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16 Local Natives - Time Will Wait For No One 17 Jalen Ngonda - Come Around And Love Me 18 Kelela - Raven 19 Clark - Sus Dog 20 Nathan Fake - Crystal Vision #AlbumsOf2023

7 Nothing But Thieves - Dead Club City 8 Joy Anonymous - Cult Classics 9 Gabriels - Angels & Queens 10 Jungle - Volcano 11 Amtrac - Extra Time 12 Sofia Kourtesis - Madres 13 Model Man - I Feel You Feel 14 Andrea - Due In Color 15 Disclosure - Alchemy [cont'd]

As we enter into 2024, here's our #AlbumsOfTheYear for 2023: 1 Gorillaz - Cracker Island 2 Gaz Coombes - Turn The Car Around 3 Róisín Murphy - Hit Parade 4 Bombay Bicycle Club - My Big Day 5 Boy & Bear - Boy & Bear 6 The Chemical Brothers - For That Beautiful Feeling [cont'd]

@ClashMagazine @SBTRKT Josh Crowe, your articles are usually pretty good but I'm sorry to say this review is terribly written. Maybe you were up against a deadline, or having an off day. Better luck next time.

Review: @SBTRKT's outstanding new album 'The Rat Road' presents a vision fully realised... clashmusic.com/reviews/sbtrkt…

Here's our 'Tracks of 2022' playlist: all the best moments - singles, album & EP tracks, viral smashes, remixes… from big hits to underrated gems. open.spotify.com/playlist/3JSR4… #TracksOf2022

As we traverse the Biffin's bridge between Christmas and New Year, there might be a small tremor of excitement as I reveal my albums of the year. Guaranteed shit-free! 😉 at.tumblr.com/listeni.../alb… #AlbumsOf2022 #AlbumsOfTheYear

#TerryHall, #MartinDuffy and now #MaxiJazz. It's a cruel Christmas for music lovers. #RIP #Legends

Some great artists on the BBC's #SoundOf2023 list. Although, much as we love him, Fred again.. ain't new… he's already 4 albums deep! 😄

And the winner of the 2022 Mercury Prize with @FreeNow_UK is... @LittleSimz - 'Sometimes I Might Be Introvert' 💫 🏆 #MercuryPrize

Here's our #10toSpin from last week's crop of brand new albums… #DangerMouse & @BlackThought, @KasabianHQ, @HudMo, @PandaBear & #SonicBoom, @SylvanEsso, @JimmyCliff, @GooGooDolls, #RichRuth, @goldendawnARK, #TomuDJ. #NewMusicFriday

It's #NewMusicFriday… we've cast our ears over all this week's brand new albums, and here's our highlighted #10toSpin… @CalvinHarris, @AlexBanksMusic, #MallGrab, #JamesTaylorQuartet, @KokorokoMusic, @LauvSongs, @UralThomas, @HablotBrown, @ArtMooreMusic, @ArtVsScience #NMF

This week's brand new albums are headed up by @Beyonce's big new banger #Renaissance, with great new releases also out by @MaggieRogers, @KingPrincess69, @kuedo_, @iamNovoAmor, @MattNathanson, @DCGoreMusic #NewMusicFriday #NMF

The Shortlist for the 2022 Mercury Prize with @FreeNow_UK has been revealed! 🏆⚡️ @fergusmccreadie @gwennosaunders @Harry_Styles @buckleyxbutler @JoyCrookes @KojeyRadical @LittleSimz @NovaTwinsMusic @SamFenderMusic @SELFESTEEM___ @wetlegband @YardActBand #MercuryPrize

Of all the new albums released this week, here's our recommended 10 to spin: #JackWhite, @JamieTMusic, @Odesza, @joeyBADASS, @TheKooksMusic, @BenHarper, @RZA, @nick_leng, @Maghreban, #Ténèbre #NewMusicFriday #NMF #10toSpin

A bumper crop of new albums out this week to choose from, but here's our 10 to spin: @Lizzo, @Work1ngMensClub, @lil_silva, #SteveLacy (of @intanetz), @beabad00bee, #IndianWells (@IndianBells), @Sprorgnsm, @belief_band (#StellaMozgawa & @boombip), @PyeCornerAudio, #Lynyn #NMF

It's #NewMusicFriday and it's gifted us all some tasty new albums by @KatyJPearsonnn, @WuLuMusic, @JamesBayMusic, @BrentFaiyaz, @RaeMorrisMusic, @Metric, @James__Righton, @ApolloBrown, @StimulatorJones, @AbroadOfficial A fresh roundup of the best new LP releases every week

#NewMusicFriday has sprinkled us with a handful of album releases… new ones out now from @PaoloNutini, @MoorMother, @ImagineDragons, @GwennoSaunders, @ggghostwoman #NMF

Our pick of this week's best #NewMusicFriday new albums: @ReSpektor, @JamesVMcmorrow, @JBDunckel, @whereisMUNA, @JackJohnson, @grummmusic, @StealingSheep, @HollieCookie, @TheoCroker, @YoungGuv

A roundup of last week's best #NMF new releases… there were great #NewAlbums by @Foals, @Drake, @RyX, @HerculesLA, @SigmaHQ, @Raury, #Scanner (@RobinRimbaud), @JRocc, #RevelatorsSoundSystem (@CameronTheWise & @HissGldnMssr), #RichJones (@JonesSoRuthless) & #IcebergTheory