Music: Best album of 2017

[WeThreeKings]

Awesome. I got tickets to the Montreal show and then A perfect circle announced they were playing in Laval a month before.

Spending a lot on travel and tickets this year

Was just in Montreal in June for Tool.

 

[Habsfan22100]

Anyone listen to the Zola Jesus album?

I did, and it's fantastic. Just a really solid album from start to finish. I didn't know much about her and I thought the singles were pretty good, but the album blew me away. I thought Sleep Well Beast would be my favorite album out today, but I was wrong.

 

[Sleemans]

I'm going to Montreal in December to see them live.

Anyone else see them before or planning to?

December 9th in Toronto.

 

[Thucydides]

I thought just half of the national album was decent. Couple songs I thought were kind of snoozefests - walk it back , born to beg, turtleneck.

I thought the last three songs were great.

Might be alone on this one. Maybe it will grow on me.

 

[Aladyyn]

Anneke is just way too good. Nothing compares.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

I thought just half of the national album was decent. Couple songs I thought were kind of snoozefests - walk it back , born to beg, turtleneck.

I thought the last three songs were great.

Might be alone on this one. Maybe it will grow on me.

I didn't dig Turtleneck.

 

[WeThreeKings]

I didn't dig Turtleneck.

Me either.

 

[Thucydides]

Weyes Blood signed to sub pop. New record in 2018. Loved her last record, front row seat to the earth.

One to look out for next year .

 

[DeYarmond Edison]

Weyes Blood signed to sub pop. New record in 2018. Loved her last record, front row seat to the earth.

One to look out for next year .

Need to check her out. She's opening up for the Father John Misty show I'm headed to on Tuesday.

 

[Thucydides]

Nice. Post your thoughts on her live show.

 

[kmad]

Yeah I've only skimmed them before , never really listening. Is "this is happening " not as good ?

Have a long drive ahead of me today and will listen .

Tell us how you feel about this album

 

[Hostile Offer]

Go Farther in Lightness by Gang of Youths is my choice so far. It's like if the National went all Bruce Springsteen except even more all over the place. Enjoy:

 

[NyQuil]

Mise en Scene making some noise.

 

[Mikeaveli]

Top 5 Albums:

1. Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me
2. Jonwayne - Rap Album Two
3. Feist - Pleasure
4. Remo Drive - Greatest Hits
5. Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory

Top 5 Songs:

1. King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - The Lord of Lightning
2. Remo Drive - Yer Killin' Me
3. Jonwayne - These Words Are Everything
4. Oddisee - Digging Deep
5. King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - Nuclear Fusion

Dishonourable Mentions (songs & albums):

Kodak Black - Tunnel Vision
Taylor Swift - ...Ready for It?
Future - HNDRXX
NAV & Metro Boomin - Perfect Timing
XXXTentacion - 17

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

My vinyl of Sleep Well Beast just arrived. It sounds incredible.

 

[John Price]

As my good friend @Poppy says, 2017 was an AWESOME year for music.

Paramore album dropped.

Pvris album dropped.

Now Lights album dropped.

All 3 albums are epic.

 

[BonMorrison]

Between Brand New, The National, War on Drugs, Lana Del Rey, Paramore, Royal Blood, and Kendrick Lamar - this has been a stellar year of music for me. Brand New has been my personal favorite but you really can't go wrong with any of these.

 

[Mikeaveli]

This year has been pretty good imo. The only real big standout for me is Mount Eerie (compared to last year's Tribe, Death Grips, and Danny Brown releases) but lots of stuff I enjoy has come out so I'm happy.

The big one I'm kind of disappointed with this year is King Gizzard. With the singles they dropped before the release of Murder of the Universe (The Lord of Lightning, The Balrog, Digital Black, etc.) I was sure it would be my AOTY but it just didn't pan out into an excellent record.

 

[DeYarmond Edison]

It's a pretty insane year. Here's what I got. Not currently in any order

The National - Sleep Well Beast
Grizzly Bear - Painted Ruins
Iron & Wine - Beast Epic
Neil Young - Hitchhiker
David Ramirez - We're Not Going Anywhere
The War On Drugs - A Deeper Understanding
Father John Misty - Pure Comedy
Jason Isbell - The Nashville Sound
Noah Gundersen - WHITE NOISE
Fleet Foxes - Crack-Up
Gordi - Reservoir
Perfume Genius - No Shape
Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked At Me
Sylvan Esso - What Now
Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory

 

[Thucydides]

Still a few good albums to drop yet , too

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Still a few good albums to drop yet , too

Like the new Kamasi Washington that's supposed to drop today

 

[Thucydides]

The Phoebe Bridgers album is pretty good . Going to give it a better listen tonight .

 

[Thucydides]

Phoebe Bridgers is the next saddest album next to Mount Eeries , a crow looked at me.

Really good album, with only one track that I found drug on , second last , 7 minute song. A sun kil moon cover. Other than that the album was really good. Also there's an appearance by Conor Oberst on "Would you Rather . " found he didn't really fit there next to her voice , dragging it down a little.

Hope she rocks out a little more on her next album. Potential is there.

Solid 8.4/10

 

[void]

Ariel Pink's new album Dedicated to Bobby Jameson is A+++++. It might even end up in my top 5 of the year, if not then top 10 for sure.

 

[Thucydides]

I like the new Ariel pink. It's good! Feels like heaven is my favourite track. What's your top ten?

Top ten :

1. The war on drugs - a deeper understanding
2. Lcd soundsystem - American dream
3. Lorde - Melodrama
4. Kendrick Lamar- damn
5. . Vince Staples - Big fish theory
6. Mount Eerie - a crow looked at me
7. Slowdive - slowdive
8. Broken social scene - hug of thunder
9. Sampha - process
10. Priests - nothing feels natural

Hm:

phoebe bridgers - strangers in the alps (one to watch . Think she might turn into the next angel Olsen type)
Fleet foxes - crack up (I wanted to like this more than I did.)