A new chart to cover the often-overlooked albums that pass through my listening habits. These are the 20 albums this month that got the most plays, the most interest and the albums that were my favourites throughout July. I tried to leave out albums which aren’t released yet. I’ve included EPs too. The chart is in no particular order:
Album name links to previous blog post where relevant. Sample promo tracks after the jump.
- Big Boi – Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
- Perfume Genius – Learning
- Wavves – King of the Beach
- Janelle Monae – The ArchAndroid
- Best Coast – Crazy for You
- Cignol – Switching For A Living
- Brownswood Electric compilation (hear Letherette’s ‘Blad’ here)
- Kode 9 – DJ Kicks
- New Wave Dance Music from South Africa compilation (A daytrip into Shangaan Electro post)
- Solar Bears – She Was Coloured In
- Sankt Okken – Morgen wieder lustig
- Beat Connection – Surf Void EP
- Guards – Guards EP
- Oriol – Night and Day
- Mount Kimbie – Crooks and Lovers
- Holy Ghost – Static on the Wire EP
- Onra – Long Distance
- Wild Nothing – Gemini
- Mountain Man – Made the Harbor
- Nouveaunoise – Paraphrase Accolade
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
