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Beyonce, Drake, Pj Harvey
What albums we listened to in April (now briefly and with playlists)
Medusa monthly chooses the most interesting foreign and Russian -speaking albums and tells why to listen to them; Now - very briefly and with playlists.
Beyonce - Lemonade
Who. Home R_n'b-Diva Planet and Women's Rights War.
Why listen. It seems the best album of 2016. More recently, Medusa wrote in detail about him; Here is a short version: Lemonade - an album of treason and forgiveness, very personal, in places aggressive, but with a happy ending.
Playlist : Beyoncé's main songs to Lemonade.
Deftones - Gore
Who. The only nu-metal group that still makes sense to listen.
For what. Deftones is a living classic, The Cure in the world of heavy music. The Gore album, in which there are almost no stupid “swinging” riffs, but there are enough electronics - it illustrates this perfectly.
Playlist. The main songs of Deftones.
Pj Harvey - The Hope Six Demolition Project
Who. The most important rock singer is modern.
Why listen. Levak album dedicated to wars, dysfunctional outskirts and big politics. The Hope Six Demolition Project is similar to the release of a good magazine, full of notes about everything in the world: it is no coincidence that on the eve of the recording of the album, Pi Jay Harvey went on a trip to various problem regions of the planet.
Playlist . The best songs by Pi Jay Harvey about the fate of the world.
Drake - Views
Who. The main rapper (after Kanye and Kendrick).
Why listen. After the mixed and single-finally Drake's full-fledged album. If it weren’t for the Life of Pablo Kanye West, there would be no more important event in the hip-hop in 2016. From the pop rape into a serious performer-Drake is able to turn this transformation, take at least the Hotline Bling superhite in the album.
Playlist. What Drake did the last year.
Sorority Noise - It Kindly Stopped for Me Me
Who. Not the most noticeable American group of emo-label Topsheelf Records.
Why listen. The group proves its viability. Four sincere songs about the death of loved ones - on behalf of those who leave this world, and those who continue to live with this. The current album (emotional punk) is not at all like (muffled sloping).
Playlist. IT Kindly Stopped for Me and the entire debut album of Sororority Noise.
Naada is good
Who. One of the most interesting indie groups in Russia.
Why listen. Only three songs, but very dissimilar to the previous work. It seemed as if there were more: arrangements, ideas, a pen; Nadia Gritskevich sings everything just as dreamy and fervently, but not about something personal, but about hopelessness.
Playlist. The best from Naadi.
Loop of addictions - fashion and clouds
Who. The best Russian-speaking rock band.
Why listen. The Minsk “loop of addictions” calls “fashion and clouds” its most “affordable” album, and on that is, grounds. Several hundred percent hits, perfect sound, diverse mood; I would like to listen to the song "Cargo" once before it finishes to the end.
Playlist. "Fashion and clouds" from beginning to end.
Andy Stott - too Many Faces
Who. Techno-boron and electronic experimenter.
Why listen. The British electrician deconstructs the techno, depriving it of the main thing - an even bat - and mixing with the dub. Each track, except for self -sufficient butterflies, sounds like an incomplete composition thrown in the middle and gives great expanse to imagination.
Playlist. Another important electronic album of April is from Tim Haker.
Pavel Borisov
Riga