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[Courage]

With the summer almost over and the cold weather ready to set in, what are some of your favorite albums that are best listened to during the winter?

Although pretty recent, one that I've been listening to since the year it came out is James Blake's self-titled

Everything about the minimal, melancholic, introspective songs Blake composes are best heard in the comfort of your house in all isolation while you're closed in from the snow.

I also enjoy shoegaze more during the winter, like Souvlaki for example.

 

[tanooki27]

Talk Talk's spirit of eden always reminds me of a snowy frozen landscape

 

[Dion Blaster]

Liquid swords

Very cold vibe to the album

 

[Stevetopsy]

Spoiler

Agalloch - Marrow of the Spirit. Fav. Track: Black Lake Nidstang

 

[Courage]

Another classic:

 

[genjiZERO]

Fucking love James Blake. Saw him twice at 930 Club in DC.

 

[lush]

grouper - dragging a dead deer up a hill

 

[Professor Lich]

My go to winter band is Trans-Siberian Orchestra. From their rock songs to story stuff, I love their work.

There's also a Bethoven album too.

Edit, guess I should pick an album. Christmas Eve and Other Stories, mainly because of the song, "Old City Bar," which gets me every time.

 

[Bob White]

You can pretty much only listen to it during the winter months lol. Great album though

 

[Dug]

Another classic:

Let me know...

 

[Psychoward]

it's a tie

Kettering, Epilogue

Slow Show

 

[Soma]

I love that James Blake album but for me, it's still gotta be Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago

 

[Regiruler]

Sonata Arctica thread?
Not explicitly winter themed but one of my preferred seasonal listens

 

[Collete]

Emancipator - Soon It Will Be Cold Enough

A very chill album that always reminded me that winter was coming for me.

 

[FO-totality]

 

[kitchenmotors]

Yep.

 

[WhereAreMahDragonz]

I love that James Blake album but for me, it's still gotta be Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago

Yep.

Gonna go give this another listen right now, actually.

 

[richardhawk]

Perfect tracklist on this shit.

 

[Lambtron]

 

[Steamlord]

Dunno if it's the music or the cover or both, but it feels wintery to me

Or maybe this

or this

but really we should be talking about autumn albums since it's coming up

 

[Croc]

 

[AdventureMike]

On a chill winter night:

Just perfect.

 

[Face it Tiger..]

cruel winter



...



Kappa

 

[A Fish Aficionado]

Some incredible choices in here. Agalloch is always as is most post rock/metal.

 

[Sobriquet]

 

[TheExhaustedWalrus]

Talk Talk's spirit of eden always reminds me of a snowy frozen landscape

My man. Amazing album, for sure.

 

[Black Stabbath]

love this album

 

[Valhelm]

Five-hour, ten-part collaboration led and arranged by Sufjan Stevens with likely the most musical diversity of any release. Stevens dances through a dozen or more genres, and while many of the songs are a bit fluffy or extraneous, many are incredible.

Sister Winter is a favorite. The twenty-something interpretations of traditional Christmas songs are often really beautiful.

 

[Secks4Food]

Spoiler

Agalloch - Marrow of the Spirit. Fav. Track: Black Lake Nidstang

If I had to pick one, yeah it would probably be this.

I also really like In the Nightside Eclipse by Emperor, Hvis Lyset Tar Oss by Burzum, and Bergtatt – Et Eeventyr I 5 Capitler by Ulver. And all other black metal. Black metal is best winter music.

 

[UltraGunner]

More of a rainy day album, but it also doubles as a winter album.

 

[ChubbyHuggs]

Emancipator - Soon It Will Be Cold Enough

A very chill album that always reminded me that winter was coming for me.

Came to post this and you beat me to it. I can leave satisfied.

 

[Ivan 3414]

With the summer almost over and the cold weather ready to set in, what are some of your favorite albums that are best listened to during the winter?

Although pretty recent, one that I've been listening to since the year it came out is James Blake's self-titled

Everything about the minimal, melancholic, introspective songs Blake composes are best heard in the comfort of your house in all isolation while you're closed in from the snow.

Ay get the fuck out of my head.

I entered this topic thinking about the James Blake album. I don't even enjoy that album if it's your outside; it has to be at the very least cool or rainy.

That's really weird. <_<

 

[JayTee71]

I agree with Blake's self titled album.


Another album is Daughter's If You Leave. Now granted it only came out last February and thus hasn't been heard during the peak of winter, it is tailor made for the Winter.

 

[agrajag]

 

[lastflowers]

808s, James Blake S/T are also good ones.

 

[Psychoward]

808s, James Blake S/T are also good ones.

I always considered this a summer album, in fact I just listened to it fully again today haha.

 

[lastflowers]

I always considered this a summer album, in fact I just listened to it fully again today haha.

really? haha.

Someone else mentioned Sung Tongs, which I always consider a summer/Spring album

 

[Courage]

This Emancipator album is amazing. I'm glad I made this thread. Feeling the chills.

 

[SecretMoblin]

fennesz - endless summer




but yes vespertine is a good answer

 

[Prodigal]

Lotta great albums in here.

Mind would have to be The Mantle by Agalloch:

 

[Courage]

I enjoyed Ravedeath, 1972 and Virgins by Tim Hecker too. Ambient and ominous drone music that still sounds haunting.

 

[Red Comet]

OK Computer for some reason. Maybe it's because I first listened to it around Christmas time. Also, Contra by Vampire Weekend, it's Christmassy.

 

[Shun]

Christmas in Harlem - Kanye West, the only Winter music you'll ever need.

 

[Thing on a Spring]

Arcade Fire's Neon Bible. There's something comforting about it when it's cold, wet and windy out.

 

[umop_3pisdn]

Duh

Autechre's Quaristice, and The xx's first album also feel very 'wintry' to me, just off the top of my head.

 

[Andrew Korenchkin]

Lotta great albums in here.

Mind would have to be The Mantle by Agalloch:

Yep, same here.

 

[Cudder]

 

[UltraGunner]

808s, James Blake S/T are also good ones.

The cover for Merriweather Post Pavilion always freaked me the fuck out.

 

[Extollere]

I enjoyed Ravedeath, 1972 and Virgins by Tim Hecker too. Ambient and ominous drone music that still sounds haunting.

Well that's just regular night time music. Even better when it's hot outside and half a bottle of whiskey.

 

[Suite Pee]

Not really a fan of the style of music, but for some reason I always play the self-titled Wintersun album during the first snowfall of every year.

Doesn't really match the surrounding atmosphere, but it stuck for some reason.