2017 in music.

The Hotelier's Goodness somehow won 2016 and David Bowie was robbed. Let's see who wins 2017.

Billboard chart-topping albums of 2017:
Pentatonix - A Pentotonix Christmas (cont. from 2016)
The Weeknd - Starboy (cont. from 2016)
Migos - Culture
Big Sean - I Decided
Soundtrack - Fifty Shades Darker
Future - Future
Future - Hndrxx
Ed Sheeran - ÷
Drake - More Life
The Chainsmokers - Memories ... Do Not Open
Kendrick Lamar - Damn.
Logic - Everybody
Harry Styles - Harry Styles
Linkin Park - One More Light
Bryson Tiller - True to Self
Halsey - Hopeless Fountain Kingdom
Katy Perry - Witness
Lorde - Melodrama
DJ Khaled - Grateful
Jay Z - 4:44
Lana Del Rey - Lust for Life
Arcade Fire - Everything Now
Kesha - Rainbow
REDACTED - Science Fiction
Lil Uzi Vert - Luv is Rage 2
LCD Soundsystem - American Dream
Thomas Rhett - Life Changes
Foo Fighters - Concrete and Gold
The Killers - Wonderful Wonderful
Shania Twain - Now
NF - Perception
Pink - Beautiful Trauma
Niall Horan - Flicker
Kenny Chesney - Live in No Shoes Nation
Sam Smith - The Thrill of It All
Taylor Swift - Reputation
U2 - Songs of Experience
Luke Bryan - What Makes You Country

Billboard chart-topping singles of 2017:
The Weeknd - Starboy (cont. from 2016)
Rae Sremmurd - Black Beatles (cont. from 2016)
Migos - Bad and Boujee (cont. from 2016)
Ed Sheeran - Shape of You
Kendrick Lamar - Humble
Bruno Mars - That's What I Like (cont. from 2016)
DJ Khaled - I'm the One
Luis Fonsi - Despacito
Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do
Cardi B - Bodak Yellow
Post Malone - Rockstar
Ed Sheeran - Perfect

What are your top three albums for 2017? We will keep a running tally and eventually have some sort of bracket. For me it would be:
1. Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me
2. The War on Drugs - A Deeper Understanding
3. Protomartyr - Relatives in Descent

What are some of the forgotten gems from the year? What is overrated? What did you discover at a young age and what did you discover later?

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remainder of the top 15:
4. Father John Misty - Pure Comedy
5. Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile - Lotta Sea Lice
6. Power Trip - Nightmare Logic
7. Alvvays - Antisocialites
8. The National - Sleep Well Beast
9. Conor Oberst - Salutations
10. Phoebe Bridgers - Stranger in the Alps
11. Kendrick Lamar - Damn
12. Randy Newman - Dark Matter
13. Christian Scott - The Emancipation Procrastination
14. Sampha - Sampha
15. Cloakroom - Time Well

honorable mentions:
ASAP Ferg - Still Striving
Big Walnuts Yonder - Big Walnuts Yonder
Circa Survive - The Amulet
Cloud Nothings - Life Without Sound
Code Orange - Forever
Converge - The Dusk in Us
Dan Auerbach - Waiting on a Song
Dua Lipa - Dua Lipa
Fleet Foxes - Crack-Up
Foo Fighters - Concrete and Gold
Forest Swords - Compassion
Future - Future
Future - Hndrxx
Future Islands - The Far Field
Glassjaw - Material Control
Grandaddy - Last Place
Grizzly Bear - Painted Ruins
Harry Styles - Harry Styles
Iron Reagan - Crossover Ministry
Japanese Breakfast - Soft Sounds from Another Planet
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit - The Nashville Sound
Jay Z - 4:44
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Damage and Joy
Joey Badass - All Amerikkkan Badass
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Flying Microtonal Banana
Lana Del Rey - Lust for Life
Laura Marling - Semper Femina
Less Art - Strangled Light
Liam Gallagher - As You Were
Lo Tom - Lo Tom
Lorde - Melodrama
Manchester Orchestra - A Black Mile to the Surface
Margo Price - All American Made
Mastodon - Emperor of Sand
Mogwai - Every Country’s Sun
Oh Sees - Orc
Pallbearer - Heartless
Paramore - After Laughter
Queens of the Stone Age - Villains
Quicksand - Interiors
Ride - Weather Diaries
Roger Waters - Is This the Life We Really Want?
Rostam - Half-Light
The Shins - Heartworms
Slowdive - Slowdive
Spoon - Hot Thoughts
St. Vincent - Masseduction
Strange Ranger - Daymoon
Tyler, the Creator - Flower Boy
U2 - Songs of Experience
Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
White Reaper - The World’s Best American Band
Wolf Alice - Visions of a Life

