Another year in the books. We’re all older and wiser and the world of music press continues to shrink all around us. Post-Trash has had its best year to date (based off nothing but our assumptions and feelings) and the DIY community remains as radiant as ever, shimmering out from the shadows. It’s been an exhausting year for the world in terms of politics and societal regression, but there sure was a lot of incredible music released. From punk to free jazz experimentation to dream pop and crusty metal, records have become an escape, a chance to leave one existence and migrate over to the next, seeing the world in different perspectives at all levels of agitation.

Our “Year in Review" is a comprehensive guide to our favorite releases of the year without a pre-determined length. If we loved a record, we're including it. Simple as that (unless we just plum forgot it, in which case our sincerest of apologies). It's impossible to listen to everything released in a year and everyone has different tastes, but we feel pretty great about these particular records. Your next favorite band could be out there, it's just a matter of listening to something new. Journey down this rabbit hole with us. Together, we've profiled 100+ of the releases that make Post-Trash the site that it is, with countless others recommended as "further listening," a section for releases you might have missed, and we might not have spent enough time with. We're not saying these are the best albums, but rather our favorites.

Discover something new. Support the music you love. Thank you for reading Post-Trash and help spread the word if you like what we’re up to.