Looks like some of us were in the H O L I D A Y S P I R I T this week. Victoria death metal band, Hedonist (feat members of Iskra and Bootlicker), takes the #1 spot in our final charts of the year. Jesus wept.
* indicates Canadian artist. ^ indicates local Windsor/Detroit artist
1 HEDONIST* Sepulchral Lacerations (demo) (Self-Released)
2 SCARLET DROPS* Scarlet Drops, 1984-1992 (Harriet Records)
3 JOHNATHON BLAKE Homeward Bound (Blue Note)
4 MAKAYA MCCRAVEN Deciphering The Message (Blue Note)
5 LA LUZ La Luz (Hardly Art)
6 TALKING VIOLET*^ Tell Your Friends You Love Them (Self-Released)
7 UYEMI* Butterfly Effect (JBY Records)
8 APOLLO SUNS* A Relationship of Force EP
(Self-Released)
9 HAVIAH MIGHTY* Stock Exchange (Mighty Gang Inc.)
10 LOOPING* Zero- Point Energy (Self-Released)
11 THE ADAM BROWN* What We’ll Never Know
(Self-Released)
12 LAGGARDS* The Age Of Lag Vol. 1
(Self-Released)
13 ES:MO* The Weight of Hope (Modica)
14 FAKE SHARK* Time For the Future (Light Organ)
15 JAMES SULLIVAN* Light Years (Stardumb)
16 ANDY SHAUF* Wilds (Arts & Crafts)
17 THE GARRYS* Get Thee to a Nunnery (Grey)
18 AFTERNOON BIKE RIDE* Afternoon Bike Ride (Friends of
Friends)
19 HOMESHAKE* Under The Weather (Dine Alone)
20 MOTORISTS* Surrounded (Debt Offensive)
21 WHITEHORSE* Strike Me Down (Six Shooter)
22 PEGASUS WARNING Inspiration Equation (Self-Released)
23 VARIOUS Remixes, JID010 (Jazz Is Dead)
24 TOM SEVERINO & NORI TANI New Step (Self-Released)
25 DAVE OKUMU Knopperz (Drift)
26 BLUSH CLUB A Hill to Die On (Self-Released)
27 MAE POWELL Both Ways Brighter (PTV)
28 HEIRESS Distant Fires (Satanic Royalties)
29 SAM WILKES One Theme & Subsequent Improvisation
(Leaving)
30 HOUEIDA HEDFI Fleuves De l’Âme (Phantasy Sound)
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Top Electronic Album
LAGGARDS* Age of Lag Vol 1
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Top Folk Album
WHITEHORSE* Strike Me Down
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Top Loud Album
HEDONIST* Sepulchral Lacerations
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Top Hip Hop Album
HAVIAH MIGHTY* Stock Exchange
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Top R&B/Soul Album
UYEMI* Butterfly Effect EP
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Top Jazz Album
JOHNATHAN BLAKE Homeward Bound
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Top World Album
HOUEIDA HEDFI Fleuves de l’Ame