stuff to check out:
AFI - AFI
Bjork - Utopia
Feist - Pleasure
Idles - Brutalism
Los Campesinos - Sick Scenes
Meek Mill - Wins & Losses
Minus the Bear - Voids
Nikki Lane - Highway Queen
Perfume Genius - No Shape
Shania Twain - Now
SZA - Ctrl
Thundercat - Drunk
Ty Segall - Ty Segall
Waxahatchee - Out in the Storm
Wolves in the Throne Room - Thrice Woven

 

Goodness rightfully won*

 

1. Lorde - Melodrama
2. Bleachers - Gone Now
3. Kendrick Lamar - DAMN
4. Taylor Swift - reputation
5. Kesha - Rainbow
6. Brand New - Science Fiction
7. Dua Lipa - Dua Lipa
8. Lights - Skin&Earth
9. Sampha - Process
10. Gorillaz - Humanz
11. Haim - Something To Tell You
12. Amber Coffman - City of No Reply
13. Dirty Projectors - Dirty Projectors
14. Mutemath - Play Dead
15. St. Vincent - MASSEDUCTION
16. Kehlani - SweetSexySavage
17. Clean Cut Kid - Felt
18. SZA - CTRL
19. The xx - I See You
20. Miguel - War & Leisure

 

1. tigers jaw - spin
2. oso oso - the yunahon mixtape
3. charli xcx - pop 2
4. kendrick lamar - damn
5. phoebe bridgers - stranger in the alps
6. alvvays - antisocialites
7. manchester orchestra - a black mile to the surface
8. vince staples - big fish theory
9. wild ones - mirror touch
10. briana marela - call it love

 

So many fond memories of this music year. One of those times where it felt like my entire top 30-40 could have been top 10 material.

1. The Maine – Lovely Little Lonely
2. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit– The Nashville Sound
3. U2 – Songs of Experience

Tough cuts:

Andrew McMahon – Zombies on Broadway
The War on the Drugs – A Deeper Understanding
Kelsea Ballerini – Unapologetically
Natalie Hemby – Puxico
Turnpike Troubadours – A Long Way from Your Heart

Also love:

The National – Sleep Well Beast
Gang of Youths – Go Further in Lightness
Danielle Bradbery – I Don’t Believe We’ve Met
Chris Stapleton – From A Room Vol. 1 and 2
Taylor Swift – Reputation
Thomas Rhett – Life Changes
Travis Meadows – First Cigarette
Tyler Childers – Purgatory

Honorables:

Carly Pearce – Every Little Thing
Steve Moakler – Steel Town
Christian Lopez – Red Arrow
David Ramirez – We’re Not Going Anywhere
Iron & Wine – Beast Epic
Japandroids – Near to the Wild Heart of Life
John Mayer – The Search for Everything
All Time Low – Last Young Renegade
John Moreland – Big Bad Luv
Luke Combs – This One’s for You
Jon Latham – Lifers
The Killers – Wonderful Wonderful
Kip Moore – Slowheart
Lindsay Ell – The Project
Lorde – Melodrama
Manchester Orchestra – A Black Mile to the Surface
Matthew Ryan – Hustle Up Starlings
The Menzingers – After the Party
Michelle Branch – Hopeless Romantic
Midland – On the Rocks
Niall Horan – Flicker
Noah Gundersen – White Noise
Old Dominion – Happy Endings
Paramore – After Laughter
Phoebe Bridgers – A Stranger in the Alps
Ruston Kelly – Halloween
Sam Outlaw - Tenderheart
Stars – There Is No Love in Fluorescent Light
Will Hoge – Anchors

