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80. Isaiah Rashad – 4r Da Squaw ( The Sun´s Tirade ) A kid to take care of, the pressure of releasing an album on the same roster as Schoolboy and Kendrick and the undertow of addiction are what made Rashad piece together one of the most recognizable rap albums of this year. “4r Da Squaw” shows his lyrical capabilities mixed with his astonishing cadence and flow. He goes from scatting and muffling his word into transforming played-out lines like “finding the message in a bottle” into something profound, while also giving off the vibe of singing a lullaby for his son and giving thanks for his success. Getting the bills paid is a first and the struggles of being a father, whilst still growing up yourself makes for a ton of issues, but maybe also for the creativity and playfulness to make Rashad the rapper he is.  79. Graveyard Lovers – Told A Lie ( Past the Forest of the Fruitless Thoughts ) After three years we finally got a new album by the Graveyard Lovers an...

55. Flo Morrissey – Tomorrow Will Be Beautiful Nostaglia is a huge deal in folk-music. My mental image most of the time involves someone old, pained and beautifully ridden by life´s playful banter. Breaking this image, many young artists are emerging with huge success, bringing in their own nostalgia, one that is not restaurative anymore, but of the more beautiful kind: of the reflective. Flo Morrissey record is there fittingly titled Tomorrow Will Be Beautiful . As every track here conveys the feeling of looking back, a dreamful resistance against the contemporary, this kind of nostalgia somehow haunts you forward, towards a tomorrow and a different, if not even idealistic world where love, longing and believing still hold true against the world. It´s not “Once I was young, and the world was full of wonder”, it´s “I´m young, I want to dream”. Very Deafheaven indeed. If that´s too much for you, Flo Morrissey has such a unique voice, its sheer tone is worth listening to all t...

30. Container – Remover ( LP ) Container´s short LP bore some of the best electronic tunes of this year. While the mind-shattering “Eject” is an unforgettable introduction to gutbumping noise, Remover blends these elements even better. The deep bass is carried by a wide array of percussion, remaining constant throughout with Container adding and subtracting looping elements and effects into little islands of noise. The great thing here is that Container never breaks away from something that is more danceable than experimental, more likely to get the crowd dancing and jumping around rather than distracted or confused about the evolution of the song. Slam dance and riot! 29. Years&Years – Take Shelter ( Communion ) Years&Years were a huge find for me this year and only after pestering all my friend I found out that they were having quite some sucess in the radio. Rightfully so, because with singles like Take Shelter, the bands delivers music that is so fi...