Perhaps contrary to popular belief, retirement from hi-fi does mean retirement from music. Here are twenty of my favorite records from this year. Enjoy!
Baby Rose: To Myself
FKA twigs: Magdelane
Celeste: Lately
Kim Gordon: No Home Record
Brittany Howard: Jaime
Eartheater: Trinity
Moor Mother: Analog Fluids Of Sonic Black Holes
Carla dal Forno: Look Up Sharp
Lana Del Rey: Norman Fucking Rockwell!
Lingua Ignota: Caligula
Jessica Pratt: Quiet Signs
Aldous Harding: Designer
Stella Donnelly: Beware of the Dogs
Vanessa Wagner: Inland
Knife Wife: Family Party
Nivhek: After its own death / Walking in a spiral towards the house
Park Jiha: Philos
Otoboke Beaver: Itekoma Hits
Julia Jacklin: Crushing
Jonnine: Super Natural
Honorable Mention
Mannequin Pussy: Patience
Sharon Van Etten: Remind Me Tomorrow
Florist: Emily Alone
Billie Eilish: When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Jenny Hval: The Practice of Love
Angel Olsen: All Mirrors
Hide: Hell Is Here
Amyl and The Sniffers: Amyl and The Sniffers
Anne Imhof: Faust
Shannon Lay: August
Hildur Guðnadóttir: Chernobyl (Music from the Original TV Series)
Faye Webster: Atlanta Millionaires Club
Maja Ratkje: Sult
Weyes Blood: Titanic Rising
Cucina Povera: Zoom