While The Beggar‘s music might arguably be less vital than Swans’ myriad masterpieces, a great deal of beauty and power is mined from Gira’s confrontation of mortality. The Beggar by SWANS
Besides a few eccentric highlights, most of Business Is Business is barely warmed leftovers.
Sigur Rós serves up some mush on their first album in a decade. ÁTTA by Sigur Rós
Killer Mike contains multitudes, some of which aren’t working in his favor here. MICHAEL by Killer Mike
Rawer and more off-kilter than Villains, but only slightly better. In Times New Roman… by Queens of the Stone Age
When King Gizz does an end times thrash metal concept album, you know it’s gonna be a banger. PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Gunna’s music is somehow even less necessary than it was previously.
There’s more to this little album than meets the eye. Girl with Fish by feeble little horse
A massively beautiful and thoughtful album in a small package. Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? by McKinley Dixon
Squid’s reinvention on this one is great. O Monolith by Squid
