Staff Lists 2016
You’ve seen the general consensus on Albums and Tracks but – in case you didn’t know – opinions are actually subjective! Here are a selection of albums, tracks, Tweets, covers and news stories as chosen by the Crack team.
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Billy Black
Online EditorTop 10 Albums of 2016
1. Oathbreaker – Rheia
2. Tim Hecker – Love Streams
3. Martin Creed – Thoughts Lined Up
4. Car Seat Headrest – Teens of Denial
5. Juliana Barwick – Will
6. PJ Harvey – The Hope Six Demolition Project
7. Oranssi Pazuzu – Värähtelijä
8. Pinegrove – Cardinal
9. GLOAM – Hex of Nine Heads
10. Anna Meredith – Varmints
Top 10 Tracks of 2016
1. Japanese Breakfast – The Woman That Loves You
2. Parquet Courts – Berlin Got Blurry
3. ANOHNI – Four Degrees
4. Porches – Car
5. Frankie Cosmos – Sinister
6. Marching Church – Heart of Life
7. Mitski – Happy
8. Danny L Harle + Caroline Polachek – Ashes of Love
9. Drake – Controlla
10. Schoolboy Q + Kanye West – That Part
Most Underrated Album of 2016
Pinegrove – Cardinal
Most Overrated Album of 2016
Skepta – Konnichiwa
Worst Music News of 2016
Ice Cube called George Osborne his homie
Best Music News of 2016
Jon Snow came through for Underground Resistance
Favourite Tweet of 2016
My newest horror story: Once upon a time there was a man named Donald Trump, and he ran for president. Some people wanted him to win.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) October 21, 2016
Favourite Music Video of 2016
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Francis Blagburn
ContributorTop 10 Albums of 2016
1. Nicolas Jaar – Sirens
2. Aphex Twin – Cheetah EP
3. David Bowie – Blackstar
4. Jay Daniel – Broken Knowz
5. Kendrick Lamar – untitled unmastered.
6. Rihanna – Anti
7. Huerco S. – For Those Of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have)
8. Powell – Sport
9. Kanye West – The Life Of Pablo
10. Mark Barrott – Sketches From An Island 2
Top 10 Tracks of 2016
1. Yves Tumor The Feeling – When You Walk Away
2. David Bowie – Girl Loves Me
3. Kanye West – Father Stretch My Hands pt. 1
4. D.R.A.M. – Broccoli ft. Lil Yachty
5. Danny Brown – Really Doe ft. Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, Earl Sweatshirt
6. Babyfather – N.A.Z.
7. Desiigner – Panda
8. Rihanna – Consideration ft. SZA
9. The Rhythm Method – Home Sweet Home
10. Christian Löffler – Swim
Most Underrated Album of 2016
Yves Tumor – Serpent Music
Most Overrated Album of 2016
ANOHNI – Hopelessness
Worst Music News of 2016
Best Music News of 2016
New 5000 capacity venue to open in London
Favourite Tweet of 2016
McDonalds is my favorite brand
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) August 31, 2016
Favourite Music Video of 2016
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Xavier Boucherat
ContributorTop 10 Albums of 2016
1. Leonard Cohen – You Want it Darker
2. Juliana Barwick – Will
3. Babyfather – BFF
4. Fisky – Traektoria
5. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith & Suzanne Ciani – Sunergy
6. Equiknoxx – Bird Sound Power
7. Ansome – Stowaway
8. Tim Hecker – Love Streams
9. Amnesia Scanner – AS – EP
10. Lorenzo Senni – Persona
Top 10 Tracks of 2016
1. Dj Q – Where Are U Now (Bootleg)
2. Embaci – Flight and Destruction
3. IVVVO – Good, Bad, Baby, Horny
4. Dedekindcut – BHM/N3D
5. Chance the Rapper – No Problem
6. Nicki Minaj – Black Barbies
7. Dj Taye – Burnin Ya Boa
8. Bwana – Capsule’s Pride
9. Princess Nokia – Tomboy (Kid Cala Remix)
10. Shinichi Atobe – Mix 2
Most Overrated Album of 2016
Kanye West – The Life of Pablo
Favourite Tweet of 2016
I confronted an RA reader yesterday in Croydon. I asked her to explain Dixon. She said “Nothing to do with me”. A mealy mouthed reply.
