(that picture describes me reading all of theses album lists)

To many of you who are fucking sick of album reviews, so am I. However, people like myself, enjoy reading them and ultimately comparing them to their personal list. “What???? Why the fuck did Pitchfork not rank Frank Ocean’s new project number 1???” I am not going to bore anyone with details of it, but I will give a brief description for the top 10 albums that are on my list. This year was a treat musically, I hope you enjoy. Don’t write anger mail to me saying that David Bowie should have been higher on the list. To reiterate, this is a SUBJECTIVE and PERSONAL FAVORITE list of have made.

 

50. California-Blink 182 

 

 

49. The Beautiful Game-Vulfpeck

48.Introverted Intuition- Lance Skiiiwalker 

47. Eternally Even-Jim James

46. Heads Up-Warpaint

45. Nosebleed Weekend-The Coathangers

44. Around the House-Chook Race

43. Ape in Pink Marble-Devendra Banhart

42. Cardinal-Pinegrove

41. American Band-Drive-By Truckers

40. Calico Review-Allah-Las

39. Holy Ghost-Modern Baseball

38. Mindfulness-Flyying Colours

37. Farewell, Starlite!- Francis and the Lights

36.High Visceral Pt. 1-Psychedelic Porn Crumpets

35. Absolute Loser-Fruit Bats

34. Leave Me Alone-Hinds

33. Gøggs– Gøggs

32. Blackstar- David Bowie

31. Versace Summer- Jank

30. Blank Face LP-ScHoolboy Q

29. Closer Than You Know- Changes

28. D.W.T.W.-Ab-Soul

27. Tired of Tommorow-Nothing

26. So Long Forever-Palace

25. Pretty Years-Cymbals Eat Guitars

24. Goodness-The Hotlier

23. High In Place- EZTV

22. Bottomless Pit-Death Grips

21. Welcome the Worms- Bleached

20. The Skeleton Tree- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

19. Romantic- Mannequin Pussy

18. Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings- Beach Slang

17. Grandfeathered-Pinkshinyultrablast

16. LP2-American Football

15. Visions of Us on the Land-Damien Jurado

14. Oscillator- Warehouse

13. Puberty 2-Mitski

12. Malibu- Anderson .Paak

11. Touch the Sky-Bob Mould

10. Mangy Love-Cass McCombs

Veteran folk artist returns with his 8th LP that integrates funky rhythms to folksy blues.

 

09. Teens of Denial-Car Seat Headrest

Will Toledo returns with some of his most intimate and creative songwriting yet. Not like he hasn’t already done that….

08. Life of Pablo-Kanye West

Out of all the crazy stuff that Ye has done this year, this may have been the most radiant project he has done.

07. Singing Saw-Kevin Morby

Morby’s music moves us to a place where we are one with nature by placing the most intimate elements of Americana into our world. 

06. My Woman-Angel Olsen

She is a genius.

 

 

05. WORRY. -Jeff Rosenstock

The best combo of Lo-Fi ska punk I have ever heard. Jeff’s album is worth every penny.

04. 22, A Million-Bon Iver

Justin Vernon returns with a different direction of folktronica, that honestly shouldn’t surprise anyone. After his way too long hiatus of not making music, he surely did not disappoint me.

03. Cody-Joyce Manor 

Haven’t stopped listening to this album since it came out. If you want an underground version of Blink 182, then listen to this.

02. The Sun’s Tirade-Isaiah Rashad

He is back. What a fucking show TDE put on for us. Beats and rhymes so groovy it makes me reminisce to the times when Outkast ran southern hip hop.

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01. Is The Is Are- DIIV

Jangly bedroom rock certainly isn’t dead. DIIV integrates their new stuff with playful guitar melodies and shoegaze elements that add a unique texture for their second LP.