Louder Than War's Albums of the Year 2016

Louder Than War's Albums of the Year 2016 list is out now and features 50 albums we think have been significant in the last 12 months

Published: December 12, 2016 09:30 Source

# 1

Blackstar by David Bowie

Album • Jan 08 / 2016 Art Rock

# 2

2013 by Meilyr Jones

Album • Mar 18 / 2016 Art Pop Chamber Pop Indie Pop

# 3

Adore Life by Savages

Album • Jan 22 / 2016 Post-Punk

# 4

A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead

Album • May 08 / 2016 Art Pop Art Rock Chamber Pop

# 5

HOPELESSNESS by ANOHNI

Album • May 06 / 2016 Art Pop Electropop Deconstructed Club

# 6

Songs for Our Mothers by Fat White Family

Album • Jan 22 / 2016 Psychedelic Rock Art Punk

# 7

Skeleton Tree by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Album • Sep 09 / 2016 Singer-Songwriter Art Rock

# 8

The Hope Six Demolition Project by PJ Harvey

Album • Apr 15 / 2016 Art Rock Alternative Rock

# 9

Tracks of Wire by deux furieuses

Album • Jan 01 / 2016 Punk

# 10

Nocturnal Koreans by Wire

Album • Apr 22 / 2016 Post-Punk

# 11

25 25 by Factory Floor

Album • Aug 19 / 2016 Tech House Acid House

# 12

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

Album • Oct 21 / 2016 Singer-Songwriter Chamber Folk

# 13

Konnichiwa by Skepta

Album • May 06 / 2016 Grime UK Hip Hop

# 14

Post Pop Depression by Iggy Pop

Album • Jan 22 / 2016 Alternative Rock

# 15

Lemonade by Beyoncé

Album • Apr 23 / 2016 Contemporary R&B Pop

# 16

Blisters in the Pit of My Heart by Martha

Album • Jul 01 / 2016 Pop Punk Indie Rock Power Pop

# 17

The Glowing Man by Swans

Album • Jun 17 / 2016 Post-Rock Experimental Rock

# 18

I, Gemini by Let's Eat Grandma

Album • Jun 17 / 2016 Art Pop Psychedelic Pop Ambient Pop

# 19

Confessions of a Romance Novelist by The Anchoress

Album • Jan 15 / 2016 Singer-Songwriter Art Pop

# 20

The Life Of Pablo by Kanye West

Album • Jun 10 / 2016 Pop Rap Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop

# 21

The Ship by Brian Eno

Album • Apr 29 / 2016

# 22

Mirror by Gnod

Album • Apr 01 / 2016 Noise Rock Drone

# 23

Furfour by Grumbling Fur

Album • Sep 16 / 2016 Neo-Psychedelia

# 24

We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service by A Tribe Called Quest

Album • Nov 11 / 2016 Conscious Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop Jazz Rap

# 25

Cosmic Unity by Family Atlantica

Album • May 13 / 2016 Afrobeat Highlife

# 26

Music Must Destroy by The Ruts DC

Single • Sep 09 / 2016

# 27

The Big Fit by Skating Polly

Album • Mar 25 / 2016 Indie Rock Indie Pop

# 28

Malody by Barry Hyde

Album • Jun 03 / 2016 Art Rock

# 29

A Weird Exits by Thee Oh Sees

Album • Aug 12 / 2016 Psychedelic Rock Garage Rock

# 30

Blood Bitch by Jenny Hval

Album • Sep 30 / 2016 Art Pop Ambient Pop

# 31

Update Your Brain by The Tuts

Album • Sep 08 / 2016 Pop Punk

# 32

Strangers by Marissa Nadler

Album • May 20 / 2016 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 33

Lodestar by Shirley Collins

Album • Nov 04 / 2016 English Folk Music

# 34

22, A Million by Bon Iver

Album • Sep 30 / 2016 Art Pop Folktronica

# 35

Burn the Beauty Queen by Hands Off Gretel

Album • Sep 16 / 2016 Grunge Alternative Rock

# 37

MY WOMAN by Angel Olsen

Album • Sep 02 / 2016 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 38

Vanilla by Evans The Death

Album • Jun 03 / 2016 Indie Pop Noise Pop

# 39

The Magic by Deerhoof

Album • Jun 26 / 2016 Indie Rock Noise Pop

# 40

Inner Space / Outer Space (Remixed) by The Membranes

Album • Nov 04 / 2016

# 41

Minor Victories by Minor Victories

Album • Jun 03 / 2016 Shoegaze Post-Rock

# 42

Teens Of Denial by Car Seat Headrest

Album • May 20 / 2016 Indie Rock

# 43

A Seat at the Table by Solange

Album • Sep 30 / 2016 Neo-Soul

# 44

Night Thoughts by Suede

Album • Jan 22 / 2016 Britpop Alternative Rock

# 45

Mount Ninji And Da Nice Time Kid by Die Antwoord

Album • Sep 16 / 2016 Trap Pop Rap

# 46

Songs About Drowning by Thought Forms

Album • Nov 04 / 2016 Shoegaze Dream Pop Alternative Rock

# 47

Debasement Tapes by Unqualified Nurse Band

Album • Sep 16 / 2016

# 48

Fetish Bones by Moor Mother

Album • Sep 16 / 2016 Industrial Hip Hop Political Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 49

Psiconáutica by Linda Guilala

Album • Jun 10 / 2016 Shoegaze Dream Pop

# 50

Let the Record Show: Dexys Do Irish and Country Soul by Dexys

Album • Jun 03 / 2016 Celtic Folk Music Blue-Eyed Soul Country Soul