taken from my AOTY lists from the last couple of years
Underscores - Wallsocket: high concept, heavily produced, saturated and distorted pop music with rock/punk and electronic music influence
Bickle - Biblickle: solid pop tunes from the king of DIY bedroom producers. for fans of early pinkpantheress
Frost Children - Hearth Room: hyperpop darlings make Beatles type beats and they're all very good and some are even a little sweet
Quickly, Quickly - The Long and Short of It: lofi hip hop producer turned psychedelic jazz/funk one man band makes a kaleidoscope of an album
Sam Gellaitry - VF VOL II: synthpop bangers back to back, all energy and vibes
Working Men's Club - Fear Fear: new-wave, synthrock, goth rock, for fans of New Order
The South Hill Experiment - SUNSTRIKES: two brothers make jam band type beats with lush production and top tier musicianship all around