The Pretenders - Pretenders

8.0

heartbreaker, like it hot, nuisance, firecracker, as I please

Standouts:

"Stop Your Sobbing"

"Brass in Pocket"

"Up the Neck"

Burial - Untrue

9.3

floodgates, flesh of my flesh, halo effect, sacrificial, trick of the light

Standouts:

"Homeless"

"Archangel"

"Etched Headplate"

The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin

9.1

happy place, reimagining, leave with nothing, pest, breaking through clouds

Standouts:

"What Is the Light?"

"A Spoonful Weighs a Ton"

"Waitin' for a Superman"

Roxy Music - Stranded

8.3

airhead, back to the wild, only the best, pampered, swoon

Standouts:

"Mother of Pearl"

"Psalm"

"Sunset"

Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark

8.3

deep end, sweet release, need somebody, gets the better of me, last hope

Standouts:

"People's Parties"

"Help Me"

"Down to You"

Roxy Music - Siren

8.5

dark waters, slow poison, one way, red-hot, bubbling under the surface

Standouts:

"Sentimental Fool"

"She Sells"

"End of the Line"

Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters

8.7

starburst, unconditioned, out for air, grown impatient, beat of her own drum

Standouts:

"Heavy Balloon"

"Drumset"

"I Want You to Love Me"

The Strokes - The New Abnormal

8.1

go way back, reborn, brand new bag, adapt or die, play the fool

Standouts:

"Selfless"

"At the Door"

"Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus"

Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy (Mirror to Mirror)

8.2

buried under, lost boys, cerebral hemisphere, cause for concern, dissonance

Standouts:

"High to Death"

"Sober to Death"

"Bodys"