2017 Mid-Year Album Lists Thread • Page 3

Off the top of my head:


My favorite:
Landmark – Hippo Campus

Others I enjoy:
Ti Amo – Phoenix
Gallery – A R I Z O N A
How Will You Know If You Never Try - Coin
Lovely Little Lonely- The Maine
DAMN.- Kendrick Lamar
Zombies on Broadway- Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness

 

Finally just got into a lot of listening in the last month. Felt like I was slacking this year by comparison to last year haha. In no particular order, I've got

Paramore
The Maine
SZA
Dua Lipa
Eisley
Matt Martians
Niia
Smidley
Bleachers
'68
Slowdive
Grayscale
New Found Glory
Vasudeva
Acceptance
White Reaper
The Menzingers
Kehlani
P.O.S
Dryjacket
Backwards Dancer

I'll add that my most anticipated right now, confirmed or not, are:

Vince Staples
Circa Survive
Now, Now (really have my fingers crossed here)

 

I've been keeping track of tentative top tens, in no specific order, for each quarter of the year (Jan - March, April - June, etc.)

Top 10 of Q1:
Anthony Evans
Bethany Barnard
Acceptance
Trey Songz
Jamiroquai
Eisley
Hauschke
Ryan Adams
Alison Krauss
Jay Som
(one of those might get replaced by Out of the Dust)

Top 10 of Q2:
Kendrick Lamar
Stu Garrard
Mew
Propaganda
Paramore
gp.
Landry Cantrell
...

I'm expecting Fleet Foxes and Jason Isbell to hit my Q2 top 10 once I spend more time with them. Also, He Is Legend and A Lot Like Birds both have a chance to fill up an empty slot or two.

 

I like Chase.

The rest of you need to revisit your Lorde and Staples.

 

Hmmm. Not in a mood to rank just quite yet but these are my faves from 2017 so far:

The xx - I See You
Code Orange - Forever
HEALTH - DISCO 3
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
Arca - Self-Titled
Harry Styles - Self-Titled

and EPs....
Half Waif - form/a
B&C - Slow Heart

 

did not expect to see anybody talking about Octo Octa in here, awesomeeee
still need to hear Kettenkarussel, Shinich Atobe, and Gas among others. good stuff! you should poke your heard in the dance thread more often

 

lol i didn't know there was a dance thread. i will now!

 

1. Fleet Foxes - Crack-Up
2. Sorority Noise - You're Not As ___ As You Think
3. Cloud Nothings - Life Without Sound
4. Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
5. Mew - Visuals
6. Future - FUTURE
7. Japandroids - Near to the Wild Heart of Life
8. Pile - A Hairshirt of Purpose
9. The Menzigers - After the Party
10. Thunder Dreamer - Capture

I really don't LOVE anything here after Mew. Been a weak first half for me. Just haven't been listening to as much music. Especially compared to last winter/spring when I had trouble choosing what to put in a top 10 haha

 

Ahh I need to check out that Elder record. I love Lore

 

I saw Elder open for Doomriders once they were sick.

 

Not really in order. Lot of singer/songwriter stuff for me so far this year

The Menzingers - After The Party
John Moreland - Bad Luv
Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit - The Nashville Sound
Richard Edwards - Lemon Cotton Candy Sunset
Steve Moakler - Steel Town
Chris Stapleton - From a Room: Volume 1
Joshua James - My Spirit Sister
Natalie Hemby - Puxico
Colter Wall - Self Titled
Bleachers - Gone Now

 

Artist - album or I will report your posts

 

1. Cloud Nothings
2. All Time Low
3. Kendrick Lamar
4. Bleachers
5. The Maine
6. Paramore
7. Vagabon
8. The xx
9. MUNA
10. Thunder Dreamer
11. Hippo Campus
12. Japandroids
13. Andrew McMahon
14. Sorority Noise
15. Passion Pit
16. Jay Som
17. Cigarettes After Sex
18. Sylvan Esso
19. Sampha

 

Not in any order, but these are my favorites so far this year:

Richard Edwards - Lemon Cotton Candy Sunset
Big Thief - Capacity
Wild Pink - Wild Pink
Father John Misty - Pure Comedy
Fleet Foxes - Crack-up
Caddywhompus - Odd Hours
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN
David Bazan - Care
Land Of Talk - Life After Youth
Girlpool - Powerplant

 

Seven of these are in my top 10 right now.

