Patrick Taylor

Forget what you think a rapper should look like and give “Rebel Yellow” a chance. Otter doesn’t disappoint.

Alternately gorgeous and disturbing, melodic and disjointed, warmly analog and coldly electronic, “Los Angeles” isn’t your average electronic music album. It works within diverse and disparate genres and sounds, and the result is something captivating and unique.

In short, it is one of the best albums of the year, and could be one of the best albums of the decade. It is also a real album, complete with artwork, lyrics, and all the things that make physical copies more compelling than electronic copies.

Trust this: Peaches ain’t faking it. She’s the real deal, as nasty as she wants to be, hardcore for the hardcore.

"To Whom It May Concern…” is an innovative, creative, challenging record, one that pushes boundaries and further blurs the distinction between jazz and rap.

“Black Saint” is an album that pushes both the artist’s and the listener’s comfort levels, aiming for greatness and largely succeeding.