25. Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe
A very pleasant, warm-sounding record. Dev Hynes did an excellent job again.
Highlights: Chamakay, You're Not Good Enough, It Is What It Is
24. Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park
A cute country record. Very strong lyrically. She even has a pro-LGBT track which is very unusual for the genre.
Highlights: Merry Go Round, Follow Your Arrow, Silver Lightning.
23. These New Puritans - Field of Reeds
A great "background noise" type of music. Somewhat soul scratching & deep at times too. Very enjoyable, especially when you got other things to do and just put this on
Highlights: Organ Eternal, Fragment Two, Field of Reeds
22. Tegan And Sara - Heartthrob
The good sis Halien was creaming herself over this earlier in the year, so I decided to give it a try. While certainly decent, it wasn't great either. In fact, I couldn't give a single track more than 4/5 stars, which is very rare for me.
Highlights: I'm Not Your Hero, Shock To Your System
21. David Bowie - The Next Day
David Bowie's long awaited offering was surprising good. Just good solid music. Nothing more to add.
Highlights: I'd Rather Be High, Valentine’s Day, Where Are We Now?