[choc e-Claire]

The best new record I've heard this year, not that I've listened to much, is A Lonely Sinner by samlrc - it's extremely zoomer, as you can tell by its fanbase (I like that it played off RYM's distaste for furries with its love of post-rock), but it's a really strongly pieced together album that doesn't rely on too many tropes for its sound and explores some cool territory.

The new Einstürzende Neubauten was cool too, but it's pretty repetitive over the course of the 80 minutes (which makes sense considering how it was developed). I've downloaded that Cindy Lee album off Soulseek but haven't gotten around to it yet, and I missed my chance to say I was on it before it was cool.