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KEXP counts down the top albums of the last 50 years as voted on by our listeners in conjunction with our 2022 fall fundraising drive.

Well-matched bill catches art-pop outfits as they push forward. Review by Kieron Tyler

New Music review by Kieron Tyler

Terminator 2s. Then again, the enigmatic bow-out was in-keeping with their raison d’etre, as in-character as Rita Ora hosting a massive party to celebrate getting a vaccine appointment. As the internet swam with tributes to their electro-pop innovations on ‘Homework’ and ‘Discovery’, their revolutionising of the dance live spectacle with their Alive 2006/2007 tour and their standing as the runaway dads of EDM, I was mourning the loss of a little more mystery in my life. They were the...

Francis Lung Bad Hair Day Back in his Wu Lyf days, we were barely allowed a glimpse of Francis Lung, the band’s press shots resembling a teargas attack on The Masked Singer . These days, though, he’s so laid bare we can even see his frazzled roots. Verse courtesy of Elliott Smith, chorus basically Queen playing Teenage Fanclub’s The Concept, this makes hangovers sound heroic. Dua Lipa We’re Good Are you the “sleeping” in your relationship? Or are you – be honest now – the “coc...

Disclaimer:  I am only one man with limited time and, in 2020, I undertook a law conversion (hence the drop of in features in the winter), so if your favourite record is missing chances are I just haven’t heard it yet, so please share your favourite LPs below the line. Equally, because I’ve been extremely busy, this list leans heavily on albums that I have reviewed (big names, big hype releases) as there are still a host of records I’m desperate to hear, but will not include without havi...