New album next week! I have a feeling one album will dominate this one. Rank em, tell us why, or just pick one. Link to all of the other polls here. You can leave suggestions for new polls there or here. Whatevs.
Art Angels (in retrospect) is my favorite album of 2015. At the time I had it at number 12, but now the only other 2015 albums that are in the same stratosphere are Carrie & Lowell, Emotion, Currents, and Dealer. Flesh Without Blood is a top 5 song of all time for me. Enough about my arbitrary rankings, this album just flat out fucks. She upped the catchy pop sensibilities, downplayed some of the weird electronics, but still made a record that is unmistakably Grimes. A few moments fall a little short of the mark for me (California and Scream), but overall, the high points more than make up for it. Favorite tracks: Flesh Without Blood, Kill V. Maim, Realiti, Butterfly
Hoooooow can you not love “California”? I feel like a lot of people carry this sentiment. I find it so fun and catchy but also really beautiful! I think her vocals in the prechorus and chorus are so stunning.
Visions is good but Art Angels might be one of my favorite albums ever. From start to finish it continues to do something new. I'm incredibly excited for her new album.