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The Top 50 Albums Of 2016

The LPs that made a mark this year

  • Mixmag staff
  • 16 December 2016
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10 Youandewan 'There Is No Right Time' (Aus Music/Simple)

The absorbing nuances of this fuzzy debut from the Yorkshire producer made it a late entry into our 10 best of the year.

9 James Blake 'The Colour In Anything' (Polydor)

In a world of snackable content, Blake's music takes time. But we were more than happy to give ourselves over to this exquisitely produced record time and again.

8 Jessy Lanza 'Oh No' (Hyperdub)

Lanza's second took off very much where her first left off, but added an assuredness, and in 'It Means I Love You', created the perfect intersection of pop and footwork.

7 Floorplan 'Victorious' (EPM Music/M-Plant)

Filter disco, jacking house and gospel; the calling cards of Floorplan's second album were obvious, but the panache in the delivery was something else.

6 Anohni 'Hopelessness' (Rough Trade)

The Anthony And The Johnsons vocalist teamed with HudMo and Oneohtrix Point Never for an album gargantuan in scope, power and ambition, yet intensely personal too.

 
 
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