I'm a pretty big "albums only, no playlist" purist - even for playlists I listen to, I usually wind up scoping any artists that catch my ear in full.
All that being said, I will *never* listen to Sunbather piecemeal. Every song on it rules, but within the context of the album as a whole, it's an entirely different experience. In general, I think that even really good singles are better when in the context of their album.
Feb 20, 2025
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Personally, I’m usually a full-album kind of guy. not big on shuffling playlists. That Said, this is the best example I could think of of an album which *must* be experienced consecutively, in one sitting. if you haven’t heard it, be ready for emotional trauma
Feb 20, 2025
This album is seriously incredible. One of those albums that keeps me coming back for more and more and I seem to not get tired of it when I revisit. Some truly beautiful and also brutal and depressive moments on here that have only gotten better with time.
10/10
Listen if you like:
Shoegaze
Black Metal
Post-Rock
Mar 5, 2024
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dude has a pretty solid lineup spanning a wide spread of genres, all executed flawlessly, and he writes, records, produces, and mixes everything
Silver Wilkinson (2013): spacious, almost ambient guitar ballads, all washed with reverb and decorated with field recordings.
fav songs: Raincoat, You Won’t Remember…, Dye The Water Green, a tout a l’heure
A Mineral Love (2016): a few songs are in a similar vein as the last album, this time a bit crisper and with the addition of some electronic elements. some moments are more funk/soul inspired. love the drum machines and clavs.
fav songs: Town & Country, Feeling, Petals, Raxeira, C’est La Vie
Phantom Brickworks (2017): the biggest switchup, a loop based ambient album interspersed with field recordings and samples, reminiscent of William Basinski, a concept album on the dilapidated ruins of the early industrial era that litter the Welsh countryside. also has a companion EP of Phantom Brickworks IV-V
fav songs: Capel Bethania, Phantom Brickworks I-III
Ribbons (2019): Bibio takes his usual guitar balladry but with a Welsh folk twist, all the songs are full of nature imagery. dude busts out the mandolin and fiddle on a few tracks
fav songs: Curls, Beret Girl, Ode to a Nuthatch, Valley Wulf, Old Graffiti
Sleep on the Wing (2020): FULL WELSH FOLK MODE. perfect morning music, lovely melodies and lush arrangements. dude plays all the parts too.
fav songs: Oakmoss, Sleep on the Wing, Watching Thus the Heron is all Pool, Awpockes
BIB10 (2022): his 10th album, more of a 80s pop vibe, sounds kinda like Prince. a lot synthier and groovier
fav songs: Even More Excuses, Rain and Shine, S.O.L, Fools, Cinnamon Cinematic
Sunbursting (2023): YACHT ROCK. steely dan vibes on this.
fav songs: Sorry Won’t Cut It, A Matter of Fact, All of the Above, Sunbursting
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