The Freshman 15: 2016's Best Debut Albums
We are still a week away from our final, overall list of 2016's best albums, but our best of 2016 coverage continues now with a look at the year's top newcomers.
Below is our list of the 15 best-reviewed debut albums of 2016, ranked by Metascore. Note that albums must have at least 7 reviews—and be a full LP, rather than an EP—to be eligible for inclusion. Albums are ranked by Metascore prior to rounding.
(King Creative) The latest recording artist to be called King (usually styled as KING) is a Los Angeles-based R&B trio consisting of twin sisters Amber and Paris Strother, plus Anita Bias. This full-length debut (following a 2011 EP called The Story) was recorded in their home studio, with the trio handling every detail from writing to producing to handling distribution.