That's an awful lot of decent songs.

I like The Cure, but I don't know how this is at a 76 with over 200 ratings. It is god awful.

There are a lot of albums out there I've never heard, but this might be the best of all the ones I have. Absolute perfection from cover to cover.

I was really enjoying this at first, and then suddenly I had a strong desire to fall asleep.

I have tried and tried, and for the life of me, I just cannot understand what the fuss is all about with this guy.

It's entirely possible this album really is as great as everyone says it is, and I'm the problem.

This kinda just sounds like a desperate attempt to make a James Murphy album.

Van's falsetto really falls off a cliff on this album. He's hitting the notes, it just doesn't sound so great.

initial thoughts: familiar and welcoming, perhaps better than expected.

Here we really do see Pink Floyd's sound starting to develop into the sound they become known for. I mean that in both a good and a bad way. Echoes in particular illustrates this. The musicianship on that track is exceptional, but it's so needlessly long and aimless that I just don't understand why I'd ever want to sit down and listen to it.

First time hearing Fearless, I was immediately hooked. That's the Pink Floyd I gravitate towards.

Laura Marling followed up her acclaimed debut with I Speak Because I Can, a beautiful folk album from one of the UK's best songwriters.

Historian is an excellent indie rock album, though Lucy Dacus' vocals do much of the heavy lifting, elevating this from mediocre to great. Her voice is a powerful tool, and on Historian she has really honed it to perfection.

Michael Kiwanuka made a tremendous leap from his first album to his second, and he has now done so again from his second to this third. KIWANUKA is a force of nature from start to finish, and its creator has solidified himself as possibly the most integral voice in soul music today.

British singer-songwriter Nilüfer Yanya dropped a bombshell of a debut LP with Miss Universe. The vocals and guitar work are both so different than anything we've heard, and the album is quite possibly the freshest and most unique indie rock album of the last several years. It leaves you dreaming of what she has in store for us next.

Titanic Rising has an ethereal quality to it, like some kind of life force sent from another planet as a reminder that the human brain is incapable of achieving true perfection. While that last bit may be true, Natalie Mering comes awfully damn close here. A true masterpiece.

What if you could go back to your youth, but with all the knowledge and experience you've gained in the time since. ANIMA sounds a lot like Thom Yorke playing with a similar thought experiment. Going back to the Kid A / Amnesiac era of Radiohead and making an album with those sounds and his present day experience. His best solo work to date.

After taking a bit of a step back on his second album, Anderson. Paak returns with Ventura, a refreshing record that solidifies his place among the most important R&B/Soul voices of the day. From the first note to the last, you'll find yourself moving and swaying almost without intention.

On Legacy! Legacy!, Jamila Woods pays tribute to the writers, artists, and poets that serve as her inspiration. Each song is gorgeous and strong enough to stand up on its own, but as a whole, the album acts as sort of a therapy session via art history.

The best hip hop always starts with the spoken word, and Little Simz has that in spades. GREY Area may begin there, but it adds infectious beats and is so well-produced, that it places itself damn near the top of the list of best hip hop albums of the decade.

On IGOR, Tyler, the Creator skillfully blends hip hop, R&B, and soul together into one cohesive sound. It is an infectious record that makes breaking up sound fun and leaves you wanting so much more.