TOP ABLUMS OF 2017

Tough year. It weighed heavily on me. I often found myself overwhelmed by my thoughts, feelings, concerns, and frustrations for the state of our country and the world at this truly polarizing time. Thank goodness for family, friends, community, and music!

The role that music plays in my life is a significant one. No more so then in times like these. And this year, in-particular, my musical tastes, interests, and needs bounced between two extremes. One extreme was music that could totally help me escape to my happy place. The other was music that spotlighted those things that weighed heavily on me. 

My list of favorite albums reflects these extremes, which is why it is twice the length of the past few years. So with 12 months of listening and more albums than I can count, here are my favorite 20 albums of 2017. 

1. LCD Soundsystem, American Dream

   

2. Hurray For The Riff Raff, The Navigator

 

3. Little Cub, Still Life

    

4. Susanne Sundfør, Music For People In Trouble 

    

5. Ulver, The Assassination of Julius Caesar

   

    

6. Trampolene, Swansea To Hornsey

   

7. Wolf Parade, Cry Cry Cry

    

8. Pumarosa, The Witch 

    

9. Everything Everything, A Fever Dream 

    

10. Dori Freeman, Letters Never Read