Rolling Stone's 20 Best Avant Albums of 2017
Read our countdown of the 20 best avant-garde albums of 2017, including ambient, noise, out-jazz, experimental electronic music and more.
Published: January 02, 2018 16:33
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The Kid | Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith | Oct-06-2017, Art Pop |
| #2 | World Eater | Blanck Mass | Mar-03-2017, Electro-Industrial |
| #3 | Paradiso | Chino Amobi | May-05-2017, Epic Collage |
| #4 | Unfold | The Necks | Feb-03-2017, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #5 | Far From Over | Vijay Iyer Sextet, Vijay Iyer | Aug-25-2017, Post-Bop |
| #6 | Mnestic Pressure | Lee Gamble | Sep-15-2017, IDM |
| #7 | Rainbow Mirror | Prurient | Dec-01-2017, Death Industrial |
| #9 | Mario Batkovic | Mario Batkovic | Mar-17-2017, Post-Minimalism |
| #10 | Anthology Resource Vol. I: △△ | Dean Hurley | Aug-06-2017, Dark Ambient |
| #11 | No Home of the Mind | Bing & Ruth | Feb-17-2017, Ambient |
| #12 | All the Way | Diamanda Galás | Mar-24-2017, Vocal Jazz |
| #14 | In a Silent Way | Nico Niquo | Feb-24-2017, Progressive Electronic |
| #15 | Contact | Pharmakon | Mar-31-2017, Death Industrial |
| #16 | async | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Apr-28-2017, Ambient |
| #18 | L'Orange L'Orange | Gregg Kowalsky | Nov-10-2017, Ambient |
| #20 | Bloodroot | Kelly Moran | Mar-24-2017, Post-Minimalism |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The Kid | Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith | Album, Oct-06-2017, Art Pop |
| #2 | World Eater | Blanck Mass | Album, Mar-03-2017, Electro-Industrial |
| #3 | Paradiso | Chino Amobi | Album, May-05-2017, Epic Collage |
| #4 | Unfold | The Necks | Album, Feb-03-2017, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #5 | Far From Over | Vijay Iyer SextetVijay Iyer | Album, Aug-25-2017, Post-Bop |
| #6 | Mnestic Pressure | Lee Gamble | Album, Sep-15-2017, IDM |
| #7 | Rainbow Mirror | Prurient | Album, Dec-01-2017, Death Industrial |
| #9 | Mario Batkovic | Mario Batkovic | Album, Mar-17-2017, Post-Minimalism |
| #10 | Anthology Resource Vol. I: △△ | Dean Hurley | Album, Aug-06-2017, Dark Ambient |
| #11 | No Home of the Mind | Bing & Ruth | Album, Feb-17-2017, Ambient |
| #12 | All the Way | Diamanda Galás | Album, Mar-24-2017, Vocal Jazz |
| #14 | In a Silent Way | Nico Niquo | Album, Feb-24-2017, Progressive Electronic |
| #15 | Contact | Pharmakon | Album, Mar-31-2017, Death Industrial |
| #16 | async | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Album, Apr-28-2017, Ambient |
| #18 | L'Orange L'Orange | Gregg Kowalsky | Album, Nov-10-2017, Ambient |
| #20 | Bloodroot | Kelly Moran | Album, Mar-24-2017, Post-Minimalism |