Best Ever Albums

Re: Larcx's Music Diary

Johnnyo — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 05:14:42 GMT

Author: Johnnyo

Posted: 04/25/2026 09:14

Larcx13 wrote:

Recently discovered:
70s/80s Punk band Stiff Little Fingers
Ukrainian Rock Bez Obmezhen
Ukrainian rappers YARMAK, Tylum, & KALUSH
Mexican pianist Gibran Alcocer
Ukrainian pop SHUMEI

Songs on repeat:
Moya Kraina by YARMAK
Stefania by KALUSH
Lyudy Titany by Kozak System
Volossya by SHUMEI
Idea 10 by Gibran Alcocer
Kvitka by Okean Elzy
Yak Nikoliy by Okean Elzy
Dodomu by KALUSH
Sparky's Dream by Teenage Fanclub
Lytsarskiy Krest by Tartak
Duren by Boombox

Patiently awaiting Motor'Rolla's new album released in 3 days. Featuring songs like Cnihom, Liniya, Miy Nepodilniy, and more...

Okean Elzy's new album "Toy Den" was great. The songs Mukachevo and Yak Nikoliy were amazing.

Otherwise I went back to listen to some classics in The Replacements, Husker Du, Steely Dan, Digable Planets, CCR, among others.

Still Little Fingers eh!

I remember seeing them in around 1980. Totally manic and a great live band but chaos. Never really got into their albums but live they kicked the proverbial. I think that they are still touring

Re: Larcx's Music Diary

Johnnyo — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 05:10:47 GMT

Author: Johnnyo

Posted: 04/25/2026 09:10

Larcx13 wrote:

I wish I'd started posting entries when I started here but oh well... I do have Stats.FM plus that tracks everything I stream on Spotify *shrug*

I'm always listening to a bunch of different artists. Whether it's new discoveries, current favorites or throwbacks.

I'd say I finished a Steely Dan, Bob Marley, CCR, The Replacements, Pavement and Husker Du sort of phase once I started learning Ukrainian.

Approximately the last year or so, I steered into international music (outside of USA and UK); more specifically from Ukraine, Russia, Brazil and Australia. But also some American and UK indie/alternative rock as well as 2 bands from my home province in Canada.

As of right now, I have a list of 10 artists that have either stuck with me or that I am discovering at this very moment:

From Quebec:
Les Cowboys Fringants (stuck with me)

From Ukraine:
Okean Elzy (stuck with me)
Boombox (stuck with me)
Zhadan I Sobaky (stuck with me)
TNMK (stuck with me)
Dymna Sumish (stuck with me)
Kozak System (discovering)

From America and the UK:
Manic Street Preachers (discovering)
Teenage Fanclub (discovering)
Built to Spill (discovering)

Teenage Fanclub are one of my favourite bands of all time and a wonderful live experience. I've been into them since the release of

Bandwagonesque (1991) by Teenage Fanclub

Which is a great album

My favourite though is

Grand Prix (1995) by Teenage Fanclub

Which is pretty much perfect and

Thirteen (1993) by Teenage Fanclub

Which I love to death

Great band to get into. Never done a bad album

April 2026

Larcx13 — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:38:26 GMT

Author: Larcx13

Posted: 04/25/2026 02:38

It's been a while.

Currently got into Ukrainian Hip Hop, after a brief Russian rock and Polish rock phase.

Russian rock favorites: Kino. Splean, Bi-2
Polish rock favorites: Myslovitz, Perfect, Lady Pank

Something interesting about Ukrainian rap is the amount of soldiers rapping about their experiences. Worth checking out soldier rappers like Гаррі Щульц, Тарко, Міша Правилний, Тур and Монолог.

But my top artist this year is definitely Artem Loik, serving as a psychologist for the Ukrainian National Guard. His album Моя �'ійна is top notch.

That being said, I think I'll post this Ukrainian Music groupings I organized to track my discoveries. What I post here will likely be outdate quickly, as I'm still discovering... but it's quite extensive already anyway.

**Goupe 1: Pop Rock**

1. Океан Ельзи
2. Скрябін
3. СКАЙ
4. �'ез Обмежень
5. Друга Ріка
6. Антитіла
7. Мері
8. Спів �'ратів
9. Нумер 482
10. The Hardkiss

**Goup 2: Urban Fusion/Rock**

1. �'умбокс
2. ТНМК
3. Жадан І Собаки
4. Тартак
5. �'рати Гадюкіни
6. Лінія Маннергейма
7. Курган & Agregat
8. The �'йо
9. 5'nizza

**Group 3: Hybrid Rock**

1. Козак Систем
2. Мотор'ролла
3. Мед Хедс
4. ТІК
5. Громадянин Топінамбур
6. Riffmaster
7. Yurcash

**Group 4: Indie / Alternative Rock**

1. Оторвалд
2. СадСвіт
3. Паліндром
4. �'ув'є
5. Еполет
6. Фіолет
7. Діти Інженерів
8. Транспортна
9. Омана

