For a very long time, 2023 seemed to me a very dire year in music. Compared to 2022, there really hasn’t been a lot of big-ticket albums coming out, indie…

2013 is the year where the old meets the new;

What a strange year! Poptimism had barely took off, while a lot of ‘big indie’ albums this year ended up not ‘aging very well’ (Sun Kil Moon, Swans, Ariel Pink…).…

A great year with career-defining albums for Kendrick Lamar, Courtney Barnett, Grimes and Carly Rae Jepsen! But I think it’s time for the dream pop duo to get their crown…

Another arguably strong year with veteran artists delivering late-career bests (David Bowie, Radiohead) and landmark pop albums (Frank Ocean, Solange, Beyonce…). However, I do have a left-field pick for my…

This has got to be one of my favorite years ever in music. Lorde, SZA and Big Thief all delivered their most essential albums to date and these records mean…

This is a relatively weak year for me. But we have two amazing Spanish-language records from Kali Uchis and Rosalia!

This is a wonderful year for chamber pop and art folk albums.

2020 has great mainstream albums as well as indie albums. Female songwriters are particular strong this year.