2017 end of the year lists

10 Best Albums of 2017 to Pump Up Your Productivity Over the Holiday Break - You won't be disappointed by any of these albums.

There ought to be a "shit that looks like a clickhole but isn't" thread, too

this is v exciting at first but is possibly a little too shapeless for me

― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Monday, December 18, 2017 5:22 PM (thirty-seven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I get this, it's "fleeting" in a way. But it's a helluva trip imo, I keep coming back to it. The shapelessness appeals to me, in that I don't necessarily need to know where what song begins or ends.

Last night I was getting frustrated with how much of what I've been listening to year-end is a bit shapeless and "experimental" in a way that often ends up sounding the same to me (possibly my fault). I like tunes, but admittedly, I usually pass over some genres where they can be found. I haven't listen to L'Rain enough to know what I think about it specifically though. But in general, I get a little frustrated by the lack of sharp lines in much of the year-end alternative/underground/experimental I check out.

The L'Rain album clocks in under 30 minutes iirc, and it's got a story to tell, too. That's pretty succinct and manageable. The 'sharp lines', or red thread, or story, or whatever you want to call it, draws itself.

I need to listen again more attentively.

https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2017/12/18/aquarium-drunkard-2017-year-in-review/

https://www.tinymixtapes.com/features/2017-favorite-50-music-releases

Aguarium Drunkard the first to give The New Year a well deserved nod?

Brand New album seems erased from collective memory. It's a shame, but probably for the best.

Spin's list is up: https://www.spin.com/featured/50-best-albums-2017/

cool. it looks like all the other lists :)

:D

maybe like a tiiiiiny bit more Brad-tastic than the others. does he write for them? ;)

^makes sense, at least a quarter of all of the summaries were written by ilxors!

haha wait he DOES - i don't even know if i knew that

*retracts any grouchiness implied above*

I don't know why I always think Aquarium Drunkard is an Americana site until they put out eoy lists full of electronic stuff and then I forget again until the next year

maybe like a tiiiiiny bit more Brad-tastic than the others. does he write for them? ;)

― Cardi Acs (imago), Monday, December 18, 2017 12:40 PM (thirty-nine minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i submitted a list and wrote the kehlani blurb

xp i mean, AD's name leans Americana, haha (a wilco reference). I contribute there, the writers are all pretty wide open listeners, in my experience. this year's list seems even more eclectic.

AD's list > everything

Yeah, that list is fantastic.

The AD list is indeed great. I'm kinda shocked the twofer reissue of Ornette Coleman's Crisis and Ornette at 12 didn't make it, though.

That AD list has given me the willies. I need a dictionary of the sublime(s), in which there'd be a big entry for the 'sublime of the unheard' - a Borgesian audio library containing all those bits of music you've missed, avoided, will never hear, multiplying recklessly in the dank infinities of the great inner ear.

https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-20-best-pop-and-randb-albums-of-2017/

1. SZA - Ctrl
2. Lorde - Melodrama
3. Kelela - Take Me Apart
4. Sampha - Process
5. Charlotte Gainsbourg - Rest
6. Ibeyi - Ash
7. St. Vincent - Masseduction
8. Lana Del Rey - Lust for Life
9. Syd - Fin
10. The xx - I See You
11. Kehlani - SweetSexySavage
12. Sevdaliza - ISON
13. Paramore - After Laughter
14. Charli XCX - Pop 2
15. Sophia Somajo - Freudian Slip
16. Khalid - American Teen
17. Goldfrapp - Silver Eye
18. Haim - Something to Tell You
19. Rina Sawayama - RINA
20. Dua Lipa - Dua Lipa

AD is blocked at my work - if someone could post it here that'll be appreciated!

Noisey - The 36 Best Overlooked Albums of 2017

https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/8xvajp/the-best-overlooked-albums-of-2017

no lists from RA this year but they have this instead:

RA: 2017 in electronic music

https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/3090

AD is blocked at my work - if someone could post it here that'll be appreciated!

― nxd, Tuesday, December 19, 2017 10:42 AM (forty-eight minutes ago)

(unranked)