**Group 5: Underground Hip Hop**

1. Satelibra
2. Sonnium
3. Глава 94
4. Тулим
5. Ціна Ритму
6. Libenson
7. Levyy MC
8. Хонест
9. Довгий Пес

**Group 6: Hip Hop/Rap**

1. Артем Лоік
2. Міша Правильний
3. Гоня
4. PVNCH
5. Отой
6. Шершень

**Goup 7: Mainstream Rap**

1. Ярмак
2. Скофка
3. �'ілий �'о
4. ХАС
5. Калуш
6. BOTASHE
7. Delamer

**Group 8: Soldier Rap**

1. Гаррі Шульц
2. Тур
3. Тарко
4. Монолог
5. GrinGoVibe (*TBD*)
6. Потікша Фляга
7. Мучной
8. Сініца
9. Nord Division

**Group 9: Folk Revival**

1. �'оплі �'ідоплясова
2. Харцизи
3. Не Ждали
4. Рогата Жаба
5. Цвіт Кульбаби
6. Цвитар
7. Гайдамаки
8. Пиріг і �'атіг
9. Пирятин
10. Шабля

**Group 10: Singer-Songwriter**

1. Тарас Чубай
2. Святослав �'акарчук
3. Sasha Boole
4. Арсен Мірзоян
5. Саша Чемеров
6. Сергій �'абкін
7. Шумей
8. Максим �'ородін
9. Pianoбой
10. Мирослав Кувалдін

**Group 11: Alternative & Punk**

1. Димна Суміш
2. ФліТ
3. Цвя�...
4. Розум Зник
5. The Кум
6. Хейтспіч
7. Площа Устриць
8. �'етон
9. SWIFT

**Group 12: Metal**

1. Тінь Сонця
2. Ромакс
3. Кому �'низ
4. Drudkh

**Group 13: Mainstream Contemporary**

1. Козак Сіромана
2. Артем Пивоваров
3. Сальто Назад
4. �'олодимир Дантес
5. Schmalgauzen
6. ЯКТАК
7. 100лиця
8. POSITIFF
9. Енлео
10. TESLENKO

**Group 14: Female Artists**

1. Один в каное
2. Тина Кароль
3. Христина Соловій
4. КОЛА

**Wild Cards/TBD:**

Третя Штурмова
Культурні сили

Re: Larcx's Music Diary

Larcx13 — Tue, 3 Dec 2024 09:28:36 GMT

Author: Larcx13

Posted: 12/03/2024 14:28

Recently discovered:
70s/80s Punk band Stiff Little Fingers
Ukrainian Rock Bez Obmezhen
Ukrainian rappers YARMAK, Tylum, & KALUSH
Mexican pianist Gibran Alcocer
Ukrainian pop SHUMEI

Songs on repeat:
Moya Kraina by YARMAK
Stefania by KALUSH
Lyudy Titany by Kozak System
Volossya by SHUMEI
Idea 10 by Gibran Alcocer
Kvitka by Okean Elzy
Yak Nikoliy by Okean Elzy
Dodomu by KALUSH
Sparky's Dream by Teenage Fanclub
Lytsarskiy Krest by Tartak
Duren by Boombox

Patiently awaiting Motor'Rolla's new album released in 3 days. Featuring songs like Cnihom, Liniya, Miy Nepodilniy, and more...

Okean Elzy's new album "Toy Den" was great. The songs Mukachevo and Yak Nikoliy were amazing.

Otherwise I went back to listen to some classics in The Replacements, Husker Du, Steely Dan, Digable Planets, CCR, among others.

Re: Larcx's Music Diary

Larcx13 — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 16:24:54 GMT

Author: Larcx13

Posted: 09/10/2024 20:24

Finally got into 2000s Radiohead and Arcade Fire a little bit.

I can now also add canadian band The Weakerthans to my list, and scottish band Teenage Fanclub.

Still listening to a lot of Okean Elzy and Boombox. The latter which I saw live this year, and I'll be attending the Okean Elzy concert in October. Pretty stoked.

Listening to a lot of Nujabes at the moment. I can't believe it took me this long. This also turned me to J Dilla's Donuts again, and this time, it didn't fail to disappoint. Some albums just do that... they take a while and some understanding to hit the spot properly.

Ukrainian music still has most of my attention. Bands like Skryabin, Tartak, Mad Heads and Motor'Rolla for example.

TNMK released a new album this year, BATPA Black. It was enjoyable. Plus a new single by CunninLynguists (Forever) which was alright.

Larcx's Music Diary

Larcx13 — Thu, 4 Jan 2024 10:34:42 GMT

Author: Larcx13

Posted: 01/04/2024 15:34

I wish I'd started posting entries when I started here but oh well... I do have Stats.FM plus that tracks everything I stream on Spotify *shrug*

I'm always listening to a bunch of different artists. Whether it's new discoveries, current favorites or throwbacks.

I'd say I finished a Steely Dan, Bob Marley, CCR, The Replacements, Pavement and Husker Du sort of phase once I started learning Ukrainian.

Approximately the last year or so, I steered into international music (outside of USA and UK); more specifically from Ukraine, Russia, Brazil and Australia. But also some American and UK indie/alternative rock as well as 2 bands from my home province in Canada.

As of right now, I have a list of 10 artists that have either stuck with me or that I am discovering at this very moment:

From Quebec:
Les Cowboys Fringants (stuck with me)

From Ukraine:
Okean Elzy (stuck with me)
Boombox (stuck with me)
Zhadan I Sobaky (stuck with me)
TNMK (stuck with me)
Dymna Sumish (stuck with me)
Kozak System (discovering)

From America and the UK:
Manic Street Preachers (discovering)
Teenage Fanclub (discovering)
Built to Spill (discovering)