Someone pointed out to me on Twitter that this was due, so here are my favourites of the year so far (not, I should point out, a collective Uncut list), with some music to check out alongside nearly all of them. As you'll hopefully spot, I've listed them in alphabetical order: it seems a bit prematu...
31 Holly Herndon – Platform (4AD)
32 Hot Chip – Why Make Sense? (Domino)
33 Houndstooth – No News From Home (No Quarter)
34 Howlin Rain – Mansion Songs (Easy Sound Recording Co)
35 Jamie xx – In Colour (Young Turks)
36 Goran Kajfeš Subtropic Arkestra – The Reason Why Vol 2 (Headspin)
37 Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba – Ba Power (Glitterbeat)
38 Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly (Polydor)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AhXSoKa8xw
39 Sam Lee & Friends – The Fade In Time (Nest Collective)
40 Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe & Ariel Kalma – FRKWYS Vol. 12: We Know Each Other Somehow (RVNG INTL)
41 Laura Marling – Short Movie (Virgin)
42 Mbongwana Star – Malukayi (World Circuit)
43 Dean McPhee – Fatima’s Hand (Hood Faire)
44 Moon Duo – Shadow Of The Sun (Sacred Bones)
45 Áine O’Dwyer – Music For Church Cleaners Vol. I & II (MIE)
