Albums of the Year 2016

Leuth said:

Anyway, here's my top 60 as it stands, in order

1) Jute Gyte - Perdurance
2) Weyes Blood - Front Row Seat To Earth
3) Joanna Wang - House Of Bullies
4) A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It From Here...Thank You 4 Your Service
5) The Sea Nymphs - On The Dry Land
6) Clipping - Splendor & Misery
7) Lemon Demon - Spirit Phone
8) King - We Are King
9) Dawn Richard - Redemption
10) Mitski - Puberty 2
11) North Sea Radio Orchestra - Dronne
12) Bob Drake - Arx Pilosa
13) Autechre - elseq 1-5
14) Oranssi Pazuzu - Värähtelijä
15) Katie Gately - Color
16) Crying - Beyond The Fleeting Gales
17) Car Bomb - Meta
18) Ka - Honor Killed The Samurai
19) Tanya Tagaq - Retribution
20) The Display Team - Shifts
21) Comet Control - Center Of The Maze
22) Xenia Rubinos - Black Terry Cat
23) Sad13 - Slugger
24) Teen - Love Yes
25) Votaries - Psychometry
26) The 1975 - I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it
27) The Drones - Feelin Kinda Free
28) Dälek - Asphalt For Eden
29) Suede - Night Thoughts
30) Laura Mvula - The Dreaming Room
31) Working For A Nuclear Free City - What Do People Do All Day?
32) Knifeworld - Bottled Out Of Eden
33) Esperanza Spalding - Emily's D+Evolution
34) Skepta - Konnichiwa
35) David Bowie - Blackstar
36) Saqqara Mastabas - Libras
37) Ultrasound - Real Britannia
38) Anna Meredith - Varmints
39) Hail Spirit Noir - Mayhem In Blue
40) death's dynamic shroud.wmv - CLASSROOM SEXXTAPE
41) Kel Valhaal - New Introductory Lectures On The System Of Transcendental Qabala
42) Trust Fund - We Have Always Lived In The Harolds
43) Mesarthim - Pillars
44) Moulettes - Preternatural
45) The Dillinger Escape Plan - Dissociation
46) Wormed - Krighsu
47) Teleman - Brilliant Sanity
48) Entropia - Ufonaut
49) Field Music - Commontime
50) SHXCXCHCXSH - SsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSs
51) Gorguts - Pleiades' Dust
52) Sote - Hardcore Sounds From Tehran
53) Basarabian Hills - Attraction
54) Ulrich Schnauss - No Further Ahead Than Today
55) The Mercury Tree - Permutations
56) Wire - Nocturnal Koreans
57) Ulver - ATGCLVLSSCAP
58) Wormrot - Voices
59) Furia - Księżyc milczy luty
60) William Tyler - Modern Country

It was only when I got to the last one I realised the band / artist name came first.

Anybody mentioned Demain est une autre nuit by Essaie Pas?

Apologies if it has been mentioned - and if it hasn't then how cool am I? (never heard or listened to (them/him/her/it) mind).

rananegra said:

Hmm, hesitate to comment as I think I've only got one new album this year, on vinyl too, which was The Wolfhounds "Untied Kingdom". Very good it is too, thoughtful angry indie with some lo-fi interludes from east London's suburbs by men who have recently turned 50. (Perhaps I'm their target demographic).

The Wolfhounds have been going for years haven't they? I remember them from the 80s. Was thinking it was the Wolfhounds I saw supporting The Pixies circa 1989 but it turns out it was Wolfgang Press.

At Swim - Lisa Hannigan
Cleopatra - The Lumineers

Oakster said:

rananegra said:

Hmm, hesitate to comment as I think I've only got one new album this year, on vinyl too, which was The Wolfhounds "Untied Kingdom". Very good it is too, thoughtful angry indie with some lo-fi interludes from east London's suburbs by men who have recently turned 50. (Perhaps I'm their target demographic).

The Wolfhounds have been going for years haven't they? I remember them from the 80s. Was thinking it was the Wolfhounds I saw supporting The Pixies circa 1989 but it turns out it was Wolfgang Press.

Think they split around 1990 and have reformed occasionally since then, before reforming properly a couple of years ago.
Did a run of singles collected into a CD last year, including the fantastic Cheer Up*, then the album this year.

* Contains a fabulous line about the "interview from hell where you tell them that you've always wanted to fill up empty boxes".

Not to Disappear - Daughter

The Stones retro album is a goodie ... few frills ..

Jagger is in amazing voice (enhanced or not) for a man who is well into his 70s

Reading this thread I'm beginning to feel VERY old

Oakster said:

addickson said:

Oakster said:

Actually thought 2016 was a good year for music - often think the best music is born of difficult times, too many to mention but some that I really enjoyed

Teenage Fanclub - Here (love them, love this - probably my favourite band ever)
Quilt - Plaza
Margo Price - Midwest Farmer's Daughter
Daniel Romano - Mosey
Heron Oblivion - s/t

I'm now seeking out Quilt and Heron Oblivion, because I agree the others were good, and I enjoyed seeing them live this year. Saw the Fannies on Wed. at the Quay Sessions in Glasgow, but sound was pretty awful.

My favourite this year was Nos da comrade by Peter Bruntnell. Looking forward to seeing him on Friday at Shacklewell Arms.

Heron Oblivion is Meg Bairds new band - always been a fan of hers since her days with Espers. Kind of dark acid/psych/folk - pretty much my cup of tea. Quilt are much poppier.

Also like Peter Bruntnell - didnt realize he had a new LP out....

Cheers for the recommendations @Oakster - really like the Quilt album!