South London based music obsessive with strong opinions about most things. Doubts Madonna has another good record in her but would love more than anything to be proved wrong.
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2. Nilüfer Yanya – Miss Universe
Sade, Kelis and Elastica might sound like a disparate bunch but Nilüfer Yanya evokes them all on her immaculate and immersive debut.
Sometimes dead-eyed and disinterested, Yanya is also not afraid to allow a vulnerability to seep into the texture of her songs and this is a record that will hold up over time and reveal yet more and more of itself.
