Best Albums Of The Week: Kendrick Lamar Dominated All The Charts, Several Debuts Are Worth Listening To

Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

The long-awaited rap album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers is a thoughtful and comprehensive music series. It's not leisure music, Lamar set difficult topics into music, such as his relationship with his father on the track Father Time, to which he invited musician Samphu. However, the album also deals with the topic of racism and the complexity of partnerships.

In the track We Cry Together, which he created with Taylor Page, a very sharp quarrel between the partners is rapped from beginning to end. From the conversation between Page and Lamar, the listener can feel every emotion that accompanies the argument, and as a whole the lyrics seem so strong that it at times cause anxiety.

Mr. Morale & The Big Stepper is divided into two discs, the first of which embodies strong negative and aggressive emotions. The second disc brings reconciliation and sensitivity. In it, Lamar detaches himself from his anger and admits his vulnerability.

In addition to Samphy, other star guests appear on the album, such as Kodak Black, Beth Gibbons, Summer Walker and others.

Obongjayar – Some Nights I Dream of Doors

Our next pick is the latest act and at the same time the debut album of the Nigerian artist Steven Umo, who performs under the name Obongjayar and currently lives and works in London. The album Some Nights I Dream of Doors is very playful and energetic, it mixes afrobeat with American R&B and at the same time offers depth in the form of sharing the singer's personal anxieties. The songs are also very captivating in their dimension, which represents the wide range of voice that Obongjayar performs on the album. Its full range can be heard, for example, in the track Message in a Hammer.

Wasia Project – How can I pretend?

The second debut of today's selection is the album of the sibling duo Wasia Project entitled How can I pretend ?. The album contains four songs about love and is exactly the new melancholy act you will enjoy, whether you want to remember last summer's love or just enjoy a romantic sentimental moment on the beach or on the train for the holidays. British-Chinese artists came up with the name of their group by combining the words "White" and "Asia" because they live in the UK but have Chinese roots.

The Smile – A Light for Attracting Attention

The English rock band, which consists of Radiohead members Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood with Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner, has released a whole album. It consists of 13 songs and the electronic guitar is absolutely essential in most of them. Some songs were touched by experimental genres. This can be heard, for example, in the synthesis of sounds in the song The Opposite.

Florence and the Machine – Dance Fever

The last new album we chose this week comes from the English indie rock band Florence and the Machine, which released a pop rock album mixing progressive and baroque pop. According to music critics, this album, which began two years ago, is one of the most personal and touching lyrics by the singer Florence Welsch. Listeners can know the band, for example, thanks to previous successful albums Ceremonials or the debut Lungs.