2017 Mid-Year Album Lists Thread • Page 11

cwhit is oversaturating the market with his rec

 

oversaturators international?

 

That was Whitty

 

more like Shitty

 

1. lany - lany
2. the maine - lovely little lonely
3. bleachers - gone now
4. paramore - after laughter
5. john mayer - the search for everything
6. coin - how will you know if you never try
7. imagine dragons - evolve
8. rise against - wolves
9. ryan adams - prisoner
10. betty who - the valley
11. curses - chapter 1: introspect
12. new found glory - makes me sick
13. lorde - melodrama
14. steve moakler - steel town
15. motionless in white - graveyard shift
16. grayscale - adornment

 

Not numbered because I can't rank things.

John Moreland - Big Bad Luv
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit - The Nashville Sound
Matthew Ryan - Hustle Up Starlings
Craig Finn - We All Want the Same Things
Conor Oberst - Salutations
Justin Townes Earle - Kids in the Street
Lorde - Melodrama
Bleachers - Gone Now
Ryan Adams - Prisoner

 

1. Paramore - After Laughter
2. David Bazan - Care
3. Portugal. The Man - Woodstock
4. Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
5. Charly Bliss - Guppy
6. Bleachers - Gone Now
7. Cloud Nothings - Life Without Sound
8. Oso Oso - The Yunahon Mixtape
9. The Menzingers - After the Party
10. Japandroids - Near to the Wild Heart of Life
11. Tigers Jaw - Spin
12. MUNA - About U
13. Misterwives - Connect the Dots
14. Smidley - Smidley
15. Vagabon - Infinite Worlds
16. Emperor X - Oversleepers International
17. Lorde - Melodrama
18. Satchmode - Love Hz
19. Harry Styles - Harry Styles
20. Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory

 

1. The Menzingers - After the Party
2. Ryan Adams - Prisoner
3. Jason Isbell - Nashville Sound
4. Paramore - After Laughter
5. Leif Vollebekk – Twin Solitude
6. John Moreland - Big Bad Luv
7. Lorde - Melodrama
8. Matthew Ryan - Hustle Up, Starlings
9. New Found Glory - Makes Me Sick
10. Natalie Hemby - Puxico

 

Wasn't a big fan but cool to see Matthew Ryan get some love.

 

I mean he did win MVP

 

I saw this in my notifications and instantly went "no....don't..." and you did lol

 

I mean you had to know, I have to get you back for all the things you've done to me

 

1. Kehlani - SweetSexySavage
2. Rick Ross - Rather You Than Me
3. Jay Z - 4:44
4. The Menzingers - After The Party
5. Oddisee - The Iceberg
6. G Perico - All Blue
7. Jonwayne - Rap Album 2
8. DJ Quik - Rosecrans
9. Big Sean - I Decided.
10. J Hus - Common Sense
11. Syd - Fin
12. Fat Joe x Remy Ma - Plata O Plomo
13. MC Eiht - Which Way Iz West
14. Snoop Dogg - Neva Left
15. Joey Badass - All Amerikkkan Badass
16. New Found Glory - Makes Me Sick
17. Career Crooks - Good Luck With That
18. Higher Brothers - Black Cab (Chinese Hip Hop)
19. Nadia Rose - Highly Flammable
20. Nicky Jam - Fenix

You all should listen to the Kehlani album.

 

Don't think I've even listened to 10 albums this year. Gonna go through the thread and check some stuff out.

 

Put together 10 of my favs. It's been a good year of music, I know I have much to listen to, but these are all pretty fantastic.

1. (Sandy) Alex G - Rocket
2. Violents & Monica Martin - Awake and Pretty Much Sober
3. Julie Byrne - Not Even Happiness
4. Fleet Foxes - Crack Up
5. Craig Finn - We All Want the Same Thing
6. Can't Swim - Fail You Again
7. Blackbear - Digital Druglord
8. The Shins - Heartworms
9. Aviator - Loneliness Leaves The Light On For Me
10. Japandroids - Near to The Wild Heart of Life

 

Subbing to read later, Big Thief, Tennis, Kendrick, Ratboys, Nnamdi, and Choker albums come to mind I'll list more later

 

Probably Head North or Bazan for me.

 

Ok I'm going tiers:

AOTY:
Big Thief - Capacity

AOTY contenders:
Kendrick - Damn
Tennis - Yours Conditionally
Ratboys - GN

Albums I enjoy at a very high level:
Choker - Peak
Nnamdi Ogbonnaya- Drool
Cayetana - New Kind of Normal
Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
Crumb - Locket

Other Very Good Albums:
Alex Napping - Mise En Place
Girlpool - Powerplant
Captain We're Sinking - King of No Man
Smino - blkswn
Mykele Deville - Peace, Fam
Vagabon - Infinite Worlds

And then there are a bunch of other albums in the spotify playlist I made for stuff I listened to and liked this year, but I need to listen to those more.

 

You heard Jay Som?

 

Yup, would definitely go in the last category but I forgot to put in my playlist, good call

 

I'm having issues placing a few different ones, so I'm just going to list a general top 10 without numbers. But here is mine!

Sorority Noise
Swordfish
Lights & Motion
Kid Koala
Captain We're Sinking
Cayetana
Dia Frampton
Diet Cig
The Bombpops

And I'll reserve one spot for the upcoming Katie Ellen album because there's no way that ex-Chumped members are not going to make it in my top 10, plus I love the singles released so far.

 

1. The Maine - Lovely Little Lonely
2. Acceptance - Colliding By Design
3. Gorillaz - Humanz
4. Paramore - After Laughter
5. Fleet Foxes - Crack-Up
6. AFI - AFI (The Blood Album)
7. Mastodon - Emperor of Sand
8. Have Mercy - Make the Best of It
9. Real Estate - In Mind
10. Japandroids - Near to the Wild Heart of Life
11. Phoenix - Ti Amo
12. Royal Blood - How Did We Get So Dark
13. Lorde - Melodrama
14. Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
15. Hundredth - Rare

 

Just caught up on the thread, downloaded Cigarettes After Sex, Dryjacket, Planetarium, Midnight Reruns, Uyama Hiroto, and Wild Pink to check out later, thanks ya'll

Also I completely forgot Drake released an album this year

 

This year has been just ok for me so far but here is everything that has stuck with me to some capacity. Theres a bunch of albums I need to spend more time with to see if they'll grow on me over time. Also in no particular order:

Paramore - After Laughter (Easily my favorite of the year so far)
Northlane - Mesmer
The Menzingers - After the Party
Hundredth - Rare
White Reaper - The World's Best American Band
Head North - The Last Living Man...
Ryan Adams - Prisoner
Free Throw - Bear Your Mind
Elder - Reflections of a Floating World
Royal Blood - How Did We Get So Dark

Also heres some releases I'm hyped/hoping for in the second half of the year:

Turnover - Good Nature
Cloakroom - Time Well
Queens of the Stone Age - Villains
Foo Fighters - Concrete & Gold
Thy Art is Murder - Dear Desolation
Mansions - TBA
Seahaven - TBA
Foxing - TBA
Citizen - TBA
Circa Survive - TBA
Veil of Maya - TBA
My Ticket Home - TBA
Prawn - TBA

 

Is Foxing supposed to release an album this year?