2015 is done, and it was pretty damn good. But there's already some things looming on the horizon for 2016 to get really excited about.
The Coffin DaggersWhy not start with the one we'll likely see soonest? Coming in February, The Coffin Daggers have their next LP Aggravatin' Rhythms (above) ready for preorder with by far their silliest album art to date. Loved everything they've done so far, so I'm in line.
Last week I played ONLY songs released in 2015. It was easy. So I decided this week I'd feature a bunch that weren't featured in the Gremmys. Easy too!
This is the last 2015 extravaganza, though there's still a number of great records that didn't show up in either show.
Anyway, here's last week's playlist
12/28/15
As far as I know, the Gremmys are the only surf/instro awards out there, which puts a lot of weight on my whim. Too much.
So I reached out to a few respectable folks that I know are on top of this music to try to bring a few more opinions into the mix.
Everybody has been given carte blanche as to how they want to present this. No "rad", "trad", "modern", "way-out" here.
This is the first I've heard from Amphibian Man, though it appears they actually had another release earlier this year. These Ukrainians play some aggressive lo-fi surf with some big growling bass guitar while still managing to sound pretty trad.
While I'm busy cooking up these other awards, I find a few more things I want to recognize. So here are a bunch of smaller awards. No honorable mentions, only one runner-up if that.
Best Record Label
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