62. Sylvan Esso - What Now * 63. Cayetana - New Kind of Normal + 64. At The Drive-In - In•ter a•li•a * 65. Slowdive - Slowdive ++ 66. Bing & Ruth - No Home of the Mind * 67. Oddisee - The Iceberg + 68. Moonchild - Voyager + 69. Hoops - Routines * 70. Jay Som - Everybody Works + 71. Natalia Lafourcade - Musas ++ 72. Peter Silberman - Impermanence + 73. Yowie - Synchromysticism * 74. Fleet Foxes - Crack-Up ++ 75. Jonah Levine Collective - Attention Deficit ++ 76. Adult Mom - Soft Spots + 77. tricot - 3 + 78. Bleachers - Gone Now * 79. Tigers Jaw - Spin + 80. Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit - The Nashville Sound ++ 81. Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly & James McAlister - Planetarium ++ The last month or so has been incredible. At least half of my top 10 is in this update.
179. James Vincent McMorrow - True Care (2017) 180. Linkin Park - One More Light (2017) 181. Natalie Hemby - Puxico (2017) 182. White Sea - Tropical Odds (2017) 183. Khalid - American Teen (2017) 184. Violents and Monica Martin - Awake And Pretty Much Sober (2017) 185. Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell Live (2017) 186. Phoenix - Ti Amo (2017) 187. Camille - Ouï (2017) 188. Vic Mensa - The Manuscript (2017) 189. Mazzy Star - So Tonight That I Might See (1993)
Update. Not much from May that I really, really liked. Pet Symmetry, Tigers Jaw, Paramore, DREAMCAR and The Classic Crime were all really good but, none got a +++ from me.
190. SZA - CTRL (2017) 191. Omar Rodríguez-López - Roman Lips (2017) 192. BNQT - Volume 1 (2017) 193. Suede - Suede (1993) 194. Do Make Say Think - Stubborn Persistent Illusions (2017) 195. Eternity Forever - Fantasy (2017) 196. P.M. Dawn - The Bliss Album…? (Vibrations of Love and Anger and the Ponderance of Life and Existence) (2017) 197. Lorde - Melodrama (2017) 198. Portugal. The Man - Woodstock (2017) 199. Big Boi - Boomiverse (2017) 200. Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993) 201. Rise Against - Wolves (2017)
60. LiSA - little devil parade + 61. Sayuri - mikazuki no kokai ++ 62. Konomi Suzuki - lead + 63. MYTH & ROID - eYe's + 64. Perfume Genius - no shape + 65. Hippo Campus - landmark +
82. Marika Hackman - I'm Now Your Man + 83. Robat - Tiny + 84. Pallbearer - Heartless * 85. Gerald Clayton - Tributary Tales + 86. Julia Holter - In The Same Room + 87. Feist - Pleasure * 88. Pet Symmetry - Vision * 89. Leif Vollebekk - Twin Solitude * 90. The New Pornographers - Whiteout Conditions + 91. Beach Fossils - Somersault + 92. Emperor X - Oversleepers International * 93. Spencer Radcliffe & Everybody Else - Enjoy The Great Outdoors * 94. The Mountain Goats - Goths * 95. Charly Bliss - Guppy * 96. Portugal. The Man - Woodstock + 97. Paramore - After Laughter ++ 98. Timber Timbre - Sincerely, Future Pollution * 99. Phoenix - Ti Amo * I missed the memo on Paramore. I never really even liked Paramore but After Laughter hasn't left my car for two weeks. Love the Bombay Bicycle Club vibes. Best pop album of the year so far.
202. Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory (2017) 203. DJ Khaled - Grateful (2017) 204. The Juju - Exchange (2017) 205. VÉRITÉ - Somewhere In Between (2017)
may/june May 52. Emperor X - Oversleepers International [2017] - 53. Day Wave - The Days We Had [2017] + 54. Cayetana - New Kind of Normal [2017] - 55. Mac Demarco - This Old Dog [2017] - 56. Mobina Galore - Feeling Disconnected [2017] - 57. Paramore - After Laughter [2017] ++ 58. Balance and Composure - Slowheart [2017] + 59. Goo Goo Dolls - You Should Be Happy [2017] + 60. Dreamcar - Dreamcar [2017] - 61. HalfNoise - The Velvet Face [2017] + 62. Blink 182 - California Deluxe [2017] --- 63. Tigers Jaw - spin [2017] * 64. Pet Symmetry - Vision [2017] * 65. Linkin Park - One More Light [2017] - June 66. Bleachers - Gone Now [2017] * 67. All Time Low - Last Young Renegade [2017] + 68. Halsey - hopeless fountain kingdom [2017] - 69. 68' - Two Parts Viper [2017] - 70. Allie X - CollXtion 11 [2017] * 71. Rancid - Trouble Maker [2017] - 72. Rise Against - Wolves [2017] - 73. Katy Perry - Witness [2017] - 74. Phoenix - Ti Amo [2017] - 75. London Grammar - Truth Is a Beautiful Thing [2017] - 76. Russ - There's Really A Wolf [2017] - 77. Snoop Dogg - Neva Left [2017] - 78. Denzel Curry - Imperial [2016] + 79. Flatbush Zombies - 3001: A Laced Odyssey [2016] + 80. Caterpillars - The Wicked and Wonderfull [2016] * 81. Sza - CTRL [2017] - 82. Lorde - Melodrama [2017] + 83. Chon - Homey [2017] + 84. Portugal. The Man - Woodstock [2017] - 85. Fleet Foxes - Crack-Up [2017] - 86. Royal Blood - How Did We Get So Dark? [2017] - 87. Captain We're Sinking - The King of No Man [2017] - 88. DJ Khaled - Grateful [2017] - 89. Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory - [2017] -
206. Real Don Music - The Dank Sinatra EP (2015) 207. Real Don Music - The Dank Zappa EP (2017) 208. Benjamin Booker - Witness (2017) 209. Calvin Harris - Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 (2017) 210. Jay-z - 4:44 (2017) 211. Kacy Hill - Like A Woman (2017)
June: 62. Bleachers - Gone Now + 63. Beach Fossils - Somersault + 64. Dua Lipa - Dua Lipa + 65. Smidley - Smidley + 66. Marika Hackman - I'm Not Your Man + 67. Cayetana - New Kind of Normal + 68. Vagabon - Infinite Worlds + 69. London Grammar - Truth Is a Beautiful Thing + 70. Half Walf - form/a EP ++ 71. SZA - CTRL ++ 72. Big Thief - Capacity + 73. Phoenix - Ti Amo + 74. Hoops - Routines + 75. Lorde - Melodrama ++ 76. Portugal. The Man - Woodstock + 77. Single Mothers - Our Pleasure + 78. Young Thug - Beautiful Thugger Girls + 79. Big Boi - Boomiverse * 80. 2 Chainz - Pretty Girls Like Trap Music + 81. Fleet Foxes - Crack-up + 82. Tombs - The Grand Annihilation + 83. Ride - Weather Diaries + 84. Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory ++ 85. Captain, We're Sinking - The King of No Man * 86. The Chain Gang of 1974 - Felt * 87. DJ Khaled - Grateful - 88. Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly and James McAlister - Planetarium + 89. Washed Out - Mister Mellow * 90. The Japanese House - Saw You In a Dream EP +
June: 296. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full 297. Said the Whale - As Long As Your Eyes Are Wide 298. Lorde - Melodrama 299. P.S. Eliot - Introverted Romance in Our Troubled Minds 300. P.S. Eliot - Sadie 301. Ratboys - GN 302. Young Thug - Jeffrey 303. Young Thug - Slime Season 3 304. Young Thug - I'm Up 305. Young Thug - Beautiful Thugger Girls 306. Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory 307. Matchbox Twenty - More Than You Think You Are 308. Billie Holiday - An Evening with Billie Holiday 309. Billie Holiday - Lady Sings the Blues 310. Billie Holiday - Stay With Me 311. Billie Holiday - Velvet Mood 312. Billie Holiday - Music for Torching 313. Harry Styles - Harry Styles 314. Dreamcar - Dreamcar 315. Matthew Ryan - Hustle Up Starlings 316. Bleachers - Gone Now 317. Captain, We're Sinking - The King of No Man 318. Saintseneca - Such Things 319. Misterwives - Connect the Dots 320. '68 - Two Parts Viper 321. Middle Kids - Middle Kids EP 322. Swearin' - Swearin' 323. (Sandy) Alex G - Rocket 324. Smidley - Smidley 325. Xinobi - On the