Kanye is the best there is, and he’s still not as good as he thinks he is. Has there ever been another great album this bitter, this entitled, this abrasively unsatisfied — or this self-aware about it? (See its most-quoted joke: “In a French-ass restaurant/Hurry up with my damn croissants.”) Yeezus is brief, spare, nasty, and as charismatic as a cult leader. Its music grinds sourly or lurches like an old rollercoaster; West’s voice drips contempt or hides behind frigid Auto-Tune effects. But Yeezus, has he ever got raw power.
2. Modern Vampires of the City, Vampire Weekend
3. mbv, My Bloody Valentine
4. Who Is William Onyeabor?, William Onyeabor
5. The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You, Neko Case
6. Electricity by Candlelight, Alex Chilton
7. Cut 4 Me, Kelela
8. The Electric Lady, Janelle Monáe
9. Mole City, Quasi
10. Matangi, M.I.A.
not at all
M.I.A.
Vampire Weekend
And yasss at her being 10th - 12th so consistently