Honourable Mentions:
Frail Hands - S/T
No Omega - Culture
People Like You - Verse
Cloakroom - Time Well
Massa Nera - Los Pensamientos De Una Cara Palida
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The Magnetic Fields - 50 Song Memoir
49
Rainer Maria - S/T
48
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Luciferian Towers
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Shizune - Cheat Death, Live Dead!
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Sect - No Cure For Death
45
Ty Segall - Ty Segall
44
All Pigs Must Die - Hostage Animal
43
Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile - Lotta Sea Lice
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Cigarettes After Sex - Cigarettes After Sex
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The World is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die - Always Foreign
40
Queens Of The Stone Age - Villians
39
METZ - Strange Peace
38
Chelsea Wolfe - Hiss Spun
37
The xx - I See You
36
Tigers Jaw - Spin
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Incendiary - Thousand Mile Stare
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Björk - Utopia
33
Japandroids - Near To The Wild Heart of Life
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Career Suicide - Machine Response
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Laura Marling - Semper Femina
30
Full of Hell - Trumpeting Ecstasy
29
Waxahatchee - Out In The Storm
28
The War On Drugs - A Deeper Understanding
27
St. Vincent - MASSEDUCTION
26
Jay-Z - 4:44
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Remo Drive - Greatest Hits
24
Priests - Nothing Feels Natural
23
Drake - More Life
22
Perfume Genius - No Shape
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Alvvays - Antisocialites
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Power Trip - Nightmare Logic
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Sorority Noise - You're Not As _____ As You Think
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Julien Baker - Turn Out The Lights
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Sun Kil Moon - Common as Light and Love Are Red Valleys of Blood
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the Mountain Goats - Goths
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The Menzingers - After The Party
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Fleet Foxes - Crack-Up
13
Tyler, The Creator - Flower Boy
12
Code Orange - Forever
11
Single Mothers - Our Pleasure
10
Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
9
Brockhampton - Saturation
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Brockhampton - Saturation III
7
Brockhampton - Saturation II
6
The National - Sleep Well Beast
5
Brand New - Science Fiction
4
Converge - The Dusk In Us
3
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
2
Father John Misty - Pure Comedy
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Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked At Me
Brand New? What are you playing at mate - don't support abusers!
ReplyDeleteSo everyone in the band is guilty of what one member did? I think the album is awful, but you're a fucking idiot.
DeleteYou have a point, but it is still one of the best albums of the year. Some people can separate the art from the artist.
DeleteWas addicted to this album when it came out. Was never even that into them. Haven't listened to it since the news broke, and not sure I could really enjoy it the same way again. Such a shame.
DeleteThe thing is, Brand New IS Lacey, he does all the writing and composition, no? Awful rude to call someone a "fucking idiot" for literally just trying to stop an abuser for succeeding further
DeleteI'd throw in:
ReplyDeleteIdles - Brutalism (AOTY tied with Converge's new one)
Do Make Say Think - Stubborn Persistent Illusions
'68 - Two Parts Viper
Idylls - The Barn
Down I Go - Mortals
Big Walnuts Yonder - S/T
Mouthbreather - Pig
Weed - Born Wrong Love
Tera Melos - Trash Generator
Moow - I Can't Tell You How Much it Hurts
Portrayal of Guilt - S/T
Deerhoof - Mountain Moves
Igorrr - Savage Sinusoid
The Heads Are Zeros - S/T
ATDI - Inter Alia (well I liked it)
The I.L.Y.'s - Bodyguard
that Do Make Say Think album's pretty badass. Overlooked by most but definitely top-20 for me.
DeleteAlso, top-5 for me is the James Holden & The Animal Spirits. Awesome stuff.
Also, check out AK/DK.
Idylls for the win! What a band!
DeleteNo Slowdive?
ReplyDeleteSlowdive aoty
DeleteExcellent collection as usual. Love that Japandroids album! Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteSPIRITUAL CRAMP!
ReplyDeleteyou'll put brand new in there but no propagandhi, quicksand....? yikes.
ReplyDeletecriminal to leave out King Krule
ReplyDeleteThe Amulet × Circa Survive? Anyone?
ReplyDeletecan't believe manchester orchestra did not make the cut. album is phenomenal. 2nd to science fiction in my opinion.
ReplyDeletethis album has been on my itunes for a month and I still havent listened to it. I think I might be fucking up, lol.
DeleteAny way these albums (like Drake, Kendrick Lamar, etc) could have links attached?
ReplyDeleteRealistically, all of them. haha.
DeleteGreat list but no Chastity Belt..? :(
ReplyDeleteYou gotta get some Backwards Dancer on here the self titled slays
ReplyDeleteNo Ostraca, really?
ReplyDeleteJust found your blog. Love your taste! Have you heard of Futurebirds? They'd be good for your site.
ReplyDeleteyou'll put brand new in there but no propagandhi, quicksand....? yikes.
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What did Brand New do? I'm not a native speaker so I can't follow news about them.Can someone explain me, please?
ReplyDeleteLast year, it was revealed that Jesse Lacey (member of the band) had a history of sexually abusing underage girls he met at shows in the 2000s, both virtually and physically. He would solicit nudes and make them watch him jack off on webcam, among other things. There have been two confirmed cases, but presumably more. This abuse went on for numerous years, but always started when they were underage. This came out last year, and he issued an apology, stating he has sought therapy for "sex addiction" since then, and regrets his past actions, etc., though a lot of fans did not take well to that excuse, since he was targeting underage and unwilling partners.
DeleteAfter this came out, Brand New cancelled their tour dates. They'll probably never come back, especially since Jesse was the figurehead of the band, and their reputation has forever been tainted. It's a horrid situation, but Science Fiction is still a great album. Just can't defend the actions of the main man who created it.
Hope that makes sense!
Oh God, everything is clear now.Thank you so much for explanation.I wish it had never happened.
DeleteF**k me what a false account from another mob remember. Jesse lacey was no nice guy to women when younger but hes no peodophile. No nudes where solicited from under age girls nor did he have sexual contact with anyone underage. https://mobile.twitter.com/degvusser/status/930211774623711233/photo/1
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