Chorus.fm Members EOTY Lists 2016 • Page 40

Here's my top 30, finally. Hard to narrow down, but I also put them in precise order, so that's fun. Also, top 15 EPs, because there were some great ones this year. I still have a bunch of 2016 releases to listen to, so maybe I should revisit this in a couple months and see if anything changes. Anyway, here it is:

Albums

1. The Naked and Famous - Simple Forms
2. Postiljonen - Reverie
3. School of Seven Bells – SVIIB
4. Against the Current - In Our Bones
5. blink-182 - California
6. Broods - Conscious
7. Silent Siren - S
8. Rie a.k.a. Suzaku - Seven Seas
9. Scandal - Yellow
10. Yellowcard - Yellowcard
11. Jimmy Eat World - Integrity Blues
12. Amaranthe - Maximalism
13. Sirenia - Dim Days of Dolor
14. Serenity - Codex Atlanticus
15. Epica - The Holographic Principle
16. HÆLOS - Full Circle
17. Goo Goo Dolls - Boxes
18. Lights - Midnight Machines
19. Seán Keane - New Day Dawning
20. Octaviagrace - Outward Resonance
21. Empire of the Sun - Two Vines
22. Dragonette - Royal Blues
23. Hands Like Houses - Dissonants
24. Rhapsody of Fire - Into the Legend
25. Simple Plan - Taking One For The Team
26. Babymetal - Metal Resistance
27. Avantasia - Ghostlights
28. Brian Fallon - Painkillers
29. Sound Storm - Vertigo
30. Tarja - The Shadow Self

EPs

1. Crystalyne - Follow EP
2. Gabrielle Aplin - Miss You EP
3. BAND-MAID - Yolo EP
4. Ujico* - Dream Castle EP
5. KiWi - The Scene of Ordinary EP
6. Nina Nesbitt - Modern Love EP
7. River Oaks - River Oaks EP
8. Sleep On It - Lost Along the Way EP
9. Tigertown - Lonely Cities EP
10. Jetty Bones - Crucial States EP
11. Stellar - Sting EP
12. Tarja - The Brightest Void EP
13. Angels & Airwaves - Chasing Shadows EP
14. Maty Noyes - Noyes Complaint EP
15. Woodes - Woodes EP

 

30) Beyoncé - Lemonade
29) Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression
28) Pinegrove - Cardinal
27) Hamilton Leithauser / Rostam - I Had A Dream That You Were Mine
26) Christine and The Queens - Chaleur Humaine
25) Cosmic Vagina - Subterranean Penetration
24) The Bright Road - Ocean
23) The Gentle Hits - The Gentle Hits
22) Savages - Adore Life
21) Palace - So Long Forever
20) Slaves - Take Control
19) Blossoms - Blossoms
18) KAYTRANADA - 99.9%
17) Chance The Rapper - Coloring Book
16) Bon Iver - 22, A Million
15) Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker
14) Angel Olsen - My Woman
13) A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It From Here...Thank You 4 Your Service
12) Skepta - Konnichiwa
11) Jamie T - Trick
10) Porches - Pool
09) PUP - The Dream Is Over
08) Daughter - Not To Disappear
07) Polyenso - Pure In The Plastic
06) Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
05) Frank Ocean - Blond
04) Friends In America - Be In Love/Don't Die Alone
03) David Bowie - Blackstar
02) The 1975 - I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it
01) Gambles - Vicious Times

 

Craig Manning's Top Albums of 2016 • chorus.fm

1. Butch Walker - Stay Gold
2. Jimmy Eat World - Integrity Blues
3. Parker Millsap - The Very Last Day
4. Dawes - We're All Gonna Die
5. Lori McKenna - The Bird and the Rifle
6. Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth
7. Brian Fallon - Painkillers
8. Maren Morris - Hero
9. Yellowcard - Yellowcard
10. Green Day - Revolution Radio
11. The 1975 - I like it when you sleep for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it
12. Miranda Lambert - The Weight of These Wings
13. Brandy Clark - Big Day in a Small Town
14. Bon Iver - 22, A Million
15. John Paul White - Beulah
16. Drive-By Truckers - American Band
17. Brothers Osborne - Pawn Shop
18. Donovan Woods - Hard Settle, Ain't Troubled
19. Lydia Loveless - Real
20. The Hotelier - Goodness
21. Josh Kelley - New Lane Road
22. Amanda Shires - My Piece of Land
23. Frankie Ballard - El Rio
24. Sister Hazel - Lighter in the Dark
25. Ryan Beaver - Rx
26. Ingrid Michaelson - It Doesn't Have to Make Sense
27. Brent Cobb - Shine on Rainy Day
28. Margo Price - Midwest Farmer's Daughter
29. Weezer - The White Album
30. Vince Gill - Down to My Last Bad Habit
31. Jamie Kent - All American Mutt
32. Hailey, It Happens - Hailey, It Happens
33. Jake Owen - American Love
34. Mandolin Orange - Blindfaller
35. Sarah Jarosz - Undercurrent
36. Jared Deck - Jared Deck
37. Aubrie Sellers - New City Blues
38. Charles Kelley - The Driver
39. Pinegrove - Cardinal
40. David Nail - Fighter

 

Also, the Chorus.fm staff combined list is out today.

The Chorus.fm Staff's Top Albums of 2016 • chorus.fm

 

@cshadows2887, did you ever post a list? If so, did I miss it?

 

Curious if anyone made a top list of Chorus people. I know the prestigious list was already compiled.

 

idk if it's legit or not but it looks right lol

 

Good stuff Craig. LOTS of stuff i don't know, will have to check a handful out!

 

Probably this week. Life's been hectic and I wanted to take my time and get it right. Got maybe 5-6 more to place.

 

Need to catch up to these ones. Adding them to Spotify as we speak.

Also it means a whole fucking lot to see our album there, man. So glad you liked it.

 

This is a fair amount to catch up on. Honestly, I'm unlikely to venture into the bands whose names are characters I wouldn't even know how to enter into spotify. But the rest I'll try to hear. Anything you think I should prioritize or anything you think I can probably skip?

 

Great to see touché amoré and ETID make the list

 

Hey thanks! What have you not heard? I can probably point you in the direction of the stuff you're most likely to enjoy.

You'll probably dig at least a few songs from all of those. Of those, I'd probably recommend Ryan Beaver, Jamie Kent, or Sarah Jarosz first. And David Nail, since there are Lori McKenna and Vince Gill features on that record.

And of course, man. I've been spinning your album a lot since it snowed here. Perfect for winter.

 

My list: Jason Tate's Top Albums of 2016 • chorus.fm

 

Really surprised by the lack of P!ATD love this year

 

I don't think I've seen anyone else mention this album which makes me sad.

 

Seeing them support touché amoré in February. Can't wait!

 

That tour line up is so good. I can't wait either.

 

Love me some Departures. I was disappointed it didn't make my top 5, maybe 10. Way better than teenage haze but not as good as the first imo.

 

Personally I think is my favourite of theirs. I think I put it at 6 or 7 on my list.

 

Death of Youth is a top 3-5 song but much of the rest of the album is a little too mid tempo. I loved the guitar work and pace on Losing Everything but it's felt less invigorating since for me.

 

totally forgot departures put out an album. oughta check it out

 

Biopic about Charles James, due out this year hopefully

 

Hey! Of the stuff on the list, the things I think would be more your sort of thing would be;

FM-84 - Straight from Bandcamp; "Sun-soaked 80s inspired cinematic synth pop from California." I think this is probably the highest recommendation for you on this list.

Lake Street Dive. -Very upbeat, soulful, jazzy pop sort of stuff. Great fun.

Basia Bulat - Not a world away from Lake Street Dive, but more folky/rocky.

Gregory Porter - Jazzy soulful music. Nothing you haven't heard before, but he's doing it very well.

The Jezabels - Very Kate Bush inspired alt/indie rock sort of stuff.

Youtube/Bandcamp links in the band name there.

If you did fancy delving into the funny characters bands, I'd recommend 악동뮤지션 most. It's just lovely, light and breezy Korean pop music. Brother and sister duo.

 

^^^^ Basically all of it haha. Anything in particular on there that I need to hear urgently?