Easy Listening--Year End List--Todd

These are my top ten for this year, in no particular order. I have listened to the crap out of all of these 
albums, and all of them just keep getting better with every listen, hence why they're here.

Liturgy--Aesthetica--Thrill Jockey


There was an absolute ton of controversy around this album this year, mainly due to a rather outlandish manifesto written by frontman Hunter-Hunt Hendrix on the subject of Black Metal, causing for some pretty nasty debate across the interwebs. The "definition" of true black metal was talked about endlessly, to no real conclusion. Regardless, this was one of my most listened to records this year. It was truly unlike any black metal album I've heard. Production values were amazing, not to mention the borderline "happy vibe" of this record. No matter your opinion of Hunter's views, this record still rips.

Gilead Media Festival

Re-posted from Gilead Blog:

"GILEAD MEDIA MUSIC FESTIVAL 2012

Happy morning! Here's an "official announcement" for you on this fine Saturday...


GILEAD MEDIA MUSIC FESTIVAL. 
Saturday April 28th & Sunday April 29th at the Time Community Theater. Oshkosh, WI. 


Set right in downtown Oshkosh, on the same block as records, coffee, food, comics, and midwestern small-town hospitality. More info coming soon, including line-up and other fun info.


For six years I've been delivering you records from my home in the middle of Wisconsin. In 2012 you will follow that path back here and together we will share our love for these bands."

False - Untitled

False, a band that’s nearly impossible to find any information about. Much like obscure black-drone band, Hell, they’ve decided to use a moniker that’s so generic that it develops millions of search engine results. The resurfacing popularity of analog formats lends to this, wanting to develop a time reminiscent of the tape-trading days that I’ve only heard about, in which the only way you could hear some bands was through trading of tapes.

False’s Untitled debut, brought to us by Gilead Media and Howling Mine Records, is a two track gem sitting in the depths of your throat, choking you