During a year of enormous life changes, this is the music that grabbed me the most. Every album here impressed me in some way.
It can be difficult to define what exactly creates that impression. Sometimes it's musical mastery or lyrical dexterity. Sometimes it's a pleasing aesthetic. Sometimes, though, it is a visceral physical or emotional reaction that can't be quantified.
Simply put -- this music moved me.
Simply put -- this music moved me.
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40. Blood Orange
Freetown Sound
Freetown Sound
39. Danny Brown
Atrocity Exhibition
Atrocity Exhibition
38. Whitney
Light Upon The Lake
Light Upon The Lake
37. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
EARS
EARS
36. Kevin Morby
Singing Saw
Singing Saw
35. Ka
Honor Killed The Samurai
Honor Killed The Samurai
34. Jeff Parker
The New Breed
The New Breed
33. Aesop Rock
The Impossible Kid
The Impossible Kid
32. Charlie Haden
Time/Life
Time/Life
31. Radiohead
A Moon Shaped Pool
A Moon Shaped Pool
30. Nothing
Tired Of Tomorrow
Tired Of Tomorrow
29. Cass McCombs
Mangy Love
Mangy Love
28. Isaiah Rashad
The Sun's Tirade
The Sun's Tirade
27. Lambchop
FLOTUS
FLOTUS
26. Yumi Zouma
Yoncalla
Yoncalla
25. Denzel Curry
Imperial
Imperial
24. Austin Manuel
Up The Ridge
Up The Ridge
23. Flock Of Dimes
If You See Me, Say Yes
If You See Me, Say Yes
22. Kendrick Lamar
untitled unmastered.
untitled unmastered.
21. Yussef Kamaal
Black Focus
Black Focus
20. Skepta
Konnichiwa
Konnichiwa
19. Childish Gambino
"Awaken, My Love!"
"Awaken, My Love!"
18. Big Thief
Masterpiece
Masterpiece
17. Solange
A Seat At The Table
A Seat At The Table
16. Elzhi
Lead Poison
Lead Poison
15. Frank Ocean
blonde
blonde
14. Angel Olsen
MY WOMAN
MY WOMAN
13. Wild Nothing
Life Of Pause
Life Of Pause
12. Noname
Telefone
Telefone
11. Frightened Rabbit
Painting Of A Panic Attack
Painting Of A Panic Attack
10. Pinegrove
Cardinal
Cardinal
9. A Tribe Called Quest
We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service
We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service
8. Bon Iver
22, A Million
22, A Million
7. King Cyst
King Of New York
King Of New York
6. David Bowie
Blackstar
Blackstar
5. Anderson .Paak
Malibu
Malibu
4. Kikagaku Moyo (幾何学模様)
House in the Tall Grass
3. David Bazan
Blanco
Blanco
2. Robert Stillman
Rainbow
Rainbow
1. Florist
The Birds Outside Sang