TOP 5 ALBUMS OF 2015

Soooooo, last day huh? it's 365/365, the last page of this year, I've been doing this top 5 albums for three years in a streak now. I guess that was an achievement, since I'm not posting regularly. Well cut the crap and going straight to business! 2015 was AWESOME with capital. How could not? I have to narrow it down to 5 from what? 50 good albums this year?! That was insane. So this is just my personal taste, well you know it might be a crappy one, but I guarantee the music won't be.

I feel like cheating. Maybe I will write more than 5 albums. (no particular order, I love it all)

WAVVES - V

It's my favourite pop-punk album since 2008, probably. Nate was coming back from his super busy life, making other music project, but it was all good because this Wavves album is super cool. Well at least in my opinion. So how come you not remember the moment when Nate posted "Way Too Much" to Soundcloud while his records ( Warner) told him not to? I guess Nate posted that song just to see it being taken down by his records, it's quite the drama to watch at that time actually. So where do I start, this album is still the maturity of Wavves since "Afraid of Heights", the first time I'm in love with this guy was when he was all teenage lo-fi punk psychedelia shit. Now as time goes by, the music become maturer, like always, and I kinda like it. Especially this album, which has faster tempo than before. You won't gonna hear the lo-fi fun song like what you heard in "Wavves" and "Wavvves" or "King of the Beach", this album sounds more angrier and break-up-ey. Well as you know you can take the boy out of Indie but you can't take Indie out of the boy.

THE CRIBS - FOR ALL MY SISTERS

Ok, this is my new favourite Cribs album, why? simply because it's the collaboration between Ric Ocasek and the Jarman brothers. Ric has produced my favourite Weezer album, and now he was working with The Cribs? the album is just like what I expected, that melancholy 90s indie rock riff and the authenticity of Cribs. Sounds sooooo Weezer-ey and i really love it, like LOVE it, since the first time I listen to "An Ivory Hand" that synthesizer came out of nowhere and it touched me right in the feels of nostalgia. This maybe not their rawest album but it's really one of their best work.

COURTNEY BARNETT - SOMETIMES I SIT AND THINK AND SOMETIMES I JUST SIT

If you haven't listen to this album yet, where the hell have you been in your life. I mean fucking seriously, it's one of the best album in 2015, plus it's a debut album from Barnett, what an achievement.  So it's the follow up to her split EP that has been released on 2014, it's a good album too, this debut album delivers you the inherit of grunge, but instead of angry lyrics, she just write playful, fun, not-so-serious lyrics but still beautiful. You gotta love how she played those music and (not exactly) sing. You really have to listen to this album if you haven't heard it yet. Best to listen to "Pedestrian at Best" at first, and then you good to go.

TAME IMPALA - CURRENTS

You can't deny that they are one of the biggest band in the world right now, I'm not a big fan of "Lonerism" but I'm a huge fan of "Innerspeaker", you can call me a hipster or whatever but that album is a total different album. So I didn't really expect much from this album when it comes out, and then guess what? It's like the combination of melancholy-ness of their first two albums, and guess what again? i fucking love it, so much, it blew my mind off. This album sounds so similar to "Innerspeaker" in my personal opinion, I don't know why, but it their early vibe has back, it's slightly different but still has the same feeling. Oh and try listen to "Cause I'm a Man" in a 1.5x speed. It's awesome.

DRENGE - UNDERTOW

Two years ago, their debut album is my favourite album of 2013, you still remember what I thought about this band, right? If not, please scroll to my top 5 albums of 2013. They are come back with more bang, you still remember their debut album is like riding a fucking muscle cars in a really long highway in Seattle, top speed and not even braking. Now it's exactly the same, but with more curve turn and brake plays. They found a new member that became their tour member, and he plays bass, the only thing that was missing from this band. So now they got a perfect gun and fully ammo, nothing can stop them. The result? bloody brilliant. It seems like they were born in Seattle at the 90s. A natural grunge feeling not to mention they were originally came from Sheffield. Not even close to Seattle. So it's still that heavy and angry riff but it's getting more complicated. Life is.

So I think that was all, my top 5 albums of 2015, it's pretty rough ride to noiseland, but I've made my decision. I'm kinda expecting more good album in 2016 even if it's gonna takes a lot of time to decide my top 5 albums of 2016, but it was all worth it, I don't even regret it one bit. Meanwhile let's celebrating the New Year's Eve, the night is still pretty young, but it's getting closer to midnight! Have a nice night!

