Good Work Albums
I love listening to music while I work at the library, but I usually can't listen to stuff with lyrics while I'm focusing. So, those two aims converging, I have opened my world to some amazing instrumental albums. These are some of my favourites, but I will continue to add to this list as I find them.
Good for any kind of work, whether it's the one you have to do to stay alive under capitalism or the passion hobby you do in your free time (or some combination of the two!).
Links are to their Bandcamp pages.
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Dolphin Hyperspace
Pure energy. Jazz music for the arcade (complimentary).
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Croz Boyce
Kind of sounds like if Grizzly Bear put out an instrumental album. Lots of reverby-guitar and weird electronic sounds. Members of Animal Collective if that matters to you.
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Colleen
Slow and contemplative, with moments of pulsation and build. Good for the rumination side of work.
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Angine de Poitrine
Needs no introduction. They're taking the world by storm!!!
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Dylan Golden Aycock
Lonely acoustic guitar with a nice touch of reverb and space. Feels like the way the sun sets in August on your small hometown.
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vic bang
Seemingly discordant sounds coalesce into a meditative soundscape. Mellow and smooth.
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Isabel Pine
Gorgeous, solemn, meditative strings that can build and build. Feels just like the album cover. From BC! 🌲
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Charles 'Poppy Bob' Walker
Acoustic. Gentle. Twangy and lo-fi. Ample tape hiss and other distant background sounds make for an ethereal listen.
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Daphni
Just straight up dance music. Very energetic and diverse. Caribou's dancier alter-ego.
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Angine de Poitrine
Groovy. Technical. Rock'n'roll as hell. From Québec!!! Start your day with this one.
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Caribou
Upbeat. Dance-y. Some lyrics but nothing distracting. Caribou is a Canadian treasure.
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Joe Westerlund
Rhythmic. A medium level of energy. Lots of xylophone-y sounds and wind instruments.
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Le Grand Partir
Jazzy. A little rock and roll.
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Sonitus Missarum
Heavy. Experimental. A little jazzy. Dissonant.
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Polypores
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Battle Elf
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Barker
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