Streaming has mutated the album as a format over the past decade, lengthening tracklists and shifting where likely hits get placed, ultimately changing how artists craft their music.
This year, artists seemed less beholden to the bean counters at record labels and tech companies, releasing albums tailored to their own stories and musical interests.
These albums explore not only the anxieties and joys of our world but also feel thrillingly alien, governed by sovereign laws of physics and shaped by singular experiences.
Thanks to these records, music often served as my reflecting pool, the place where I learned to sharpen my senses to look and listen deeper.
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