Heavyweights Kendrick Lamar, Drake, The Weeknd, Charli XCX and Rosalía have all released projects and there’s only more on the horizon. These 11 albums (with a few honourable mentions), presented in no particular order, resonated most with us in the first half of the year. The Weeknd — “Dawn FM”*****EPILEPSY WARNING ********In 2020, when The Weeknd released “After Hours,” it wasn’t a fluke or a gimmick. — Annette EjioforHighlight: The crashing of the uptempo bass in “Foreign Things” and the bubbling sense of being limitless in “FOMO.”Charli XCX — “CRASH”Last summer Charli XCX tweeted “rip hyperpop,” signalling her upcoming departure from a genre that she helped pioneer/perfect on albums like “Pop 2” and “Charli.”The official visualiser for Charli XCX - "Lightning." Highlight: The hook and outro on “What You’re Thinking” epitomize how easily Li’s music can slide from visceral to idyllic.

Source: thestar July 02, 2022 07:04 UTC