Best Albums 2017

[Murph]

Half way through the year, seems like a good time for this thread...

Strand of Oaks - Hard Love
Hurray For the Riff Raff - The Navigator
Craig Finn - We All Want the Same Things

...A lot I still need to listen to.  Help Me Out!

[LBSUNFLWR]

Half way through the year, seems like a good time for this thread...

Strand of Oaks - Hard Love
Hurray For the Riff Raff - The Navigator
Craig Finn - We All Want the Same Things

...A lot I still need to listen to.  Help Me Out!

Will have to check those 3 out.

the ones that stand out for me so far:

Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit - The Nashville Sound
John Moreland - Big Bad Luv
Real Estate - In Mind
Ryan Adams - Prisoner B-Sides
Leif Vollebekk - Twin Solitude

[kvgq420]

Spoon- Hot Thoughts
Slowdive- Slowdive
Fleet Foxes- Crack Up
Matthew E White & Flo Morrissey- Gentlewoman, Ruby Man
Mac Demarco- This Old Dog
Real Estate- In Mind
The XX- I Can See
Run The Jewels 3

[parkervb]

Kendrick - DAMN.
RTJ3
White Reaper - The World's Best American Band
Jason Isbell - The Nashville Sound (haven't heard the entire thing, but I am pretty confident it belongs here)

[DaydreamNation]

Jason Isbell, White Reaper, Fleet Foxes, John Moreland, Kendrick, Japandroids

[Come Closer]

The Drums
Beach Fossils
Kacey Johansing
Fazerdaze
Methyl Ethel
Her's

[Murph]

Bedouine's self titled debut is a real stunner.  Definitely going to be on my top 10

[Nikkogino]

The Lees of Memory put the best album of the year out today.

All other albums should step aside and bow their heads in reverence to its greatness.

Album has 24 tracks and costs $10 digitally.  If you are a fan of rock music, this is a no-brainer.

http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/theblindingwhiteofnothingatall

[pjthom30]

Kevin Morby - City Music.  Pretty decent but not quite on the level of Singing Saw.

[LBSUNFLWR]

The more I listen to John Moreland Big Bad Luv, the more I think this is the best album of the year!!!

I'll also add the new CRB to my shortlist.

[Come Closer]

Chad VanGaalen

[Murph]

Chad VanGaalen

Yes!!  I didn't even know he had a new album out.  I loved Shrink Dust so much

[Crispy]

Chad VanGaalen

Yes!!  I didn't even know he had a new album out.  I loved Shrink Dust so much

I keep hearing about it and waiting to see it but it still hasn't been released yet -- it's due on Sept. 8.

[Cameron]

never heard of him.  will have to investigate.

[Come Closer]

It leaked the other day. Definitely check out his back catalog. One of my favorite artists of the last decade or so. 

Also

Futurebirds- Portico II (ep)
Turnover- Good Nature

[MikeR1390]

I think WOD can solidly be added to the best of 2017 list...

[kotchishm]

War on Drugs - Deeper Understanding
Turnover - Good Nature
Manchester Orchestra - A Black Mile to the Surface
Japanese Breakfast - Soft Sounds from Another Planet
Chastity Belt - I Used to Spend So Much Time Alone

[kvgq420]

Nick Hakim- Green Twins
Chicano Batman- Freedom Is Free
Grizzly Bear- Painted Ruins
(Sandy) Alex G- Rocket

[Nikkogino]

Brand New - Science Fiction
Neil Young - Hitchhiker
Lees of Memory - Blinding White of Nothing at All
Manchester Orchestra - Black Mike to the Surface
Fleet Foxes - Crack-Up

[Come Closer]

Alvvays
Alex Cameron