The Most Underrated Song of the Year
5 New Favs
Tierra Whack
Hatchie
Channel Tres
City Girls
boygenius
The K-Pop Song I Wish Was Bigger In the U.S. Than BTS’ “Idol”
5 Best Live Shows I Saw
Cat Power @ the Kitchen
SOPHIE @ Elsewhere
boygenius @ Brooklyn Steel
Grouper @ Murmurr Theatre
Kelela @ Pitchfork Fest
10 Favorite Old Albums That I Got Into This Year
Utakata No Hibi, Mariah (1983)
Structures from Silence, Steve Roach (1984)
Eadem Mutata Resurgo compilation, Medio Mutante (2015)
討好自己, Faye Wong (1994)
胡思亂想, Faye Wong (1994)
Afternooners, Patrick Crowley’s porn soundtrack reissue compilation (2017)
Shiver, Virna Lindt (1983)
Vision Songs, Vol.1 reissue, Laaraji (1984)
Bach: Works for Organ, E. Power Biggs (1961)
Does It Look Like I’m Here?, Emeralds (2010)
10 Favorite New Albums
Be the Cowboy, Mitski
Chris, Christine and the Queens
Sweetener, Ariana Grande
Honey, Robyn
Working Class Woman, Marie Davidson
Invasion of Privacy, Cardi B
Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves
Boygenius, boygenius
Dirty Computer, Janelle Monáe
All Melody, Nils Frahm