10. Loyle Carner Yesterday’s Gone “You’ve got to go for being sexist. You’ve got to go,” Loyle Carner said, as he kicked out a fan from his recent Norwich gig, “I’m sorry man, you’ve got to learn a lesson, my young man. Sorry.” His tour, (which included Exeter’s Phoenix), carried the same name as his […]
Top 50 2017
Exeposé Music’s Best Albums of 2017: #20-11
20. Marika Hackman I’m Not Your Man Bold, sharp, and cuttingly honest, second album I’m Not Your Man sees Hackman move away from the outwardly folkier sounds of We Slept At Last and towards something truly her own. Whilst backing instrumentals provided by The Big Moon provide the backbone of I’m Not Your Man, it is […]
Exeposé Music’s Best Albums of 2017: #30-21
30. St. Vincent MASSEDUCATION Writing the follow-up to an album which received widespread critical acclaim and topped multiple year-end lists is a challenge, but it’s a challenge which St. Vincent tackles head on. Three years after her last release, St. Vincent (real name Annie Clark) gives us MASSEDUCTION – an album depicting a life of sex, […]
Exeposé Music’s Best Albums of 2017: #40-31
40. Migos Culture Migos swaggered into 2017, riding high on the success of scorching, club banger “Bad and Boujee” branded “the best song ever” by Donald Glover. In January, the North Atlanta trap trio charted at number one on the US Billboard cementing their place at the heart of mainstream hip-hop. With production from Metro Boomin’ and […]
Exeposé Music’s Best Albums of 2017: #50-41
50. Sam Smith The Thrill of It All Sam Smith’s The Thrill Of It All is a powerful demonstration of emotion. His second album, the 14 tracks also work as a semi-successful exploration of mode; the artist’s intention to explore range and style is apparent, but the ecclectic mix of sounds does somewhat detract from […]