Time Out New York's Best Albums of 2017

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# 1
Album • Apr 14 / 2017 West Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
# 2
Album • Jul 21 / 2017 West Coast Hip Hop Neo-Soul
# 3
Album • May 05 / 2017 Dream Pop Shoegaze
# 4
EP • Oct 13 / 2017 UK Bass Deconstructed Club Arabic Pop
# 5
Album • May 19 / 2017 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter
# 6
Album • Jun 16 / 2017 Synthpop Alt-Pop
# 7
Ctrl by SZA
Album • Jun 09 / 2017 Alternative R&B Neo-Soul
# 8
Album • May 12 / 2017 New Wave Pop Rock Alternative Dance
# 9
Album • Jul 07 / 2017 Indie Rock
# 10
Arca by Arca
Album • Apr 07 / 2017 Art Pop Glitch Pop
# 11
Album • Nov 03 / 2017 Ambient
# 12
Album • Oct 27 / 2017 Singer-Songwriter Slowcore Contemporary Folk
# 13
Album • May 19 / 2017 Footwork IDM
# 14
Album • Mar 17 / 2017 Indie Rock
# 15
Album • Apr 21 / 2017 Ambient Ambient Techno
# 16
EP • Sep 29 / 2017 Spiritual Jazz
# 17
Album • Jan 27 / 2017 Garage Rock Psychedelic Rock
# 18
Album • Sep 08 / 2017 Indie Rock Art Rock
# 19
Album • Aug 25 / 2017 East Coast Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop
# 20
Album • Apr 28 / 2017 Ambient
# 21
Album • Sep 08 / 2017 Synthpop New Wave
# 22
Album • Oct 06 / 2017 Ambient Chamber Music Minimalism
# 23
Plum by Wand
Album • Sep 22 / 2017 Psychedelic Rock Indie Rock
# 24
Album • Jan 27 / 2017
# 25
Album • Jan 27 / 2017 Indie Pop
# 26
Album • Jun 23 / 2017 Chamber Folk Singer-Songwriter
# 27
Album • Aug 25 / 2017 Psychedelic Rock Garage Rock
# 28
Album • Apr 21 / 2017 Post-Rock Electronic
# 29
Album • Apr 28 / 2017 Art Pop Singer-Songwriter