 

1. Nana Grizol - Ursa Minor
2. Los Campesinos - Sick Scenes
3. Caracara - Summer Megalith

Mount Eerie is probably 4 but holy shit can I not go back to that one ever

also:
Menzingers - After the Party
Waxahatchee - Out in the Storm
Web of Sunsets - Chaos Waltz
Arrange - The Body
Perfume Genius - No Shape
Julie Byrne - Not Even Happiness

 

Do yourself a favor

 

That Mount Eerie album is in a very unique class, in that I thought it was great and incredibly moving, and also have absolutely no interest in ever hearing it again.

 

it holds up

 

1. Charli XCX - Pop2 / N1A
2. St. Vincent - Masseduction
3. Tricot - 3

 

Not ready to make a list but Gwan is one of the greatest songs of all time

 

1. Manchester Orchestra - A Black Mile to the Surface
2. Fleet Foxes - Crack-Up
3. Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit - The Nashville Sound

4. Julien Baker - Turn Out the Lights
5. Circa Survive - The Amulet
6. Cloud Nothings - Life Without Sound
7. Tyler, the Creator - Flower Boy
8. The World Is A Beautiful Place - Always Foreign
9. Cloakroom - Time Well
10. Phoebe Bridgers - Stranger in the Alps
11. Lorde - Melodrama
12. Iron & Wine - Beast Epic
13. Charli XCX - Pop2
14. Kendrick Lamar - Damn
15. Japandroids - Near to the Wild Heart of Life

 

1. Paramore - After Laughter
2. Lorde - Melodrama
3. Charli XCX - Pop 2

4. The Maine - Lovely Little Lonely
5. Phoebe Bridgers - Stranger in the Alps
6. Kendrick Lamar - DAMN
7. Gorillaz - Humanz
8. Julien Baker - Turn Out the Lights
9. Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Who Built the Moon?
10. St. Vincent - Masseduction

11. Haim - Something to Tell You
12. Charly Bliss - Guppy
13. Liam Gallagher - As You Were
14. Taylor Swift - reputation
15. Jay Z - 4:44
16. Phoenix - Ti Amo
17. Knuckle Puck - Shapeshifter
18. New Found Glory - Makes Me Sick
19. Halsey - Hopeless Fountain Kingdom
20. Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory

Honorable Mentions: Charli XCX (Number 1 Angel), Manchester Orchestra, SZA, Wolf Alice, Drake, Linkin Park, William Patrick Corgan, The Killers, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness

 

Holy shit, this was a hard one to pick. This was the year I started dating my wife and we listened to a lot of stuff together.

1. The National - Sleep Well Beast
2. Phoebe Bridgers - Stranger in the Alps
3. Kendrick Lamar - Damn

‘68 - Two Parts Viper
Blanck Mass - World Eater
Code Orange - Forever
Converge - The Dusk in Us
Fleet Foxes - Crack-Up
Harry Styles - Harry Styles
Hundredth - Rare
Julien Baker - Turn Out the Lights
Lana Del Rey - Lust for Life
Manchester Orchestra - A Black Mile to the Surface
The Menzingers – After the Party
Minus the Bear - Voids
Noah Gundersen – White Noise
Paramore - After Laughter
The Shins - Heartworm
Slaughter Beach, Dog - Birdie
Smidley - S/T
Souvenirs - Posture of Apology
Thundercat - Drunk
Turnover - Good Nature
Tyler, the Creator - Flower Boy
Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
Zola Jesus - Okovi

 

