MCCh 2021 (07) April 30
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MCCh 2021 (07) April 30
The best albums of 2021 (update April 30)
The numbers presented next to each album title are the weighted average rating, and, in brackets, average and number of ratings (out of 33 included sources). The weighted average is based on a formula that includes a) the average of ratings and b) the number of sources that have rated the album.
The magazines I used for the ratings were:
EUR + Australia: Dansende Beren (New this year thanks to Chilton's proposal); Gaffa-dk; Gaffa-sw; Humo; Indiestyle; Jenesaispop; Laut; Mondosonoro; Musikexpress; Nojesguiden; Ondarock; Plattentests; Sentire Ascoltare; The Music
UK: Clash; DIY; God Is In The Tv; Load And Quiet; Music OMH; NME; The Guardian; The Line Of Best Fit; The Skinny
USA + Canada: Allmusic; Beats Per Minute; Consequence Of Sound; Exclaim!; Nothern Transmissions; Paste; Pitchfork; Popmatters; Rolling Stone; Spectrum Culture; Under The Radar
Highlights: Rob makes the top three songs from the album according to Allmusic, Consequence of Sound, Jenesaispop, Plattentests, The Skinny, etc…
Albums that have obtained new reviews but worsened the score
New entry or Re-entry
Albums that have obtained new reviews and improved the score
Out:
Taylor Swift: Fearless (Taylor’s Version)
40 - The Staves: Good Woman - 74,3 (76,3 / 15)
Highlights: Devotion – Best Friend – Nothing’s Gonna Happen
Indie Pop
39 - Du Blonde: Homecoming - 74,4 (78,8 / 8)
Highlights: Medicated – I’m Glad That We Broke Up – Pull the Plug
Indie Rock
38 - The Hold Steady: Open Door Policy – 74,8 (74,8 / 21)
Highlights: Family Farm – Spices - Lanyards
Indie Rock
37 - Tomahawk: Tonic Immobility - 74,9 (78,6 / 10)
Highlights: Tattoo Zero – Howlie – Business Casual
Alternative Rock
36 - Katy Kirby: Cool Dry Place – 75,0 (79,0 / 9)
Highlights: Cool Dry Place – Juniper – Traffic!
Singer-Songwriter
35 - Celeste: Not Your Muse - 75,2 (77,2 / 15)
Highlights: Stop This Flame – Strange - Ideal Woman
Neo-Soul
34 - Madlib: Sound Ancestors - 75,2 (76,9 / 16)
Highlights: Road of the Lonely Ones – Dirtknock - Chino
Instrumental Hip Hop
33 - Virginia Wing: Private Life - 75,7 (80,0 / 8)
Highlights: I’m Holding Out for Something – St. Francis Fountain – Moon Turn Tides
Art Pop
32 - Ghetts: Conflict Of Interest - 75,9 (80,6 / 7)
Highlights: IC3 – Little Bo Peep - Mozambique
UK Hip Hop
31 - Cassandra Jenkins: An Overview On Phenomenal Nature – 75,9 (80,3 / 8)
Highlights: Hard Drive – Crosshairs – New Bikini
Singer-Songwriter
30 - Genesis Owusu: Smiling With No Teeth - 76,0 (80,0 / 9)
Highlights: Gold Chains – Drown - Whip Cracker
Neo-Soul
29 - Kiwi Jr.: Cooler Returns – 76,1 (78,1 / 15)
Highlights: Undecided Voters – Waiting in Line – Only Here for a Haircut
Indie Rock
28 - Bicep: Isles – 76,2 (75,5 / 23)
Highlights: Atlas – Sundial - Saku
Future Garage
27 - Pauline Anna Strom: Angel Tears in Sunlight – 76,5 (80,4 / 9)
Highlights: Tropical Convergence – Temple Gardens at Midnight – The Pulsation
Ambient
26 - Jazmine Sullivan: Heaux Tales – 76,7 (79,7 / 12)
Highlights: Lost One – Pick Up Your Feelings – Girl Like Me
Neo-Soul
25 - Viagra Boys: Welfare Jazz - 76,7 (75,7 / 24)
Highlights: Creatures – Girls & Boys – Ain’t Nice
Post-Punk
24 - Jane Weaver: Flock – 77,0 (79,3 / 14)
Highlights: Heartlow – Modern Reputation - Solarised
Psychedelic Pop
23 - Slowthai: Tyron – 77,1 (74,1 / 30)