 

no particular order yet

The Menzingers - After the Party
Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness - Zombies on Broadway
You Me At Six - Night People
Drake - More Life
The Maine - Lovely Little Lonely
New Found Glory - Makes Me Sick
Maximo Park - Risk to Exist
Paramore - After Laughter
Tigers Jaw - spin
DREAMCAR - s/t
BRAZA - Tijolo Por Tijolo
Day Wave - The Days We Had
All Time Low - Last Young Renegade
Emperor X - Oversleepers International
Rincon Sapiência - Galanga Livre

 

paramore and a lot like birds lead the pack for me. the rest is much tougher.

 

1. tigers jaw - spin
2. oso oso - the yunahon mixtape
3. kendrick lamar - damn
4. dryjacket - for posterity
5. backwards dancer - s/t
6. souvenirs - posture of apology
7. charly bliss - guppy
8. conor oberst - salutations
9. code orange - forever

 

The Classic Crime - How To Be Human
Deaf Havana - All These Countless Nights
Bleachers - Gone Now
Health - DISCO3
The Menzingers - After the Party
He Is Legend - Few
Strands of Oaks - Hard Love
Sorority Noise - You're Not As ____ As You Think
Death Therapy - The Storm Before The Calm

 

paramore (easily by a million percent my favorite so far)
tigers jaw
phoenix
free throw
spoon
sorority noise
why?
acceptance
fleet foxes
the menzingers
beach fossils
thunder dreamer (just do it)

what will make this list all moot: manchester orchestra

 

finally some more love for disco 3

 

Undisputed champion of the world

Menz- After The Party

Next Tier

Meat Wave- The Incessant
Paramore- After Laughter
The Flatliners- Inviting Light
White Reaper- The World's Greatest American Band
Pet Symmetry- Vision
The Dirty Nil- Minimum R&B (sort of cheating since its a compilation of past out-of-print singles 7"s and EPs)

Did Like, Must Relisten To

The Smith Street Band- More Scared of You Than You Are of Me
Kendrick- DAMN.
Half Waif- form/a
Dave Hause- Bury Me in Philly
Japandroids- Near to the Wild Heart of Life
'68- Two Parts Viper

2016 Albums I Discovered This Year That I've Been Jamming a Bunch

MIA- AIM
Bleached- Welcome to the Worms
Mannequin Pussy- Romantic
Arkells- Morning Report

Most Anticipated 2nd Half (Confirmed) Releases

Captain We're Sinking- The King of No Man
Rozwell Kid- Precious Art
Ratboys- GN
Queens of the Stone Age- Villains

 

stuff id add thats come out since or ive had more time with:

fleet foxes - crack-up
amber coffman - city of no reply
smidley - smidley
dua lipa - dua lipa
payroll giovani - payface
gucci mane - droptopwop

 

As It Is - okay.
The Menzingers - After the Party
Vesta Collide - New Obsession
LEAV/E/ARTH - A Perfect Disarray
Can't Swim - Fail You Again
Tigers Jaw - spin
Sorority Noise - You're Not As ___ As You Think
While She Sleeps - You Are We
Palisades - Palisades
Migos - Culture
The Smith Street Band - More Scared of You Than You Are of Me
Drake - More Life
Pile - A Hairshirt of Purpose
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
In Hearts Wake - Ark
Code Orange - Forever
Seether - Posion the Parish
Our Hollow, Our Home - Hartsick
Miss May I - Shadows Inside
Starset - Vessels

 

No his is correct.

Casey you ballot should be fine. I see no hanging chads.