P.S. remember when I said I'm gonna cheat? Here are my personal favourites recommendation that didn't make it through the list, the one is a great pop-punk album and the other is pretty rough decision to drop it as a best grunge-y album in 2015.

BULLY - FEELS LIKE

WOLF ALICE - MY LOVE IS COOL

OOH SO CHEESY

So, I just finished my semester in uni, and I got really worried cause the next semester is my last semester in uni. And to soothe myself I made this playlist, consist of 80s pop songs, some personal favourite and some of the tune are way more popular than your local celebrities. I remember the first time I hear most of these tune was when I was a kid, my dad play some of the songs really oftenly. Well I read somewhere that until the age seven, your brain stimulates the most so that's why what you've learnt when you were a kid lingers the most. I don't know if it was a fact or not, but these songs definitely linger until I'm in my young-adult phase. Enjoy!

(tip: shuffle it, it works)

When in Rome - The Promise
A-ha - Take on Me
Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time
Roxette - It Must Have Been Love
Abba - Dancing Queen
Stevie Wonder - I Just Called to Say I Love You
Air Supply - All Out of Love
Blondie - The Tide is High
Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
Nazareth - Love Hurts
Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry
Chicago - If You Leave Me Now
Phil Collins - Against All Odds
New Order - True Faith

Proudly Present: Top 5 Albums of 2014

WELL WELL WELL.. I didn't really expect it's the last day of 2014 already.. Gosh it's been a reaaaaally short year for me. I don't know why. So, I guess it's time for my Top 5 Albums on 2014. DUM DUM DUM DUUUUM (Beethoven's fifth, I don't really know why I wrote that) 2014 made a lot of really really good albums. Since the very first month, I mean who forget about "Morning Phase" release on January? That album is so on my top 5 (spoiler alert.) Well guess I'm gonna cut out the chit-chat and let's start with number one. No particular order of course, it's already hard to narrow it down to 5.

BECK - MORNING PHASE

It's already said that this album is on my top 5 list. I mean, who doesn't love this baby-faced guy? Super talented since day one. I never get tired of "Loser" since I hear it for the first time which is probably older than your mom (mom's joke, classic.) But, we won't hear that rough guitar noise, computerised vocal, or weird sounds that he usually make, this album is melancholy as fuck, which is the first reason why I really love it. I can't decide which is better, Sea Change or this, but one thing for sure, this album wasn't the heart-breaking type. I mean sure, you already get that in Sea Change, Beck was broken-hearted and shit so he produce that magnificent album, in Morning Phase we could feel that breezy, soothing, and slow-paced music since the opener "Cycle" which is an opera opener. Pretty much perfect for my numb ears. I realised it too, this album is way "safer" for a come-back since Modern Guilt, but hey, he is definitely safe, right? Nobody hates this album, unless you hate it, then probably you should go back to your telly and watch The Voice.

INTERPOL - EL PINTOR

Oh I'm so excited about this album, well the last time I heard they were on hiatus after their Self-Titled on 2010, Banks even release his second solo album on 2013, so when I knew they were making a new album, it's a pretty good news to me. So, El Pintor, the anagram for Interpol (if you haven't realised it yet) opened with "All the Rage Back Home" and I still keep this song in my phone, if you really know me, I keep a very few songs on my phone and I have this song since it was released until now. First time I hear it, I'm not really expecting the sounds of old Interpol, like on their first two album, I thought it will be more dirge-y and difficult, instead I found the Turn On The Bright Lights and Antics vibe. Which is real good for me. You have to know as long as it comes from Interpol, I'm never disappointed, but this is unexpected, blew my mind. Well they may not be as authentic and as important as they were, but this album kinda proves that they still have what it takes to be beautiful.

JAMIE T - CARRY ON THE GRUDGE

I know what I said earlier, I can't pick up the best album in this list, but this is my personal favourite. First time I heard this man on "Sheila" I instantly knew that this guy is one of the kind. Panic Prevention which was his first release, is da-bomb (I don't really know ((again)) why I wrote that phrase. It's so american.) The punk-and-poets vibe on his first two album,and it's not heard in the third one. This was also the long-awaited album from Jamie, the last album Kings and Queens was released five years ago, and he goes on a hiatus. Rumor has that he had a throat problem which was blocking his music path. Though he was turning the steer on his music but he still has that lyrically genius type, still with that brit-street-happening type of lyrics. The only thing I miss about Jamie is the rap. I mean I love with how he rap his lyrics, but I didn't really expect that in this album when the first time "Don't You Find" was released. I don't know what's wrong about me, but it's the melancholy of the album that made me falling for this album. Probably except "Zombie" which was becoming my morning jam for a several weeks. Oh this album is also still on my phone. You know, the music on the phone thing, I already explain that.

