Sunday, December 17, 2017

Favorite Albums 2017

#1 Corbin - Mourn
Key Tracks: Revenge Song. Giving Up.

#2 Protomartyr - Relatives in Descent
Key Tracks: Half Sister. Winsor Hum.

#3 Tyler, the Creator - Flower Boy
Key Tracks: Potholes. Ain't Got Time. Who Dat Boy.

#4 Liars - TFCF
Key Tracks: No Help Pamphlet. Cred Woes.

#5 Alvvays - Antisocialites
Key Tracks: Not My Baby. Dreams Tonite.

#6 Kendrick Lamar - Damn.
Key Tracks: Yah. Love.

#7 Tim Darcy - Saturday Night
Key Tracks: Still Waking Up. Found My Limit.

#8 Algiers - The Underside of Power
Key Tracks: Walk Like a Panther. Underside of Power.

#9 Nathan Fake - Providence
Key Tracks: HoursDaysMonthsSeasons. SmallCityLights.

#10 Sza - Ctrl
Key Tracks: Supermodel. Normal Girl. Go Gina.


Albums I wish I heard more before making this list:
James Holden - The Animal Spirits
Bjork - Utopia
Daniele Luppi & Parquet Courts - MILANO
Fever Ray - Plunge

Honorable Mentions
John Maus - Screen Memories
Richard Dawson - Peasants
Brian Jonestown Massacre - Don't Get Lost
Ariel Pink - Dedicated to Bobby Jameson
Drake - More Life
IDLES - Brutalism
Why? - Moh Lhean
Sleaford Mods - English Tapas
Bibio - Phantom Brickworks
Fourtet - New Energy
Chelsea Wolfe - Hiss Spun
Avey Tare - Eucalyptus
Kurt Vile & Courtney Barnett - Lotta Sea Lice
Thee oh Sees - Orc
Mac Demarco - This Old Dog
Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
Dirty Projectors - Dirty Projectors
Fionn Regan - Meeting of the Waters
The War on Drugs - A Deeper Understanding
Forest Swords - Compassion
Mac Demarco - This Old Dog

Artists I like who I just wasn't in the mood for in 2017 (or they released a bad record?):
Do Make Say Think - Stubborn Persistent Illusions
GYBE - Luciferian Towers
Sun Kil Moon - Common As Light
St Vincent - MASSEDUCTION
Actress - AZD
Portico Quartet - Art in the Age of Automation
Kevin Morby - City Music
Blondes - Warmth
Gold Class - Drum