[choc e-Claire]

Now that we're into the last 10% of the year, it's time to start crowning our AOTYs, no?

For me, it's @@@@@ by Arca. While technically a single, I think a 62-minute mixtape should be able to count as an album, especially when it's as adventurous yet coherent as this one was. Alternating between manic deconstructed club and more ambient songs about identity and self-image, it's definitely one to set the tone for the 2020s.

If it doesn't count, then SIGN by Autechre.