Wow I've just read all the descriptions and it sounds so eloquent , yet captures the essence of an easy read. You should use your talent and make a career out of your writing .
Solange - True
It'd be a sin to attribute all the work on this album to simply Solange, her main producer Devonte Hynes (also Everything is Embarrassing) does half the work and rightly so Solange, unorthodoxly so for a popstar, considers him her fully fledged partner in crime. As well as her relationship with her producer being unorthodox the pop music she creates could also be considered such. Half of its brilliance emerges from the absence of build up, the songs weave in and out of grooves but never reach that high point that is often a trademark of a pop song; it's antipop at its best. The synchronisation between Hynes and Solange is the other half of the brillance, Solange's voice is full of callowness and whimsical hints but maintains a certain character and strength that enables this 'antipop' to work. Some Things Never Seem To ****ing Work
#27 Song
#27
Kanye West, Jay-Z & Big Sean - Clique (Kanye West Presents Good Music Cruel Summer)
Forget Ni**as in Paris, Clique is the Kanye West song of the year. It evokes the pre-Fantasy Kanye who rips it into Tenet and certifies us of his dominance of the rap game. Jay-Z remains reminding us of how much better he is than all of us and quite rightfully some, Clique proves that. By the end of the track, Kanye has almost managed to convince us he is god's vessel, I was certainly convinced after his delivery. Hit-Boy's production simply reinforces the 'centre of attention', it's brash and loud. This all goes to prove how Kanye West is simply the best rapper out there - Eminem who? Clique
Jack White - Blunderbuss
Jack's handeling of rock, folk and country is met by his moans and groans over surprisingly light-hearted arrangements very successfully. The tone of the album is significantly aggressive towards Meg - of White Stripes fame - whom according to Jack White appears to have destroyed his life. When he is not addressing this, Jack attempts to address much larger, general and too often vague topics of love that more often then not fail, it just doesn't work in the context of the album; the album is an appreciation of loss and its aftermath not of general themes of 'love'. Hip (Eponymous) Boy
#26 Song
#26
The Shins - Simple Song (Port of Morrow)
In a beautiful marriage of pop & rock, the Shins created a song that follows pop structure but utilises the intricacies of rock effectively. The large selling point here is simply the song's simplicity, The Shins stick to what is done well in pop-rock, a great hook, singable chorus and melodramatic breakdown. The Shins aren't doing anything new at all here but perfecting basics is always commendable. Simple Song