My favorite albums of 2017, mostly without commentary. Lot of good music last year and far too much to keep up with -- so much so that this is by definition a selective list. But my listening preferences have generally gravitated towards a lot of electronic music, a bit of indie rock, and that's about it. Nothing too surprising or cutting edge. That being said, instead of ranking all the 25 entries in alphabetical order (which I usually do), I'll do most of them in alphabetical order, with the top 6 in terms of my favorites. So here's the top six:
TOP 6
6. Nine Inch Nails - Add Violence (EP)
5. kara-Lis Coverdale - Grafts (EP)
4. Jlin - Black Origami
3. The National - Sleep Well Beast
2. Sudan Archives - Sudan Archives (EP)
1. Grizzly Bear - Painted Ruins
The remaining 17:
1. Arca - Arca
2. Arcade Fire - Everything Now
3. Beck - Colors
4. Bedouine - Bedouine
5. Eluvium - Shuffle Drones (EP)
6. Fever Ray - Plunge
7. Four Tet - New Energy
8. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lucifer Towers
9. Chris Mars - Note To Self
10. Lauren Halo - Dust
11. LCD Soundsystem - American Dream
12. METZ - Strange Peace
13. Mogwai - Every Country's Sun
14. Slowdive - Slowdive
15. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - The Kid
16. Tinariwen - Elwan
17. The xx - I See You
New Stuff by '60s Hippies That I Liked:
- Robert Plant - Carry Fire
- Roger Waters - Is This The Life We Really Want?
Best Dad Rock Reissues
- The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Fleetwood Mac - Tango In The Night
- John Hassell - Dream Theory in Malaya: Fourth World Volume Two
- Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain Deluxe
- The Verve - Urban Hymns
Not Sure What Category To Put In
- The Replacements - For Sale: Live at Maxwell's 1986
- Neil Young - Hitchhiker
TOP 6
6. Nine Inch Nails - Add Violence (EP)
5. kara-Lis Coverdale - Grafts (EP)
4. Jlin - Black Origami
3. The National - Sleep Well Beast
2. Sudan Archives - Sudan Archives (EP)
1. Grizzly Bear - Painted Ruins
The remaining 17:
1. Arca - Arca
2. Arcade Fire - Everything Now
3. Beck - Colors
4. Bedouine - Bedouine
5. Eluvium - Shuffle Drones (EP)
6. Fever Ray - Plunge
7. Four Tet - New Energy
8. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lucifer Towers
9. Chris Mars - Note To Self
10. Lauren Halo - Dust
11. LCD Soundsystem - American Dream
12. METZ - Strange Peace
13. Mogwai - Every Country's Sun
14. Slowdive - Slowdive
15. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - The Kid
16. Tinariwen - Elwan
17. The xx - I See You
New Stuff by '60s Hippies That I Liked:
- Robert Plant - Carry Fire
- Roger Waters - Is This The Life We Really Want?
Best Dad Rock Reissues
- The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Fleetwood Mac - Tango In The Night
- John Hassell - Dream Theory in Malaya: Fourth World Volume Two
- Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain Deluxe
- The Verve - Urban Hymns
Not Sure What Category To Put In
- The Replacements - For Sale: Live at Maxwell's 1986
- Neil Young - Hitchhiker