— aidan (@adnhnrt) December 6, 2016
Lauretta Charlton
ContributorTop 10 Albums of 2016
1. Nick Cave – Skeleton Tree
2. Kanye West – The Life of Pablo
3. A Tribe Called Quest – We Got it From Here
4. Chance the Rapper – Coloring Book
5. Beyonce – Lemonade
6. Solange – A Seat at the Table
7. Bon Iver – 22, A Million
8. Lil Yachty – Lil Boat
9. Frank Ocean – Blond
10. Young Thug – Jeffrey
Top 10 Tracks of 2016
1. Rihanna – Sex With Me
2. Blood Orange – Best to You
3. ANOHNI – Drone Bomb Me
4. Dawn Richard – Honest ft. Kingdom
5. Chance the Rapper – No Problem
6. Kanye West – Fade
7. Dan Lanois – Low Sudden
8. Sampha – Timmy’s Prayer
9. James Blake – I Need a Forest Fire ft. Bon Iver
10. Lil Yachty – Minnesota
Favourite Crack Magazine Cover of 2016
Thomas Frost
DirectorTop 10 Albums of 2016
1. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Skeleton Tree
2. Julianna Barwick – Will
3. David Bowie – Blackstar
4. Juan Atkins + Moritz Von Oswald – Borderland
5. Kendrick Lemar – Untitled Unmastered
6. Dam Funk – Dj Kicks
7. Marcel Dettmann – Dj Kicks
8. Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool
9. Shxcxchcxsh – Ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
10. ANOHNI – Hopelessness
Top 10 Tracks of 2016
1. David Bowie – I Can’t Give Everything Away
2. Midland – Final Credits
3. Juan Atkins + Moritz Von Oswald – Riod
4. Radiohead – Ful Stop
5. Frank Ocean – Solo
6. Tuff City Kids – Nordo
7. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Magneto
8. Kendrick Lamar – Untitled 2 (Blue Faces)
9. Giggs – Savage
10. Mike Skinner And Murkage Present: Tonga Balloon Gang – CCTV ft. Yaykae X Mayhem Nodb
Most Underrated Album of 2016
Julianna Barwick – Will
Most Overrated Album of 2016
Skepta – Konnichiwa
Favourite Tweet of 2016
So so exciting… 😘 https://t.co/onKpB9AdK7
— Holly Willoughby (@hollywills) December 1, 2016
Favourite Music Video of 2016
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Duncan Harrison
Creative Content ManagerTop 10 Albums of 2016
1. Kanye West – The Life of Pablo
2. Beyonce – Lemonade
3. Skepta – Konnichiwa
4. Rihanna – Anti
5. Frank Ocean – Blonde
6. Angel Olsen – My Woman
7. Future – Purple Reign
8. Elza Soares – A Mulher do Fim do Mundo
9. Mitski – Puberty 2
10. J Balvin – Energia
Top 10 Tracks of 2016
1. Frank Ocean – Self Control
2. Kanye West – Ultralight Beam ft. Chance The Rapper
3. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Distant Sky
4. Thee Oh Sees – The Axis
5. The Weeknd – Starboy
6. J Hus – Playing Sports
7. David Bowie – Lazarus
8. Rihanna – Love On The Brain
9. Jenny Hval – Conceptual Romance
10. Kendrick Lamar – untitled 03 | 05.28.2013.
Most Underrated Album of 2016
Drake – Views
Most Overrated Album of 2016
Drake – Views
Worst Music News of 2016
This
Best Music News of 2016
This
Favourite Tweet of 2016
— Matthew Trammell (@trmmll) May 6, 2016
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Katie Hawthorne
ContributorTop 10 Albums of 2016
1. Savages – Adore Life
2. Solange – A Seat at the Table
3. Frank Ocean – Blond/e
4. Angel Olsen – My Woman
5. Gold Panda – Good Luck and Do Your Best
6. How to Dress Well – Care
7. Kate Tempest – Let Them Eat Chaos
8. Law Holt – City
9. Danny Brown – Atrocity Exhibition
10. Frankie Cosmos – Next Thing
Top 10 Tracks of 2016
1. Sheer Mag – Nobody’s Baby
2. Angel Olsen – Sister
3. Rihanna – Kiss It Better
4. Danny Brown (ft everyone) – Really Doe
5. Warpaint – Heads Up
6. Jenny Hval – Female Vampire
7. Soft Hair – Lying Has To Stop
8. Chance the Rapper – No Problem (w/ Lil Wayne/2 Chainz)
9. Mitski – Your Best American Girl
10. Childish Gambino – Me and Your Mama
Favourite Music Video of 2016
Favourite Tweet of 2016
Perfume Genius in his tweeting entirety, but probably: “zombies truly do not give a fuck and at such a luxurious pace”
Most Underrated Album of 2016
Rihanna – Anti
Most Overrated Album of 2016
Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool
Favourite Crack Magazine Cover of 2016
Ben Horton
Marketing & Events AssistantTop 10 Albums of 2016
1. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – EARS
2. Tim Hecker – Love Streams