Circuit Des Yeux – Reaching for Indigo
Arthur Russell – Instrumentals
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – The Kid
Alice Coltrane – World Spirituality Classics 1 / The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane
Hiroshi Yoshimura – Music For Nine Postcards
Midori Takada – Through the Looking Glass
Joan Shelley – Joan Shelley
Gunn Truscinski Duo – Bay Head
Neil Young – Hitchhiker
Outro Tempo: Electronic And Contemporary Music From Brazil 1978-1992
Tonstartssbandht Sorcerer
Horse Lords – Mixtape IV
Various – Pop Makossa: The Invasive Dance Beat of Cameroon 1976-1984
Bitchin Bajas – Baja Fresh
Various Artists – Tokyo Flashback
Pharoah Sanders – Tauhid, Jewels of Thought, Summun Bukmun Umyun (Deaf Dumb Blind)
Kamasi Washington – Harmony of Difference
Joe Henderson – The Elements
Gal Costa – Índia
Yoko Ono – Fly
Laraaji – Sun Gong/Bring on the Sun
OCS – Memory of a Cut Off Head
Paul Major – Feel the Music, Vol. 1
Omni – Multi-task
Oté Maloya: The Birth of Electric Maloya on Reunion Island 1975-1986
Kronos Quartet & Trio Da Kali – Ladilikan
Zazou/Bikaye/CY1 – Noir et Blanc
Marijata – This Is Marijata
Rev. Lonnie Farris – A Night at the House of Prayer
Pastor T.L. Barrett – Do Not Pass Me By Vol. 2
Kikagaku Moyo – Stone Garden
Headroom – Head in the Clouds
Endless Boogie – Vibe Killer
Children of Alice – Children of Alice
Mary Lattimore – Collected Pieces
Charlotte Gainsbourg – Rest
Josiah Steinbrick – Meeting of Waters
Joseph Shabason – Aytche
Eddie the Wheel – Leave Behind
Even a Tree Can Shed Tears: Japanese Folk & Rock 1969-1973
Helado Negro – Private Energy
Destroyer – ken
The Myrrors – Hasta La Victoria
Six Organs of Admittance – Burning the Threshold
The Feelies – In Between
Kevin Morby – City Music
The War On Drugs – A Deeper Understanding
LCD Soundsystem – american dream
Spiritual Jazz 7: Islam
Pauline Anna Strom – Trans-Millenia Music
Penguin Cafe The Imperfect Sea/Penguin Cafe Orchestra – Union Cafe
Bob Dylan – Trouble No More
The Beach Boys – Sunshine Tomorrow
Wooden Wand – Clipper Ship
Chuck Johnson – Balsams
Bill Orcutt – Bill Orcutt
Elkhorn – The Black River
King Krule – The OOZ
Greg Fox – The Gradual Progression
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma – On the Echoing Green
Juana Molina – Halo
Makaya McCraven – Highly Rare
Colleen – A Flame My Love A Frequency
Sinkane – Life & Livin It
Shabazz Palaces – Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star/Quazarz vs. the Jealous Machines
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – The French Press EP
Tony Conrad – Ten Years Alive on the Infinite Plain
Bill MacKay – Esker
Dustin Wong & Takako Minekawa – Are Euphoria
The Clientele – Music for the Age of Miracles
Sloppy Heads – Useless Smile
Kelly Lee Owens – Kelly Lee Owens
Kendrick Lamar – DAMN
79rs Gang – Dead and Gone” b/w “Wrong Part of Town
Thundercat – Drunk
Yishak Banjaw – Love Songs, Vol. 2
Awa Poulo – Poulo Warali
Various Artists – Agrim Agadez
The Original Sound of Mali
Brooklyn Raga Massive – Terry Riley In C
Les Filles de Illighadad – Eghass Malan
Popol Vuh – Agape–Agape Love Love/Spirit of Peace
Mt. Kimbie – Love What Survives
Coupler – Gifts from the Ebb Tide
Anna Makirere – Tiare Avatea
Wilco – Being There
Trummors – Headlands
Jake Xerxes Fussell – What in the Natural World
Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society – Simultonality
Hiss Golden Messenger – Hallelujah Anyhow
Marvin Pontiac – The Asylum Tapes
The Weather Station – The Weather Station
Bright Phoebus: The Songs of Mike and Lal Waterson
Mountain Goats – Goths
Hayden Pedigo – Greetings from Amarillo
Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile – Lotta Sea Lice
Fletcher Tucker – Cold Spring
Philip Lewen – Am I Really Here All Alone?
Chris Forsyth & the Solar Motel Band – Dreaming in the Non-Dream
Kacy & Clayton – The Siren’s Song
Jackie Shane – Any Other Way
Link Wray – S/T
Jan Schulte: Tropical Drums of Deutschland
Luka Productions – Fasokan
Mind Over Mirrors – Undying Color
David Bazan – Care
Julie Byrne – Not Even Happiness
Jessi Colter – The Psalms
Ahmad Jamal Trio – The Awakening
Can – The Singles
Sweet as Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes from the Horn of Africa
Robyn Hitchcock – S/T
Nick Lowe – Party of One
Acetone – 1992-2001
Skyway Man – Seen Comin’ from A Mighty Eye
The New Year – Snow
Maston – Tulips
Michael Nau – Some Twist
Bonnie “Prince” Billy – Best Troubadour
House and Land – S/T
On Fillmore: The Happiness of Living
Jaimie Branch – Fly Or Die
Sam Amidon – The Following Mountain
Psychic Temple – IV: Chris Schlarb

thank you!

