10 August 2020
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Washed Out Purple Noon
Purple Noon is actually a pretty good rebound record. It feels like a relaxing trip home after a sporadic vacation turned bad Beats Per Minute
Another Sky I Slept On The Floor
A simmering cauldron of vociferous protest Gigwise
JARV IS Beyond The Pale
Back in his natural position as leader, a rejuvenated Cocker and his expressive band of musicians have made what may be a contender for 2020’s finest record A.V. Club
Jason Molina Eight Gates
This posthumous release pays tribute to the late singer-songwriter's ability to craft a searing sense of melancholy from fractured imagery NME
Given that the chillwave craze only lasted a year or two, this is another solid outing from an artist who has turned a flash-in-the-pan trend into a deep discography Exclaim
The Microphones Microphones in 2020
Microphones in 2020 hits the pause button for Phil to reflect and catch his breath, and in that there’s a certain peace to be found Sputnik Music (staff)
Jessy Lanza All The Time
Lanza will be one of the most perfect people to take over the pop world, but she’s not there yet Spectrum Culture
Jaga Jazzist Pyramid
Created in two weeks with eight different voices to satisfy, Pyramid is perhaps most impressive in its lack of conflict. But that’s also its main disappointment; within a theoretically new, creatively explosive environment, Pyramid shrinks back into routine and largely find arid ground Loud And Quiet
Glass Animals Dreamland
It’s brave and admirable for Dave Bayley and Glass Animals to take the challenging leap into more exposing lyrics God Is In The TV
Fontaines D.C. A Hero's Death
This album is dark. There is light but it is in the cracks in the blind, the sun breaking through a bank of grey clouds God Is In The TV
On their first album in five years, Norway's Jaga Jazzist create a smooth but intricate pastiche of styles with Pyramid PopMatters
Max Richter Voices
Choral singing, piano, synths, and an "upside-down" orchestra complement crowd-sourced voices from across the globe on Max Richter's VOICES. It rewards deep listening, and acts as a global rebuke against bigotry, extremism and authoritarianism PopMatters
He’s a master of mood and melody, but a more pop-facing Ernest Greene needs to let rip a little The Observer
It all washes over you like a breeze Evening Standard
Interest soon wears thin when you realise you’ve heard this kind of radiant Balearic chatter so many, many times before The Irish Times
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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
Fiona Apple Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Kendrick Lamar Damn.
D'Angelo And The Vanguard Black Messiah
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Ghosteen
Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Skeleton Tree
Frank Ocean Channel Orange
Anaïs Mitchell Hadestown
Run The Jewels RTJ4
