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It might be a new year, but some old things keep carrying on. A prime example would be the next edition of “DJ Dragonfly’s Favorites.”
I know this post comes a little late but these were my picks for December, I promise.
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BAAN | Neumann | Self-Released |
| 2 | HOODED MENACE | Lachrymose Monuments Of Obscuration | Season of Mist |
| 3 | EMMA GOLDMAN | All You Are Is We | Zegema Beach |
| 4 | SIEGE COLUMN | Sulphur Omega | Self-Released |
| 5 | IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT | Goldstar | Century Media |
| 6 | DRAWN AND QUARTERED | Lord Of Two Horns | Nuclear Winter |
| 7 | YELLOW EYES | Confusion Gate | Sibir |
| 8 | HAVUKRUUNU | Tavastland | Svart |
| 9 | DEADGUY | Near-Death Travel Services | Relapse |
| 10 | LYCHGATE | Precipice | Debemur Morti |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CONVERGE | “We Were Never The Same” [Single] | Epitaph |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | SHUGOREI | Memories of Magic—魔法の記憶—Mahō no Kioku | 4000 |
| 2 | FKA TWIGS | EUSEXUA Afterglow | Young/Atlantic |
| 3 | GIRL BRUTAL | “Asteroids” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 4 | RAMONPANG | “Mystery Dungeon” [Single] | Tabula Rasa |
| 5 | HELADO NEGRO | The Last Sound On Earth [EP] | Big Dada |
| 6 | GORPOPAP | “Grainy Screams” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 7 | HARVEY SUTHERLAND | Debt | Clarity/The Orchard |
| 8 | HAAI | Humanise | Mute |
| 9 | ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER | Tranquilizer | Warp |
| 10 | POLYANA | Pollyanna | Self-Released |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | GIRL BRUTAL | “Asteroids” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 2 | RAMONPANG | “Mystery Dungeon” [Single] | Tabula Rasa |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DANNY BROWN | Stardust | Warp |
| 2 | DEMAE | Deep Dive [EP] | FAMM |
| 3 | VENNA | MALIK | Cashmere Thoughts |
| 4 | OLIVER NIGHT | Between The Lines | Tru Thoughts |
| 5 | MADISON MCFERRIN | SCORPIO | MadMcFerrin |
| 6 | MCKINLEY DIXON | Magic, Alive! | City Slang |
| 7 | STACY EPPS | Flowheart | RE:Source Collab |
| 8 | MANWOLVES, CRASHPREZ, CRASHWOLVES | it all comes for me [EP] | Manwolves |
| 9 | KELLY MOONSTONE | New Moon | Self-Released |
| 10 | 7XVETHEGENIUS | Self 7xve 3 | Broadband Sound |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | SAMM HENSHAW | It Could Be Worse | Dorm Seven/AWAL |
| 2 | DUMAMA | “No Abiding City” [Single] | Soundway |
| 3 | ANA TIJIOUX | Vida | Altafonte |
Many of my regular readers know that I am a woman and that I play in a band here in Raleigh. If you are someone who regularly attends shows, small or large, you know that there is a distinct shortage of women. I have decided to call upon some of the women in the community to help me describe what it’s like on the other side of the microphone for us.
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | 45 TRIO | “#Tenorio c/w Nebulosa” [Single] | Bloom |
| 2 | COCHEMEA | Vol. III: Ancestros Futuros | Daptone |
| 3 | HIROMI | OUT THERE | Telarc/Concord Jazz |
| 4 | TOM GERSHWIN | “Let Be” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 5 | WEB WEB | Plexus Plexus | Compost |
| 6 | SASHA BERLINER | Fantome | Outside In |
| 7 | ART HIRAHARA | Peace Unknown | Posi-Tone |
| 8 | ALABASTER DEPLUME | A Blade Because A Blade Is Whole | International Anthem |
| 9 | DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER AND BILL CHARLAP | Elemental | Mack Avenue |
| 10 | DAVE DAMIANI AND THE NO VACANCY ORCHESTRA | Feels So Good – A Tribute to Chuck Mangione | Hard Knocks |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | LANCE FERGUSON | Rare Groove Spectrum, Vol. 3 | Tru Thoughts |
| 2 | OLIVER NIGHT | Between The Lines | Tru Thoughts |
| 3 | OLYMPIANS, THE | “Strawberry Kiwi” [Single] | Daptone |
| 4 | 45 TRIO | “#Tenorio c/w Nebulosa” [Single] | Bloom |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ANIMAL COLLECTIVE | “Love On The Big Screen” [Single] | Domino |
| 2 | FEEBLE LITTLE HORSE | “This Is Real” [Single] | Saddle Creek |
