7/10
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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.
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Taylor Swift tops off 2020 with another solid helping of indie folk—in case anyone thought folklore was a fluke.
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The Chosen is Kid Cudi’s best solo project since the second Man on the Moon (and it may even have that one beat).
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On their 2nd album this year, New Haven’s Them Airs create some of the most frantic and catchy art punk I’ve heard in 2020.
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There’s rarely a dull moment on Nightmare Vacation, whether it’s going in a poppier or a more extreme direction.
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lobsterfight’s rough-and-ready debut is one of the year’s most promising indie and emo showings.
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While by no means a sophomore slump, Sin miedo may leave the listener a little too hungry for more.
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Though some of Lamentations‘ pieces could have used some fleshing out, it remains one of the year’s most emotionally potent ambient efforts.
