SZA: <em>SOS</em>
SZA’s sophomore record sees the singer return with main character energy throughout its 23 brilliant tracks—very Tarantino, indeed.
Arctic Monkeys: <em>The Car
With its unpredictable song structures and posh atmosphere, The Car represents the most successful venture in the band’s constant act of self-discovery.
Taylor Swift: <em>Midnights
On her tenth album, Swift shares some of her darkest thoughts over industrial, glitchy, and synth-pop tracks.
Tove Lo: <em>Dirt Femme</em>
Tove Lo’s fifth studio album is a kick in the head: blunt lyricism, ‘80s synth-pop, ‘70s glam and disco, femininity, heartbreak, and sex. Take it all in.
The 1975: <em>Being Funny In A Foreign Language </em>
There’s no other band or artist dissecting postmodernism and the internet era quite as well and precisely as The 1975.
Alvvays: <em>Blue Rev</em> Album Review
The third album by the Canadian band proves their ability to grind their influences into their own blissful version of shoegaze dream pop.
Frank Ocean: <em>Channel Orange</em>
Ocean’s atmospheric debut studio album is eclectic and diverse, and everyone can find a song on it to identify themselves with.
Shygirl: <em>Nymph</em>
The debut studio album by the UK-based singer is a candid assemblage of self-confidence and insecurity, both at once.
Frank Ocean: <em>Nostalgia, Ultra.
Ocean’s debut mixtape shook the parameters of R&B music and gave him room to create his subsequent, much-adored records
Phoebe Bridgers: <em>Stranger in the Alps</em>
Melodically beautiful, lyrically poetic, thematically macabre—Phoebe Bridgers’s ghoulish debut LP sees the singer plunge into her psyche with terrorizing calm.
Lorde: <em>Solar Power
On her third LP, Lorde channels a beach vibe while not doing anything ambitious.
Lorde: <em>Melodrama
Falling in and out of love under the stroboscope and the vibrating booms. That’s what Lorde’s second LP is about.
Julia Jacklin: ‘Pre Pleasure’ Review
Jacklin’s third album stands out as her most sonically versatile.
Omar Apollo: <em>Ivory
On his debut studio album, Apollo transposes from seriousness into playfulness in seconds.
Florence + The Machine: <em>Dance Fever</em>
The fifth record by Florence + The Machine a mix of self-doubt and self-assurance bolstered by Welch’s soaring voice.