6 Music Recommends is once again bringing you our Albums Of The Year, as chosen by our expert presenters.

We'll be counting down the top 10 albums, as chosen by our DJs, every weekday from Monday 12th December. Tune into music news on Breakfast from 8.30am to hear what made the final cut.

For now here's a longlist of albums that are up for consideration; a snapshot of what we think is important this year.