Year-End Lists

Heavy Heavy

• 1 Albums of 2023: The Skinny
• 2 The 50 Best Albums of 2023: Guardian
• 3 The Best Albums of 2023: The Line of Best Fit
• 3 The Best Albums of 2023: NME
• 4 The Best Albums of 2023: Flood
• 4 Albums of the Year 2023: DIY
• 4 The Best Albums of 2023: Greg Kot: Sound Opinions
• 5 75 Best Albums of 2023: Mojo
• 5 UK Albums of the Year 2023: Rough Trade
• 5 Albums of the Year 2023: Loud And Quiet
• 5 The 80 Best Albums of 2023: PopMatters
• 5 Albums of the Year 2023: Clash
• 7 Best Albums of 2023: Les Inrocks
• 9 The 30 Best Albums of 2023: Independent
• 18 The Best Albums of 2023: No Ripcord
• 19 Best Albums of 2023: Northern Transmissions
• 23 Top 50 Albums of 2023: Dork
• 33 50 Best Albums of 2023: Consequence
• 37 The 50 Best Albums of 2023: Paste
• 40 Top 100 Albums of 2023: Under the Radar
• 40 Albums of the Year for 2023: God Is In The TV
• 44 The 50 Best Albums of 2023: Slant
• 46 Best Albums of 2023: Uproxx: Uproxx Music Critics Poll

• 2023 Award: The Mercury Prize Shortlisted
• The Best Albums of 2023: Vogue
• Our Favourite Albums of 2023: Vinyl Factory
• The 12 Best Albums of 2023: Carl Wilson: Slate Runner-up
• 20 Best Album for 2023: Glide Honorable mention
• The Best Albums of 2023: Atwood Magazine
• Best Albums of 2023: AllMusic
• Top 50 Albums of 2023: Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop Honorable mention

Cocoa Sugar

• 1 Top 50 Albums of 2018: The Skinny
• 1 70 Best Albums of 2018: PopMatters
• 5 The Best Albums of 2018: The Line of Best Fit
• 9 15 Favourite Albums of 2018: Drowned in Sound
• 11 Top 100 Albums of 2018: Under the Radar
• 13 75 Best Albums of 2018: Uncut
• 16 50 Best Albums of 2018: Guardian
• 16 Top 25 Albums of 2018: Magnet
• 18 75 Best Albums of 2018: Mojo
• 20 Best Albums of 2018: Pretty Much Amazing
• 24 Best Albums of the Year 2018: NME
• 37 Top 50 Albums of 2018: Consequence
• 38 Top 50 Albums of 2018: Les Inrocks
• 40 50 Best Albums Of 2018: Stereogum
• 46 47 Favorite Albums Of 2018: Hanif Abdurraqib
• 66 Top 100 Albums of 2018: Village Voice: Pazz & Jop

White Men Are Black Men Too

• 7 The 50 Best Albums of 2015: The Skinny
• 9 40 Best Albums of 2015: Guardian
• 19 100 Favourite Albums of 2015: Drowned in Sound
• 22 50 Best Albums of 2015: FasterLouder
• 22 50 Best Albums of 2015: Mojo
• 35 75 Best Albums of 2015: Uncut
• 39 Top 50 Albums of 2015: NME
• 45 100 Best Albums of 2015: Les Inrocks

• Top 25 Albums of 2015: Carl Wilson: Slate

Dead

• 2014 Award: The Mercury Prize Won

• 3 Top 40 Albums of 2014: Clash
• 17 40 Best Albums of 2014: Guardian
• 42 51 Favourite Albums of 2014: Drowned in Sound
• 47 50 Best Albums of 2014: Mojo