I feel like the write-ups are even more of a mess than per usual. Anyway, kinda tired rn so I'll reply to y'all and your threads later. Thanks for commenting btw, I really appreciate it
15. Woodkid - Land of All
Kind of a Lykke Li situation right here, this guy keeps making the same stuff all over again, yet still gets me every single time. Regardless of how many other orchestra-driven ballads or more bombastic, upbeat tracks he's gonna make, I just know I'm gonna fall for them. There's a little bit of magic in everything here, in the partially sad but also hopeful lyrics, in Woodkid's tender vocals or in those beautiful strings. However, when one thinks it's just gonna be another mellow ballad, the track changes completely in its latter half. With louder drums and various intriguing production effects it unexpectedly becomes just such an anthem.
14. Beyoncé - Formation
From an unnecessary, only slightly better 7/11 version to a discography highlight, Formation took a long time to grow on me. It's the first time Beyonce's lead single (or, in fact, any of her singles) was this sassy and cocky. It's her knowing perfectly she's the queen, and embracing it. In addition, she addresses racial issues and haters in a pretty straightforward way. As corny as some lines might seem, they all come together to create a strong, thought-provoking statement... and if you're not really into analysing concepts/meanings behind tracks, the beat is infectious and catchy enough to keep the thing going even without lyrics.
13. Miguel - waves (Tame Impala Remix)
As much as I wasn't fully sold on Miguel's last year effort, waves has always been an obvious highlight for me, it just never fails to make me smile. But what would happen if one of the most interesting bands out there remixed it? The Tame Impala vision of how waves should sound takes everything which made the original such a cool tune and gives it a bit of a psychodelic twist. It's not as dancey as it used to be but still has those sunny summber vibes. Yes, it is exactly what a traditional collaboration between Miguel and Tame Impala would be like but before it's truly a combination I always subconsciously needed.
12. Esperanza Spalding - Good Lava
At one point of the year, Emily's D+Evolution was easily my most played album so it *spoiler* narrowly missing my album list surprised even myself. I personally think there is just too many things going on on the record and Esperanza is not always able to keep them under control. When she does, she's perfect though, as evidenced by Good Lava. It's not an instant track, it might even feel jarring and too noisy at first, but in a longer run it's so incredibly rewarding. I love how all the little elements here, the guitar riffs, thumping drums or Spalding's distinctive vocal performance, come to life together and create something which as a whole is much more than just a sum of its parts.
11. Blood Orange - Augustine
My problem with Freetown Sound was that it was... too consistent and cohesive. While everything on it is pretty, soothing and cool-sounding, it just always blended into one overwhelmingly long thing resulting in me taking very little out of it in the end. Taking that into consideration, I kind of paid the entire thing dust, with Augustine having the single privilege. I watched the video and it just clicked. The production here is obviously impeccable, despite alternative R&B being a pretty reductive sub-genre right now, this track really takes the best of it, it's really spacious and sublime. The seemingly perfect soundscape could have been destroyed by an amateurish vocal performance but Dev's warm, relaxing voice complements it perfectly.
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Sam chciałem wcisnąć 3 single Angel na swoją listę, ale musiałem z jednego zrezygnować 
First Time bardzo lubię, ale jednak Higher>>> To samo z Needed Me, jest fajne, ale wolę Kiss It Better i Love on the Brain. Ten shade na Into You 
A Happy jest po prostu świetne, no i ten teledysk 
Needed Me took a while to grow on me, it isn't as immediate as Work or Slay It Better but once it hits you it hits you... hard. To say the least.
Black Beatles grew on me about a month ago, there's some messy lyrics in it, but it's a good bop overall.
I'm not here for the Into You hate tho 
Wait... did he have another album? Hmmmm