Clairo - Immunity

8.8

spread wings, snowball's chance, menarche, handle with care, slow burn

Standouts:

"Softly"

"I Wouldn't Ask You"

"Bags"

Coldplay - Ghost Stories

8.0

cosmic event, deep sea, starbright, only have eyes for you, take to the skies

Standouts:

"Always in My Head"

"A Sky Full of Stars"
"Ink"

FKA twigs - MAGDALENE

8.1

shivers down the spine, witch doctor, tundra, vessel, body is a temple

Standouts:

"sad day"

"holy terrain"

"home with you"

Car Seat Headrest - Teens of Denial

8.4

along with the crowd, good-for-nothing, live and learn, whimsy, set the world on fire

Standouts:

"Vincent"

"Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales"

"Cosmic Hero"

MGMT - Little Dark Age

8.0

eye of the storm, dystopia, creepshow, man-to-man, last gasp

Standouts:

"Hand It Over"

"She Works Out Too Much"

"James"

Mitski - Puberty 2

8.2

light my fire, puppy love, cravings, huge letdown, young and stupid

Standouts:

"Your Best American Girl"
"Once More to See You"

"Fireworks"

Dead Can Dance - Spiritchaser

8.0

sands of time, idylls, transfiguration, through the thicket, spellbound

Standouts:

"Song of the Stars"

"Song of the Nile"

"The Snake and the Moon"

Rihanna - ANTI

8.3

dream over, have a heart, keep my cool, the worst in me, caught feelings

Standouts:

"Desperado"

"Needed Me"

"Work"

Mitski - Be the Cowboy

8.0

hand in hand, water pressure, just a kiss, closing time, apart at the seams

Standouts:

"Remember My Name"

"Lonesome Love"

"Pink in the Night"

Todd Terje - It's Album Time

8.7

blast from the past, get down, laser beam, continuum, color sequence

Standouts:

"Preden Goes to Acapulco"

"Inspector Norse"

"Swing Star, Pt. 2"

LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem

8.1

restless, house party, hanging on words, buzzkill, tastemaker

Standouts:

"Losing My Edge"

"Daft Punk Is Playing at My House"

"Great Release"

Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding

8.0

not soon forget, poor soul, long road ahead, folktales, rock and a hard place

Standouts:

"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"

"I Am a Lonesome Hobo"

"John Wesley Harding"

Echo & the Bunnymen - Ocean Rain

8.1

low visibility, burning sensation, adrift, underworld, deliver me

Standouts:

"Seven Seas"

"The Killing Moon"

"Angels and Devils"

Bon Iver - i,i

8.6

translucent, angelic, ridge, diffused, astronomical

Standouts:

"Hey, Ma"

"U (Man Like)"

"Holyfields,"

Sun Kil Moon - Common as Light and Love Are Red Valleys of Blood

8.4

turning point, taken lives, in memoriam, up in age, on the news

Standouts:

"Philadelphia Cop"

"God Bless Ohio"

"Window Sash Weights"

Stereolab - Dots and Loops

8.0

intertemporal, cool breeze, reverberating sound, easy pace, scattered showers

Standouts:

"Brakhage"

"Miss Modular"

"Rainbo Conversation"

Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell!

8.6

after the glitter fades, behind the mask, day in the sun, unattainable perfection, road to ruin

Standouts:

"Norman fucking Rockwell"

"Venice bitch"

"Cinnamon Girl"

Stina Nordenstam - And She Closed Her Eyes

8.2

high above, frozen over, passing through, steal upon, floating with the tide

Standouts:

"Crime"

"Little Star"

"When Debbie's Back from Texas"

Yuck - Yuck

8.5

coping mechanism, caught my eye, burning bright, on the brink, head spin

Standouts:

"Georgia"

"Sunday"

"Get Away"

Metallica - Master of Puppets

8.0

abuse of power, subordinate, crazed, hit the deck, hail of bullets

Standouts:

"Orion"

"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"

"Master of Puppets"

David Byrne & St. Vincent - Love This Giant

8.2

biodiverse, flow of time, au naturel, have a seat, great unknown

Standouts:

"Weekend in the Dust"

"Dinner for Two"

"Optimist"

Talking Heads - Naked

8.6

two steps back, jungle out here, green pastures, flow of the river, nuclear family

Standouts:

"(Nothing But) Flowers"

"Big Daddy"

"Mr. Jones"

Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow

8.1

weaker with distance, phase shift, polar vertex, disappointing, caught off guard

Standouts:

"No One's Easy to Love"

"Jupiter 4"

"Seventeen"

Chance the Rapper - The Big Day

8.0

long life, prepared, true life story, day to remember, left a scar

Standouts:

"Get a Bag"

"Eternal"

"We Go High"

Tori Amos - Boys for Pele

9.3

keep this between us, diamond in the sky, eclipse, putting on a show, pillar of fire

Standouts:
"Talula"
"Marianne"
"Professional Widow"

