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Immediately & Permanently Eliminated — Do Not Name Again
Not a candidate. Not in the conversation. Not even close. 42 is a generous number that acknowledges Body to Body exists. This review was written under duress. If the computer survives, the series continues.

On Rolling Stone UK Giving This a 100 Out of 100
Rolling Stone UK published a five-star review calling ARIRANG an album of "similarly epic proportions" to BTS's global journey. Rolling Stone (US) gave it a 90. ... read more

2026 AOTY Race — Candidate #5 · Enters the top half of the standings
75 puts LP4 above Angine de Poitrine (74) and well above the eliminated Ye (58), but still behind underscores (77) and Slayyyter (78). Solid enough to stay in the race — not good enough to lead it yet.

American Football of American Football from American Football
Let's get this sentence out of the way first: this is the fourth self-titled album by American Football, all of which are self-titled, which ... read more

Not an AOTY Candidate — Officially Eliminated from the Race
The most-hyped album of the month. Not the best of the month. Not close. A 58 is a generous pass that acknowledges ALL THE LOVE exists and not much else. The race continues without it.

Overview
Here's the thing about Ye in 2026: reviewing the music without acknowledging the man has become genuinely impossible, and reviewing the man without letting it poison the music evaluation is its own separate discipline. He spent years ... read more

2026 AOTY Race — Candidate #3 · Updated Standings Below
Third entry in the race and the most difficult to score by a significant margin. A genre that operates entirely outside normal critical vocabulary — math rock by way of acid techno, microtonal guitar, and papier-mâché masks.

Who Are Angine de Poitrine — And What Even Is This
Right. Where to start. Angine de Poitrine — the name is French for "angina pectoris," which is a chest pain ... read more