KASABIAN - 48:13

Who watched the video of Tom and Serge decorating a 48:13 video on their youtube? I did. Their statement about their finally-speak-for-itself album, the above average length album, really got me when the album released. I was kinda embarassed to admit that the first time I hear Eez-eh, I didn't really like the idea. But you know, give it a little time and suddenly it lingers in your head for a really long time. The album consist of 13 tracks, I don't know is it merely a coincidence or not, but they said it related to the album name. I mean is kinda cheesy is it? named the album from the length of it. But whatever is it, this album is still awseome. You got the dark and slow, the melancholy and acoustic, also the jump-over-my-head kind of songs. It's pretty complete album, kinda mix moody, but it's awesome. I was even going back-and-forth the record store searching for this album. In my city it's pretty hard to find it. But it was all worth it.

MAC DEMARCO - SALAD DAYS

A sudden everyone's favourite, notorious Mac Demarco. I can't even say anything about this album. Literally. It's good. Trust me. You will love it.

It's the end of the list actually, if you're not counting. It's also the last day of 2014, which maybe some of you are already out in this raniy day, looking for a new year's eve party, or a little bbq party, or maybe you're at home, in front of the computer, like me, writing rubbish review, about something you love. It's just that, a real difficulty for me to narrow it to five albums, when you got plenty of awesome released music. But I love doing this so, hope that you'll get something from this. Happy new year x.

((BONUS ALBUM) VA - GUARDIAN OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX VOL. ONE)

Best movie of 2014, along with the best soundtrack. You'll love it. It's as awesome as it was said.

MIXTAPE #1

Well, I'm not really into electronic music and stuff, but I pretty much know some of the good electronic tunes. So here's my new mixtape consist of some of my personal favourite, prepare for some foot-tappin, hips-shakin, and hands-wavin music that'll pump up your mood. Well at least mine.

Cut Copy - Need You Now

Bag Raiders - Shooting Stars

Röyksopp - Eple

!!! - Wannagain Wannagain

RÜFÜS - Sundream

Disclosure - Latch

Jagwar Ma - Excercise

Grimes - Oblivion

I'd like to keep it short and old-school, 8 tracks.

P.S: The image has completely no corelation with the mixtape, it's just bunch of Jelly Beans but with pretty cool colour composition.

iWander, iFound

So it's been my usual habit to wander around youtube literally everyday, sometimes I found funny videos, or maybe a mesmerizing one. This time I found the second one, this is the first time I literally clap my hand when the video ends. no lie. Here it is:

That was a track from a band (or alias?) called Fantasy Rainbow. This really soothing, calm, and of course what I said earlier, mesmerizing track called No Hope, Not Ever. The first one or two minute I open my mouth, luckily none of things come inside it. Bloody hell, I was so excited finding this guy. Check him out is worth your time.

www.fantasyrainbow.bandcamp.com

SATURDAY SA TURD AY

Since my computer broke down last month, I haven't post in a while so, here's my weekend list to have a good time. It's kinda mixture, but whatever.

Jamie T - If You Got The Money
FIDLAR - Got No Money
(nice!)
Wavves - Nine is God
Beck - Mixed Bizness
Arctic Monkeys - Bigger Boys and Stolen Sweetheart
Drowners - Luv, Hold Me Down
Paul McCartney - Queenie Eye
Drenge - I Don't Wanna Make Love To You
Queens of the Stone Age - My God is the Sun
Arcade Fire - Joan of Arc
Foals - Milk & Black Spider
Space - The Ballad of Tom Jones
The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You
The Velvet Underground - Femme Fatale

Btw Miss Marvel is so good.

Christmas Eve Random Tunes

(First of all, it's not christmas songs)

The Jesus and Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
A Million Billion Dying Suns - Hey Man
Temples - Keep In The Dark
Wolf Alice - Bros
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Lariat
Superfood - Melting
Jens Lekman - Your Arms Around Me
Primal Scream - Goodbye Johnny
Blur - Far Out
The Strokes - Is This It
Ride - Dreams Burn Down
Merchandise - Anxiety's Door
The Charlatans - The Only One I Know
Primal Scream - Loaded
Soup Dragons - I'm Free
Courtney Barnett - Avant Gardener
Grimes - Genesis
Happy End - Kaze wo Atsumete
Superfood - Ride