My round-up of the best albums to be released in 2017.
Best 30 Albums of 2017
1. The Dirty Projectors – The Dirty Projectors

2. Richard Dawson – Peasant

3. Jonwayne – Rap Album Two
4. Irma Vep – No Handshake Blues
5. SZA – Ctrl

6. Mount Eerie – A Crow Looked At Me
7. Little Kid – Sun Milk

8. Tim Darcy – Saturday Night

9. Micah P. Hinson – Presents the Holy Strangers

10. Destroyer – Ken

11. Bing & Ruth – No Home of the Mind

12. Baxter Dury – Prince of Tears

13. Joey Fourr – Velvet Realness

14. God Speed You! Black Emperor – Luciferian Towers
15. Do Make Say Think – Stubborn Persistent Illusions

16. Bruno Sanfilippo – Lost & Found
17. Garden Centre – Monster Energy

18. Ocean Floor – Four Shadows
19. Kendrick Lamar – DAMN.

20. The Get Money Squad – Ruff Buff

Read my review of Ruff Buff over at Gold Flake Paint.
21. Stormzy – Gang Signs & Prayer

22. Stereocilia – Hive Mind
23. Doldrums – Esc
24. Colin Stetson – All This I Do For Glory
25. Chuck – Frankenstein Songs for the Grocery Store
26. Sarah Davachi – All My Circles Run
27. Bob Dylan – Triplicate
28. Saagara – 2
29. Astrid & Rachel Grimes – Through the Sparkle
30. Taylor Deupree & Marcus Fischer – Lowlands
For a fantastic list, check out Tom Blake’s 52 strong end of year list.