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Artist : SZA Album : SOS Quick Thoughts : SZA's anticipated late-year effort is pretty solid. She sits in a bit of a niche in the R&B space in that I feel like she has crossover appeal where others haven't always succeeded, but this latest album is more of the high-quality music we've come to expect. In a heavy release period, I'd recommend, but it's a great end-of-year palate cleanser. Songs of Note : "Kill Bill," "F2F" Artist : Marina Herlop Album : Pripyat Quick Thoughts : Highlighting this EP as one of my favorite electronic/ambient listens of the year even though it's only an EP. Fall in love with this one, you won't regret it. Songs of Note : "abans abans" Artist : Little Simz Album : No Thank You Quick Thoughts : Speaking of late-year efforts, Little Simz casually dropping a surprise album two weeks before the end of the year and having it be one of her best efforts yet is something. It's too late to...