The Vinyl Factory's 20 Best Albums of 2017 So Far
Your guide to the 20 best new vinyl releases from the last six months, featuring the year's biggest albums and several under-the-radar gems.
Published: June 30, 2017 14:27
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arca | Arca | Apr-07-2017, Art Pop |
| #2 | Poulo Warali | Awa Poulo | Jan-20-2017, Fula Music |
| #3 | Journey to the Mountain of Forever | Binker and Moses | Jun-02-2017, Post-Bop |
| #5 | Tempo Dos Mestres | Fabiano do Nascimento | Feb-17-2017, Samba-jazz |
| #6 | Black Origami | Jlin | May-19-2017, Footwork |
| #7 | Astral Progressions | Josef Leimberg | Oct-07-2016, Jazz Fusion |
| #8 | Halo | Juana Molina | Apr-07-2017, Folktronica |
| #9 | Kelly Lee Owens | Kelly Lee Owens | Mar-24-2017, Ambient Pop |
| #10 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #11 | Who Me? | LAPS | Oct-19-2018, Tech House |
| #12 | Dust | Laurel Halo | Jun-23-2017, Electronic |
| #13 | République Amazone | Les Amazones d'Afrique | Mar-10-2017, Mande Music |
| #14 | Fasokan | Luka Productions | Jan-23-2017, Mande Music |
| #15 | Jackie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Mica Levi | Dec-02-2016, Film Score |
| #16 | Process | Sampha | Feb-03-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #17 | If Not Now When | Vangelis Katsoulis | Oct-04-2019, New Age |
| #18 | Reassemblage | Visible Cloaks | Feb-17-2017, Ambient |
| #19 | La Saboteuse | Yazz Ahmed | May-12-2017, Arabic Jazz |
| #20 | async | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Apr-28-2017, Ambient |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arca | Arca | Album, Apr-07-2017, Art Pop |
| #2 | Poulo Warali | Awa Poulo | Album, Jan-20-2017, Fula Music |
| #3 | Journey to the Mountain of Forever | Binker and Moses | Album, Jun-02-2017, Post-Bop |
| #5 | Tempo Dos Mestres | Fabiano do Nascimento | Album, Feb-17-2017, Samba-jazz |
| #6 | Black Origami | Jlin | Album, May-19-2017, Footwork |
| #7 | Astral Progressions | Josef Leimberg | Album, Oct-07-2016, Jazz Fusion |
| #8 | Halo | Juana Molina | Album, Apr-07-2017, Folktronica |
| #9 | Kelly Lee Owens | Kelly Lee Owens | Album, Mar-24-2017, Ambient Pop |
| #10 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #11 | Who Me? | LAPS | EP, Oct-19-2018, Tech House |
| #12 | Dust | Laurel Halo | Album, Jun-23-2017, Electronic |
| #13 | République Amazone | Les Amazones d'Afrique | Album, Mar-10-2017, Mande Music |
| #14 | Fasokan | Luka Productions | Album, Jan-23-2017, Mande Music |
| #15 | Jackie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Mica Levi | Album, Dec-02-2016, Film Score |
| #16 | Process | Sampha | Album, Feb-03-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #17 | If Not Now When | Vangelis Katsoulis | Album, Oct-04-2019, New Age |
| #18 | Reassemblage | Visible Cloaks | Album, Feb-17-2017, Ambient |
| #19 | La Saboteuse | Yazz Ahmed | Album, May-12-2017, Arabic Jazz |
| #20 | async | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Album, Apr-28-2017, Ambient |