It’s that time of year again, when I count down my favorite music releases of the year. 2017 was a disappointing year overall – a very challenging, hard year. But the albums below provided some light.
Read my list, let me know what you think of it, and enjoy these albums on Spotify HERE
50. Elbow – Little Fictions
49. Ryan Adams – Prisoner
48. Phoenix – Ti Amo
47. Sallie Ford – Soul Sick
46.Thundercat – Drunk
45. The Big Moon – Love in the 4th Dimension
44. David Bazan – Care
43. Kiran Leonard – Derevaun Seraun
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42. Weaves – Wide Open
41. Palace – So Long Forever
40. Yumi Zouma – Willowbank
39. Julie Byrne – Not Even Happiness
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38. Cape Francis – Falling into Pieces
37. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings – Soul of a Woman
36. Ye Vagabonds – Ye Vagabonds
35. Jay-Z – 4:44
34. Broken Social Scene – Hug of Thunder
33. Grizzly Bear – Painted Ruins
32. Aimee Mann – Mental Illness
31. Jay Som – Everybody Works
30. Slowdive – Slowdive
29. Future Islands – The Far Field
28. Loney Dear – Loney Dear
27. Mavis Staples – If All I Was Was Black
26. Alvvays – Antisocialites
25. Manchester Orchestra – A Black Mile to the Surface
24. Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile – Lotta Sea Lice
23. Feist – Pleasure
22. The xx – I See You
21. Penguin Cafe – The Imperfect Sea
20. Japanese Breakfast – Soft Sounds from Another Planet
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19. Fleet Foxes – Crack-Up
18. New Pornographers – Whiteout Conditions
17. U2 – Songs of Experience
16. Spoon – Hot Thoughts
15. Gorillaz – Humanz
14. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – The Nashville Sound
13. Jens Lekman – Life Will See You Now
12. LCD Soundsystem – American Dream
11. The War on Drugs – A Deeper Understanding
10. Perfume Genius – No Shape
09. Julien Baker – Turn out the Lights
08. Laura Marling – Semper Femina
07. Kendrick Lamar – DAMN.
06. Bedouine – Bedouine
05. Father John Misty – Pure Comedy
04. Lorde – Melodrama
03. Iron & Wine – Beast Epic
02. Beck – Colors
01. St Vincent – MASSEDUCTION
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