2017's Best Of The Year - Albums

Yknow I love making Best Of The Year lists, but I am merely just one simple manboy. I don't go out of my way to do any of these things for a job, which means I don't always have the best all rounded opinion on everything that came out this year. But I do want to share my thoughts on things I did see and did enjoy, so here is MY Albums of 2017!

I don't have a lot to talk about here because my year of music is usually a mix between music that was released this year and everything that hasn't, so for me I've only really listened to about 10-12 albums that came out this year, and I didn't enjoy all of them, so I could make a full 10 list, but near the bottom of that list would be stuff I just don't like, so in the spirit of giving props to things that are the 'best' I'm going to give you my Top 4. I'm still going through some of the stuff from this year so maybe this is in contention for a revise in the future.

4. IDLES - Brutalism

Politically charged, thrashy punk music that feels legitimately angry and gritty. Their is real protest here, real issues that can be felt, unlike (a favourite of that year to be honest) Slaves and their album 'Are You Satisfied?' this record does not pull any punches. The one difficult thing here is that some tracks can drag and blend into each other, especially within the middle, but both ends of the album have some absolute bangers. My favourites include, Mother, Well Done, 1049 Gotho, Rachel Khoo and Slow Savage.

3. Paramore - After Laughter

I did a full review of this album when it came out, and although I didn't think it was as good as Paramore's previous effort it still manages to provide an amazing up-beat catchy pop record that completely infects you with happiness and dance. Hard Times is absolutely on of thee singles of the year, no question. If you are looking for a great pop record this year then After Laughter is the way to go. My favourites include, Hard Times, Rose-Coloured Boy, Told You So, 26 and No Friend.

2. Kendrick Lamar - DAMN

Probably the most high profile Hip-Hop record of this year is one of my favourite records of all time. As someone who was introduced to Kendrick last album and didn't understand the hype (I still thought TPAB was a 3.5-4 calm down) this album makes me understand now. An album that is catchy from start to finish, has very interesting subject matters from start to finish and that is just so easy to listen to, DAMN is one of those Hip-Hop albums that will be talked about for years and years. My favourites include, DNA, YAH, ELEMENT, LOYALTY, HUMBLE and LOVE.

1. BROCKHAMPTON - SATURATION Trilogy

The most insane, out-of-left-field, incredible music project of 2017 is obviously the one that came out of relatively unknown hip-hop boy band BROCKHAMPTON. Some of the most refreshing, incredibly layered music to come out this year, but not only that, this band went out of their way to do 3 full length releases in one year, with amazing production quality and filming, editing and releasing all the music videos and a TV show. This groups worl ethic is incredible and they have music to match. I couldn't stop listening to all three of BROCKHAMPTON's SATURATION albums this year and any fan of hip-hop and pop need to sit down and devote their time to trying all or any o these albums out. Because these are three seperate albums and that they are all incredible it is gonna be hard to whittle this down to a few song recommendations, so here is 5: HEAT, GOLD, JELLO, SUMMER, BOOGIE.