a bit, but I still hope that Hitler will blow up and that Kennedy will duck.

Operators record was my favorite of the "Wolf Parde/Wolf Parade-adjacent" releases this year, although Moonface was pretty good and the EP was promising.
LVL UP's got 3 talented songwriters, they do the 90's-reverent indie rock thing better than anyone else in the game now. Can't wait to see where they go from here.

Had no idea that Robbie was up for a Grammy, let alone two! If there's any justice in the world he'll nab best Folk Album and Alabama at Night is "American Roots" music if I've ever heard it.

tenative, still going through some of the lesser-listened to ones: