I also realized looking through last.fm that I barely listened to 20 albums from 2016. I enjoyed Somos and it was only on the list to make 20.
1) Touché Amoré – Stage Four 1) Bon iver – 22, A Million 3) PUP – The Dream is Over 4) Chance the Rapper – The Coloring Book 5) Lost Under Heaven - Spiritual Songs For Lovers To Sing 6) Nothing – Tired of Tomorrow 7) Fox Wound – In Passing, You Too Faded 8) Kevin Devine – Instigator 9) David Bazan – Blanco 10) Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Skeleton Tree 11) Martha – Blisters in the Pit of My Heart 12) Anohni – Hopelessness 13) Pinegrove – Cardinal 14) LVL UP – Return to Love 15) Car Seat Headrest – Teens of Denial 16) Danny Brown – Atrocity City 17) Camp Cope – Camp Cope 18) Joyce Manor – Cody 19) Francis and the Lights – Farewell, Starlite! 20) Sioux Falls – Rot Forever
I really wanted to perfect my list but it's already 2017, so whatever. Aesop Rock - The Impossible Kid Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool Jeff Rosenstock - Worry Pinegrove - Cardinal Modern Baseball - Holy Ghost Jimmy Eat World - Integrity Blues Car Seat Headrest - Teens of Denial The Hotelier - Goodness Weezer - White Album Kendrick Lamar - untitled. unmastered. Thrice - To Be Everywhere Is To Be Nowhere PUP - The Dream Is Over Green Day - Revolution Radio Bon Iver - 22, A Million Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition Kanye West - The Life of Pablo Frank Iero and the Patience - Parachutes Chance The Rapper - Coloring Book Sam Means - Ten Songs Touché Amoré - Stage Four
My Top 16 of 2016 16. Of Mice & Men - Cold World (was not a fan at first but grew on me quite a bit) 15. Sims - More Than Ever/Norma Jean - Polar Similar (tied for spot) 14. The Dillinger Escape Plan - Dissociation 13. Bayside - Vacancy 12. Thrice - To Be Everywhere Is To Be Nowhere 11. Korn - The Serenity of Suffering 10. Every Time I Die - Low Teens 9. A Day To Remember - Bad Vibrations 8. Lamon Manuel & Analog(ue) Tape Dispenser - Music To Feel Like Sh_t To. 7. Pierce The Veil - Misadventures 6. Nevermen - Nevermen 5. Dance Gavin Dance - Mothership 4. ERRA - Drift 3. Deftones - Gore 2. Aesop Rock - The Impossible Kid 1. Onry Ozzborn - DUO
To whom it may concern: 1. Trophy Eyes - Chemical Miracle 2. Trash Boat - Nothing I Write You Can Change What You´ve Been Through 3. Hands Like Houses - Dissonants 4. This Wild Life - Low Tides 5. Candlebox - Disappearing In Airports 6. Moose Blood - Blush 7. A Day To Remember - Bad Vibrations 8. Kristofer Åström - The Story Of A Hearts Decay 9. Frightened Rabbit - Painting Of A Panic Attack 10. With Confidence - Better Weather Honarbly mensions: Tiger Lou - The Wound Dresser Jimmy Eat World - Integrity Blues To The Wind - The Brighter View Biffy Clyro - Ellipsis The 1975 - I Like It When You Sleep For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It The Hotelier - Goodness Ship Thieves - No Anchor Everything In Slow Motion - Laid Low
Albums 10. Pete Yorn- Arranging Time 9. Good Charlotte- Youth Authority 8. Simple Plan- Taking One For The Team 7. Panic At The Disco- Death Of A Bachelor 6. Jimmy Eat World- Integrity Blues 5. Chance The Rapper- Coloring Book 4. Red Hot Chili Peppers- The Getaway 3. Weezer- The White Album 2. The 1975- I Like It When You Sleep, Because You Are So Beautiful, Yet So Unaware Of It 1. Blink 182- California Songs 10. Joyce Manor- Fake ID 9. Simple Plan- Farewell 8. Red Hot Chili Peppers- The Getaway 7. Weezer- (Girl We Got A) Good Thing 6. Mike Posner- I Took A Pill In Ibizia (Seeb Remix) 5. Wrabel- 11 Blocks 4. St. Lucia- Dancing On Glass 3. Blink 182- San Diego 2.Chainsmokers, Halsey- Closer 1. The 1975- The Ballad Of Me And My Brain
Didn't listen to as much music in 2016 as I usually do, but here's my list. Half-assed edition. 1. Saosin - Along the Shadow 2. Regina Spektor - Remember Us to Life 3. The Weeknd - Starboy 4. Dance Gavin Dance - Mothership 5. Periphery - Periphery III: Select Difficulty 6. Run the Jewels - RTJ3 7. Hail the Sun - Culture Scars 8. Frank Ocean - Blonde 9. J. Cole - 4 Your Eyez Only 10. Be'lakor - Vessels HM: Slingshot Dakota - Break | Architects - All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us
Here is mine: Top 16 of 2016 The 1975 - I Like It When You Sleep for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It American Football - American Football (LP2) Balance and Composure - Light We Made Bon Iver - 22, A Million Broods - Conscious Childish Gambino - “Awaken, My Love!” The Dead Tongues - Montana Every Time I Die - Low Teens From Indian Lakes - Everything Feels Better Now Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression Joyce Manor - Cody Killswitch Engage - Incarnate O'Brother - Endless Light Pinegrove - Cardinal Ray LaMontagne - Ouroboros Sturgill Simpson - A Sailors Guide to Earth Honorable Mentions Blink 182 - California Conor Oberst - Ruminations Goodbye, Titan - Daedalus Henrietta - Paper Wings Honne - Warm On a Cold Night Local Natives - Sunlit Youth Saosin - Along The Shadow Thrice - To Be Everywhere Is To Be Nowhere I am going to consider Run the Jewels - RTJ3 as a 2017 release.
A little late but here goes: 1. The hotelier - goodness 2. Pinegrove - cardinal 3. Kevin Devine - instigator 4. All get out - nobody likes a quitter 5. Friends in America - be in love 6. Owel - dear me 7. Into it over it - standards 8. Young and the heartless - stay away 9. Jeff rosenstock -worry. 10. Touché amore - stage four 11. Paul travis - Braille 12. From Indian lakes - everything feels better now 13. Daughter - not to disappear 14. Gates - parallel lives 15. John k Sampson - winter wheat 16. Keaton Henson - kindly now 17. Ceres - drag is down on you 18. Owen - king of why's 19. Joyce manor - Cody 20. Balance and composure - light we made Others I discovered quite late but which I enjoyed but need more time with: Microwave - much love Tiny moving parts - celebrate Hello shark -delicate David Bazan - Blanco Fox wound - in passing, you too faded You blew it - abendrot
Great year for music. Hotelier Microwave Justice All Get Out Cymbals Eats Guitars Shearwater Local Natives Jack Garratt The 1975 Owel
1) Brian Fallon- Painkillers 2) Bon Iver- 22, A Million 3) Every Time I Die- Low Teens 4) American Football- LP2 5) The Hotelier- Goodness 6) Modern Baseball- Holy Ghost 7) Kevin Devine- Instigator 8) Jimmy Eat World- Integrity Blues 9) Butch Walker- Stay Gold 10) Owen- The King of Whys 11) Radiohead- A Moon Shaped Pool 12) Frank Ocean- Blonde 13) Joyce Manor- Cody 14) Into It Over It- Standards 15) Kayne West- The Life of Pablo 16) Thrice- To Be Everywhere Is To Be Nowhere 17) Wilco- Schmilco 18) Keaton Henson- Kindly Now 19) James Blake- The Colour in Anything 20) Against Me!- Shape Shift With Me
2016 album that would have been in my top 20 but I just heard it: 40 Watt Sun - Wider than the Sky Check it out if you like long, expansive, sad metal/90s alt stuff
1. PUP – The Dream is Over 2. A Day to Remember – Bad Vibrations 3. Pierce the Veil – Misadventures 4. Dance Gavin Dance – Mothership 5. Real Friends – The Home Inside My Head 6. Stories Untold – Can’t Go Home 7. Killswitch Engage – Incarnate 8. Every Time I Die – Low Teens 9. Highly Suspect – The Boy Who Died Wolf 10. Chelsea Grin – Self Inflicted 11. Emarosa – 131 12. Norma Jean – Polar Similar 13. Too Close to Touch – Haven’t Been Myself 14. Moose Blood – Honey 15. Tiny Moving Parts – Celebrate 16. Rihanna - Anti 17. The Amity Affliction – This Could Be Heartbreak 18. Like Pacific – Distant Like You Asked 19. Beartooth - Aggressive 20. Kanye West – The Life of Pablo 21. The Devil Wears Prada – Transit Blues 22. Against the Current – In Our Bones 23. Dorothy – ROCKISDEAD 24. Jimmy Eat World – Integrity Blues 25. Joyce Manor – Cody 26. Taking Back Sunday – Tidal Waves 27. Cilver – Not The End of the World 28. ASAP Ferg – Always Strive and Prosper 29. Jeff Rosenstock - Worry 30. ROAM – Backbone 31. Modern Baseball – Holy Ghost 32. Beyonce - Lemonade 33. A Tribe Called Quest – We Got It From Here…Thank You 4 Your Service 34. Weezer – Weezer (White Album) 35. Lacey Strum – Life Screams 36. Daughter – Not to Disappear 37. Dreezy – No Hard Feelings 38. Stitched Up Heart – Never Alone 39. Trophy Eyes – Chemical Miracle 40. Baauer - Aa
1. Microwave 2. Jeff Rosenstock 3. Car Seat Headrest 4. Hotelier 5. Pinegrove 6. All Get Out 7. Crying 8. Joyce Manor 9. Bad Suns 10. Half Hearted Hero / Jimmy Eat World Honorables: Pup, Thrice, TBS, Tancred, Hot Hot Heat
Top 10/15 are in order. Others are all pretty much in order, but likely to swap round... Aesop Rock - The Impossible Kid Run The Jewels - RTJ3 Samiyam - Animals Have Feelings Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition Anderson .Paak - Malibu The Dillinger Escape Plan - Dissociation Ka - Honor Killed The Samurai Yves Tumor - Serpant Music NxWorries - Yes Lawd! clipping. - Splendor & Misery Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool Frank Ocean - Blonde D.R.A.M. - Big Baby D.R.A.M. patten - ? Konx-on-Pax - Caramel Gonjasufi - Callus James Blake - The Colour In Anything Skepta - Konnichiwa Frank Ocean - Endless Lorenzo Senni - Persona Deantoni Parks - WALLY Trim - 1800-Dinosaur Presents: Trim Andy Stott - Too Many Voices Low Jack - Lighthouse Stories Gerry Read - Chubby Cheeks Zomby - Ultra Cakes Da Killa - Hedonism Kiki Hitomi - Karma No Kusari Jenny Hval - Blood Bitch Flowdan - Disaster Piece Jessy Lanza - Oh No Isaiah Rashad - The Sun's Tirade Cousin Stizz - MONDO Kuedo - Slow Knife FiS - From Patterns to Details Kyle Hall - From Joy Mala - Mirrors DJ Diamond - Footwork or Die Clams Casino - 32 Levels BADBADNOTGOOD - VI The Body - No One Deserves Happiness Miike Snow - iii The Lonely Island - Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping OST Atmosphere - Fishing Blues Tim Hecker - Love Streams Mickey Pearce - Rome Fortune - Jerome Raheem Fortune BJ the Chicago Kid - In My Mind Zayn - Mind of Mine Lone - Levitate Roly Porter - Third Law Desiigner - New English Wreck And Reference -
The list is not in the order it appears to be nor as complete as it should be, but if you would like to reorder it in your head or even hack it to add to it, you just go right ahead: 1. PUP - the dream is over 2. Norma Jean - Polar Similar 3. Panic! at the Disco - death of a bachelor 4. Thrice - to be everywhere is to be nowhere 5. Mat Kerekes - Luna and the wild blue everything 6. Every Time I Die - Low Teens 7. The Hotelier - goodness 8. The Dirty Nil - higher power 9. The Devil Wears Prada - transit blues 10. Balance and Composure - light we made 11. To the Wind - the brighter view 12. A Tribe Called Quest - we got it from here...thank u for your service 13. Saosin- along the shadow 14. O'Brother - endless light 15. Lewis Del Mar - self titled 16. Noname - telefone 17. Frightened Rabbit - Painting of a panic attack 18. Daughter - not to disappear 19. Deftones - gore 20. Explosions in the Sky - the wilderness 21. Pinegrove - Cardinal 22. Hotel Books - run wild, stay alive 23. Head wound City - a new wave of violence 24. The Fall of Troy - Ok 25. Taking Back Sunday - tidal wave 26. Weezer - white album Some disappointments: From Indian Lakes - everything feels better now Gates - parallel lives Sleigh Bells - Jessica rabbit Moose Blood - blush (Still dig all the bands and there were some solid tracks on each as well) EPs that you should listen to right at this moment all at the same time: Movements - Outgrown things Holy+Gold - feral children Can't Swim - death deserves a name A band revisited this year, not heard in many a year: Greeley Estates(especially albums; Go west young man, let the evil go east and No rain, No rainbow) some fun heavy music right there sonny. Lastly, but certainly just as excitedly, some songs to blast out the speakas: The Dirty Nil - Wrestle yu to Husker du PUP - can't win Norma Jean - A thousand years a minute Every Time I Die - map change Panic! At the Disco - Hallelujah Bishop Briggs - river Weezer - jacked up Thrice - blood on the sand Letlive. - I've learned to love myself Lewis Del Mar - Loud(y) The Devil Wears Prada - the condition Deftones - phantom bride O'Brother - your move