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10. Run the Jewels - RTJ4
June 3, 2020
Critic Score
89
34 reviews
Killer Mike and El-P have always traded dazzlingly intricate verses, all alliteration and propulsive rhymes, over inventive, nonlinear productions, and RTJ4 supersizes their outsider aesthetic without squandering any hard-won authenticity.
9. Moses Boyd - Dark Matter
February 14, 2020
Critic Score
80
13 reviews
A progenitor of the current London jazz scene, Boyd’s official solo debut goes large on cross-pollination – and dancing.
8. Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
April 17, 2020
Critic Score
93
32 reviews
Fetch the Bolt Cutters is a strange and exceptional record, even within the context of an uncommon career.
5. Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia
March 27, 2020
Critic Score
86
30 reviews
The British-Kosovan singer has actually succeeded in audaciously mulching several decades of party music into an album so relentless it doubles as a playlist.
4. Fleet Foxes - Shore
September 22, 2020
Critic Score
82
26 reviews
Shore is full of richly embroidered gratitude; the play of the seasons and the influence of the elements is ever-present.
3. Bill Callahan - Gold Record
September 4, 2020
Critic Score
82
18 reviews
Continuing one of music’s great about-turns, the undersung one-time misanthrope releases an album abundant in warmth and empathy.
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