AOTY #4. Fever Ray - Plunge

‘Plunge’ is an album that was worth waiting for. It’s a bold and exciting body of work that pushes and pulls and confuses and delights in equal measure. Maybe it will be another 7 or 8 years before the next release by FEVER RAY, but one thing is for certain. Cool is still intact.

AOTY #6. LCD Soundsystem - american dream

American Dream represents a high point for Murphy, not only as a songwriter, but also as a meticulous sonic architect and an exuberant performer. He’s constructed and executed most of these songs on his own. Sometimes they’re mind-bendingly knotty, but they’re always immensely satisfying. As the album progresses, a slow burn early on, synth flourishes, drum beats, and guitar riffs build to tantric levels of foreplay without obvious climaxes.

ΑΟΤΥ #7. Zola Jesus - Okovi

This record...Such a statement! Such a nice/bad vibe to get and feel to the fullest her emptiness at the highest level with a small dose of positiveness. Zola Jesus magnum opus is here to stay and me to love her. Literally, great evolution into her sound.

AOTY #9. Ghostpoet - Dark Days + Canapes

Twice the Mercury Prize bridesmaid and never the bride (he was nominated for his 2011 debut Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam and 2015’s Shedding Skin), could the fourth album from Obaro Ejimiwe aka Ghostpoet finally see him take the prestigious award?
“The glitchy electro of his early work has now evolved into something more organic as guitar, bass and drums amalgamate with his DIY sound.” – Steve Harnell

Ole Lukkoye

Apparently, I don't have that many information about them. That's a Russian psychedelic ethno fusion group from St.Peterburg formed on 1989. Pretty cool stuff.