| 3 | FOXWARREN | 2 (Two) | Anti- |
| 4 | HEMLOCK | Orange Streak Glow [EP] | Self-Released |
| 5 | LOTS OF HANDS | into a pretty room | Fire Talk |
| 6 | MEI SEMONES | Kurayami/Get Used To It + Itsumo [EP] | Bayonet |
| 7 | MELODY’S ECHO CHAMBER | Unclouded | Domino |
| 8 | NATIVE SUN | Concrete Language | TODO |
| 9 | PEEL DREAM MAGAZINE | Taurus | Topshelf |
| 10 | APRIL MARCH | “Surfing Castafiore” [Single] | Bong Load |
| 11 | DAFFO | Where The Earth Bends | Concord |
| 12 | DOUBLE WISH | Double Wish | Hit The North |
| 13 | FIND MY FRIENDS | Find My Friends [EP] | Bloody Knuckles |
| 14 | GANSER | Animal Hospital | felte |
| 15 | GOOD FLYING BIRDS | Talulah’s Tape | Carpark |
| 16 | JOYER | On The Other End Of The Line… | Julia’s War |
| 17 | LIGHTHEADED | Thinking, Dreaming, Scheming! | Slumberland |
| 18 | NO JOY | Bugland | Hand Drawn Dracula |
| 19 | PHOEBE RINGS | Aseurai | Carpark |
| 20 | POT-POT | Warsaw 480km | felte |
| 21 | ROCKET | R Is For Rocket | Transgressive |
| 22 | SEA LEMON | Diving For A Prize | Luminelle |
| 23 | SHARP PINS | Balloon Balloon Balloon | K/Perennial |
| 24 | STEREOLAB | Instant Holograms On Metal Film | Warp/Duophonic |
| 25 | SUNBATHE | Myself To You | Time Release |
| 26 | ABIGAIL DOWD | Saints & Warriors | Self-Released |
| 27 | BLONDSHELL | Another Picture | Partisan |
| 28 | CAMERON STENGER | Lighter | Hearing Aid |
| 29 | CANUT DE BON | no esperan por nadie | Sello Cototo |
| 30 | DINING DEAD | Is This A House? | Self-Released |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | IRIS CALTWAIT | Again, For The First Time | 777 |
| 2 | CONSTANT SMILES | Moonflowers | felte |
| 3 | KEN PARK | “Shatter” [Single] | TODO |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | THE ACACIA STRAIN | You Are Safe from God Here | Rise |
| 2 | CALLOUS DAOBOYS, THE | I Don’t Want To See You In Heaven | MNRK Heavy |
| 3 | AGRICULTURE | The Spiritual Sound | The Flenser |
| 4 | CATHARSIS | Hope Against Hope | Crimethinc. |
| 5 | CLAIRVOYANCE | Chasm of Immurement | Carbonized |
| 6 | GREYHAVEN | Keep It Quiet | Solid State |
| 7 | IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT | Goldstar | Century Media |
| 8 | SIEGE COLUMN | Sulphur Omega | Self-Released |
| 9 | WHITECHAPEL | Hymns In Dissonance | Metal Blade |
| 10 | BAAN | Neumann | Self-Released |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | LYCHGATE | Precipice | Debemur Morti |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | SHUGOREI | Memories of Magic—魔法の記憶—Mahō no Kioku | 4000 |
| 2 | FKA TWIGS | EUSEXUA Afterglow | Young/Atlantic |
| 3 | HELADO NEGRO | The Last Sound On Earth [EP] | Big Dada |
| 4 | GORPOPAP | “Grainy Screams” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 5 | HARVEY SUTHERLAND | Debt | Clarity/The Orchard |
| 6 | HAAI | Humanise | Mute |
| 7 | ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER | Tranquilizer | Warp |
| 8 | POLYANA | Pollyanna | Self-Released |
| 9 | MACHINE GIRL | PsychoWarrior: MG Ultra X | Future Classic |
| 10 | PICTUREPLANE | Sex Distortion | Music.Website |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | SHUGOREI | Memories of Magic—魔法の記憶—Mahō no Kioku | 4000 |
| 2 | FKA TWIGS | EUSEXUA Afterglow | Young/Atlantic |
| 3 | GORPOPAP | “Grainy Screams” [Single] | Self-Released |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DANNY BROWN | Stardust | Warp |
| 2 | MCKINLEY DIXON | Magic, Alive! | City Slang |
| 3 | ALFA MIST | Roulette | Sekito |
| 4 | BILLY DEAN THOMAS | MX | Self-Released |
| 5 | PRESERVATION AND GABE ‘NANDEZ | Sortilège | Backwoodz Studioz |
| 6 | TOKIMONSTA | Eternal Reverie | Young Art |
| 7 | MURS | Love & Rockets 3:16 (The Emancipation) | Mello |
| 8 | JAYWOOD | Leo Negro | Captured Tracks |
| 9 | KELLY MOONSTONE | New Moon | Self-Released |
| 10 | QUADECA | Vanisher, Horizon Scraper | X8 |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MAVI | The Pilot | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 2 | JOHAN LENOX | Full Speed Nowhere | Self-Released |
| 3 | OLIVER NIGHT | Between The Lines | Tru Thoughts |
| 4 | STOVE GOD COOKS | “Goat Stamp” [Single] | Babygrande |
| 5 | MARCEY YATES | House Rules | Culxr House |