LUCIE THORNE Kitty & Frank (Little Secret Records) Bold. Brave. Firstly, Lucie Thorne’s decision to tell a story of desire (for freedom, for another, for meaning) in a concept album sung mostly from the viewpoint of the female half of a historical love story. Then, to do so in a new, for her, sonic environment of synthesised beats, electronic keyboards and close-quarters vocals. This is the tale – tall, maybe, but definitely true – of a young Kitty Walsh who gives up a marria

Checked out the first batch of best albums of the year? Good. Here's the concluding half, with ten more excellent releases. Buy them all. Badbadnotgood & Ghostface Killah – Sour Soul The instrumental Stark’s Reality, with its marimba flirting across a ‘70s crime film atmosphere (leaning bass, strings for emphasis rather than tension, shaker percussion more than drums) may be over in not much more than two minutes but its connection to a similar modern film noir soundtrack you