26 January 2020
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Pet Shop Boys Hotspot
The UK synth duo’s third Berlin album has elements of techno and 1980s pop pastiche The FT
When they’re on form like this, there’s always room for more Pet Shop Boys Evening Standard
Andy Shauf The Neon Skyline
The Neon Skyline’s poignant vignettes are set to perfect melodies and refined arrangements NOW
Mura Masa RYC
The Grammy-winning producer follows his epic dance debut with youthful indie heart Paste Magazine
Astutely observed social commentary in the form of absolute mega bangers NME
Shauf's ability to imbue his characters with plenty of nuance, quirk, charm and flaw in brisk scenes is impressive enough, but his need to craft full worlds around them put him head and shoulders above his peers Exclaim
Dreamland featuring Years & Years is radio-friendly pop magic and Wedding In Berlin is a bouncy celebration of marriage equality, leaving the Pet Shop Boys in a pretty fabulous spot as they enter their fifth decade The Music
For those who haven’t bothered with the pop veterans since their golden days, I encourage you to grab these last three albums and rediscover them Sputnik Music (staff)
Black Lips Sing In A World Thats Falling Apart
Any shift in their style has done nothing to dim Black Lips’ tongue-in-cheek sense of humour The Arts Desk
Bombay Bicycle Club Everything Else Has Gone Wrong
A sharp and charming indie rock album that is at times ever so slightly too safe for its own good. Bombay Bicycle Club remains eager to please-it's a relief then that they still know how to do it Under The Radar
Hotspot is just another jewel in the already-sizeable crown of Britain’s greatest ever pop band, and will only grow in power over time The Line Of Best Fit
Wire Mind Hive
Forty years young and still bearing surprises, Wire's latest, Mind Hive, sees the post punk legends continue to evolve The Quietus
Four decades in the music business is no small feat, and yet the Pet Shop Boys enter the new decade sounding just as current and catchy as the pop landscape they helped construct PopMatters
Post-punk pioneers Wire continue their late period renaissance with a new synthesis of all of their most endearing qualities on Mind Hive PopMatters
Sunday Service Choir Jesus Is Born
Kanye West's Sunday Service Choir create a debut, Jesus Is Born, that's powerful and, at times, repetitive PopMatters
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Since we've been around, that is. So, the highest-rated albums from the past eight years or so. Rankings are calculated to two decimal places.
Kendrick Lamar To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar Damn.
D'Angelo And The Vanguard Black Messiah
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Ghosteen
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Skeleton Tree
Frank Ocean Channel Orange
Anaïs Mitchell Hadestown
Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Leonard Cohen You Want It Darker
Sufjan Stevens Carrie & Lowell