Featuring Little Simz, Sufjan Stevens and Kanye West, KEYMAG counts down the albums that defined the year.

Featuring Vince Staples, Pa Salieu and James Blake, KEYMAG counts down the songs that defined the year.

Featuring Moses Sumney, Charli XCX and Caribou, KEYMAG counts down the albums that defined the year.

Featuring Childish Gambino, HAIM and SG Lewis, KEYMAG counts down the songs that defined the year.

The ‘Modern Mavens’ series is a guide to some of contemporary music’s most definitive artists, going through their catalogues and deciphering their greatest qualities. These artists may not be accepted into the pantheon of the legends yet, but this series makes the case for why they should already be or definitely will be. First up, Sweden’s acoustic leading man.

A comprehensive guide to a style of music based on opening up pop progressions and melodies to vast amounts of space, then filling every square inch with cryptic instrumentation and imagery.