You can find several of my best of picks at the Splice music poll…but I thought I’d list all the top 15 here. From best to not as best:
1. Jordannah Elizabeth — Bring to the Table
2. Open Mike Eagle — Dark Comedy
3. A Sunny Day in Glasgow —Sea When Absent
4. Jason Eady — Daylight & Dark
5. Akkord — Akkord
6. Katy B — Little Red
7. Artificial Brain —Labyrinth Constellation
8. clipping. — Clppng
9. Smetana Trio — Ravel, Shostakovich: Piano Trios
10. SZA — Z
11. Abjo — Soulection White Label
12. Tinariwan— Emaar
13. Hurray for the Riff Raff — Small Town Heroes
14. Mirel Wagner — When the Cellar Children See the Light of Day
15. Teitanblood — Death
List your best albums of the year in comments, if you’re so moved.
clipping open mike eagle and sza? wow.
That’s cryptic…wow as in you don’t like any of them? You are surprised an old guy like me has heard of them…?
awww yissss labyrinth constellation…
Best: Taylor Swift, 1989
Honorable mention: John Luther Adams, Become Ocean
Seriously, you’re a huge fan of the Taylor Swift album? I guess I’ve only heard “Shake It Off” which seems like pleasant, if somewhat boring, pop…. (not as good as this year’s Danity Kane album…)
I rather strongly dislike “Shake It Off.”