.CraigSJ picks the best albums of the year so far, including music from FKA Twigs, Saba, Big Thief, and more
Photo-Illustration: Vulture March marks two years since COVID-19 took center stage in America. And though the pandemic is far from over, the recent spate of suspended mask mandates, tour and festival announcements, and films released only to theaters relays an optimism in this relatively peaceful spring. Meanwhile, new albums of the young year find gifted songwriters searching for respite in this confusing time, each in their own way. Ahead, Vulture tallies the best we’ve heard since January.
Saba, Few Good Things In the spirit of spooked, satirical songs on Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly like “Wesley’s Theory” or “For Free,” Saba’s new album pokes at the pitfalls of prosperity. The Chicago rapper has finally attained the financial stability you could hear him hungering for in early 2010s mixtapes. Now the game is to never slip, because there are too many mouths to feed and no safety net protecting against failure.
The Weeknd, Dawn FM Weeknd songs have a unique, refined aesthetic — a little bit John Carpenter, a little bit Aubrey Graham, equally concerned with doling out suspenseful discomfort and blending hip-hop and R&B with elements of popular genres beyond the pale.
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