20 November 2019
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Beck Hyperspace
Mixing just enough of the familiar and the unexpected, defying expectations of a Pharrell collaboration, Hyperspace manages to stand out among Beck’s diverse and tenured discography Northern Transmission
Leonard Cohen Thanks For The Dance
Leonard removes his necktie and pistol as his lover’s 'nipples rose like bread' The Arts Desk
It's the moments where Beck stretches his songwriting muscles that shine best The Arts Desk
While these are enjoyable enough tracks to soundtrack your day, there’s little of the lasting emotion or progression for which we know Beck The Independent
Pharrell Williams’ signature production style works favorably for Beck, and its cohesiveness makes it feel like a complete project rather than a notebook of scattered, unfocused ideas Consequence Of Sound
Hyperspace isn't quite what fans would expect from a team-up between Beck and the guy who wrote "Happy," and it's better for it Exclaim
For such a heavenly record, an all-star cast makes perfect sense. Print edition only Q
Never feels over calculated or overdressed. Instead, it's the work of an artist who sounds fully re-engaged. Print edition only Uncut
This is the perfect album to follow the weightier farewell note of his previous album. It’s a shot of poetic light and a reminder that Cohen’s art lives on The Music
Each of the nine songs and poems that comprise Thanks for the Dance is a self-contained, coherent piece of art that perfectly fits in the Cohen canon Consequence Of Sound
Those who go into Thanks For The Dance looking for a half-album or a collection of fragments will be pleasantly surprised American Songwriter
Cohen’s voice rumbles through lines on sex, death, faith, politics and economics like a steamroller over dry gravel The Independent
A fitting goodbye to a figure who, whether they've been in your life for one day, one year or a lifetime, made a tremendous impact on their craft. A beautiful reprise to a song of love or hate. The pleasure was all ours, Leonard Exclaim
Thanks For The Dance has the intimacy that characterised Songs Of Leonard Cohen and Songs From A Room half a century ago, only rarely making the listener conscious of the resources at Adam Cohen's command. Print edition only Uncut
Posthumous albums tend to sound cobbled together, compromised, missing that vital spark, but this loving father-son dialogue has produced a worthy epilogue to one of music's greatest songbooks. Print edition only Q
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"It isn’t entertaining in the slightest" - The Line Of Best Fit's take on the 9th LP from the rapper while CoS describe it as "twenty-seven minutes of cliches, half-finished thoughts, and vaguely religious gesturing"
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
