#1010benja

[daily-coloring]

Best of 2024 - Albums

Average year, I haven't even rated any records 100 out of 100 on AOTY, which is sad. Anyway I had some DJ mixes on repeat all year around, for example Shygirl's Fabric mix which is so heavy and so groovy, perfect for driving. Also maybe because I visited Berlin twice this year, this Boiler Room mix gave me goosebumps. Another few also ridiculously good, like SG Lewis & Tove Lo's San Francisco mix, Andre VII's Mexico mix, Miss Monique's DJ Mag mix, the brilliant MAW's live mix from Johannesburg and my recent favorite, Jojo Lorenzo from the states, who made this great darkwave mix last month for Halloween.

But now lets jump onto the albums. Just as an interesting fact, from the top 50 I seen live 6 artists. Yeah, I've been going out a lot. Also went to YES! (my most favorite place in Manchester) to see Clementine Douglas before she even released her debut album. She was fantastic.

01. The Irrepressibles - Yo Homo! - "Diving more into personal narratives now more than ever, the new album focuses on deeply emotional songwriting from such a specific point of view that’s not really touched upon much in the music industry - a complete breath of fresh air that I’ve taken to instantly. Yo Homo relays this punk rebellious sound throughout that unashamedly projects a call for proudness and authenticity, a love letter to the openess surrounding sexuality." - Wilder Records

02. Allie X - Girl With No Face

03. Lola Young - This Wasn't Meant For You Anyway - "Lola Young’s fierce, funny and assertive songs run on outsized emotions, the 23-year-old singer emboldened and finally embracing everything she has to offer. ‘This Wasn’t Meant For You Anyway’, Young’s first full-length album, moves with an auteur-like touch to its production; opulent soul set pieces stand tall next to raw, scratchy indie tunes, all of which see the south Londoner face desire in its many complications. It’s a collection that feels equally empowered and tormented. Or, as one Instagram commenter put it, this is music that could make a listener “want to pick up a refrigerator and throw it”." - NME

04. Fontaines D.C. - Romance

05. Tsatsamis - Our Shame

06. Orla Gartland - Everybody Needs a Hero

07. Nadine Shah - Filth Underneath -"Songs of loss and confusion, ‘Filthy Underneath’ is also marked by a certain kind of certainty. It’s as though amid all this pain, all this negativity, Nadine Shah has found herself once more." - Clash

08. Lanark Artefax - Metallur

09. Mahmood - NEI LETTI DEGLI ALTRI

10. Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown

11. Kasper Bjorke - Puzzles

12. Nicolas Jaar - Piedras 1

13. ionnalee - CLOSE YOUR EYES

14. Jamie xx - In Waves

15. Andre Bratten - Slay Tracks

16. The Smile - Cutouts - "It is an immersive and all-encompassing record that is at its best when you play it loud, allowing all of the vast textures of sound to wash over you. In its quietest moments, the album is still full of beauty, which simmers beneath the surface, beckoning us closer." - Far Out Magazine

17. Kim Gordon - The Collective

18. Telenova - Time is a Flower

19. Rosa Anschutz - Interior

20. Emiliana Torrini - Miss Flower

21. Golda May - Say It Back

22. Michael Kiwanuka - Small Changes

23. Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn - Quiet in a World Full of Noise - "Here, Richard and Zahn have captured grief like a carved piece of obsidian—glossy, beautiful, and sharp." - Pitchfork

24. Nilufer Yanya - My Method Actor

25. Crystal Murray - Sad Lovers and Giants

26. Joywave - Permanent Pleasure

27. Foushee - Pointy Heights - "Creeping under the thirty-minute mark, ‘Pointy Heights’ is full of thrills, a conceptual body of work that makes each moment count. In doing so, Fousheé continues to earn her stripes as a vocalist driven by self-expression, stitching together her intrigue for the past, present and future." - Clash

28. Crazy P - Any Signs of Love

29. Porches - Shirt - "On his heaviest, spikiest album to date, Aaron Maine’s shredded production and raw arrangements evoke existential angst and quotidian despair." - Pitchfork

