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Tinashe: Internet Pop

The spiritual successor of the Timbaland and Missy Elliot-aided r’n’b of the late ’90s and early ’00s resides on the internet.

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DJ Koze: Amygdala

The record is named after the part of our brain that controls anxiety, fear, and depression. Despite that, in crafting Amygdala, Koze has made a techno record that is less about the dread and desolation of grimy, artful techno (think Andy Stott), but one that is a digital tableau of joy, whimsy, and humour.

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Tyler, the Creator: Wolf

Wolf shows signs of growth but every time it reaches maturity, it quickly regresses to regular Tyler, the Creator.

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Justin Timberlake: The 20/20 Experience

The 20/20 Experience is pop at its most ambitious. While it doesn’t always work, we commend JT for attempting to pull of such feat.

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Pastel Lite: Golden Material

Let’s hope Eff and Faliq know that what they have together is gold.

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Listen To This: MUSCLE//MACHINE’s ‘Good Girl’

Dedicated to exes (and hoes) everywhere.

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inc.: No World

Inc.’s no world is genre appropriation done technically right but still feels like genre tourism, which gives the record an off feeling

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Autre Ne Veut: Anxiety

Come the late noughties till now, music historians might find it a bit difficult to label the current generation’s taste. If JUICE were to play the scholar role here though, we think today is the age of cultural appropriation.

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Orang: No Ordinary Orang

Ain’t just an ordinary orang.

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Wild Belle: Isles

In an era when indie acts tend to adopt r’n’b and Atlantean trap-influenced drums, Wild Belle took a leftfield turn and decided to explore reggae. And until that catches up with the rest of the scene, they are a breath of fresh air.