22 December 2024
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Saint Etienne The Night
Say hello to the insomniac street preachers The Irish Times
Christopher Owens I Wanna Run Barefoot Through Your Hair
Owens has always been a songwriter devoid of irony, and here the sincerity remains. However, the crushing weight of that is always levied by the floatiness of strings or the choral contributions Far Out
Will it ever be one of my favourite Saint Etienne records? Probably not. But it’s undoubtedly quite a cinematic LP, and never anything less than listenable God Is In The TV
FLO Access All Areas
FLO’s long-heralded debut record entertains while writing a single song 16 ways The Skinny
Father John Misty Mahashmashana
Mahasmashana is a triumph and return to form for Tillman, who navigates themes of impermanence, rebirth, duality of mind and body, and the passage of time, without cynicism but much needed grace—for a world that his child will inherit Under The Radar
Chat Pile Cool World
Retaining the band’s dark edge, it’s a vital, sweeping achievement from start to finish Under The Radar
Kelly Lee Owens Dreamstate
It captures dance music’s sheer kinetic high, but also the emotive undercurrents that make it so affecting. The album is a tribute to bringing dreams to life, pushing the listener to share in their heightened rush and imagine better times ahead Under The Radar
Snoop Dogg Missionary
While the music is big and hulking, the smaller details seem to have been glossed over Slant Magazine
On the beloved indie-pop trio’s 11th album, world-weary acceptance and the unending march of time take shape as cloudy ambient tones and creepy nocturnal resonance Pitchfork
Billie Eilish Hit Me Hard And Soft
It's an ideal synthesis of the ever-developing style that Billie and Finneas have been crafting since the late 2010s on their continuing campaign to rule the music world All Music
Vampire Weekend Only God Was Above Us
Indian raga, hip-hop and scuzzy, Strokes-like rock replace the west African guitar sounds of old on Ezra Koenig and co’s dazzling fifth album The Observer
Kendrick Lamar GNX
The emcee’s sixth studio album sees him embrace and expand on his vision of fatherhood A.V. Club
Able to reach an intensity that’s not been as often touched upon since 2012’s ‘Good Kid M.A.A.D City’ DIY
Cindy Lee Diamond Jubilee
Overall, Diamond Jubilee is a compelling diamond in a year of classics that, while hurt by some issues, strives to a level of uniqueness and brilliance that makes it one of the most needed albums to listen to this year Spill Magazine
The record – just like the medium of music – is doomed (or blessed) to exist in this in-between state of ghost-like liminality. Some things exist only through their non-existence, in a brief flash of time, defined through the myths we attribute to them, the outlines we long to perceive within, to imagine another, to feel ourselves Beats Per Minute
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"Unequivocally stunning" (10/10 -The Arts Desk). "Striking a compelling balance between the epic and the intimate" (9/10 - DIY). "One of his finest albums" (9/10 - musicOMH)
Since we've been around, that is. So, the highest-rated albums from the past twelve years or so. Rankings are calculated to two decimal places.
Kendrick Lamar To Pimp A Butterfly
Fiona Apple Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Kendrick Lamar Damn.
D'Angelo And The Vanguard Black Messiah
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Ghosteen
Self Esteem Prioritise Pleasure
Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Skeleton Tree
Frank Ocean Channel Orange
Dave We’re All Alone In This Together