AM and Pure Heroine! specially the last one, I love every track!
I really like Hold On, We're Going Home , it's probably my favorite song from him but I love his rap too.
He's from Harlem which is a bus stop away from me. I don't know him personally, just knew of him and seen him around since 2008. Him and French Montana. Actually, French and I use to live in the same projects in The Bronx.
Azealia ass ain't doing nothing, I'll probably run into her one day too.
1. Hurricane
2. Bones
3. Ash Tree Lane
4. Fantasy
5. Dark Doo Wop
6. Head Is Not My Home
7. Salty Sweet
8. Think Of You
9. Twenty Seven
10. BTSK
11. No Trace
12. This Isn't Control
13. Strings
Standout: Bones, Ash Tree Lane, Fantasy, Head Is Not My Home, Think Of You, BTSK
It received mixed reviews by critics but I thought it was a very enjoyable debut and I'm looking forward to how they'll grow and where they'll take their music if there's a sophomore. Every melody, hook and chorus sticks for me even when it changes emotions from joy to darkness/gothpop.
15.
Tennis – Small Sound (2013)
1. Mean Streets
2. Timothy
3. Cured of Youth
4. Dimming Light
5. 100 Lovers
Standout: Timothy, Cured of Youth
14.
Beyoncé – Beyoncé (2013)
1. Pretty Hurts
2. Haunted
3. Drunk In Love (feat. Jay Z)
4. Blow
5. No Angel
6. Yoncé/Partition
7. Jealous
8. Rocket
9. Mine (feat. Drake)
10. XO
11. ***Flawless (feat. Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche)
12. Superpower (feat. Frank Ocean)
13. Heaven
14. Blue (feat. Blue Ivy)
Standout: Haunted, Drunk In Love, Partition, Rocket, Mine, Blue
It may be too soon but I think this was enough time for it to marinate on me, good thing I didn't put this in the top 5 out of excitement. I don't find anything innovating or game changing about this album besides the way it was released but there are some tracks you would have never expect Beyonce to do. This album is just refreshing for her, completely unexpected from Beyoncé and shows that she's musically evolving.
13.
CHVRCHES – The Bones of What You Believe (2013)
1. The Mother We Share
2. We Sink
3. Gun
4. Tether
5. Lies
6. Under the Tide
7. Recover
8. Night Sky
9. Science/Visions
10. Lungs
11. By The Throat
12. You Caught The Light
Standout: The Mother We Share, Gun, Tether, Lies, Recover. Science/Visions
12.
AlunaGeorge – Body Music (2013)
1. Outlines
2. You Know You Like It
3. Attracting Flies
4. Your Drums, Your Love
5. Kaleidoscope Love
6. Bad Idea
7. Diver
8. Lost & Found
9. Best Be Believing
10. Superstar
11. Just a Touch
12. Body Music
13. Friends to Lovers
14. This Is How We Do It
Standout: You Know You Like It, Attracting Flies, Your Drums, Your Love, Bad Idea, Best Be Believing, Just a Touch
I use to ignore this group for so long but finally saw the light and got into them because of Disclosure who is fairly new in the music game. Amazing productions and great lyrics, great pop-electronic-R&B album that really takes me back to the '90s - a great time in music.
11.
Blood Orange – Cupid Deluxe (2013)
1. Chamakay
2. You're Not Good Enough
3. Uncle Ace
4. No Right Thing
5. It Is What It Is
6. Chosen
7. Clipped On
8. Always Let U Down
9. On The Line
10. High Street
11. Time Will Tell
Standout: Chamakay, You're Not Good Enough, Uncle Ace, It Is What It Is, Clipped On, Always Let U Down
MS MR! I prefer the EP they released before, but the album is great. Hurricane is one of my fave songs from the past years
I need to check out The Bones of What You Believe and BEYONCÉ.
Body Music! Another great album, love their style.
Blood Orange are still on my list, and I once listened to Tennis and liked them but I'm waiting until they release a full album to give them a proper listen.