Highlights: Feel Away – Cancelled - Mazza
UK Hip Hop
22 - Sleaford Mods: Spare Ribs – 77,2 (76,2 / 24)
Highlights: Mork n Mindy – Shortcummings – Nudge It
UK Hip Hop
21 – Tribulation: Where The Gloom Becomes Sound - 77,6 (82,3 / 7)
Highlights: Hour of the Wolf – Daughter of the Djinn – Dirge of a Dying Soul
Gothic Metal
20 - The Armed: Ultrapop – 78,0 (81,4 / 11)
Highlights: All Futures – An Iteration – Average Death
Noise Rock
19 - Goat Girl: On All Fours – 78,2 (78,1 / 21)
Highlights: Sad Cowboy – Badibaba – The Crack
Post-Punk
18 - Django Django: Glowing in the Dark - 78,3 (77,6 / 23)
Highlights: Spirals – Waking Up – Glowing in the Dark
Indie Pop
17 - The Anchoress: The Art Of Losing - 78,5 (82,9 / 8)
Highlights: Unravel - The Art of Losing - Show Your Face
Art Rock
16 - Anna B Savage: A Common Turn - 78,6 (81,6 / 12)
Highlights: Corncrakes – BedStuy - Two
Psychedelic Folk
15 - Steve Earle & The Dukes: J.T. - 78,7 (82,0 / 11)
Highlights: Champagne Corolla – Last Words – I Don’t Care
Americana
14 - Mogwai: As The Love Continues - 78,8 (76,2 / 29)
Highlights: Midnight Flit – Ritchie Sacramento – Dry Fantasy
Post Rock
13 - Lana Del Rey: Chemtrails Over the Country Club - 78,9 (76,9 / 27)
Highlights: Chemtrails over the Country Club - White Dress - Wild at Heart
Singer-Songwriter
12 - Serpentwithfeet: Deacon – 79,1 (78,1 / 24)
Highlights: Hyacinth - Sailor’s Superstition - Fellowship
Alternative R&B
11 - Arab Strap: As Days Get Dark - 80,9 (79,9 / 24)
Highlights: The Turning of Our Bones - Here Comes Comus! - Tears on Tour
Slowcore
10 - Shame: Drunk Tank Pink – 81,2 (78,5 / 29)
Highlights: Alphabet – Water in the Well – Snow Day
Post-Punk
09 - Dry Cleaning: New Long Leg - 81,3 (79,3 / 27)
Highlights: Scratchyard Lanyard - New Long Leg - Strong Feelings
Post-Punk
08 - For Those I Love: For Those I Love - 81,9 (86,3 / 8)
Highlights: I Have a Love - Birthday/ The Pain - Top Scheme
Progressive House
07 - Godspeed You! Black Emperor: G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END! - 82,4 (80,4 / 27)
Highlights: "Government Came" (9980.0kHz 3617.1kHz 4521.0 kHz)/Cliffs Gaze/Cliffs' Gaze at Empty Waters' Rise/Ashes to Sea or Near to Thee - A Military Alphabet (five eyes all blind) (4521.0kHz 6730.0kHz 4109.09kHz) / Job’s Lament / First of the Last Glaciers / where we break how we shine (ROCKETS FOR MARY) - Fire at Static Valley
Post-Rock
06 - Black Country, New Road: For The First Time – 83,0 (81,0 / 27)
Highlights: Sunglasses – Track X - Instrumental
Experimental Rock
05 - The Weather Station: Ignorance - 83,5 (82,8 / 23)
Highlights: Robber – Parking Lot – Tried to Tell You
Art Pop
04 - Arlo Parks: Collapsed In Sunbeams – 83,9 (80,9 / 30)
Highlights: Hurt – Eugene – Black Dog
Bedroom Pop
03 - Julien Baker: Little Oblivions – 84,2 (81,2 / 30)
Highlights: Hardline – Ringside – Favor
Singer-Songwriter
02 - Nick Cave & Warren Ellis: Carnage – 84,9 (83,6 / 25)
Highlights: White Elephant - Hand of God – Old Time
Art Rock
01 - Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra: Promises – 88,4 (87,7 / 23)
Highlights: Movement 1 - Movement 6 - Movement 8
Modern Classical
The numbers presented next to each album title are the weighted average rating, and, in brackets, average and number of ratings (out of 33 included sources). The weighted average is based on a formula that includes a) the average of ratings and b) the number of sources that have rated the album.
