Best RUSSIAN Albums First Quarter 2024 (Jan-Mar): Стереополина, MiyaG i& Эндшпиль, Хадн Дадн, Lesnik

Today we take a look at four Russian albums from varying genres which represent the best new albums that Russian artists released in the first quarter of 2024
Spotify album links:
Стереополина - "Песни для хорошего настроения"
Stereopolina - Songs for a Good Mood
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MiyaGi & Эндшпиль - "Narrative"
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Хадн Дадн - "Поцелуйчик солнышка"
Hadn Dadn - "Kiss of the Sun"
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Lesnik:
Шумлеса EP
Forestsound EP
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Нехорошая Квартира
Bad Apartment
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[@RealPapershaper]

Thanks for the reviews, I stumbled upon Miyagi a few years ago through algorithm magic because I was listening a lot to Kazakh rap singer Scriptonite who sings mainly in russian and is kinda known in the west from the sigma male memes. Russian rap is pretty cool, although I have no idea what they are saying, it feels melancholic but hopeful, like these guys had very hard lives growing up but now they are drifting around in the streets of Yekaterinburg with their tuned sports cars.

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I didn't know Skriptonit was in Western memes, I'll have to go search those out 😄
As far as what you're saying about the feeling of the music, you're spot on. A lot of what might be called "doomer" vibes, but the lyrics aren't usually so bleak, often a nice juxtapositioning that happens. If you haven't seen it, check out the other music-related video I put out about Saluki, I think you might enjoy that as well
Cheers