King Krule: 6 Feet Beneath the Moon
On his debut LP, King Krule is occasionally transcendental in his romanticisation of the disillusioned and inebriated living in the sprawling urban mess that is London.
Janelle Monáe: The Electric Lady
On the followup to The ArchAndroid, Cindi Mayweather the android is finally human.
Twin Peaks: Sunken
This isn’t to say Twin Peaks aren’t without their meaningful moments though, despite being a cutesy ditty, ‘Irene’ is as good of a love song you can get from a band that’s out of time.
F*ck Buttons: Slow Focus
For all the slow-burn dread and terror of this album, Hung and Power successfully took their Olympics cred and made their most polished album to date – without necessitating any sacrifices to their artistry.
Earl Sweatshirt: Doris
While the rap game is still showing animosity towards their younger generation, Earl, Joey, and hell, even Chief Keef are signalling something; the eminent new golden age.
Jon Hopkins: Immunity
Hopkins fully embraced electronics and succeeded at injecting emotional vérité into dance without gimmicky novelties.
Dirty Beaches: Drifters/Love is the Devil
Dirty Beaches’ double feature is the soundtrack to the city that owes itself more to real life than noir.
Baths: Obsidian
Obsidian is a potent electronic album that continued its predecessor’s approach to the genre.
Disclosure: Settle
Probably going to end up being one of our favourite dance albums by the end of the year.