Quiet 326. Dirty Projectors - Dirty Projectors 327. Sampha - Process 328. Trad.Attack! - Kullakarva 329. All Time Low - Last Young Renegade 330. Pet Symmetry - Vision 331. Thelma - Thelma 332. Elder - Reflections of a Floating World 333. Kanye West - Yeezus 334. Future - HNDRXX 335. Bonnie Tyler - Faster Than the Speed of Night 336. Sufjan Stevens, Nico Muhly, Bryce Dessner, and James McAlister - Planetarium 337. King Woman - Created in the Image of Suffering 338. Aimee Mann - Mental Illness 339. Mere Women - Big Skies 340. Turnover - Peripheral Vision 341. The Alchemist - Israeli Salad 342. Francoise Hardy - Gin Tonic 343. Dark City Strings - Stars Above and Depths Below
212. Sir Sly - Don't You Worry, Honey (2017) 213. 2 Chainz - Pretty Girls Like Trap Music (2017) 214. ZZ Ward - The Storm (2017) 215. Matt Pond PA - Winter Lives (2016)
JUNE 29. Sundressed - A Little Less Put Together + 30. Emperor X - Oversleepers International ++ 31. Bleachers - Gone Now + 32. Psy - Psy 8th 4x2=8 - 33. Rincon Sapiência - Galanga Livre ++ 34. All Time Low - Last Young Renegade ++ 35. BRAZA - Tijolo Por Tijolo ++ 36. Portugal. The Man - Woodstock ++ 37. Lorde - Melodrama ++ EP2. Elephant Gym - Work EP ++ 16. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009) + 17. Owl City - Ocean Eyes (2009) ++ EP2. The Maine - Good Love: The Pioneer B-Sides (2012) + amazing month
June 55. BAND-MAID - just bring it ++ 56. Especia - Wizard ++ 57. Kari Band - Kari Ongen - Demo ++ 58. tricot - 3 ++ 59. Marika Hackman - I'm not your man ++ 60. LiSA - little devil parade + 61. Sayuri - mikazuki no kokai ++ 62. Konomi Suzuki - lead + 63. MYTH & ROID - eYe's + 64. Perfume Genius - no shape + 65. Hippo Campus - landmark +
June Update! Last Young Renegade - All Time Low+++ The Last Living Man Ever Alive in the History of the World - Head North+++ Gone Now - Bleachers+++ Wind & Words EP - Deer Leap++ Wolves - Rise Against+++ Trouble Maker - Rancid++ Paradise - Broadside+ Pretty Girls Like Trap Music - 2 Chainz* Beautiful Thugger Girls - Young Thug+ Melodrama - Lorde* The King of No Man - Captain, We're Sinking+++ Big Fish Theory - Vince Staples+ Precious Art - Rozwell Kid+++ Nausea EP - Commonweather+ Thanks. Sorry. Sure. EP - McCafferty++ Running Top Ten (as of 6/28/17) 1. After the Party - The Menzingers 2. The King of No Man - Captain, We're Sinking 3. Gone Now - Bleachers 4. Makes Me Sick - New Found Glory 5. Spin - Tigers Jaw 6. Last Young Renegade - All Time Low 7. Precious Art - Rozwell Kid 8. After Laughter - Paramore 9. Lovely Little Lonely - The Maine 10. You're Not As _____ As You Think - Sorority Noise
June. Easily the best month of the year so far. Bleachers and Lorde and my 1-2 of the year so far, and Dua Lipa, Vince, and Fleet Foxes are all quite easily in my top 10.
July 66. BiSH - GiANT KiLLERS ++ 67. Gesu no Kiwami Otome. - Daruma Ringo + 68. Vickeblanka - Fearless + 69. Lorde - Melodrama + 70. Bleachers - Gone Now + 71. London Grammar - truth is a beautiful thing +
216. Washed Out - Mister Mellow (2017) 217. Zach Gill - Life In The Multiverse (2017) 218. The Chain Gang of 1974 - Felt (2017) 219. Haim - Something To Tell You (2017) 220. Broken Social Scene - Hug of Thunder (2017) 221. Sam Beam & Jesca Hoop - Love Letter For Fire (2016) 222. Christina Grimmie - All Is Vanity (2017) 223. Friends - Manifest! (2012) 224. Mae - The Stageit Sessions (2014) 225. Color Film - Living Arrangements (2017) 226. DJ Shadow - The Mountain Has Fallen (2017) 227. the i.l.y's - Bodyguard (2017)
100. Big Thief - Capacity + 101. Damu the Fudgemunk - Vignettes + 102. Nengu - Pongyaron * 103. Ratboys - GN + 104. John Moreland - Big Bad Luv * 105. Lorde - Melodrama * 106. te' - Kai + 107. New Found Glory - Makes Me Sick * 108. Faux Ivory - Cornerstone Ransom * 109. Fox Territory - Degressive Fusion * 110. Chon - Homey ++ 111. La Lá - Zamba puta + 112. Algiers - The Underside of Power * 113. Dan Auerbach - Waiting on a Song * 114. Sean Rowe - New Lore * 115. Charlotte Dos Santos - Cleo + 116. Insight & Damu The Fudgemunk - Ears Hear Spears + 117. The Maine - Lovely Little Lonely * 118. Angles 9 - Disappeared Behind The Sun + 119. The Necks - Unfold *