Best Of, Year End Review
by William Ruben Helms

The Best Albums of 2017

 

Best Albums of 2017

 

 

  1. Amber Arcades: Cannonball EP

 

 

 

  1. Fufanu: Sports

 

 

  1. DBFC: Jenks

 

 

  1. Kokoko!: Tokoliana EP

 

  1. Softspot: Clearing

 

 

  1. The Parson Red Heads: Blurred Harmony, Expanded Edition

 

 

  1. Various Artists: DRUG BLVD.

 

 

  1. Statik Selektah: 8

 

 

 

  1. Howard Ivans: Beautiful Tired Bodies

 

 

Hayley Thompson-King: Psychotic Melancholia

       

 

 

  1. Metz: Strange Peace

 

 

 

  1. Mark Lanegan Band: Gargoyle

 

  1. The Afghan Whigs: In Spades

 

 

  1. Alexander F: S/T LP

 

 

  1. The Horrors: V

 

 

  1. Pissed Jeans: Why Love Now

 

Supergombo: Explorations

       

 

 

  1. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard: Flying Microtonal Banana

 

 

  1. Cajsa Siik: Domino

 

 

  1. Wax Idols: American Tragic (Reissue)

 

 

 

  1. Tinariwen: Elwan

 

 

Tamikrest: Kidal

 

 

  1. Various Artists: Synthesize the Soul: Astro-Atlantic Hypnotic From the Cape Verde Islands

 

  1. Here Lies Man: S/T LP

 

 

  1. Second Still: S/T LP

 

 

 

True Moon: S/T LP

 

ACES: Stranger EP

 

  1. Ultrviolence: Forty Knives EP

 

 

Various Artists: Brown Acid: The Fourth Trip

 

 

Wolkoff: Who Wouldn’t Fail EP

 

 

 

  1. Goldfrapp: Silver Eye

 

 

  1. The Dream Eaters: We Are a Curse

 

 

Ward White: As Consolation 

 

Honorable Mentions

 

  1. Shabazz Palaces: Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star

 

 

Shabazz Palaces: Quarzarz Vs. The Jealous Machines

 

 

  1. ADULT.: Detroit House Guests

 

 

  1. Janka Nabay and The Bubu Gang: Build Music