Didn't like 'Asiatisch' much, had some interesting ideas but not good execution IMO, But Cold Cave, WIFE, Swans, Charli XCX, Kimbra, Tycho and OBVIOUSLY QUEEN KATY B.
There are some really enjoyable songs on Kimbra's album, but...I don't know, a lot of the album just didn't grab me. But what grabbed me did so and grabbed me hard. "Miracle" is freaking great pop.
Sucker was kinda rushed actually. She was meant to released her punk album until her label told her to keep the pop direction. I was expecting a bit more from her but tracks like Famous, London Queen and Breaking Up has me wondering about how ****ing epic could have been the original mixtape.
30. Clipping. - CLPPNG
Ooh yeah. People have compared Clipping a lot to Death Grips, and I see why, but it's kind of not a good comparison. Both have 'noise' influence but MC Ride's rapping style is a lot less concentrated, and Death Grips beats are a lot more chaotic. Clipping is calculated and a bit cold, but I like it a lot. The last track is the one where they get super noise-y, but they also have some great pop-ish moments on the album. The subject matter is also dark but that doesn't mean they don't have good party anthems.
29. Especia - GUSTO
A J-Pop idol group releases an album with lots of early 80s Synth and 70s Disco influences. That pretty much had sold me from the beginning, but I really enjoy the pure J-Pop and rhythms with the amazing string hooks and synth melodies. Retro never sounded so good!
28. Objekt - Flatland
Objekt is a techno producer, and Flatland is definitely a great darker edged Electronic album with some amazing danceable touches. Uh I honestly don't know much of the genre so I can't compaaare it to anyone, but you should listen to it anyway!
27. Kiesza - Sound of a Woman
OOh yes, this woman knows her way around 90s Dance! She recreates some of the best sounds of 90s Eurodance, House, and the like. She's influenced by Hip-Hop crossovers too! What I also love about Kiesza is her ability to belt without screaming, and her ability to keep that layer of animosity that allows so many Dance anthems to be so universal even in an album to herself. The ballads need work, but meh, who cares?
26. Tune-Yards - Nikki Nack
Tune-Yards third album after her breakthrough w h o k i l l contains a lot more socially aware lyrics, and also much less clustered sounds. Other than that, it's basically more of the same, which is pretty amazing because I really liked w h o k i l l. Her vocals on here are also stronger than ever.
25. JUNGLEPUSSY - Satisfaction Guarenteed
JUNGLEPUSSY is a character. She's sassy, a vegan, ridiculous, and nothing else but self-aware. This is why all her ridiculous boasting and claims work. They're funny. A lot of rap braggadocio is never fully serious but her delivery makes it work perfectly.
24. The Casket Girls - True Love Kills the Fairy Tale
Other people love HAIM or The Dum Dum Girls or whatever, but the band of that sound that struck with me was the Casket Girls. They have amazing pseudo Shoegaze tracks with nursery rhyme-level lyricism and Bubblegum choruses. It's all the perfect mix of calculation and apathy.
23. Lydia Ainsworth - Right from Real
Lydia Ainsworth is a Baroque Pop leaning artist who has HEAVY Kate Bush influences. Needless to say I love it, and I love that she doesn't sound like she's doing Hounds of Love B-sides like SOME artists we all know. The electronic instrumentation is used in colorful and creative ways, giving Lydia some very intriguing rhythms and melodies I certainly haven't heard before.
My only complaint is that BLUE is a bit low.
Wasn't too fond of Nikki Nack save "Water Fountain".