{"id":1210,"date":"2019-12-23T11:06:52","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T16:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greatapes.ca\/blog\/?p=1210"},"modified":"2019-12-23T11:10:16","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T16:10:16","slug":"music-of-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/greatapes.ca\/blog\/2019\/12\/music-of-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Music of 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I think this was maybe not the best year for music in recent memory. I certainly didn&#8217;t hear as many great albums as I did last year. Nevertheless, there are always lots of good albums &#8211; more than I could possibly listen to, so here are the 15 I enjoyed the most. As is often the case, the list leans heavily towards post-rock and metal, but there&#8217;s a decent mix of other stuff, I think. Half of these albums are instrumental, with another few having only intermittent vocals.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>15. <em>Shelters<\/em> by Bars of Gold<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3173925423\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/barsofgold.bandcamp.com\/album\/shelters\">SHELTERS by Bars of Gold<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>14. <em>Altid Sammen<\/em> by Efterklang<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/688888354&amp;color=%23504a4c&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nUnfortunately Efterklang haven&#8217;t uploaded any full songs to any of the free streaming sites, so all I can embed here is a 30 second sample.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>13. <em>The Fleeting Light of Impermanence<\/em> by The Appleseed Cast<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2937262885\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=1877337875\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/graveface.bandcamp.com\/album\/the-fleeting-light-of-impermanence\">The Fleeting Light of Impermanence by The Appleseed Cast<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>12. <em>March<\/em> by Wander<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1609633023\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=978162441\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wanderband.bandcamp.com\/album\/march\">March by Wander<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>11. <em>The Undivided Five<\/em> by A Winged Victory for the Sullen<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2720470098\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=1340779983\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/awvfts.bandcamp.com\/album\/the-undivided-five\">The Undivided Five by A Winged Victory for the Sullen<\/a><\/iframe><br \/>\nThis is ambient classical music. Not for everyone! But very good at what it is.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>10. <em>Frames<\/em> by Lorenzo Masotto<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1661737718\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=1270416042\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lorenzomasotto.bandcamp.com\/album\/frames\">Frames by Lorenzo Masotto<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>9. <em>Blood Year <\/em>by Russian Circles<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=246722098\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=1755431780\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/russiancircles.bandcamp.com\/album\/blood-year\">Blood Year by Russian Circles<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>8. <em>A Dawn to Fear<\/em> by Cult of Luna<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=581470524\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=1477230216\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cultofluna.bandcamp.com\/album\/a-dawn-to-fear\">A Dawn to Fear by Cult of Luna<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>7. <em>In Search of the Miraculous<\/em> by Desperate Journalist<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3887543747\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/desperatejournalist.bandcamp.com\/album\/in-search-of-the-miraculous-2\">In Search of the Miraculous by Desperate Journalist<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>6. <em>Nowhere Now Here<\/em> by Mono<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2247511347\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=3049646942\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/monoofjapan.bandcamp.com\/album\/nowhere-now-here\">Nowhere Now Here by MONO<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>5. <em>It Won&#8217;t Be Like This All the Time<\/em> by The Twilight Sad<\/p>\n<p>Looks like they haven&#8217;t put any songs on any of the free streaming sites so you&#8217;ll just have to take my word on this one.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>4. <em>Nighttime Stories <\/em>by Pelican<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1903633377\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=1716208889\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pelicansl.bandcamp.com\/album\/nighttime-stories\">Nighttime Stories by Pelican<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>3. <em>How Are We To Fight The Blight? <\/em>by The Shaking Sensations<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1134552098\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=108989927\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/theshakingsensations.bandcamp.com\/album\/how-are-we-to-fight-the-blight\">How Are We to Fight the Blight? by The Shaking Sensations<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>2. <em>Gold &amp; Grey<\/em> by Baroness<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/601041435&amp;color=%23504a4c&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>1. <em>Elegy<\/em> by Dead to a Dying World<br \/>\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1726806475\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=1795134759\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/deadtoadyingworld.bandcamp.com\/album\/elegy-3\">Elegy by DEAD TO A DYING WORLD<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I think this was maybe not the best year for music in recent memory. I certainly didn&#8217;t hear as many great albums as I did last year. Nevertheless, there are always lots of good albums &#8211; more than I could possibly listen to, so here are the 15 I enjoyed the most. As is often [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[25,13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/greatapes.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1210"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/greatapes.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/greatapes.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/greatapes.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/greatapes.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1210"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/greatapes.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1210\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1217,"href":"http:\/\/greatapes.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1210\/revisions\/1217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/greatapes.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/greatapes.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/greatapes.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}