30. Rachel Chinouriri - What a Devastating Turn of Events

31. Kaleida - In My Arms

32. Erika De Casier - Still

33. NewDad - MADRA

34. Dua Lipa - Radical Optimism

35. Laura Masotto - The Spirit of Things

36. Smerz & Allina - Allina

37. DJ Cam - Broken Melancholy

38. 1010benja - Ten Total - "On his chic, adventurous, hybrid-pop debut, Benjamin Lyman is a world-weary optimist and DIY maximalist with a voice fit for the mainstream yet made for the arthouse." - Pitchfork

39. Polar Inertia - Environment Control

40. IDLES - TANGK

41. Psycho Weazel - boysdontcry

42. The Blessed Madonna - Godspeed

43. L.A. Suzi - Nem sírok, csak táncolok

44. Lime Garden - One More Thing

45. St. Vincent - All Born Screaming

46. Gavin Friday - Ecce Homo

47. Lihla - Socha

48. WILLOW - empathogen - "Throughout the record, she seems committed to tearing down barriers between her potential audiences, just as she enjoys pitting their tastes against each other." - Sputnikmusic

49. Gossip - Real Power - "If you like a bit of retro with a modern twist and music that can both grab your heart and kick your teeth in, I’d give Real Power a listen… possibly whilst eating a Freddo whilst you can still afford one." - XS Noise

50. Jespfur - Pedestrians of Bright Silence

[reckonslepoisson]

Ten Total, 1010benja (2024)

1010benja spins between other musicians’ styles, though not in particularly interesting ways. The R&B stuff is barely identifiable among a slew of bedroom-styled crooners, the rapping rips off RXKNephew, the beats attempt shimmering liminality but have little actual identity. 

Pick: ‘Peacekeeper’

[awhirr]

1010benja - Peacekeeper

[grapehyasynth]

Hey Grape 💜,

How about 24, 46, 68 and 96 for the Spotify wrapped lyrics thing

Thank you! These are so fun

24. Can't Do Much - Waxahatchee

We will coalesce our heaven and hell

46. Wind Up Space - 1010benja

Even with a bitter taste I miss every moment in your space

68. Tiger Mountain Peasant Song - you and @skibasyndrome are sharing the braincell this time

96. Springer - Eah Jé

honestly i just love the "springer springer springer springer" part hhahaha but i'll go with Vart är alla dem ord du sa till mig

[theeverlastingshade]

Favorite Releases of March 2024

10. Deep Sage- Gouge Away

Essentials: “Deep Sage”, “Dallas”, “Stuck in a Dream”

9. Ten Total- 1010benja

Essentials: “H2HAVEYOU”, “I Can”, “Mire”

8. Bright Future- Adrianne Lenker

Essentials: “Ruined”, “Vampire Empire”, “Sadness as a Gift”

7. Akoma- Jlin

Essentials: “Borealis” ft. Björk, “Open Canvas”, “The Precision of Infinity” ft. Philip Glass

6. Tigers Blood- Waxahatchee

Essentials: “Bored”, “Crowbar”, “Right Back to It” ft. MJ Lenderman

5. Something in the Room She Moves- Julia Holter

Essentials: “Something in the Room She Moves”, “Sun Girl”, “Talking to the Whisper”

4. The Collective- Kim Gordon

Essentials: “Bye Bye”, “Psychedelic Orgasm”, “I’m a Man”

3. Blue Lips- Schoolboy Q

Essentials: “Ohio” ft. Freddie Gibbs, “Yeern 101”, “Pig Feet” ft. Childish Major

2. I Got Heaven- Mannequin Pussy

Essentials: “I Don’t Know You”, “I Got Heaven”, “Split Me Open”

1. Diamond Jubilee- Cindy Lee

Essentials: “Kingdom Come”, “Baby Blue”, “Lockstepp”

[f-rg-tmigej]

[saint-soap]

hi im the girl that obsessively keeps up with new music releases. lemme drop some 2024 stuff

cakes da killa makes insanely hype dance-rap influenced by ballroom & runway music, constantly calls attention to house's origin as black music. this dude is Gay and this music is Gay and it bops unreasonably hard. his new album Black Sheep owns

nia archives is a UK artist blending pop & breakbeat, sorta like if pinkpantheress went harder on both the pop elements and the breakbeat elements. catchy as hell & very straightforward

