Blanck Mass Archives - Various Small Flames https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/tag/blanck-mass/ New and independent music Wed, 13 Jan 2021 10:09:01 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cropped-finalwhite-e1490809629909-1.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Blanck Mass Archives - Various Small Flames https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/tag/blanck-mass/ 32 32 88787050 Music We Missed in 2020 https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2021/01/11/music-we-missed-in-2020/ Mon, 11 Jan 2021 19:40:36 +0000 https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/?p=24066 One of the hardest things about running this site is all the great music we are unable to cover. Our inbox is in a perpetual state of bursting at the seams, and we like to spend time with every release we write about. There are simply not enough hours in the day to cover everything we’d like to, and often some of our very favourite releases slip by without a word. That makes us feel bad (and is probably the […]

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]]> One of the hardest things about running this site is all the great music we are unable to cover. Our inbox is in a perpetual state of bursting at the seams, and we like to spend time with every release we write about. There are simply not enough hours in the day to cover everything we’d like to, and often some of our very favourite releases slip by without a word. That makes us feel bad (and is probably the reason we didn’t reply to your email), so we decided to make a slightly different list in lieu of the usual Year End fare.

Here is a list of songs from 2020 that we liked but didn’t get around to writing about.

If you find something you like, follow the link in the embed to support the artists and labels on Bandcamp. And of course, there is a whole year’s worth of pieces on releases we did manage to write about, so have an explore through our reviews, previews and interviews from 2020.

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]]> 24066 Wake the Deaf’s Top 15 Albums of 2011 https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2011/12/26/wake-the-deafs-top-15-albums-of-2011/ Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:13:00 +0000 http://www.wakethedeaf.co.uk/?p=703 There’s only one way to see out a year: A ‘best of’ list. Here’s our attempt, featuring our favourite 15 albums of the last 12 months. 15. Tune Yards – W H O K I L L (4AD) 14. Oneohtrix Point Never – Replica (Mexican Summer/Software) 13. Youth Lagoon – The Year of Hibernation (Fat Possum/Lefse) 12. Parts & Labor – Constant Future (Jagjaguwar) 11. Radiohead – The King of Limbs (XL/TBD) 10. Clams Casino – Instrumentals Mixtape (Self Released) 9. South of Lincoln – Homes  (Self Released) 8. Blanck Mass – Blanck Mass (Rock Action) 7. Conrad Plymouth – Comrade […]

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]]> There’s only one way to see out a year: A ‘best of’ list. Here’s our attempt, featuring our favourite 15 albums of the last 12 months.

15. Tune Yards – W H O K I L L
 (4AD)

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14. Oneohtrix Point Never – Replica
 (Mexican Summer/Software)

13. Youth Lagoon – The Year of Hibernation
(Fat Possum/Lefse)

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12. Parts & Labor – Constant Future
 (Jagjaguwar)

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11. Radiohead – The King of Limbs
(XL/TBD)

10. Clams Casino – Instrumentals Mixtape
(Self Released)

9. South of Lincoln – Homes

 (Self Released)

8. Blanck Mass – Blanck Mass
(Rock Action)

7. Conrad Plymouth – Comrade Plymouth
(Ten Atoms)

6. St. Vincent – Strange Mercy
(4AD)

5. The Antlers – Burst Apart
(French Kiss/Transgressive)

4. Gil Scott Heron / Jamie XX – We’re New Here
(XL/Young Turks)

3. James Blake – James Blake
(A&M/Atlas)

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2. Handsome Furs – Sound Kapital
(Sub Pop)

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1. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
(4AD/Jagjaguwar)

If you’d like a sample of the above, check out the Wake The Deaf Top Albums of 2011 playlist on Spotify. Click here to be taken straight there.

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