The magazines I used for the ratings were:
EUR + Australia: Dansende Beren (New this year thanks to Chilton's proposal); Gaffa-dk; Gaffa-sw; Humo; Indiestyle; Jenesaispop; Laut; Mondosonoro; Musikexpress; Nojesguiden; Ondarock; Plattentests; Sentire Ascoltare; The Music
UK: Clash; DIY; God Is In The Tv; Load And Quiet; Music OMH; NME; The Guardian; The Line Of Best Fit; The Skinny
USA + Canada: Allmusic; Beats Per Minute; Consequence Of Sound; Exclaim!; Nothern Transmissions; Paste; Pitchfork; Popmatters; Rolling Stone; Spectrum Culture; Under The Radar
Highlights: Rob makes the top three songs from the album according to Allmusic, Consequence of Sound, Jenesaispop, Plattentests, The Skinny, etc…
Albums that have obtained new reviews but worsened the score
New entry or Re-entry
Albums that have obtained new reviews and improved the score
Out:
Taylor Swift: Fearless (Taylor’s Version)
40 - The Staves: Good Woman - 74,3 (76,3 / 15)
Highlights: Devotion – Best Friend – Nothing’s Gonna Happen
Indie Pop
39 - Du Blonde: Homecoming - 74,4 (78,8 / 8)
Highlights: Medicated – I’m Glad That We Broke Up – Pull the Plug
Indie Rock
38 - The Hold Steady: Open Door Policy – 74,8 (74,8 / 21)
Highlights: Family Farm – Spices - Lanyards
Indie Rock
37 - Tomahawk: Tonic Immobility - 74,9 (78,6 / 10)
Highlights: Tattoo Zero – Howlie – Business Casual
Alternative Rock
36 - Katy Kirby: Cool Dry Place – 75,0 (79,0 / 9)
Highlights: Cool Dry Place – Juniper – Traffic!
Singer-Songwriter
35 - Celeste: Not Your Muse - 75,2 (77,2 / 15)
Highlights: Stop This Flame – Strange - Ideal Woman
Neo-Soul
34 - Madlib: Sound Ancestors - 75,2 (76,9 / 16)
Highlights: Road of the Lonely Ones – Dirtknock - Chino
Instrumental Hip Hop
33 - Virginia Wing: Private Life - 75,7 (80,0 / 8)
Highlights: I’m Holding Out for Something – St. Francis Fountain – Moon Turn Tides
Art Pop
32 - Ghetts: Conflict Of Interest - 75,9 (80,6 / 7)
Highlights: IC3 – Little Bo Peep - Mozambique
UK Hip Hop
31 - Cassandra Jenkins: An Overview On Phenomenal Nature – 75,9 (80,3 / 8)
Highlights: Hard Drive – Crosshairs – New Bikini
Singer-Songwriter
30 - Genesis Owusu: Smiling With No Teeth - 76,0 (80,0 / 9)
Highlights: Gold Chains – Drown - Whip Cracker
Neo-Soul
29 - Kiwi Jr.: Cooler Returns – 76,1 (78,1 / 15)
Highlights: Undecided Voters – Waiting in Line – Only Here for a Haircut
Indie Rock
28 - Bicep: Isles – 76,2 (75,5 / 23)
Highlights: Atlas – Sundial - Saku
Future Garage
27 - Pauline Anna Strom: Angel Tears in Sunlight – 76,5 (80,4 / 9)
Highlights: Tropical Convergence – Temple Gardens at Midnight – The Pulsation
Ambient
26 - Jazmine Sullivan: Heaux Tales – 76,7 (79,7 / 12)
Highlights: Lost One – Pick Up Your Feelings – Girl Like Me
Neo-Soul
25 - Viagra Boys: Welfare Jazz - 76,7 (75,7 / 24)
Highlights: Creatures – Girls & Boys – Ain’t Nice
Post-Punk
24 - Jane Weaver: Flock – 77,0 (79,3 / 14)
Highlights: Heartlow – Modern Reputation - Solarised
Psychedelic Pop
23 - Slowthai: Tyron – 77,1 (74,1 / 30)
Highlights: Feel Away – Cancelled - Mazza
UK Hip Hop
