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The Sun Needs Your Help Choosing the Top 100 Albums of the Decade

By Arts & Entertainment Department | November 12, 2019

Help The Sun choose the best albums of the decade.

TEST SPIN | Turnover — 'Altogether'

TEST SPIN | Earl Sweatshirt — 'Feet of Clay'

TEST SPIN | Gallant — 'Sweet Insomnia'

TEST SPIN | King Princess — 'Cheap Queen'

TEST SPIN | Cigarettes After Sex — ‘Cry’

By Stephen Yang | October 30, 2019

With ‘Cry,’ Cigarettes After Sex remain firmly in their sweet spot while opening up a dreamy mesh of sensual possibilities.

TEST SPIN | Rex Orange County — ‘Pony’

By Madeline Rutowski | October 28, 2019

Pony is a rare album that addresses a stigmatized issue in a clear and sincere way.

TEST SPIN | Kanye West — ‘Jesus Is King’

By Peter Buonanno | October 28, 2019

This album made the arts department want to read a book about atheism.

TEST SPIN | Electric Guest — ‘KIN’

By Jean Cambareri | October 24, 2019

‘KIN’ is a fun, pure pop record that features more successes than failures.

TEST SPIN | Battles — ‘Juice B Crypts’

By Richard Beezley | October 24, 2019

Though they haven’t created another game-changing LP like Mirrored, the duo has still managed to avoid putting out their first dud, and have crafted a worthy addition to an already impressive catalog of releases.