1 is the standout - a flawless, compact pop record that deals with topics Lady Gaga only attempts to discuss. Frequently left out of this conversation in the American musical landscape is Swedish singer-songwriter Robyn, who happened to release three stunning records this year. However, digital culture and technology have added a sense of robot-like fluidity to gender and sexual identity, including that of our pop stars. These Gaga-esque explorations of femininity are by no means new to the pop landscape. 1 Īlbum covers for 2010 releases from Christina Aguilera, Kelis, and Erykah Badu featured depictions of each artist as part woman, part machine. LISTEN: Spotify / YouTube 69. Robyn – Body Talk, Pt. Massive Attack wind up with their best pound-for-pound album since Protection. But after nearly five years of false starts, near misses and almost nevers, Ninja and Daddy G gave the project a new title (named after an archipelago in Germany), a more organic, guitar-heavy vibe and a wild array of guests ranging from Massive regular Horace Andy, TV on the Radio frontman Tunde Adebimpe, and Damon Albarn to Hope Sandoval, Elbow’s Guy Garvey, fellow trip-hop architects Martina Topley-Bird and Portishead guitarist Adrian Utley.

Back when it was known as Weather Underground in the mid-2000s, it almost seemed as though Massive Attack‘s embattled fifth LP was in danger of becoming delayed into “lost album” territory.

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