Top 10 Hottest Nigerian Artists For 2017 | Jaguda.com

http://jaguda.com/editorial/top-10-hottest-nigerian-music-artists-2017/

The Quietus Tracks Of The Year 2017

http://thequietus.com/articles/23768-tracks-of-the-year-songs-2017

jesus I've only hears like 5 albums on the Noisey overheard list. this Gang of Youths record is a thing

man I need to hear that Six Organs, totally spaced it

the Quietus #1 track does nothing for me, esp the vocal

i think it'd be good without the tone-deaf mark hollis impression yeah

good stuff on the quietus list still

just want to lobby a bit for the sophia somajo record

Sucks that ResidentAdvisor wont do a tracks EOY list, they were one of my favorites.

This feature is pretty cool either way.

!!tardigrade alert!!

The Prog Report - Best Prog Albums of 2017
http://progreport.com/new-best-prog-albums-of-2017/

Big Big Train - Grimspound
Caligula's Horse - In Contact
The Dear Hunter - All Is as All Should Be
Leprous - Malina
Lifesigns - Cardington
The Mute Gods - tardigrades will inherit the earth
Nad Sylvan - The Bride Said No
Nova Collective - The Further Side
Pain of Salvation - In the Passing Light of Day
PFM - Emotional Tattoos
Sons of Apollo - Psychotic Symphony
Steven Wilson - To the Bone
Styx - The Mission
Threshold - Legends of the Shire
Tim Bowness - Lost in the Ghost Light

Crack Magazine - top 25 tracks of 2017
https://crackmagazine.net/article/feature-lists/tracks-year-2017/#number25

^ not a bad list btw

Laut.de - Die 50 Alben des Jahres
http://www.laut.de/News/Best-Of-2017-Die-50-Alben-des-Jahres-15-12-2017-14247/Seite-1

50 Converge - The Dusk in us
49 Judith Holofernes - Ich bin das Chaos
48 Feist - Pleasure
47 LCD Soundsystem - American Dream
46 Faber - Sei ein Faber im Wind
45 Goldfrapp - Silver Eye
44 The War on Drugs - A deeper understanding
43 Spoon - Hot Toughts
42 Dexter - Haare nice Socken fly
41 Pro - Tru.
40 Princess Nokia - 1992 Deluxe
39 Idles - Brutalism
38 Run the Jewels - RTJ3
37 Dead Cross - Dead Cross
36 SZA - Ctrl
35 S O H N - Rennen
34 Ho99o9 - United States of Horror
33 Queens of the Stone Age - Villains
32 The National - Sleep well Beast
31 Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile - Lotta Sea Lice
30 Anna Ternheim - All the way to Rio
29 Chelsea Wolfe - Hiss Spun
28 Sampha - Process
27 Phoenix - Ti Amo
26 Everything Everything - A Fever Dream
25 Jay-Z - 4:44
24 Jarvis Cocler & Chilly Gonzales - Room 29
23 King Krule - The Ooz
22 Manchester Orchestra - A black mile to the surface
21 Father John Misty - Pure Comedy
20 Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
19 Jamiroquai - Automaton
18 St. Vincent - Masseduction
17 The XX - I see you
16 Future - HNDRXX
15 Liam Gallagher - As you were
14 Antilopen Gang - Anarchie und Alltag
13 Steven Wilson - To the bone
12 Lana Del Rey - Lust for Life
11 Baxter Dury - Prince of Tears
10 Dirty Projectors - Dirty Projectors
09 Lorde - Melodrama
08 Mastodon - Emperir of Sand
07 Ulver - The Assassination of Julius Caesar
06 Mark Lanegan - Gargoyle
05 Bilderbuch - Magic Life
04 Kendrick Lamar - Damn.
03 Trettmann - #DIY
02 Zugezogen Maskulin - Alle gegen Alle
01 Sleaford Mods - English Tapes

wahnsinn oder?

for a moment i thought that sleaford mods album was called english tapas and i think i would have preferred that tbh

I thought that was the name!

https://www.discogs.com/Sleaford-Mods-English-Tapas/master/1142161

haha it's not just me going mad then

yeah, whoever transcribed the list just made a typo. clicked through to check and laut.de did get it right

top comment is otm imo:

Mirja E. Gahl Vor 4 Tagen

frescher east midländs aktzent und nich dumme texte aba das gesammtwerk ist doch eha monothon und ermüdent langweilich

oh they have these guys in germany too:

bigfoofightersfan Vor 3 Tagen

Satire, pure Satire Ihr "Musikprofis"

The Crack list is pretty good.