‘Modern Ruin’ is a sensational triumph that offers more variety than its predecessor, and cements Frank Carter as a symbol for what hard rock stands for in the 21st century.
Menace Beach’s scuzzy second album ‘Lemon Memory’ continues the good work of their debut, but doesn’t really build on it.
‘Hang’ frequently sounds brilliant, but Foxygen’s noise is occasionally weightless.
Whilst some may have hoped for an experimental masterpiece, or a piece of psych-pop bliss, on Ozcy Mlody, the Flaming Lips have kept true to their Terror sound.
Having done so much to popularise grime as we know it today, Wiley’s 11th and final album ‘Godfather’ sees him bow out in style.
While the production quality and ambition is high throughout ‘Rennen’, Christopher Taylor fails to showcase anything particularly interesting that we have not heard elsewhere, and done better.
With his sixth album ‘Migration’, Simon Green still has a great attention to detail and ability to build nurturing melodies and a rich sense of emotion.
El-P and Killer Mike return with their most politically-charged album to date.
Nearly five years in the making, The xx’s third album ‘I See You’ is another triumph, retaining all their established qualities but impressively expanding their sonic palette.
An ambient mood piece consisting of just one 54-minute track, ‘Reflection’ sees Brian Eno come closer than ever to achieving infinity with his music.