22 - Sleaford Mods: Spare Ribs – 77,2 (76,2 / 24)
Highlights: Mork n Mindy – Shortcummings – Nudge It
UK Hip Hop
21 – Tribulation: Where The Gloom Becomes Sound - 77,6 (82,3 / 7)
Highlights: Hour of the Wolf – Daughter of the Djinn – Dirge of a Dying Soul
Gothic Metal
20 - The Armed: Ultrapop – 78,0 (81,4 / 11)
Highlights: All Futures – An Iteration – Average Death
Noise Rock
19 - Goat Girl: On All Fours – 78,2 (78,1 / 21)
Highlights: Sad Cowboy – Badibaba – The Crack
Post-Punk
18 - Django Django: Glowing in the Dark - 78,3 (77,6 / 23)
Highlights: Spirals – Waking Up – Glowing in the Dark
Indie Pop
17 - The Anchoress: The Art Of Losing - 78,5 (82,9 / 8)
Highlights: Unravel - The Art of Losing - Show Your Face
Art Rock
16 - Anna B Savage: A Common Turn - 78,6 (81,6 / 12)
Highlights: Corncrakes – BedStuy - Two
Psychedelic Folk
15 - Steve Earle & The Dukes: J.T. - 78,7 (82,0 / 11)
Highlights: Champagne Corolla – Last Words – I Don’t Care
Americana
14 - Mogwai: As The Love Continues - 78,8 (76,2 / 29)
Highlights: Midnight Flit – Ritchie Sacramento – Dry Fantasy
Post Rock
13 - Lana Del Rey: Chemtrails Over the Country Club - 78,9 (76,9 / 27)
Highlights: Chemtrails over the Country Club - White Dress - Wild at Heart
Singer-Songwriter
12 - Serpentwithfeet: Deacon – 79,1 (78,1 / 24)
Highlights: Hyacinth - Sailor’s Superstition - Fellowship
Alternative R&B
11 - Arab Strap: As Days Get Dark - 80,9 (79,9 / 24)
Highlights: The Turning of Our Bones - Here Comes Comus! - Tears on Tour
Slowcore
10 - Shame: Drunk Tank Pink – 81,2 (78,5 / 29)
Highlights: Alphabet – Water in the Well – Snow Day
Post-Punk
09 - Dry Cleaning: New Long Leg - 81,3 (79,3 / 27)
Highlights: Scratchyard Lanyard - New Long Leg - Strong Feelings
Post-Punk
08 - For Those I Love: For Those I Love - 81,9 (86,3 / 8)
Highlights: I Have a Love - Birthday/ The Pain - Top Scheme
Progressive House
07 - Godspeed You! Black Emperor: G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END! - 82,4 (80,4 / 27)
Highlights: "Government Came" (9980.0kHz 3617.1kHz 4521.0 kHz)/Cliffs Gaze/Cliffs' Gaze at Empty Waters' Rise/Ashes to Sea or Near to Thee - A Military Alphabet (five eyes all blind) (4521.0kHz 6730.0kHz 4109.09kHz) / Job’s Lament / First of the Last Glaciers / where we break how we shine (ROCKETS FOR MARY) - Fire at Static Valley
Post-Rock
06 - Black Country, New Road: For The First Time – 83,0 (81,0 / 27)
Highlights: Sunglasses – Track X - Instrumental
Experimental Rock
05 - The Weather Station: Ignorance - 83,5 (82,8 / 23)
Highlights: Robber – Parking Lot – Tried to Tell You
Art Pop
04 - Arlo Parks: Collapsed In Sunbeams – 83,9 (80,9 / 30)
Highlights: Hurt – Eugene – Black Dog
Bedroom Pop
03 - Julien Baker: Little Oblivions – 84,2 (81,2 / 30)
Highlights: Hardline – Ringside – Favor
Singer-Songwriter
02 - Nick Cave & Warren Ellis: Carnage – 84,9 (83,6 / 25)
Highlights: White Elephant - Hand of God – Old Time
Art Rock
01 - Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra: Promises – 88,4 (87,7 / 23)
Highlights: Movement 1 - Movement 6 - Movement 8
