best releases of the 2010s

10s


1) Blonde

Frank Ocean (2016)
neosoul, art pop, progressive pop, post-folk


2) Red Burns

Standing on the Corner (2017)
avant garde hip hop, hypnagogic hip hop, neosoul, sound collage


3) Edited / Remixed

E+E (2008-2012)
art pop, minimalism, sound collage

9.5s


4) The Powers That B

Death Grips (2014-2015)
avant garde hip hop, electronic, noise rock


5) My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West (2010)
art rap, pop rap


6) Aviary

Julia Holter (2018)
ambient pop, art pop, modern classical, progressive pop

9s


7) E

ECCO2k (2019)
art pop, cloud rap


8) I Love You, Honeybear

Father John Misty (2015)
art rock, chamber folk, post-folk


9) Live at Primavera Sound 2012

James Ferraro (2012)
ambient, electronic, sound collage


10) To Pimp a Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar (2015)
art rap, conscious hip hop, jazz rap


11) Black Metal

Dean Blunt (2014)
art pop, electronic, hypnagogic pop


12) Have One on Me

Joanna Newsom (2010)
chamber folk, progressive folk


13) Veteran

JPEGMAFIA (2018)
art rap, hardcore hip hop, industrial hip hop, punk rap, trap


14) Some Rap Songs

Earl Sweatshirt (2018)
art rap, hypnagogic rap


15) Benji

Sun Kil Moon (2014)
slowcore, post-folk


16) good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar (2012)
art rap, conscious hip hop

8.5s


17) good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar (2012)