My Top 10 Albums from 2017

in #music7 years ago

OK OK I'm late doing this. But I'm also new here so be VERY gentle. 2017 was a FANTASTIC year for new music... with a few disappointments, but mostly PURE GOLD!

Top 10 Albums of 2017 (in order):

  1. John Mayer - The Search for Everything
  2. Linkin Park - One More Light
  3. Timber Timbre - Sincerely, Future Pollution
  4. The XX - I See You
  5. QOTSA - Villains
  6. Beck - Colours
  7. LCD Soundsystem - American Dream
  8. John 5 & the Creatures - Season of the Witch
  9. Lorde - Melodrama
  10. Incubus - 8

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It may be my #1 album of the year, but what the HELL is up with the album cover? Oh HEY jsut hanging out with a tape measure on my head. LOLZ!

Notable Mentions:
Foo Fighters - Concrete and Gold
Prophets of Rage - Prophets of Rage
Cold War Kids - LA Devine
FOAM - Coping Mechanisms
Royal Blood - How Did We Get So Dark?
Kendrik Lamar - Damn.
Primus - The Desaturating Seven
Holy Holy - Paint

Biggest Disappointments:
The Darkness - Pinewood Smile
HAIM - Something to Tell You
Jay-Z - 4:44
Poni Hoax - Tropical Suite
Bad//Dreems - Gutful
NIN - Add Violence

EPS of Note:
The Lennon Claypool Delirium - Lime & Limpid Green
Coldplay - Kaleidoscope EP

Discovered in 2017 (but released earlier):
Beirut - The Rip Tide
Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe
Solange - A Seat at the Table
Chris Isaak - Baha Sessions
Billy Cobham - Spectrum
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Timber Timbre - Creep On Creepin’ On
Beyonce - Lemonade
Megadeth - Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying

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Wilkinson - hypnotic. Great drum n bass!!!

Just checking our your brother's blog. So presumably you are a kiwi too, but in Aus?