That’s fair! Tbh I don’t think this year has been a particularly vintage year for new releases (the weakest since 2019 imo), at least I didn’t think it was until a few weeks ago when a bunch of genuinely excellent albums were released in a short space of time. 8 of my Top 20 have been released in the last 6 weeks or so.
I’m sure there’d be stuff up there with it for me if I’d listened around more but it’s tough to beat for me. Youtopia, N/A and Dig It were a proper breath of fresh air.
It’s just about in my Top 20 atm (wedged between Sabrina Carpenter and The Black Dahlia Murder). I listened to it for the first time in a while the other day and enjoyed it less than I did when it first came out.