Glide's 20 Best Albums of 2017

2017 once again served as a telling point in music where you had to stretch to certain realms (Americana, folk and funk) to really dig out the best. Once

Published: November 27, 2017 14:09 Source

# 1

Mental Illness by Aimee Mann

Album • Mar 31 / 2017 Singer-Songwriter Folk Pop

# 2

The Underside of Power by Algiers

Album • Jun 23 / 2017 Post-Punk Post-Industrial

# 3

To the Top by Blackfoot Gypsies

Album • Apr 14 / 2017 Rock & Roll

# 4

Freedom Is Free by Chicano Batman

Album • Mar 03 / 2017 Psychedelic Soul Latin Soul Latin Alternative

# 5

Last Place by Grandaddy

Album • Mar 03 / 2017 Indie Rock

# 6

Sorry Is Gone by Jessica Lea Mayfield

Album • Sep 29 / 2017 Indie Rock Alt-Country

# 7

Big Bad Luv by John Moreland

Album • May 05 / 2017 Americana Singer-Songwriter Country

# 8

The Siren's Song by Kacy & Clayton

Album • Aug 18 / 2017 Folk Rock Psychedelic Folk Americana Alt-Country

# 9

Satellite City by KIMOCK

Album • Oct 27 / 2017

# 10

Trinity Lane by Lilly Hiatt

Album • Aug 25 / 2017 Alt-Country Singer-Songwriter

# 11

The Wave by Los Colognes

Album • May 12 / 2017 Indie Rock Alt-Country

# 12

Dirty Pictures (Part 1) by Low Cut Connie

Album • May 19 / 2017 Rock & Roll

# 13

If All I Was Was Black by Mavis Staples

Album • Nov 17 / 2017 Southern Soul Deep Soul

# 14

Relatives In Descent by Protomartyr

Album • Sep 29 / 2017 Post-Punk

# 15

HEAVY META by Ron Gallo

Album • Feb 03 / 2017 Psychedelic Rock

# 16

Slowdive by Slowdive

Album • May 05 / 2017 Dream Pop Shoegaze

# 17

Hippopotamus by Sparks

Album • Sep 08 / 2017 Art Pop Progressive Pop

# 18

ism by Steelism

Album • Jun 23 / 2017 Indie Rock

# 19

Drunk by Thundercat

Album • Feb 24 / 2017 Neo-Soul Psychedelic Soul

# 20

The World's Best American Band by White Reaper

Album • Apr 07 / 2017 Glam Rock Power Pop