records)

12 years after “Swans Are Dead”, Michael Gira’s noble bird turns into a Phoenix and resuscitates with a strikingly powerful album.
Eden Prison by Swans

> Listen to My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky on Spotify.

17) PERFUME GENIUS – “Learning” (Matador / Turnstile)

The sensitive Seattle singer-songwriter delivers a sincere and troubling debut, directly from his bedroom to yours.

Listen to title track “Learning“:

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Perfume Genius – “Look Out, Look Out” directed by Patrick Sher
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> Listen to Learning on Deezer or Spotify.

16) BEACH HOUSE – “Teen Dream” (Sub Pop / Bella Union)

Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally have perfected their suave melodies on their 3rd album, enchanting fans and critics alike.

Listen to “Norway“, from “Teen Dream“:

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> Listen to Teen Dream on Deezer or Spotify.

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15) CLOGS – “The Creatures in the Garden of Lady Walton” (Brassland)

For the first time, the instrumental quartet has invited some distinguished friends over to sing along: Sufjan Stevens, Matt Berninger (from The National, with whom Clogs share one of their founders and masterminds, Bryce Dessner), and most notably Shara Worden (aka My Brightest Diamond) all take turns and grace the lush and brilliant compositions with their unique vocal presence. Not the least of its qualities, Clogs‘ fifth album is nicely packaged in a beautiful hommage to Douanier Rousseau by Hvass&Hannibal, also known for designing record covers and directing a video for Efterklang.

Listen to “On The Edge“, featuring Shara Worden, from “The Creatures in the Garden of Lady Walton“:

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> Listen to The Creatures in the Garden of Lady Walton on Deezer.

14) WILDBIRDS & PEACEDRUMS – “Rivers” (Leaf Label)

Wildbirds & Peacedrums‘ third album is the reunion of 2 EPs, Iris and Retina, where the Swedish duo mixes its warm, soulful voice and tribal rythms with the Icelandic avant-garde. Rivers indeed was recorded by Ben Frost and mixed by Valgeir Sigurðsson, with an Icelandic chamber choir arranged by Hildur Guðnadóttir.


Wildbirds & Peacedrums – “Bleed Like There Was No Other Flood” directed by Patrik Instedt

13) THOMAS MERY – “Des larmes mélangées de poussière” (Ohayo Records /BS Records)

Thomas is back with a beautiful EP, the poetry of which we love to get immersed and lost into. A nice preamble to his new full-length album to be released in 2011.

Ça by Thomas Mery

> Listen to (and/or buy) the EP on Bandcamp, Soundcloud, Deezer, or Spotify.

> Read our review and listen to 2 songs from Thomas Mery’s live session au salon.

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12) THUS:OWLS – “Cardiac Malformations” (Hoob Records / Almost Musique)
A few more Swedes (and a Canadian) in our top, with Thus:Owls, the dark cabaret pop of which has rocked us the whole year.

Listen to “Climbing The Fjelds Of Norway” from “Cardiac Maformations“:

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> Listen to Cardiac Malformations on Deezer or Spotify.

> Read our Review of Cardiac Malformations.

11) ÓLÖF ARNALDS – “Innundir Skinni” (One Little Indian)

Björk’s protégée and Múm collaborator Ólöf Arnalds releases a lovely new album produced by Kjartan Sveinsson (Sigur Rós), at times heavily orchestrated with uplifting choirs, and at times stripped down to only Ólöf’s high-pitched voice and simple strings.


Ólöf Arnalds – “Surrender” directed by Arni & Kinski

> Listen to Innundir Skinni on Deezer or Spotify.

10) OWEN PALLETT – “Heartland” (Domino)

Owen drops his Final Fantasy stage name but keeps delivering what he does best: light and grandiloquent pop songs for viola and violin loops.

Owen Pallett

> Listen to Heartland directly in the embedded player above, or on Spotify or Deezer.

Read and listen to the first part of our favorite records (top #30 to top #19), and finally (attention, drum roll…) discover our favorite 9 records of 2010…

Wild, Free, Noble, Heavy… 2009’s Best Half… So Far

By
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Published: August 24, 2009

As many labels are preparing their Fall line-up, let’s celebrate the launch of GoodMorninCaptn.com with a little look at the top 20 records 2009 has offered us so far. While a few established bands have released so-so albums, many promising young women have surprised us (Blue Roses’ Laura, Hildur, Anni, Soap&Skin’s Anja…), prominent indie figures have confirmed they were not only shooting stars (Grizzly Bear, Patrick Watson, Andrew Bird), hyperactive craftsmen have perfected their skills (James Blackshaw, Peter Broderick), and a shy songwriter has unexpectedly climbed straight to the top of this past semester’s podium.