1010benja is a kansas city weirdo whos music is rap & r&b influenced but takes a much stranger angle at it, my partner described him as "singing like an anime protagonist" and i do get it. reminds me of hearing frank ocean for the first time, it sounds expensive and well put together but also really out there. also his voice kinda sounds like justin timberlake

she popped off earlier this year so idk if she counts as obscure anymore but rachel chinouriri just put out her debut album and it's absolutely killer guitar pop that throws it back to uk stuff from the 2000s

lustsickpuppy is a new york artist who straddles lines like industrial & breakbeat & hard electronic & rap & hardcore, their stuff isnt for the faint of heart but if you love to go stupid & crazy to stuff like machine girl or black dresses or death grips or ministry then you will dig on this for sure. they shouted "dont forget to always kill your rapists" when i saw them live

baltimore synth-funk wizard dude nourished by time just put out a new EP on xl recordings, synth funk has sounded the same for so long that its super cool to hear somebody like them pushing the genre forward in DIY ways. this is dance for ur soul

baby rose is an r&b/soul singer with the smokiest, bluesiest, prettiest voice, it's so unique in the current landscape. the instrumentals for this EP were done by jazz group BADBADNOTGOOD so if you want pretty singing over lush sax and piano this is where to get that

uk rapper john glacier is hit or miss for me but her whispery, ice-cold style is really identifiable and a ton of people i know love her. this new EP is her best work yet imo, lots of very different instrumentals on here

brittany howard, formerly of southern rock band alabama shakes, has her second solo album out and its AMAZING i cant rec this enough. crazy mix of soul & psychedelic rock

like black people are present in every single fucking genre and scene and popularized and straight up created several but people are so fucking hell bent on finding every possible excuse to not engage with their music because its easier than trying to confront their own racism. like okay well if its truly just a disinterest in most rap music then surely you listen to black artists in other genres right? who am i fucking kidding. of course you dont.

[yololablife]

1010Benja 的多面才華：1010Benja從作曲到演唱，全方位展現在《Ten Total》

1010Benja的首張專輯《Ten Total》在音樂界引起了巨大的震動，尤其是以Benjamin Lyman為首的創作團隊，在這張專輯中展現了他們對音樂的獨到見解和大膽的創新實驗。這不僅僅是一張專輯，它更是一場藝術和實驗的盛宴。一開始，專輯以一次似乎平常的咳嗽或無趣的笑聲開啟，這個開場乍看之下平淡無奇，但實則蘊含深意，隱喻著歌手對現實生活的諷刺和對流行文化的挑釁。隨著音樂進程的發展，聽眾可以清晰地感受到編排中號角和弦樂的華美激昂，伴隨著Benja特有的吠叫聲和咕噥語，這一系列的聲音效果仿佛在對聽眾說：“嘿，老鐵 !，這就是我們的音樂世界！”這種表達方式極具冒險精神，將輕鬆的聲樂跑調與槍聲、引擎聲和警報聲巧妙結合，使得整個專輯充滿了不可預測的驚喜和混沌美。…

[thethetartarpits]

MARCH 2024 [RECAP]

~*~ 10 Music Releases from the Past Month YOU Should Hear ~*~

1010benja - Ten Total Adrianne Lenker - Bright Future Ariana Grande - eternal sunshine Beyonce - Cowboy Carter Bleachers - Bleachers BrhyM (Bruce Hornsby & yMusic) - Deep Sea Vents Jophus - True Crime Norah Jones - Visions Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites Waxahatchee - Tigers Blood

[grapehyasynth]

46 and 98? 💖

Thank you!!!

46. Wind Up Space by 1010benja - this is on my normal people playlist

98. Rock It For Me - Caravan Palace

[luciochaves]

1010benja - H2HAVEYOU

[elogehakizimana]

BEST MUSIC 2024

Best Albums

Jessica Pratt - Here in the Pitch - (8.6)

Waxahatchee - Tigers Blood - (8.6)

The Smile - Wall of Eyes - (8.5)

Charli XCX - Brat - (8.5)

Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven - (8.5)

Bolis Pupul - Letter to Yu - (8.5)

Mach-Hommy - #RICHAXXHAITIAN - (8.4)

Beyoncé - Cowboy Carter - (8.4)

