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.