#Mos def the ecstatic malcolm x update#

1992: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Henry’s Dream.I don’t quite know what I was thinking in some years, retrospectively, but I made my choices in public and I stick with them as a point of principle: (I had yearly favorites before then, obviously, I just didn’t hang them out for others to look at). To provide some perspective on the choices I’ve made over the years, here is the complete reckoning of my published Albums of the Year from 1992 to 2019. This is a little bit earlier than my usual annual article accordingly, but the list is not likely to change in the next two weeks, so it feels safe and apt to post it now.

#Mos def the ecstatic malcolm x update#

I then do an update or supplement in January if I feel like I need to add anything truly notable that slipped in after that.

I usually post the report in late November or early December, figuring that I need to live with an album for a month, at least, before I declare it among the best things I heard over the course of a year. This edition marks the 29th consecutive year that I’ve publicly published such an annual report in either traditional print or digital formats, so it’s a venerable personal tradition at this juncture in my life. Given the pending holiday season, efforts associated with moving into a new house over the next few weeks, and the fact that I’m not able to readily download and spin new music right now due to technical transitions, I deem it timely for me to post my 2020 Albums of the Year Report. After The Fact Note: Three late-in-the-year additions to the list below are discussed here.