Still House Plants - If I don​’​t make it, I love u - (8.4)

Nala Sinephro - Endlessness - (8.4)

Hurray for the Riff Raff - The Past Is Still Alive - (8.4)

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Wild God - (8.4)

Arooj Aftab - Night Reign - (8.3)

Helado Negro - Phasor - (8.3)

1010Benja - Ten Total - (8.3)

MJ Lenderman - Manning Fireworks - (8.3)

Naemi - Dust Devil - (8.3)

Vince Staples - Dark Times - (8.3)

Mount Eerie - Night Palace - (8.3)

Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee - (8.3)

Nicolás Jaar - Piedras 1 & 2 - (8.3)

Yaya Bey - Ten Fold - (8.3)

Kali Uchis - Orquídeas - (8.3)

Brittany Howard - What Now - (8.3)

Hovvdy - Hovvdy - (8.3)

Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown - (8.3)

Wrecked Lightship - Antiposition - (8.3)

Verraco - Breathe​.​.​. Godspeed EP - (8.3)

Empress Of - For Your Consideration - (8.2)

Fabiana Palladino - Fabiana Palladino - (8.2)

Mavi - Shadowbox - (8.2)

The Smile - Cutouts - (8.2)

Adrianne Lenker - Bright Future - (8.2)

Laura Marling - Patterns in Repeat - (8.2)

Faye Webster - Underdressed at the Symphony - (8.2)

Kim Gordon - The Collective - (8.2)

Joe Hisaishi - The Boy and the Heron OST - (8.2)

FLO - Access All Areas - (8.2)

Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us - (8.2)

Cassandra Jenkins - My Light, My Destroyer - (8.2)

Navy Blue - Memoirs in Armour - (8.2)

Crumb - AMAMA - (8.2)

454 - Casts of a Dreamer - (8.2)

Paco Panama - Southside Sopranos - (8.2)

Lisha G / Trini Viv - Groovy Steppin Sh*t - (8.2)

Yasmin Williams - Acadia - (8.2)

Nilüfer Yanya - My Method Actor - (8.1)

Jlin - Akoma - (8.1)

Nailah Hunter - Lovegaze - (8.1)

Xaviersobased - Keep It Goin Xav - (8.1)

Best Tracks

The Smile - Teleharmonic

Charli XCX - Mean girls

Cash Cobain, Bay Swag - Fisherr

MIKE / Tony Seltzer - 100 Gecs

1010benja - H2HAVEYOU

Helado Negro - Best For You And Me

xaviersobased - Get High

Arooj Aftab - Raat Ki Rani

Beyoncé - SPAGHETTII

Charli XCX - So I

MAVI - 20,000 leagues

Charli XCX - Von Dutch

Mach-Hommy - LON LON

Still House Plants - M M M

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Conversion

Helado Negro - Wish You Could Be Here

Nicolas Jaar - Rio de las tumbras

Vince Staples - Nothing Matters

Fabiana Palladino - In The Fire

Jessica Pratt - Nowhere It Was

Nala Sinephro - Continuum 2

El Cousteau - Words2LiveBy

Kim Gordon - BYE BYE

Liv.e - $$$$ $

Future - TOO FAST

Empress Of - Fácil

Bolis Pupul - Ma Tau Wai Road

Hurray For The Riff Raff - The World Is Dangerous

Mannequin Pussy - Nothing Like

Waxahatchee - Evil Spawn

Usher - Coming Home

Beyoncé - DAUGHTER

Lisha G - No Time

Jessica Pratt - Life Is

Amaarae - sweeeet

Empress Of - Lorelei

SadBoi - Baddies

Faye Webster - Lifetime

Wrecked Lighship - Hex

MJ Lenderman - Manning Fireworks

Soccer Mommy - Anchor

Chief Keef - Drifting Away

MOLIY, Silent ADDY - Shake It To The Max (FLY)

Vampire Weekend - Ice Cream Piano

Ryan Destiny - How Your Hands Feel

Cash Cobain - luv it

Yasmin Williams - Harvest

Nailah Hunter - Lovegaze

Laryssa Kim - Blue Velvet - Fortezza Sacra

Paco Panama - Tunnel Vision

Line Of The Year

"I'm often livin' on just to be outside these walls again" - Jessica Pratt