another year's worth of albums that should have ended up on my best albums list instead...
1.Kanye West Ye:
there may be some karma in Kanye heading this list but amid all the PR battles he’s fighting simultaneously, I wonder if he’s scared the magic truly is gone?2. Animal Collective Tangerine Reef:
um, guys where are we going with this, like seriously?3. Black Milk Fever:
Mr. Consistently finally went too thin on a music project.4. Santigold I Don’t Want: The Gold Fire Sessions:
I feel Santi White is starting to rediscover her 2008 form but it sure is taking a while/5. Anderson .Paak Oxnard:
did not see this dud coming but I guess the many collabs—of which only one really works—was a sign.6. John Grant Love Is Magic:
it’s a conundrum that faces all queer artists: you need the pain and suffering to create great art but once you’ve found the happiness then the edge wears off.7. Jack White Boarding House Reach:
Earth to Jack: time to call Meg.8. Parquet Courts Wide Awake:
it’s hard to keep consistency going three years running so this is excusable. 9. Tune-Yards I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life:
it may be time for Garbus to do some shuffling with her project.10. Ava Luna Moon 2:
still trying to recover their amazing 2012 form but it keeps falling way short.
