5. Amaarae – Black Star
Amaarae takes us to the club with this one and brings all of her friends. Black Star is fun, it’s inventive and it is 100% Amaarae.
4. KATSEYE – BEAUTIFUL CHAOS
The origins of KPop are omnivorous and BEAUTIFUL CHAOS consumes hyperpop and Latin music to bring the genre to places both new and exciting while hitting all of the notes of traditional KPop fun.
3. Sleep Token – Even In Arcadia
By uniting trap and death metal in the common ground of over-the-top emo, Sleep Token have created the modern Linkin Park but untainted by my memories of being a teenager.
2. Infinity Knives + Brian Ennals – A City Drowned In God’s Black Tears
DMV rap is still underground enough for an album as uncompromising as this. Fear is for people without talent.
1. Nourished By Time – The Passionate Ones
The Passionate Ones is somehow superb synth-based soundscapes that submerge you, politically aware and simply beautiful singing all in one incredible album.
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