EXO – XOXO
After fans waited a year, EXO releases their first full-length album to a great deal of expectation. They deliver simple pop that’s decent but underwhelming.
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TVXQ! – Rising Sun
DBSK’s sophomore effort opens with a vocal explosion and ends on absolute perfection. There are clear signs here that what was to follow would be absolute domination.
Shan Ren Band – Listen to the Mountain
It’s not every day that I come across a band that can successfully integrate traditional folk with reggae, ska, and elements of bossa nova. But Shan Ren Band does just that with inspiring deftness in their latest offering, Listen to the Mountain.
TVXQ! – Tri-Angle
And this is where it all started, the first tentative steps into full-blown superstardom that was Dong Bang Shin Ki.
Lee Hyori – Monochrome
The Queen of Kpop is back after a chunky 2010 comeback, but Monochrome brings her back in better shape than ever, making the wait for the album all the more satisfying.
Daft Punk – Random Access Memories
The return of the gods of electrofunk, and man is it ever a glorious welcome.
Bibi Zhou – Unlock
The best element in Unlock is and always will be Bibi’s voice, reaching on-pitch highs and soft delicate whispery lows that will make your soul quiver.
CharlieRED – Religion
A blues/hip-hop fusion album that pretty much puts the industry in a euphoric limbo.
Chance The Rapper – Acid Rap
One of the most brilliant mixtapes to be produced in the last five years.
