The Albums Always On My Phone
There's a couple of artists I've mentioned already, so I'll indulge and elaborate:
Yunyu's "Spiked Soul" was one of my very first purchases on Bandcamp. I really enjoyed the creepygothiness of Lenore's Song and the singer's voice. I've even sent one of the tracks to someone in lieu of, you know, just telling them how I felt.
"ULTRA BLUE," by Utada Hikaru. Her, Namie Amuro, and Ayumi Hamasaki were my introduction into J-Pop– but this album got me though my First (major) Breakup: sitting at a picnic table at a park, with my blue CD player, with that track on repeat until I felt good enough to drive back home.
Cloud, "Adventure" (discogs, Youtube), which is pretty damn hard to find. The CD print seemed to be a limited run, and I was lucky to obtain a physical one before the price skyrocketed into the triple digits. Well. Sometimes.
TokiMONSTA's "Creature Dreams" was the first album I heard from her. I play it when I'm getting close to the coast; Little Pleasures and Darkest (Dim) are perfect for that mood.
Solange's "A Seat at the Table." Cranes in the Sky made the rounds on Black Tumblr and a lot of us felt... witnessed. Beyonce albums may come and go, but A Seat at the Table earned a spot in permanent rotation.
Some Honorable Mentions
- USK - Dot Matrix Melodiator
- Zola Jesus - Taiga (A random recommendation I received on last.fm)
- Lutin - (the pink album), a fave of mine from this netlabel Pterodactyl Squad
- OCR's Hedgehog Heaven (I mentioned this already)
- Breezewax's entire discography
- The MOTHER soundtrack, where you can listen on the Internet Archive
- Data Romance, particularly their Other album
