7/10
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Lighter on the features than its predecessor, The Plugs I Met 2 mostly finds Benny the Butcher in top form.
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Even if it doesn’t stack up to Norman Fucking Rockwell, Chemtrails Over the Country Club is a solid songwriting statement from Lana.
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Even with Rural Internet in the early stage of refining their sound, BREAKING UP will probably prove to be one of the year’s most creative rap releases.
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El Madrileño is hopefully the beginning of an exciting new trajectory for C. Tangana.
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Altın Gün diversifies its take on Anatolian rock with Yol.
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King Gizzard reinvigorates its approach to microtonality a bit on L.W.
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Conway and Big Ghost display a creative chemistry that hopefully continues into the future.
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Somehow, The Body stripping back their instrumental palette has led to arguably their most texturally compelling and high-impact record yet.
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Sound Ancestors trails off into averageness by Madlib standards, which is to say it never stops being above average in general.
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Song of Sage solidifies Navy Blue as one of the standout voices in this burgeoning strain of abstract hip hop.
