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Kendrick Lamar  GNX

After his beef with Drake, Lamar expands his list of targets with enthralling rhymes and adventurous arrangements. At this point, he’s deferring only to God The Guardian

Kendrick Lamar  GNX

In a discography as impressive as Lamar's, GNX stands as a major highlight, sitting comfortably in the upper echelon of a rarefied body of work Exclaim

Kendrick Lamar  GNX

After a year full of scathing diss tracks and unfiltered loathing, Lamar converts that energy into the purest emotion of all – love – while carrying the West Coast on his back NME

Kendrick Lamar  GNX

The Compton rapper’s masterful sixth LP is a surreal, hypnotizing, danceable trip through a hip-hop prophet’s own ego death and immediate, braggadocious, finessing renewal Paste Magazine

Father John Misty  Mahashmashana

Mahashmashana — taken from the Sanskrit word for "great cremation ground" — may be Josh Tillman's most confident release yet A.V. Club

Michael Kiwanuka  Small Changes

Five years on from his self-titled Mercury winner, the singer-songwriter scales things down to potent effect The Observer

Kim Deal  Nobody Loves You More

The Pixies and Breeders musician’s distinctive touch is ever present on a set that spans heartbreak, good times and strident guitars The Observer

Kendrick Lamar  GNX

While ‘Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers’ saw Kendrick retreat into himself, interrogating his relationships with religion, family, and the world over a sprawling hour and 20 minutes, ‘GNX’ instead cleaves closer to ‘DAMN.’ in its catchy, explosive hooks and trimmed down runtime of just 45 minutes Dork

Michael Kiwanuka  Small Changes

Where Kiwanuka is known for his contagious and bombastic arrangements in the past, this album pushes gently in a new direction, that is, yet, lacking none of the heart of previous albums Northern Transmissions

Michael Kiwanuka  Small Changes

The English-Ugandan musician yearns for enduring love on his fourth LP Paste Magazine

Haley Heynderickx  Seed of a Seed

Instead of lazily rehashing what made her debut so special, Heynderickx decided to expand on it and give her songs a more panoramic space to roam in. Most importantly, the core characteristics of her style weren’t lost in the process Sputnik Music (staff)

Kim Deal  Nobody Loves You More

All the evidence suggests she’s someone happy to take her sweet time The Arts Desk

Kim Deal  Nobody Loves You More

Her own debut solo album may have been a long time coming, but it’s here and we should be thankful. Hopefully it’s arrived just in time to be considered for the end of year best-of lists God Is In The TV

Kendrick Lamar  GNX

It’s a muscular and physical record, occasionally reserving the right to be as however banal as it wants to be, right before turning around and tearing into the culture Beats Per Minute

Kendrick Lamar  GNX

While some songs on this album get drowned out by the grandiosity of its goals, the project – and the man behind it – are as strong as ever. GNX is the blueprint for a new rap zeitgeist, and all we can do is hope that everyone gets the cue The Line Of Best Fit