A.V. Club's Best Albums of 2017 So Far
Even at just over six months old, 2017 has already given us more than enough good music to fill playlists from here until December—enough that it would be fine, really, if everyone just took a knee until next year. It’s also been an unusually busy year for comebacks: High-profile returns from the ’00s indie-rock class…
Published: June 29, 2017 05:00
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The Underside of Power | Algiers | Jun-23-2017, Post-Punk |
| #2 | World Eater | Blanck Mass | Mar-03-2017, Electro-Industrial |
| #3 | Guppy | Charly Bliss | Apr-21-2017, Power Pop |
| #4 | Pleasure | Feist | Apr-28-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | Compassion | Forest Swords | May-05-2017, Ambient Dub |
| #6 | HNDRXX | Future | Jul-27-2017, Pop Rap |
| #7 | FUTURE | Future | Jun-30-2017, Trap |
| #8 | Narkopop | GAS | Apr-21-2017, Ambient |
| #9 | Near To The Wild Heart Of Life | Japandroids | Jan-27-2017, Indie Rock |
| #10 | Black Origami | Jlin | May-19-2017, Footwork |
| #11 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #12 | Semper Femina | Laura Marling | Mar-10-2017, Chamber Folk |
| #13 | Europe by Night | Metro Riders | May-19-2017, Vaporwave |
| #14 | A Crow Looked at Me | Mount Eerie | Mar-24-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #15 | No Shape | Perfume Genius | May-05-2017, Art Pop |
| #16 | A Hairshirt of Purpose | Pile | Mar-31-2017, Indie Rock |
| #17 | Below the House | Planning For Burial | Mar-10-2017, Shoegaze |
| #18 | Playboi Carti | Playboi Carti | Apr-14-2017, Trap |
| #19 | Nightmare Logic | Power Trip | Feb-24-2017, Thrash Metal |
| #20 | Nothing Feels Natural | Priests | Jan-27-2017, Post-Punk |
| #21 | Process | Sampha | Feb-03-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #22 | English Tapas | Sleaford Mods | Mar-03-2017, Post-Punk |
| #23 | Slowdive | Slowdive | May-05-2017, Dream Pop |
| #24 | Step Brothers THREE | Starlito, Don Trip | Mar-15-2017, Southern Hip Hop |
| #25 | What Now | Sylvan Esso | Apr-28-2017, Electropop |
| #26 | Ctrl | SZA | Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #27 | My Moment | Tee Grizzley | Apr-07-2017, Trap |
| #28 | Drunk | Thundercat | Feb-24-2017, Neo-Soul |
| #29 | Big Fish Theory | Vince Staples | Jun-23-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #30 | Reassemblage | Visible Cloaks | Feb-17-2017, Ambient |
| #31 | Out in the Storm | Waxahatchee | Jul-14-2017, Indie Rock |
| #32 | The World's Best American Band | White Reaper | Apr-07-2017, Glam Rock |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The Underside of Power | Algiers | Album, Jun-23-2017, Post-Punk |
| #2 | World Eater | Blanck Mass | Album, Mar-03-2017, Electro-Industrial |
| #3 | Guppy | Charly Bliss | Album, Apr-21-2017, Power Pop |
| #4 | Pleasure | Feist | Album, Apr-28-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | Compassion | Forest Swords | Album, May-05-2017, Ambient Dub |
| #6 | HNDRXX | Future | Album, Jul-27-2017, Pop Rap |
| #7 | FUTURE | Future | Album, Jun-30-2017, Trap |
| #8 | Narkopop | GAS | Album, Apr-21-2017, Ambient |
| #9 | Near To The Wild Heart Of Life | Japandroids | Album, Jan-27-2017, Indie Rock |
| #10 | Black Origami | Jlin | Album, May-19-2017, Footwork |
| #11 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #12 | Semper Femina | Laura Marling | Album, Mar-10-2017, Chamber Folk |
| #13 | Europe by Night | Metro Riders | Album, May-19-2017, Vaporwave |
| #14 | A Crow Looked at Me | Mount Eerie | Album, Mar-24-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #15 | No Shape | Perfume Genius | Album, May-05-2017, Art Pop |
| #16 | A Hairshirt of Purpose | Pile | Album, Mar-31-2017, Indie Rock |
| #17 | Below the House | Planning For Burial | Album, Mar-10-2017, Shoegaze |
| #18 | Playboi Carti | Playboi Carti | Album, Apr-14-2017, Trap |
| #19 | Nightmare Logic | Power Trip | Album, Feb-24-2017, Thrash Metal |
| #20 | Nothing Feels Natural | Priests | Album, Jan-27-2017, Post-Punk |
| #21 | Process | Sampha | Album, Feb-03-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #22 | English Tapas | Sleaford Mods | Album, Mar-03-2017, Post-Punk |
| #23 | Slowdive | Slowdive | Album, May-05-2017, Dream Pop |
| #24 | Step Brothers THREE | StarlitoDon Trip | Album, Mar-15-2017, Southern Hip Hop |
| #25 | What Now | Sylvan Esso | Album, Apr-28-2017, Electropop |
| #26 | Ctrl | SZA | Album, Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #27 | My Moment | Tee Grizzley | Album, Apr-07-2017, Trap |
| #28 | Drunk | Thundercat | Album, Feb-24-2017, Neo-Soul |
| #29 | Big Fish Theory | Vince Staples | Album, Jun-23-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #30 | Reassemblage | Visible Cloaks | Album, Feb-17-2017, Ambient |
| #31 | Out in the Storm | Waxahatchee | Album, Jul-14-2017, Indie Rock |
| #32 | The World's Best American Band | White Reaper | Album, Apr-07-2017, Glam Rock |