Kyle J. Kohner checks in with his own list of the best albums of the year. The conclusion includes Angel Olsen, SWANS, IDER, Otoboke Beaver, Girl Band, Denzel Curry, Ioanna Gika, Megan Thee Stallion, Vagabon, Show Me The Body, The Murder Capital, Devon Welsh, Black Marble, (Sandy) Alex G,…

After completing a definitive comeback album streak, New York experimental rock titans Swans once again transformed. Mastermind Michael Gira has reinvented his band numerous times since 1982, but he now settles on a six-member core band, along with several contemporaries, friends and inspirations. This new lineup takes the 15th…