18 January 2022
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Blood Red Shoes Ghosts On Tape
Ever the musical misfits, Blood Red Shoes’ righteous spirit remains, even if their sound is a shape-shifting entity The Skinny
There’s very little here to dislike, so stick it on loud, turn off the lights and sit back and enjoy musicOMH
Impressive for its brash confidence Vinyl Chapters
FKA Twigs CAPRISONGS
As sultry and sublime as twigs continues to prove herself to be, it’s the songs where she pushes past the pain and brandishes her inner strength and light that stand out the most Beats Per Minute
By far Blood Red Shoes’ most diverse and strangest record to date Northern Transmissions
Earl Sweatshirt SICK!
Slugging through the thumping noise to carve some bliss from it all, the former Odd Future member has created the perfect soundtrack to our 'new normal' NME
CAPRISONGS is stitched together by recordings of twigs' friends, who are unveiled to be a significant force (if not the most) driving her latest transformation Exclaim
Bonobo Fragments
'Fragments' is boldly expansive, yes, but is it classic? The Music
Elvis Costello & The Imposters The Boy Named If
Costello writes with storyteller's sensibility and a rocker's attitude, and with the Imposters willing to indulge a little id, The Boy Named If becomes as rousing a coming-of-age album as you could ask for Spectrum Culture
The Wombats Fix Yourself, Not The World
A gigantic, maximalist auditory sundae stuffed to the gills with Duran Duran disco bass and buzzed enough to suggest, “Stop listening to Radiohead!” Spectrum Culture
Some 17 years after forming, have just put out the best record of their entire career. Cracking stuff God Is In The TV
As he evolves to match modern conceptions of chillout music, downtempo producer Simon Green lands on a sound that’s pleasant, current, and unoriginal Pitchfork
Si Green’s celestial, swooning seventh studio album is a restful ambient dream The Observer
Orlando Weeks Hop Up
It may not have the bangers of old, but those days are gone for now. Instead, it basks in a peaceful reverie that is like swimming through velvet, and is a perfect balm for these dark winter nights Dork
If A Quickening was the half-empty glass, Hop Up is the refill Gigwise
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"Nas has a noticeable spring in his step throughout Magic, but it’s really apparent when he’s on his lyrical shit" - Albumism "An immaculate project that finds Nas regaining top form and will surely find its way close to the top of his illustrious discography" (Exclaim)
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