Jim Legxacy - Black British Music
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1 Jim Legxacy - Black British Music
(The rapper & producer lurches from alt-rock to distortion & chipmunk soul on an astonishingly coherent & melodic record.[Guardian])
Songs:
Father
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06 Wayne Rooney
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Saya Gray - Saya
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2 Saya Gray - Saya
(It’s why SAYA is a shoegaze album, a metal album, an art-pop album, an electronic album & a folk album all rolled into one [Paste])
Songs:
Thus Is Why (I Don't Spring 4 Love)
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Lie Down
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Greentea Peng - Tell Dem It's Sunny
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3 Greentea Peng - Tell Dem It's Sunny
(..stylish, dark, smoky fusion of trip-hop, hip-hop, reggae, neo-soul, R’n’B, and indie rock.[Song Bar])
Songs:
Glory
youtu.be/JNaNWwHGpUg?...
Nowhere Man
youtu.be/_d9ywY7uKzo?...
Little Simz - Lotus
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4 Little Simz - Lotus
(..with the arrival of ‘Lotus’, her legacy as an all-time great has never been more assured.[DIY Magazine])
Songs:
Free
youtu.be/goChcI7lH0o?...
Flood
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CMAT - Euro-Country
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5 CMAT - Euro-Country
(Vocally, lyrically, creatively, CMAT has never sounded better. In truth, you’d be hard pushed to find another record like this one. [The Skinny])
Song: The Jamie Oliver Petrol Station
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NewDad - Alter
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6 NewDad - Altar
NewDad 6th in my list 2 years running.
(a beautifully melancholy portrait of homesickness and sacrifice.[NME])
Song: Roobosh
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Shura - I Got Too Sad For My Friends
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7 Shura - I Got Too Sad For My Friends
(Shura’s exploratory take on pop is gorgeous, redemptive, and full of life. [Clash Music])
Song: Richardson (ft Cassandra Jenkins)
youtu.be/ZOV_T6B8UQ8?...
Big Thief - Double Infinity
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8 Big Thief - Double Infinity
(a gloriously satisfying record on which it feels like everything is in its right place.[DIY Magazine])
Song: Words
youtu.be/G0BZoZ6hBnc?...
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9 Maribou State - Hallucinating Love
(The album’s sweeping emotional range, intricate production, and moments of pure elation make it their most accomplished work to date.[Clash Music])
Song: All I Need
youtu.be/Tu_6kS_Evzc?...
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10 Sunflower Bean - Mortal Primetime
(Across its ten tracks, the band abandon any fixed notion of genre, weaving together elements of alt-rock, folk & dreamy, blissful pop with remarkable ease[DIY Magazine])
Song: Take Out Your Insides
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Oklou - Choke Enough
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11 Oklou - Choke Enough
(Trance, medieval polyphony and Y2K pop may seem like odd bedfellows, but French singer-producer Oklou cast them all in a dawn-like haze on her gorgeous debut album.[Guardian])
Song: Take Me By The Hand
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Darkside - Nothing
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12
Darkside - Nothing
(Nothing is a refreshing exercise in disorientation, rewarding those willing to let go and get lost in its unpredictable soundscape.[Northern Transmissions])
Song: S.N.C.
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Better Joy - Heading Into Blue
Better Joy - At Dusk
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13 & 14
Better Joy - Heading Into Blue/At Dusk eps
(Bria Keely confirms herself as a rising force in indie-pop, an artist carving out her own space with precision, heart & undeniable presence[Taped Magazine])
Song: This Part Of Town
youtu.be/hD4dFWyb3BU?...
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15 The Weather Station - Humanhood
(a lush and stirring tangle of acoustic and electronic textures [Pitchfork])
Song: Mirror
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