lux / rosalia (2025)
have not listened to her since los angeles but wow. still one of the prettiest voices out there! I do wish the orchestration was taken a lot farther in general, but it's still so much more exciting than most pop albums.
boys of dungeon lane / paul mccartney (2026)
peepaw mccartney still got it. wonderful songwriting, lovely instrumentation (at times!), and awful production (someone let the lemon twigs produce a mccartney album I beg you)
empty hands / poppy (2026)
generally liked this one, but can feel a bit 'samey' at times (I think three songs are in the same key and have the same chorus). eat the hate and empty hands are great
distracted / thundercat (2026)
overwhelming amount of chord changes (in a good way). big fan of funny friends, walking on the moon, and pozole
come closer / tomora (2026)
some really fun electronic music! also really cool to hear aurora's voice in this context. looove a boy like you
look for your mind! / the lemon twigs (2026)
okay was initially neutral about this one, but it is growing on me. bring you down and joy are some standouts
the story of ethio jazz 1965-1975 / mulatu astatke (2009)
this is such a delight. tezeta came on one day just as it started to rain and it was a really lovely moment
discovery / daft punk (2001)
I've heard so many of these before but never in an album context. harder better faster stronger truly a song of all time
random access memories / daft punk (2013)
I'm so late to the party but this is obviously so good. loooove within and instant crush (of course)
nothing's about to happen to me / mitski (2026)
another solid mitski album. if i leave is such a standout for me
the apple tree under the sea / hemlocke springs (2026)
wonderful! so fun, so expressive. favorites are sense (is), moses, and w-w-w-w-w
vespertine / bjork (2001)
need to return to this one; only really clicked with undo
twin fantasy / car seat headrest (2018)
somehow had never listened to the full album until this year? extremely fond of sober to death and beach life-in-death.