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

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Mental Illness Aimee Mann Mar-31-2017, Singer-Songwriter
#2 The Underside of Power Algiers Jun-23-2017, Post-Punk
#3 To the Top Blackfoot Gypsies Apr-14-2017, Rock & Roll
#4 Freedom Is Free Chicano Batman Mar-03-2017, Psychedelic Soul
#5 Last Place Grandaddy Mar-03-2017, Indie Rock
#6 Sorry Is Gone Jessica Lea Mayfield Sep-29-2017, Indie Rock
#7 Big Bad Luv John Moreland May-05-2017, Americana
#8 The Siren's Song Kacy & Clayton Aug-18-2017, Folk Rock
#9 Satellite City KIMOCK Oct-27-2017,
#10 Trinity Lane Lilly Hiatt Aug-25-2017, Alt-Country
#11 The Wave Los Colognes May-12-2017, Indie Rock
#12 Dirty Pictures (Part 1) Low Cut Connie May-19-2017, Rock & Roll
#13 If All I Was Was Black Mavis Staples Nov-17-2017, Southern Soul
#14 Relatives In Descent Protomartyr Sep-29-2017, Post-Punk
#15 HEAVY META Ron Gallo Feb-03-2017, Psychedelic Rock
#16 Slowdive Slowdive May-05-2017, Dream Pop
#17 Hippopotamus Sparks Sep-08-2017, Art Pop
#18 ism Steelism Jun-23-2017, Indie Rock
#19 Drunk Thundercat Feb-24-2017, Neo-Soul
#20 The World's Best American Band White Reaper Apr-07-2017, Glam Rock
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mental Illness | Aimee Mann | Album, Mar-31-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 | The Underside of Power | Algiers | Album, Jun-23-2017, Post-Punk |
| #3 | To the Top | Blackfoot Gypsies | Album, Apr-14-2017, Rock & Roll |
| #4 | Freedom Is Free | Chicano Batman | Album, Mar-03-2017, Psychedelic Soul |
| #5 | Last Place | Grandaddy | Album, Mar-03-2017, Indie Rock |
| #6 | Sorry Is Gone | Jessica Lea Mayfield | Album, Sep-29-2017, Indie Rock |
| #7 | Big Bad Luv | John Moreland | Album, May-05-2017, Americana |
| #8 | The Siren's Song | Kacy & Clayton | Album, Aug-18-2017, Folk Rock |
| #9 | Satellite City | KIMOCK | Album, Oct-27-2017,  |
| #10 | Trinity Lane | Lilly Hiatt | Album, Aug-25-2017, Alt-Country |
| #11 | The Wave | Los Colognes | Album, May-12-2017, Indie Rock |
| #12 | Dirty Pictures (Part 1) | Low Cut Connie | Album, May-19-2017, Rock & Roll |
| #13 | If All I Was Was Black | Mavis Staples | Album, Nov-17-2017, Southern Soul |
| #14 | Relatives In Descent | Protomartyr | Album, Sep-29-2017, Post-Punk |
| #15 | HEAVY META | Ron Gallo | Album, Feb-03-2017, Psychedelic Rock |
| #16 | Slowdive | Slowdive | Album, May-05-2017, Dream Pop |
| #17 | Hippopotamus | Sparks | Album, Sep-08-2017, Art Pop |
| #18 | ism | Steelism | Album, Jun-23-2017, Indie Rock |
| #19 | Drunk | Thundercat | Album, Feb-24-2017, Neo-Soul |
| #20 | The World's Best American Band | White Reaper | Album, Apr-07-2017, Glam Rock |