Uproxx's Best Rock Albums of 2017

From rock legends putting their past behind them to indie bands with one foot still in the DIY scene, here are the best rock albums of 2017.

Published: December 05, 2017 16:16 Source

# 1

Out in the Storm by Waxahatchee

Album • Jul 14 / 2017 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 2

New Kind of Normal by Cayetana

Album • May 05 / 2017 Indie Rock Bedroom Pop

# 3

Prisoner by Ryan Adams

Album • Feb 17 / 2017 Singer-Songwriter Heartland Rock

# 4

Losing by Bully

Album • Oct 20 / 2017 Indie Rock Alternative Rock

# 5

Hot Thoughts by Spoon

Album • Mar 17 / 2017 Indie Rock

# 6

Powerplant by Girlpool

Album • May 12 / 2017 Indie Pop Bedroom Pop Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock

# 7

Slowdive by Slowdive

Album • May 05 / 2017 Dream Pop Shoegaze

# 8

Precious Art by Rozwell Kid

Album • Jun 23 / 2017 Power Pop Alternative Rock

# 9

Cost of Living by Downtown Boys

Album • Aug 11 / 2017 Post-Hardcore Hardcore Punk

# 10

Somersault by Beach Fossils

Album • Jun 02 / 2017 Indie Pop Dream Pop Indie Surf

# 11

Villains by Queens of the Stone Age

Album • Aug 25 / 2017 Alternative Rock

# 12

Thelma by Thelma

Album • Mar 10 / 2017 Bossa nova MPB Samba-canção

# 13

Life Without Sound by Cloud Nothings

Album • Jan 27 / 2017 Indie Rock

# 14

More Scared of You Than You Are of Me by The Smith Street Band

Album • Apr 07 / 2017 Pop Punk

# 15

Cry Cry Cry by Wolf Parade

Album • Oct 06 / 2017 Indie Rock Post-Punk Revival

# 16

Always Foreign by The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die

Album • Sep 29 / 2017 Midwest Emo

# 17

A Black Mile To The Surface by Manchester Orchestra

Album • Jul 28 / 2017 Indie Rock Alternative Rock

# 18

Wonderful Wonderful by The Killers

Album • Sep 22 / 2017 New Wave Pop Rock

# 19

The Dusk In Us by Converge

Album • Nov 03 / 2017 Metalcore

# 20

Carry Fire by Robert Plant

Album • Oct 13 / 2017 Folk Rock