Here are AARPs 12 favorite albums from the year.
John Cale:Mercy
Most long-running artists start to recycle their sound at a certain point.
At 81, hes still finding fresh styles to conquer.
His latest work obsesses on electronic sounds, creating a synth-drenched meditation on the current world.
Together, they create a work with both political and personal resonance.
Key inspiration came from the psychedelic mushrooms Price ingested during the initial part of the albums creation.
From the sound of it, the experience didnt just free her mind, it also sharpened it.
But the latest release, her 15th, does something very different.
It uses advanced technology to match vintage vocals from older recordings to new arrangements for the London Symphony Orchestra.
The result is anything but the Frankensteinian horror show you might imagine.
Elements of their comeback work pick up right where they left off.
At the same time, their synths have taken on new tones, and Thorns voice has wondrously aged.
Its deeper in pitch and chestier in texture, displaying even greater character.
The lyrics also reflect their stage of life theyre both in their 60s by expressing a carpe diem urgency.
Like all their best recordings, EBTGs latest has an intellectual perspective and a sensual sweep.
