23 October 2019
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Third album of modern soul from the London-based singer-songwriter produced by Danger Mouse and Inflo
Second full length release from the London-based composer and electronic musician who is a former composer-in-residence with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Three recent EPs from the ambient electronic composer from Hamburg, Germany brought together in this release
Second album of ambient dream pop from the El Paso, Texas quartet recorded in Mallorca
Sixth album from the Quebecois chamber pop band
39th studio album from the legendary Canadian singer-songwriter includes the first appearance from Nils Lofgren since 1971
Fifth studio album from the Swedish hardcore punk band who reformed in 2014 produced by Martin Ehrencrona (Tribulation, Viagra Boys)
Debut album from the former Chairlift singer working with producers A.G. Cook, Danny L Harle, and Valley Girl
Third album from the Austin, Texas indie-pop duo Charlie Martin and Will Taylor
Third album from the LA-based experimental hip hop trio consisting of rapper Daveed Diggs and producers William Hutson and Jonathan Snipes
Tenth studio album from the Arizona rockers, produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen (Paramore, M83, Nine Inch Nails)
Second album of indie rock from the Cameroon-born, New York-raised, multi-instrumentalist Laetitia Tamko
Fourth album from the Rhode Island experimental math rock duo with guest appearances from from Shabazz Palaces, Jon Anderson, Prairie WWWW, and Tune-Yards
Fourth album from the 60s influenced LA rockers produced by Jarvis Taveniere (Woods)
Third album from the London-based producer and composer Sam Shepherd
Sixth studio album and the second half of this project from the Oxford-based rock quartet
Fourth album from Arthur Jeffes' chamber jazz project originally commissioned by a Greenpeace Antarctic project highlighting endangered penguins
Eleventh studio album from the Seattle-based alt.rock musician with contributions from Martin Jenkins, Rob Marshall, and Sietse van Gorkom
Second album from the Los Angeles rock band produced by Nick Launay (Anna Calvi, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Arcade Fire)
Sixth album of narrative folk rock from the Newcastle singer-songwriter
Michael Kiwanuka Kiwanuka
However bad things get, Kiwanuka wants you to feel better. Print edition only Q
Anna Meredith Fibs
Meredith's precision helps control the fun, but this is another buoyant invention from her musical lab. Print edition only Mojo
Like its predecessor, FIBS is a stubbornly uncategorisable hybrid of styles, tempos and angles on the traditional "song." Print edition only Uncut
Far from feeling like a jumbled assortment of styles, FIBS feels more like a sprawling spectrum that hits a spot somewhere between the irresistible and the intriguing Loud And Quiet
Finds the singer-songwriter continuing to defy genre and break the rules. Slant Magazine
A maximal and intricate album that blurs boundaries between the organic and electronic The Skinny
Neil Young & Crazy Horse Colorado
Colorado makes good on Young's promise that rust never sleeps — turns out, it gets better with age Exclaim
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Clipping expertly use horrorcore to deliver politically pointed hip hop The 405
Elbow Giants of All Sizes
Elbow plant their feet and sing out defiantly with love. Spectrum Culture
Twin Peaks Lookout Low
It's an album that keeps it pretty simple, staves off the sadness with a hearty riff or two and delivers old-fashioned fun by the ferry-load Under The Radar
The album’s direst moments are still refreshing because they find Young doing whatever the hell he wants to Slant Magazine
Floating Points Crush
Floating Points' Crush is an album of profound contrasts. For every track designed to electrify the dancefloor, there is a gentle sweeping orchestral piece PopMatters
Nils Frahm All Encores
With this piece, Frahm comes full circle, both sonically and conceptually, capping off a spellbinding series of releases Exclaim
The adventurous musician and composer takes a step back toward a simpler, sparer sound Pitchfork
A varied and satisfying full-length release PopMatters
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"2019 is Big Thief's year" - The Skinny's take on the 4th LP and second of the year from the indie rock quartet fronted by Adrianne Lenker while Mojo reckon it's a "sparer but equally powerful record"
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
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Ghosteen
Kendrick Lamar Damn.
D'Angelo And The Vanguard Black Messiah
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