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best songs of 2016 SVIIB

School of Seven Bells : SVIIB

The synth-pop duo’s final album, following the passing of Benjamin Curtis, is a triumph in the face of tragedy.

Junior Boys Big Black Coat

Junior Boys : Big Black Coat

The synth-pop duo’s first album in five years is an embrace of big, bold sounds while retaining soulful warmth.

Roly Porter Third Law review

Roly Porter : Third Law

The UK producer makes colossal industrial beatscapes that sound like the destruction of planets.

Brian Eno Another Green World

On ‘Another Green World,’ Brian Eno visited unimaginable new places

A look back at an album that changed music forever, on the year of its 40th anniversary.

Holly Herndon Platform review

Holly Herndon : Platform

Electronic musician Holly Herndon delivers an experimental sophomore album that is punchier, moodier, and more refined.

broadcast future crayon review

Broadcast’s The Noise Made by People is an album wrapped in hallucinatory gauze

On the anniversary of Broadcast’s debut album, we look back on what made it magic.

everything but the girl fuse review

Björk : Vulnicura

The Icelandic artist opens up about divorce on a lush landscape with assistance from Arca and The Haxan Cloak.

Caribou Our Love review

Caribou : Our Love

A gorgeous and hypnotic electronic masterpiece that uses house beats as its central framework.

oneohtrix point never garden of delete review

Aphex Twin : Syro

Richard D. James infuses his first new album in 13 years with softer edges, brighter melodies and a welcome warmth.

Todd Terje It's Album Time review

Todd Terje : It’s Album Time

Norwegian producer Todd Terje delivers a disco-funk masterpiece on his debut full-length.

sally shapiro sad cities review

Saâda Bonaire : Saâda Bonaire

An incredible, lost German disco recording—unreleased until now—is resurrected and given new life thanks to Captured Tracks.

Tim Hecker Virgins review

Tim Hecker : Virgins

Montreal producer tones down the noise, but in its place offers some of his tensest, eeriest sounds to date.

four tet morning/evening review

Oneohtrix Point Never : R Plus Seven

In spite of arrangements that keep listeners on their toes, Daniel Lopatin’s first Warp release is ultimately a meditative one.

boards of canada tomorrow's harvest review

Boards of Canada : Tomorrow’s Harvest

Boards of Canada evoke the landscape of a dreamy dystopia on their first set of new music in eight years.

Disclosure Settle review

Disclosure : Settle

A progressive, playful blend of various different electronic styles in one amazing set of songs.

Charli XCX True Romance review

Charli XCX : True Romance

Stylistically eclectic UK pop singer finds an emotional sweet spot on her debut album.

The Knife Shaking the Habitual review

The Knife : Shaking the Habitual

The Knife step out of everyone’s comfort zone and emerge with 98 minutes of chaotic transcendence.

10 Extra-super Supergroups

10 bands that put the “super” in supergroup.