Category: Year End List

Previously,The Best 20 Albums of 2021: My Picks #20-16The Best 20 Albums of 2021: My Picks #15-11 10. Lucy Dacus, ‘Home Video’ Sedentary secrets like peach pits in your gutLocked away like jam jars in the cellar of your heartWaiting to be tasted and ultimately wastedYou were gonna win me over from the start Lucy…

Previously,The Best 20 Albums of 2021: My Picks #20-16 15. Turnstile, ‘GLOW ON’ Turnstile’s third studio album, GLOW ON, defies easy categorization: it glides across multiple genres, echoing the anthems of alternative rock, the rhythm of R&B, and the atmospheric tones of shoegaze, all while maintaining a visceral hardcore spirit. The album does more than…

Previously, The Best 20 Albums of 2020: My Picks 20. Clairo, ‘Sling’ Why do I tell you how I feelWhen you’re just looking down the blouse?It’s something I wouldn’t say out loudIf touch could make them hear, then touch me now Sling diverges from Clairo’s debut album Immunity, embracing a more intimate, folk-influenced sound. Produced by the…

Previously, The Best 20 Albums of 2020: My Picks #20-16The Best 20 Albums of 2020: My Picks #15-11The Best 20 Albums of 2020: My Picks #10-6 5. Dua Lipa, ‘Future Nostalgia’ Dua Lipa’s sophomore album, Future Nostalgia, is a dazzling, neon-lit homage to the past while firmly planting its stiletto heels in the present. At…

Previously, The Best 20 Albums of 2020: My Picks #20-16The Best 20 Albums of 2020: My Picks #15-11 10. Perfume Genius, ‘Set My Heart On Fire Immediately’ It’s enough not to lie just enough to find a traceIt’s enough in the mirror I can almost find your face Set My Heart On Fire Immediately refines…

Previously, The Best 20 Albums of 2020: My Picks #20-16 15. Laura Marling, ‘Song For Our Daughter’ You’ve picked up some tricks that you learnt on your wayFor fear you’d be lonely if you never changedOh myYou lost your faith Laura Marling’s Song For Our Daughter is akin to a heartfelt letter, full of wisdom, aspirations,…

20. Ariana Grande, ‘Positions’ Ariana Grande’s sixth studio album, Positions, continues her evolution from a chart-topping pop sensation to a nuanced artist exploring the depths of intimacy, romanticism, and personal empowerment. The album chronicles Grande’s exploration of love, sex, and happiness post-heartbreak, effectively marking a departure from the turbulent themes of her previous works, Sweetener and thank u, next. This…