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20) TORTOISE “Beacons of Ancestorship” (Thrill Jockey)
While trying to move forward with their first proper album in 5 years,  Chicago undergound heroes succeed in synthetising their 3 previous LP’s, dressing them up with drunken samba and retro-futuristic pop.
Listen to Tortoise – Prepare Your Coffin (MP3).

19) BLUE ROSES “Blue Roses” (XL Recordings)
Sweet, romantic debut album of the sweet, romantic Laura Groves from Yorkshire, England.

18) SONIC YOUTH “The Eternal” (Matador)
Everybody’s favorite art rockers are back to an independent label and try hard to prove they are as hip and young as in 1990. It does work… except they should have nothing to prove.

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17) PJ HARVEY & JOHN PARISH “A Woman A Man Walked By” (Island Records)
PJ woof-woofs and John clang-clangs.

16) NLF3 “Ride On A Brand New Time” (Prohibited Records)
Paris trio goes on experimenting on their 4th album, looping sounds in an electropical psychedelia.

15) PETER BRODERICK “Music for Falling From Trees” (Western Vinyl / Erased Tapes)
In the continuity of Float, only more minimalistic, Peter scored a contemporary dance to those 7 nice pieces for violin and piano.
Listen to Peter Broderick – The Path To Recovery (MP3).

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14) BALMORHEA “All Is Wild, All Is Silent” (Western Vinyl)
Part post-rock, part post-classical, Balmorhea’s 3rd LP is an ode to early American settlers with epic strings and wordless choirs.
Listen to extracts from Balmorhea – Harm and Boon and Balmorhea – Rememberance.

13) JAMES BLACKSHAW “The Glass Bead Game” (Young God)
12-string British guitar-virtuoso James opens his timeless pieces to a fuller sound.
Listen to James Blackshaw – Cross (MP3).

12) LONEY DEAR “Dear John” (Polyvinyl / Parlophone)
Some will deplore the cheap cosmetic arrangements with which Emil Svanängen has wrapped its otherwise enthralling melodies on his 5th LP.

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11) AKRON/FAMILY “Set Em Wild, Set Em Free” (Dead Ocean / Crammed Discs)
As an answer to Tortoise’s Standards, this new LP freely ventures from psychedelic rock to experimental folk, with Afro rythms and vocals to sing along to around the fireplace.

10) FEVER RAY “Fever Ray” (Rabid Records)
Karin Dreijer Andersson from Swedish electro duo The Knife wanders through dark swamps on her first solo album.

9) ANNI ROSSI “Rockwell” (4AD)
In her collection of songs for viola and voice, backed with drums and cello, 23-yr old Anna, also a violonist with Carla Bozulich, proves she does not lack the creativity of Joanna, Tori, or Regina. Too bad this Steve-Albini-recorded Rockwell is hiding in such a doubtful packaging.

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8) ANIMAL COLLECTIVE “Merriweather Post Pavilion” (Domino)
A jolly merry mess.

7) HILDUR GUDNADÓTTIR “Without Sinking” (Touch)
After many collaboration with Nico Muhly, Valgeir Sigurðsson, Pan Sonic, or Múm, Icelandic cellist Hildur releases her 2nd solo album, a wonderfully melancholic evocation of a peaceful shore.

6) ANDREW BIRD “Noble Beast” (Fat Possum / Bella Union)
Not as innovative as previous LP, Noble Beast progressively grows as a nice addition to Mr. Bird’s discography, with evident melodies.

Soap and Skin - Lovetune For VacuumElegi Varde5) SOAP&SKIN “Lovetune For Vacuum” (PIAS)
The cloudy moods of a dark, gifted child from Austria.

4) ELEGI “Varde” (Miasmah Recordings)
Norwegian composer Tommy Jansen imagined a striking soundtrack to Robert Falcon Scott’s tragic 1912 Antarctic expedition.

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3) PATRICK WATSON “Wooden Arms” (Secret City)
A logical follow-up to Close To Paradise, maybe even closer, that reveals its full qualities on stage, where Patrick and his Wooden Arms band excel.

2) GRIZZLY BEAR “Veckatimest” (Warp)
Seemingly more self-confident, the Brooklyn quartet has achieved a big step forward with a luminous 3rd album, which clearly deserves all the critical praise you have read all over.
Listen to Grizzly Bear – Cheerleader (MP3).

1) DM STITH “Heavy Ghost” (Asthmatic Kitty)
New to the singer/songwriter scene, David already distinguishes himself through a deeply personal, touching touch, and luxurious instrumentation. A hauntingly beautiful debut.
Listen to DM Stith – Pity Dance (MP3).