Modern Classical
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41 - Girl In Red: If I Can Make It Go Quiet - 74,1 (78,1 / 9)
42 - Dinosaur Jr: Sweep It Into Space - 74,1 (74,1 / 21)
43 - Iglooghost: Lei Line Eon - 74,1 (78,7 / 7)
44 - Diivde And Dissolve: Gas Lit - 74,0 (78,0 / 9)
45 - Brockhampton: Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine - 74,0 (75,0 / 18)
46 - Tune-Yards: Sketchy. - 74,0 (74,0 / 21)
47 - Porter Robinson: Nurture - 73,9 (78,6 / 7)
48 - Taylor Swift: Fearless (Taylor’s Version) - 73,8 (76,8 / 12)
49 - Leon Vynehall: Rare, Forever - 73,6 (78,3 / 7)
50 - Manchester Orchestra: The Million Masks Of God - 73,6 (77,6 / 9)
51 - Valerie June: The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers - 73,4 (77,1 / 10)
52 - Claud: Super Monster - 73,3 (75,0 / 16)
53 - Noga Erez: Kids - 73,3 (78,0 / 7)
54 - Alan Vega: Mutator - 7,3 (77,5 / 8)
55 - Flock of Dimes: Head of Roses - 73,0 (76,4 / 11)
56 - Tom Jones: Surrounded By Time - 73,0 (77,0 / 9)
57 - Chad VanGaalen: World's Most Stressed Out Gardener - 72,9 (76,6 / 10)
58 - William Doyle: Great Spans of Muddy Time - 72,8 (75,8 / 12)
59 - The Antlers: Green To Gold - 72,7 (74,7 / 15)
60 - The Body: I've Seen All I Need To See - 72,2 (75,9 / 10)
61 - Cloud Nothings: The Shadow I Remember - 72,1 (73,8 / 16)
62 - A Winged Victory for the Sullen: Invisible Cities - 71,9 (74,9 / 12)
63 - The Besnard Lakes: The Besnard Lakes Are the Last of the Great Thunderstom Warnings... - 71,9 (74,9 / 12)
64 - Puma Blue: In Praise of Shadows - 71,8 (74,8 / 12)
65 - Weezer: OK Human - 71,5 (70,8 / 23)
66 - Lael Neale: Acquainted with Night - 71,5 (76,1 / 7)
67 - Foo Fighters: Medicine at Midnight - 71,4 (69,7 / 26)
68 - Spirit Of The Beehive: Entertainment, Death - 71,1 (75,1 / 9)
69 - Ryley Walker: Course In Fable - 71,0 (74,4 / 11)
70 - Tindersticks: Distractions - 71,0 (73,4 / 14)
71 - Psychedelic Porn Crumpets: SHYGA! The Sunlight Mound - 71,0 (75,0 / 9)
72 - Still Corners: The Last Exit - 70,8 (74,5 / 10)
73 - James Yorkston And The Second Hand Orchestra: The Wide, Wide River - 70,7 (74,4 / 10)
74 - Pearl Charles: Magic Mirror - 70,5 (74,9 / 8)
75 - La Femme: Paradigmes - 70,3 (74,6 / 8)
Re: MCCh 2021 (07) April 30
Kind of a disappointing two weeks. Only one new new album in the top 40, all the others have been bubbling under and entered or reentered
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Re: MCCh 2021 (07) April 30
This rounds up April, as Holden says mostly with albums that are unlikely to stick around until the final update in December. But who knows, perhaps they are still gems worth discovering. You can check their highlights on the playlist below:
Between you and me, I'm kind of happy Fearless fell of. After the maturity of the Swift's two albums from 2020 it is almost embarrassing to hear her sing precocious teenager songs again. Not that there is no place for such songs, but retreading that seems a waste of energy for an artist. I know the reason she did this, but they are not interesting for me as a listener.