1. King Krule - The Ooz
2. Kevin Morby - City Music
3. Wiki - No Mountains in Manhattan
4. Jaimie Branch - Fly or Die
5. The Weather Station - The Weather Station
6. Protomartyr - Relatives in Descent
7. Hiss Golden Messenger - Hallelujah Anyhow
8. Julie Byrne - Not Even Happiness
9. John Moreland - Big Bad Luv
10. Kendrick LaMar - DAMN
11. Colter Wall - Colter Wall
12. Big Thief - Capacity
13. Craig Finn- We All Want the Same Things
14. Joan Shelley - Joan Shelley
15. Open Mike Eagle - Brick Body Kids Still Daydream

 

Never change, dude.

 

1. Charli XCX - Pop 2
2. Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me
3. Paramore - After Laughter

4. Circa Survive - The Amulet
5. I the Mighty - Where the Mind Wants to Go/Where You Let it Go
6. Brockhampton - Saturation III
7. John Mayer - The Search for Everything
8. Brockhampton - Saturation
9. Phoebe Bridgers - Strangers in the Alps
10. Manchester Orchestra - A Black Mile to the Surface
11. Charli XCX - Number 1 Angel
12. Silverstein - Dead Reflection
13. The Birthday Massacre - Under Your Spell
14. Grayscale - Adornment
15. Lingua Ignota - All Bitches Die

Probably my least favourite year in music since the 90's.

 

didn’t realize everyone was reading my intro paragraphs since most of the time they’re copy/pasted every week. i couldn’t imagine a more trivial thing to get upset about lol.

 

We see your commentary on the proceedings, Pat.

 

I'm not upset about them, I enjoy the little intro almost every week going "what the fuck were you all thinking?"

 

I still listen to these 3 albums constantly.

1. The Menzingers - After the Party
2. Tigers Jaw - Spin
3. Manchester Orchestra - Black Mile to the Surface

 

2017 broadly seems to be a mix of a lot of great bands/artists releasing decent but not great records, and a few younger ones still an album away from releasing their best stuff.

Still:

1. Gaussian Curve - The Distance
2. Jamie Lenman - Devolver
3. Bibio - Phantom Brickworks

Honourable mentions:

• Couch Slut - Contempt
• Code Orange - Forever
• Nosaj Thing - Parallels
• Chihei Hatakeyama - Mirage
• Mastodon - Emperor Of Sand
• M.E.S.H. - Hesaitix

 

Nice having the 2017 AOTY thread to reference for this. A ton of great records to choose from. Tough to pick only 3 but Birdie is one of my favorite records ever:

1. Slaughter Beach, Dog - Birdie
2. Slowdive - Slowdive
   
3. Circa Survive - The Amulet

• Paramore - After Laughter
• Ride - Weather Diaries
• The War On Drugs - A Deeper Understanding
• Oso Oso - The Yunahon Mixtape
  
• Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
• Pallbearer - Heartless
• Queens of the Stone Age - Villains
• The Menzingers - After the Party
• Phoebe Bridgers - Stranger in the Alps
• Souvenirs - Posture of Apology
• Mac Demarco - This Old Dog
• Smidley - S/t
• Cloakroom - Time Well
• Prawn - Run
• Hundredth - RARE
• My Ticket Home - unReal
• Beach Fossils - Somersault
• White Reaper - The World's Best American Band
• Rozwell Kid - Precious Art
• Mew - Visuals

 

1. Jay Som - Everybody Works
2. The National - Sleep Well Beast
3. Bleachers - Gone Now

HM:
Lina Tullgren - Won
Alvvays - Antisocialities
Big Thief - Capacity
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN
LCD Soundsystem - American Dream
Taylor Swift - Reputation

The Jay Som album is one of my favorite albums of all time, I think it’s pretty much the high point of 2010s indie or at least the guitarry bedroom pop corner of it.

Rec’d Lina in last year’s thread and doing so again here, this album is awesome. It came out same month as SWB and was a nice lofi companion to it in terms of mood.