2016 has be an amazing year for music. Somehow I got the chance to listen to hundreds of albums this year and as much as enjoy listening to it, I find it more fun to share it.
My tastes tend to be broad which can make it tough to compare across styles. In the end the list is organized by how often I want to listen to it again.
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20. A Tribe Called Quest
We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service
hip-hop
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19. John Carpenter
Lost Themes II
electronic
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18. Solange
A Seat at the Table
r&b/soul
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17. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Skeleton Tree
alternative
16. American Wilderness
Matt Hires
singer-songwriter
15. Conor Oberst
Ruminations
alternative
14. July Talk
Touch
alternative
13. Black Marble
It’s Immaterial
alternative
12. Black Marble
False Readings On
ambient
11. Jim James
Eternally Even
alternative
Top 50 Albums, 2016 – part 3
2016 has be an amazing year for music. Somehow I got the chance to listen to hundreds of albums this year and as much as enjoy listening to it, I find it more fun to share it.
My tastes tend to be broad which can make it tough to compare across styles. In the end the list is organized by how often I want to listen to it again.
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30. Kacy & Clayton
Strange Country
folk
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29. Okkervile River
Away
folk
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28. Pambo
La Princesa Caballero: Side A (Deluxe Edition)
pop
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27. Jherek Bischoff
Cisern
classical
26. Savages
Adore Life
alternative
25. Holy Fuck
Congrats
alternative
24. Modern Baseball
Holy Ghost
alternative
23. AOA
Good Luck
pop
22. BJ Barham
Rockingham
singer/songwriter
21. Garbage
Strange Little Birds
alternative
Top 50 Albums, 2016 – part 2
2016 has be an amazing year for music. Somehow I got the chance to listen to hundreds of albums this year and as much as enjoy listening to it, I find it more fun to share it.
My tastes tend to be broad which can make it tough to compare across styles. In the end the list is organized by how often I want to listen to it again.
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40. Margo Price
Midwest Farmer’s Daughter
country
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39. Jeff Rosenstock
Worry
alternative
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38. Diego El Cigala
Indestructible
tropical
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37. Forma
Physicalist
ambient
36. Gaby Moreno
Illusión
pop
35. Agaist Me!
Shapeshift With Me
alternative
34. Brandy Clark
Big Day in a Small Town
country
33. Tijuana Panther
Ghost Food
alternative
32. Bruno Mars
24K Magic
pop
31. Parquet Courts
Human Performance
alternative
Top 50 Albums, 2016 – part 1
2016 has be an amazing year for music. Somehow I got the chance to listen to hundreds of albums this year and as much as enjoy listening to it, I find it more fun to share it.
My tastes tend to be broad which can make it tough to compare across styles. In the end the list is organized by how often I want to listen to it again.
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50. Xeno & Oaklander
Topiary
electronic
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49. Holy Ghost!
Crime Cutz
alternative
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48. Nels Cline
Lovers
jazz
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47. Weyes Blood
Front Row Seat to Earth
alternative
46. Saint Motel
saintmoteltelevision
alternative
45. Wilderado
Latigo – EP
alternative
44. Waterstrider
Nowhere to Go
alternative
43. Nicolas Godin
Contrepoint
electronic
42. Warpaint
Heads Up
alternative
41. Ray LaMontagne
Ouroboros
rock