Robyn - Robyn

9.3

the baddest, bodywork, captain of this ship, thunderclap, without a prayer

Standouts:

"Handle Me"

"With Every Heartbeat"

"Cobrastyle"

Neon Indian - Era Extrana

8.0

diffusion, falter, landfall, amplifier circuit, relief mission

Standouts:

"Arcade Blues"

"Halogen (I Could Be a Shadow)"

"Hex Girlfriend"

Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues

8.3

secure ground, failure to communicate, spiral, defamiliarization, tubular

Standouts:

"This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)"

"Making Flippy Floppy"

"Girlfriend is Better"

The Who - The Who Sell Out

8.4

hard bargain, over-the-counter, wildest dreams, great expanse, left in the dust

Standouts:

"Girl's Eyes"

"I Can't Reach You"

"I Can See for Miles"

Jay-Z - 4:44

8.7

next story, back to the heart, freedom-chasing, reparation, look a fool

Standouts:

"Kill Jay Z"

"4:44"
"Smile"

Tears For Fears - Songs from the Big Chair

8.7

revolution, end days, darkening, vessel, entry gates

Standouts:

"The Working Hour"

"Everybody Wants to Rule the World"

"Head Over Heels"

Norah Jones - Come Away with Me

8.0

journeyers, simple comforts, moonlit, fall with grace, as a feather

Standouts:

"Seven Years"

"Don't Know Why"

"Painter Song"

Atlas Sound - Logos

8.6

refracted light, chromatic life, blissful innocence, saturated, captured essence

Standouts:

"Walkabout"

"Kid Klimax"
"Quick Canal"

Prince - Dirty Mind

8.2

climbing heat, debonair, heart astray, tousled bed, debaser

Standouts:

"Do It All Night"

"When You Were Mine"

"Dirty Mind"

HAIM - Days Are Gone

8.0

no letting up, uncalm, wrestle free, temperature, deep study

Standouts:

"My Song 5"

"The Wire"

"Falling"

Cat Stevens - Mona Bone Jakon

8.5

pitiful thing, gleamy-eyed, go-round, last in line, running out

Standouts:

"I Think I See the Light"

"Trouble"

"I Wish, I Wish"