3. Huerco S. – For Those Of You Who Have Never
4. Kanye West – The Life of Pablo
5. O$VMV$M – O$VMV$M
6. Raime – Tooth
7. Pangaea – In Drum Play
8. Angel Olsen – My Woman
9. Kornél Kovács – The Bells
10. ANOHNI – Hopelessness
Top 10 Tracks of 2016
1. Serpentwithfeet – Four Ethers
2. Karen Gwyer – Prophase Anaphase Telophase Metaphase
3. Khotin – Baikal Acid
4. Kanye West – Real Friends
5. Bjarki – Fresh Jive
6. Gucci Mane – No Sleep
7. ScHoolboy Q – Groovy Tony
8. Carla Dal Forno – Fast Moving Cars
9. AJ Tracey – Naila
10. Ishan Sound – Trojan (Gorgon Sound remix)
Favourite Music Video of 2016
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Sammy Jones
ContributorTop 10 Albums of 2016
1. Martha – Blisters In The Pit Of My Heart
2. Big Ups – Before A Million Universes
3. Fear of Men – Fall Forever
4. Mannequin Pussy – Romantic
5. Doe – Some Things Last Longer Than You
6. Carseat Headrest – Teens of Denial
7. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – EARS
8. PUP – The Dream Is Over
9. Camp Cope – Camp Cope
10. Jenny Hval – Blood Bitch
Top 10 Tracks of 2016
1. Eskimeaux – Year Of The Rabbit
2. GØGGS – She Got Harder
3. Parquet Courts – Outside
4. Angel Olsen – Shut Up Kiss Me
5. Rae Sremmurd – Do Yoga
6. Mitski – I Bet On Losing Dogs
7. Hooded Fang – Tunnel Vision
8. Kanye West – Famous
9. KAYTRANADA ft. Vic Mensa – DRIVE ME CRAZY
10. Cross Record – High Rise
Worst Music News of 2016
YACHT with their fake sex tape. What the fuck were they thinking?
Best Music News of 2016
I really enjoyed Laura Jane Grace burning her birth certificate onstage, Jeremy Corbyn following Stormzy onTwitter, and a bloke from Seattle accidentally having Sir-Mix-A-Lot’s old phonenumber and receiving all sorts of filth.
Favourite Music Video of 2016
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Davy Reed
EditorTop 10 Albums of 2016
1. 21 Savage & Metro Boomin – Savage Mode
2. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Skeleton Tree
3. dvsn – September 5th
4. Hinds – Leave Me Alone
5. Beyoncé – Lemonade
6. Hieroglyphic Being – The Disco’s of Imhotep
7. Young Thug – Slime Season 3
8. Rae Sremmurd – SremmLife 2
9. Road Hog – Tour De Hog
10. Jay Daniel – Broken Knowz
Top 10 Tracks of 2016
1. Kanye West – Real Friends ft. Ty Dolla $ign
2. Young Thug – Webbie ft. Duke
3. Zomby – Ultra 2 ft. Banshee
4. Shy Glizzy – You Know What
5. Rihanna – Work ft. Drake
6. Parquet Courts – Berlin Got Blurry
7. Lorenzo Senni – emotiva1234
8. DJ Taye – Burnin’ Ya Boa
9. Lil Yachty – Minnesota ft. Quavo, Skippa Da Flippa and Young Thug
10. Skepta – Crime Riddim
Most Underrated Album of 2016
Show Me The Body – Body War
Most Overrated Album of 2016
The Lemon Twigs – Do Hollywood
Worst Music News of 2016
Lil B calls Martin Shkreli a “legend”, says “I respect your love for art and music”
Best Music News of 2016
Gucci Mane Proposes at Atlanta Hawks Game
Favourite Tweet of 2016
every time u make fun of nickelback all ur memories of deriving genuine pleasure from “how you remind me” poke tiny needles behind ur heart
— mitski (@mitskileaks) July 12, 2016
Favourite Music Video of 2016
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Luke Sutton
Commercial DirectorTop 10 Albums of 2016
1. Solange – A Seat At The Table
2. Kanye West – The Life Of Pablo
3. Frank Ocean – Endless
4. Frank Ocean – Blond
5. Rihanna – ANTI
6. Pangaea – In Drum Play
7. DVSN – Sept 5th
8. NxWorries – Yes Lawd!
9. Children Of Leir – 3rd Album
10. Car Seat Headrest – Teens of Denial
Top 10 Tracks of 2016
1. Rihanna – Kiss It Better
2. ANOHNI – Why Did you Separate Me From The Earth?
3. Frank Ocean – Rushes To
4. Kanye West – Ultralight Beam ft. Chance The Rapper
5. The Big Moon – Formidable
6. Drake – Keep The Family Close
7. Baba Stiltz – Beirut
8. Angel Olsen – Shut Up Kiss Me
9. Red Axes – Sun My Sweet Sun
10. Crooked Man – Happiness (dna 5)
Most Overrated Album of 2016
Nicolas Jaar – Sirens
Favourite Tweet of 2016
Me – “sorry to be really annoying, can I get a photo”
John Snow -“not at all dear boy, thought you’d never ask” ❤️ pic.twitter.com/zlLPwUrGDo— Midland (@midlandsound) September 30, 2016
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