From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V16 #2158 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Monday, December 18 2017 Volume 16 : Number 2158 To unsubscribe: e-mail ecto-digest-request@smoe.org and put the word unsubscribe in the message body. Today's Subjects: ----------------- Year-end list with a sigh [Neile Graham ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2017 15:50:25 -0800 From: Neile Graham Subject: Year-end list with a sigh Hi, all-- I look back at my year, and I didn't buy much music and wasn't so focused on listening except when I was. I spent time obsessed with: * Torres, Three Futures * Fever Ray, Plunge * Austra, Future Politics * Camille, Oui * Lisa Knapp, Till April is Dead -- A Garland of May I found good things here but was overall not totally on board with: * Jessica Hoop, Memories are now (a couple of great songs) * Feist, Pleasure (a couple of brilliant tracks, especially the title track) * Aldus Harding, Party (couple of great tracks) * Saltland, A Common Truth (enjoy it when I listen to it, but it's not compelling) * This is the Kit, Moonshine Freeze (adore the title track but haven't yet found another song in there to care much about) * The XX, I See You (loved it at first but it wore out its welcome with me too quickly) My love is still lasting for several 2016 things, in particular: * Emma Ruth Rundle, Marked for Death * The Natural History Museum, Attenborough * The Natural History Museum, Manmade EP * Veda Hille, Love Waves * Agnes Obel, Citizen of Glass The new Bjork seems to have some good things in it, but I don't have it yet. I did hear Happy live this year, and hearing her sing "Games Without Frontiers" gave me shivers. Cheers, and happy Solstice to all! - --Neile ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V16 #2158 ****************************