Between you and me, I'm kind of happy Fearless fell of. After the maturity of the Swift's two albums from 2020 it is almost embarrassing to hear her sing precocious teenager songs again. Not that there is no place for such songs, but retreading that seems a waste of energy for an artist. I know the reason she did this, but they are not interesting for me as a listener.
Re: MCCh 2021 (07) April 30
At the very least, this period’s sole addition to the Top 40 is quite interesting. I enjoyed Ultrapop quite a bit and recommend it.
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Wow! Post punk revival is quickly replacing forming your indie band in Brooklyn as the big fad this time around. Only a matter of time before the two connect and every other post punk band is forming in Brooklyn.
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London steadily becoming the new Brooklyn in that respect. The post punk pipe looks to have well and truly burst over there. And it's spreading. Beside the bands above, black midi, Squid and who knows who else are going to take this topic's list by storm in no time.luvulongTIM wrote: ↑Thu May 06, 2021 9:17 am Wow! Post punk revival is quickly replacing forming your indie band in Brooklyn as the big fad this time around. Only a matter of time before the two connect and every other post punk band is forming in Brooklyn.
Scientists are working as we speak to determine that people feeling post punky is actually a post Brexit post Covid complication. And the vaccines don't seem to prevent that.
Can't wait for the Mojo and Uncut EOY lists. They'll be hilarious. Mine probably too.
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Well they’re getting to be so common you’d think Post cereal would either sponsor them or come up with their own brand dedicated to your faves, like Post Punkios lol! I’d imagine their mascot would look similar to Count Chocula or something.
Not big on trends but Brooklyn, post punk revival etc, at least we’re getting actual rock bands back again. May not be original but if it’s memorable and catches your ear, guess there’s no need to complain. It’s great that acts in their 40s, 50s and 60s are still putting out great material but it’s one thing when they were a old enough to actually remember the first wave of post punk. Nice to see newer, young musicians learning from the OGs and interpreting their own style in the process.
Not big on trends but Brooklyn, post punk revival etc, at least we’re getting actual rock bands back again. May not be original but if it’s memorable and catches your ear, guess there’s no need to complain. It’s great that acts in their 40s, 50s and 60s are still putting out great material but it’s one thing when they were a old enough to actually remember the first wave of post punk. Nice to see newer, young musicians learning from the OGs and interpreting their own style in the process.
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luvulongTIM wrote: ↑Thu May 06, 2021 9:17 am Wow! Post punk revival is quickly replacing forming your indie band in Brooklyn as the big fad this time around. Only a matter of time before the two connect and every other post punk band is forming in Brooklyn.
Squid and Iceage albums that came out today to critical acclaim haven't even hit the list yet! Squid seems like a certain T10 debut for the next edition.
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It's like Interpol sold those 200 couches and everyone who bought one formed a band.luvulongTIM wrote: ↑Fri May 07, 2021 10:00 am Well they’re getting to be so common you’d think Post cereal would either sponsor them or come up with their own brand dedicated to your faves, like Post Punkios lol! I’d imagine their mascot would look similar to Count Chocula or something.
Not big on trends but Brooklyn, post punk revival etc, at least we’re getting actual rock bands back again. May not be original but if it’s memorable and catches your ear, guess there’s no need to complain. It’s great that acts in their 40s, 50s and 60s are still putting out great material but it’s one thing when they were a old enough to actually remember the first wave of post punk. Nice to see newer, young musicians learning from the OGs and interpreting their own style in the process.
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Have a feeling we’ll get a new number 1 tomorrow!
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Most likely Squid, since the other two are just being released today. I'm sure all will have high debuts, though.
I wonder whether Squid's name is a nod to Trout Mask Replica ("A squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag is fast 'n' bulbous - got me?").
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I was thinking Vincent, actually. It’s got a ton of reviews already, (over 20 on Album of the Year) but maybe it won’t hit the top mark. All three will probably be top ten by the end of May, though.
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