1. St.Vincent - Masseducation
2, Kendrick Lamar - Damn
3. SZA - Ctrl
4. Lorde - Melodrama
5. Perfume Genius - No Shape
6. LCD Soundsytem - American Dream
7. War on Drugs - A Deeper Understanding
8. Thundercat - Drunk
9. Kelela - Take Me Apart
10 Richard Dawson - Peasant
11. Jane Weaver - Modern Kosmology
12. Wolf Alice - Visions of a Life
13. Tyler, The Creator - Flower Boy
14. J Hus - Common Sense
15. The Horrors - V
16. Father John Misty - Pure Comedy
17. Drake - More Life
18. Stormzy - Gang Signs & Prayet
19. Laura Marling - Semper Femina
20. Sampha - Process
21. Cigarettes After Sex - Cigarettes After Sex
22. King Krule - The OOZ
23. Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
24. Protomartyr - Relatives In Descent
25. The National - Sleep Well Beast
26. Paramore - After Laughter
27. Marika Hackman - I'm Not Your man
27. Marika Hackman - I'm Not Your man
28. Slowdive - Slowdive
29. Alvvays - Antisocialites
30. Girl Ray - Early Grey
31. Charlotte Gainsbourg - Rest
32. Four Tet - New Energy . Miguel - War & Leisure
34. Juana Molina - Halo
35. Nick Hackim - Green Twins
36. Rhiannon Giddens - Freedom Highway
37. Sparks - Hippopotamous
38. Baxter Dury - Prince of Tears
39. Cloud Nothings - Life Without Sounds
40. Moses Sumney - Aromanticism
41. Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile - Lotta Sea Lice
42. Julie Byrne - Not Even Happiness
43. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - The Kid
44. The xx - I See You
45. Powerdance - The Lost Art Of Getting Down
46. Les Amazones D'Afrique - Republique Amazone
47. Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked At Me
48. Vijay Iyer Sextet - Far From Over
49. Lisa Knapp - Till April is Dead: A Garland For May
50. Trio Da Kalli & Kronos Quartet - Ladilikan
Probably the chart that best reflects the way the Pop World is now, rather than the interests and concerns of its readership. Still, it looks nothing like mine, with only Jane Weaver and Perfume Genius ranking highly on this. seven albums in all in both lists.
Probably the chart that best reflects the way the Pop World is now, rather than the interests and concerns of its readership. Still, it looks nothing like mine, with only Jane Weaver and Perfume Genius ranking highly on this. seven albums in all in both lists.
Of course all lists are idiosyncratic (or hegemonic, if you're Rolling Stone), but St Vincent as the album of the year is particularly odd, I think. Can't really say that it's the "wrong" choice, but I've been scratching my head about this since they published it.
ReplyDeleteThe Guardian love St. Vincent. I think they did the same with her last album a couple of years ago.
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