Here's the picks for album we need to listen this year
"this record is not about the titular great, American bar scene but instead is about all of the stories swapped, memories made and people met there" Country Chords
The Great American Bar Scene by Zach Bryan on Apple Music
“hyperpop rollercoaster of post-Saturn return, early-thirties anxieties, and It-girl bravado” Rolling Stone
BRAT by Charli xcx on Apple Music
“An encapsulation of what the band does best, melodic and abstruse in Koenig's own masterful way.” Pitchfork
Only God Was Above Us by Vampire Weekend on Apple Music
"eclectic, expansive sonic palette that constantly drifts between genres yet is anchored in his diaristic musings on finite romance" NME
God Said No by Omar Apollo on Apple Music
"most sonically cohesive album to date" Paste
Deeper Well by Kacey Musgraves on Apple Music
"whispers its way through a marvelous maze of music to deliver some big emotional wallops." The Independent
HIT ME HARD AND SOFT by Billie Eilish on Apple Music
"underwhelming diffusion of the band's once heady magic." The Guardian
Ohio Players by The Black Keys on Apple Music
“Keef sounds like he’s leading a rebellion, cutting against the grain by staying out of the news and simply sounding like himself.” Rolling Stone
Almighty So 2 by Chief Keef on Apple Music
"some of the most honest and inventive music of her career" Rolling Stone
eternal sunshine by Ariana Grande on Apple Music
“Can We Please Have Fun shows that these family rock stars aren’t afraid of change, and they’re sliding smoothly into whatever their next phase will be” Rolling Stone
Can We Please Have Fun by Kings of Leon on Apple Music
"piece of agitprop and socially significant performance art that both reflects and impacts the history of Black music and country." Variety
COWBOY CARTER by Beyoncé on Apple Music
"magnificent debut album" Pitchfork
Two Star & The Dream Police by Mk.gee on Apple Music
"With cutting lyrics and slicing riffs, Eddie Vedder and the band delivered their most satisfying album since the '90s." Ultimate Classic Rock
Dark Matter by Pearl Jam on Apple Music
"free-flowing and intuitive" Pitchfork
Bright Future by Adrianne Lenker on Apple Music
“Att. is a diverse, queer love-infused perfection with hints of Y2K” Rolling Stone
att. (Apple Music Edition) by Young Miko on Apple Music
