Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2024 Brat Charli XCX ★★★½ 78 Pop Dance Pop Charli XCX has probably become my favorite pop artist of the past decade. The base quality of her tracks is so consistently good – they’re fun at the very least, and often time reach greatness.Her sixth album, Brat, is noContinue reading “BRAT – Charli XCX”
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Playing Robots Into Heaven – James Blake
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2023 Playing Robots Into Heaven James Blake ★★★½ 70 Electronic Ambient Trip-Hop James Blake‘s newest record Playing Robots Into Heaven is a haunting collection of abstract, minimalist dance numbers that are heavy on the electronics and light on vocals. James Blake drifts away from the hip-hop, R&B-heavy production he’sContinue reading “Playing Robots Into Heaven – James Blake”
Secret Life – Fred Again, Brian Eno ★★½
Year Album Artists Stars Score Genre 2023 Secret Life Fred Again, Brian Eno ★★½ 51 Electronic Ambient Teaming up with legendary producer Brian Eno, Fred Again’s Secret Life is an ambient record to the max, with humming synth harmonies and endless keyboards with echo reverb. Vocals are scarce and percussion essentially nonexistent other than rhythmicContinue reading “Secret Life – Fred Again, Brian Eno ★★½”
Ooh Rap I Ya – George Clanton ★★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2023 Ooh Rap I Ya George Clanton ★★★★ 80 Electronic Synth Pop Chillwave From start to finish, Ooh Rap I Ya feels like you’re melting into a warm bath, with wave after wave of good vibes smoothly running through you. It’s electronic vapor and chill wave with a levelContinue reading “Ooh Rap I Ya – George Clanton ★★★½”
Mid Air – Romy ★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2023 Mid Air Romy ★★★ 61 Pop Dance-Pop Electronic Romy’s solo debut Mid Air ignores many of the cutting edge trends and tropes of modern indie electronic music. Instead, she draws from the trance and Eurohouse sounds that peaked her interest growing up in the 1990s and early 2000sContinue reading “Mid Air – Romy ★★★ “
Psyence Fiction – UNKLE ★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 1998 Psyence Fiction UNKLE ★★½ 58 Electronic Alternative Rock Trip-Hop It might not be as pioneering or captivating as DJ Shadow’s Endtroducing… in 1996, but Psyence Fiction is a natural progression point for the DJ and producer as he teamed up with James Lavelle to form UNKLE in 1998. Continue reading “Psyence Fiction – UNKLE ★★½”
Random Access Memories – Daft Punk ★★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2013 Random Access Memories Daft Punk ★★★★ 86 Electronic Dance-Pop Disco I remember listening to Random Access Memories the night it came out in 2013 and being blown away. One of the most acclaimed electronic groups of all time — in putting out one of the most anticipated electronicContinue reading “Random Access Memories – Daft Punk ★★★★”
Settle – Disclosure ★★★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2013 Settle Disclosure ★★★★½ 92 Electronic House Synthpop It’s fitting that Disclosure’s debut album came out less than three weeks after Daft Punk’s final album. Disclosure’s Settle is, I think, as close to perfect as a house record can get, while Daft Punk, one of the genre’s titans, putContinue reading “Settle – Disclosure ★★★★½”
Endtroducing….. – DJ Shadow ★★★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 1996 Endtroducing….. DJ Shadow ★★★★½ 91 Electronic Alternative Hip-Hop Trip-Hop DJ Shadow’s Endtroducing….. is a pioneering album that set the standard for sample-driven instrumentals in electronic and hip-hop music, and solidified the sound that would come out of most trip-hop artists for the rest of the decade. Sample-heavy musicContinue reading “Endtroducing….. – DJ Shadow ★★★★½”
how i’m feeling now – Charli XCX ★★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2020 how i’m feeling now Charli XCX ★★★★ 85 Pop Electropop Hyperpop how i’m feeling now is a really good, well crafted pop album that expertly combines Charli XCX’s catchy, simple choruses, with complex production that keep you interested and coming back for more. It’s a work that isContinue reading “how i’m feeling now – Charli XCX ★★★★”
Fresh Out The Deli 