Here are 25 songs I enjoyed this year. I found myself enjoying singles this year more than full records for the most part. These songs are in no real order.

TWENTY-FIVE:

1. Frau – Sherman’s Gone
2. Multicult – Jaws
3. One Watt Sun – Clint
4. Exit Order – Hungry Enough
5. Friend Collector – Emotional Appeal
6. The Lees of Memory – We Are Siamese
7. Chain Rank – The Grip
8. Nemesis – Gyou-Shou
9. Hayden – Old Dreams
10. Box Hundreds – Island of the Mind
11. Hive Bent – The Observer
12. Alberich – Rumbala
13. Industrial Park – Dark Sun
14. Allnight Longers – Escapist
15. Prostitutes – Holy Blessed Sacrament
16. Technicolor Teeth - Drips
17. Hard Stripes – Frenzy
18. Purling Hiss – Mercury Retrograde
19. Coin – Grey Air
20. Hassler – Asphyxiate
21. Failed Mutation – The Greatest Quest
22. Mordicai – Enoch
23. Violetshaped – Black Wisdom, White Witch
24. Una Bestia Incontrolable - La Primera Foguera
25. Locrian - Eternal Return



Sean co-runs the label Fan Death Records and co-owns Coda Records Store in Bel Air, Maryland. He also runs the label Accidental Guest Recordings. He has contributed to such outlets as the Washington City Paper and DCist. He started his first label, Hit-Dat Records, in 2001 and has booked multiple festivals and national tours.