Sharon Van Etten - Are We There

9.0

reconcile, our good and bad days, heartfelt, out of fear, didn't stand a chance

Standouts:

"Your Love Is Killing Me"

"Every Time the Sun Comes Up"

"Afraid of Nothing"

Steve Lacy - Apollo XXI

8.6

trust the process, who I am, your touch, play in the sunshine, throes of passion

Standouts:

"Like me"

"Lay Me down"

"Playground"

Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape

8.1

a part of me, someone watching over, til we meet again, ticked off, what lies ahead

Standouts:

"My Hero"

"Walking After You"

"Everlong"

Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs

8.4

unwritten, blink of the eye, in the water, moving up, got a bleeder

Standouts:

"Azucar"

"Shattered Dreams"

"Nowhere2go"

Earl Sweatshirt - Doris

8.0

brainy, lost cause, make you proud, pick your poison, feelings shut off

Standouts:

"Sunday"

"Burgundy"

"Chum"

Metallica - Metallica

8.0

hell breaks loose, on the offensive, bad dream, shadow of death, take it to the grave

Standouts:

"Enter Sandman"

"Nothing Else Matters"

"The Unforgiven"

The National - Alligator

8.4

feverish, glint in the eye, strangest thoughts, uneasy, arms wrapped around

Standouts:

"The Geese of Beverly Road"

"Val Jester"

"All the Wine"

Bob Dylan - Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

8.5

make camp, hit the road, bump in the night, south of the border, wherever I lay my hat

Standouts:

"Final Theme"

"River Theme"

"Billy 4"

Portishead - Dummy

8.4

dank, wretch, test of faith, half-hearted, at the mercy of

Standouts:

"Numb"

"Roads"

"It's a Fire"

The National - I Am Easy to Find

8.9

left to wonder, right where you left me, phantom feeling, bedridden, something new each time

Standouts:

"Quiet Light"

"Hey Rosey"

"Light Years"

Tirzah - Devotion

8.0

level out, hold close, most high, out with the old, always with you

Standouts:

"Devotion"

"Gladly"

"Say When"

The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships

8.8

worth a shot, no good for you, hooked on, running wild, kept at a distance

Standouts:

"TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME"

"Sincerity Is Scary"

"It's Not Living (If It's Not With You)"

Vampire Weekend - Father of the Bride

9.2

in God's hands, whole world over, thin up here, keep us together, only so much to go around

Standouts:

"This Life"

"Harmony Hall"

"Hold You Now"

Blood Orange - Negro Swan

8.3

something to believe in, self-courage, beauty inside and out, fully spread, guards up

Standouts:

"Out of Your League"

"Dagenham Dream"

"Orlando"

The Magnetic Fields - i

8.0

immature, all about me, hard to accept, fading emotion, drama queen

Standouts:

"I Don't Believe You"

"It's Only Time"

"I Wish I Had an Evil Twin"

Gorillaz - Demon Days

8.4

pull the strings, head in the clouds, menacing, feel free, hellbent

Standouts:

"DARE"

"El Manana"

"Dirty Harry"

Kate Bush - The Red Shoes

8.6

think fondly, light a fire under, pure bliss, bigger than the two of us, down in the abyss

Standouts:

"Moments of Pleasure"

"Eat the Music"

"The Red Shoes"

Alessia Cara - The Pains of Growing

8.0

guitar gently weeps, taking it hard, time to think, past comforts, a lot of work left

Standouts:

"Not Today"

"Girl Next Door"

"Trust My Lonely"

Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline

8.4

never been a better time, simple pleasures, cast off, just us two, southern hospitality

Standouts:

"I Threw It All Away"

"Lay Lady Lay"

"Nashville Skyline Rag"

The Cure - The Head on the Door

8.3

deepest darkest, night falls, chills running down, haunted, the space you left

Standouts:

"Six Different Ways"

"Kyoto Song"

"Close to Me"

Neutral Milk Hotel - On Avery Island

8.3

S.O.S., boundless imagination, pretty girl, without sunlight, ingested

Standouts:

"Where You'll Find Me Now"

"Avery Island / April 1st"

"Naomi"

Stevie Wonder - Talking Book

8.0

see clearly, the real thing, beliefs, everlasting, stars in orbit

Standouts:

"Superstition"

"You Are the Sunshine of My Life"

"I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)"

The 1975 - I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it

9.4

wildest dreams, clear as day, inner space, lovey-dovey, heart beats slow

Standouts:

"The Sound"

"If I Believe You"

"UGH!"

Beirut - Gallipoli

8.6

in another life, searchlight, lost at sea, swept across the land, good to go

Standouts:

"Gallipoli"

"Landslide"

"When I Die"

James Blake - Assume Form

8.5

whisper in the ear, feels like home, negative space, too good to be true, re-up

Standouts:

"I'll Come Too"

"Can't Believe the Way We Flow"

"Assume Form"