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A concept album is an album in which its tracks hold a larger purpose or meaning collectively than they do individually. This is typically achieved through a single central narrative or theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, or lyrical. Sometimes the term is applied to albums considered to be of "uniform excellence" rather than an LP with an explicit musical or lyrical motif. There is no consensus among music critics as to the specific criteria for what a "concept album" is.

In 2010, Pitchfork had been regularly using Twitter for just over a year. Streaming music was around but was a minor concern. Smart phones weren't something you took for granted. Eventually, Jay Electronica will release a full-length album. It's difficult to say what level of interest or excitement will attend it-truly powerful, charismatic artists tend to have the ability to organize the pop-culture narrative around their movements, however erratic or infrequent. Jay Electronica, however, seems bent on riding this theory all the way out-the news feed for his career in the last three years resembles a basement refrigerator containing only baking soda. After years of trying to appeal to various groups of stock-still, grimacing dudes, Chvrches crowd-please with equal and opposite force with a single so brilliant and on-target, they put a damn neon bullseye on the album cover.

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Quietly released in the . in February 2010 and humbly debuting at No. 127 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, the folk opus continued to gain momentum in the years to follow thanks to epic, undeniable sing-alongs like Little Lion Man and The Cave. She never needed to make an official announcement about leaving country for pop; on Red, she straddled both with ease. Most surprising of all, she pushed both forms in new directions on "I Knew You Were Trouble. " a glorious concoction of pop, country, and dubstep that remains Swift's most daring artistic moment. 7. Arcade Fire, The Suburbs All those who claimed that rock died long ago just needed to look northward to our Canadian brethren: Arcade Fire morphed the most American of motifs, suburban malaise, into an indie-rock chorus that conquered the mainstream.

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