kerontutor.blogg.se

Blasting away expectations, the icon recruited the cream of New York jazz for something new.

The sky is the limit.ĭavid Bowie’s late career upswing had been engrossing, yet largely traditional – 2012’s ‘The Next Day’ for example, was largely an art-rock record. An album that is impossible to soak up in one go, the record has powered an appropriately titanic year from the Macclesfield lads. Yet The 1975’s lengthy, bold, vivacious statement held true – from epic workouts like ‘The Sound’ to those four lengthy ambient passages, ‘I like it when you sleep…’ confused and confounded at every turn, but it always fascinated.

The year’s most preposterous title for the year’s most preposterous pop album. The 1975 – I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful, yet so unaware of it… ‘A Moon Shaped Pool’ may not be Radiohead’s most challenging work, but it’s one of their most emotionally fulfilling – packed with gorgeous notes from Thom Yorke, and some of Jonny Greenwood’s most beguiling orchestral passages to date.ħ. It’s a record that focuses on the end of a relationship, while building anew. It’s an album of separation, but also of coming together. At a time when people are asking, 'where’s all the protest music?’, here’s your answer. Dodging the easy trap of sounding like a compilation album, with 99.9% Kaytranada’s production is undoubtedly the star of the show.Įncompassing themes as broad as climate change, drone warfare and mass surveillance, the album from ANOHNI (previously known for her work in Antony and the Johnsons) was one of the most moving things we heard all year.

Paak, Craig David, Vic Mensa, GoldLink, AlunaGeorge - fall into place as mere instruments amongst his unquantised drum patterns, signature synths and funky basslines. Kaytranada transitions from Soundcloud sensation to bonafide music producer with his long-awaited debut album ’99.9%’. Without further ado, check out our favourite records of the year. All journeys have a beginning, middle, and end - and for our Albums Of The Year 2016 poll, this is the end.