November: 18 albums you need to hear this month

M.A.N.D.Y. 'Double Fantasy' (Get Physical)

With their debut album, German duo MANDY distil each moment of their storied 16-year career into 13 tracks that nod at every facet of their ever-evolving sound: from micro-house to darkened tech via a woozily slow rework of their anthemic dance pop Ibiza hit ‘Body Language,’ it’s all here. Help comes from accomplices such as Francesco Tristano and Jungle Brother Bam, but nothing dilutes the underlying vision of electronic moodiness and devilish production detail. The whole thing unfolds like an afterparty DJ set that veers from being stoned to tripped-out to cosmic. Sometimes the results feel a little cold and inhuman, but that’s always been their way and was unlikely to change here.

7/10