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# 3 Great Early 2016 Albums
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/3-great-early-2016-albums/
- Published: 2016-08-07T18:10:24.000Z
- Updated: 2016-08-07T18:10:24.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: music, #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

## Blue Wave by Operators

[Dan Boeckner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan%5FBoeckner?ref=birchtree.me) is one of my favorite individual musicians working today. Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs, and Divine Fits is a pretty damn impressive resume, and his latest project Operators, is every bit as amazing as I hoped it would be.

## Holy Ghost by Modern Baseball

I had no idea who these guys were before this album, so this hit me by total surprise. If you're into mid-2000s indie rock (even more so if you loved [The Weakerthans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%5FWeakerthans?ref=birchtree.me) then Modern Baseball is going to get into your head.

## Painting of a Panic Attack by Frightened Rabbit

I thought I was done with [Frightened Rabbit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frightened%5FRabbit?ref=birchtree.me), I really did. I loved 2008's masterful *The Midnight Organ Fight* as well as their incredible follow up *The Winter of Mixed Drinks*, but it had been 6 years since then and nothing had really impressed me since then. *Painting of a Panic Attack* is a wonderful return to for this Scottish group.