I already expect much rolling of eyes and comments that these are too mainstream, but this is what I listen to, so for what it's worth...
I haven't listened to all that many new albums this year, and some of those I have listened to have been good but not great, and some have been downright awful. All I can muster is a paltry top five, and here they are, make of them what you will.
5. Bruce Springsteen --- Wrecking ball (The Boss still has it!)
4. Hawkwind --- Onwards (almost half a century later, Hawkwind can still deliver the goods)
3. Fadeout --- To protect our way of living (Absolute find of the year)
2. Joseph Arthur --- Redemption City (A real candidate for album of the year, even at this midway point, but just beaten out by....)
1. Half Moon Run --- Dark eyes (Debut from a Canadian band you can expect to be hearing a lot more from!)
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