Best Albums of 2016

djchameleon · 01-02-2017, 10:55 AM

Have you listened to it though?

**Exo** · 01-02-2017, 10:58 AM

No. I didn't even know he had an album out. I haven't seen it on any lists this year so I was surprised. That was the face I meant. If he made a great album I'll applaud him but I've always thought their music was very bland. Like pasta and butter.

djchameleon · 01-02-2017, 05:26 PM

Yeah, he really stepped it up for his sophmore album or maybe it's his third? I have only heard singles from the other albums. I feel like he pretty much pulled a Justin Timberlake. He wanted to show his grown and sexy side and it actually worked which he's been trying to do with his recent work but he really put a stamp showing he matured as an artist.

It's worth a listen even if you aren't really into pop/R&B.

**Exo** · 01-03-2017, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

Yeah, he really stepped it up for his sophmore album or maybe it's his third? I have only heard singles from the other albums. I feel like he pretty much pulled a Justin Timberlake. He wanted to show his grown and sexy side and it actually worked which he's been trying to do with his recent work but he really put a stamp showing he matured as an artist.

It's worth a listen even if you aren't really into pop/R&B.

I wouldn't say "really" when referring to me unfortunately.

Also, on a side note, it's going to probably be another month or two until I can safely formulate my top albums of 2016. Too many albums I missed to catch up on.

**Frownland** · 01-03-2017, 12:43 PM

Two kickass albums.

Horse Lords - Interventions (jammy Hindi-influenced rock)

Gnod - The Mirror (sludgy industrial post punk crazy wild album thing)

**Exo** · 01-05-2017, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Der Wandale

Its hard to say, because there are much great Albums.

THANKS FOR YOUR INSIGHT. New members suck.

The Batlord · 01-05-2017, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Exo

THANKS FOR YOUR INSIGHT. New members suck.

You should be ashamed of yourself, MOD.

**Exo** · 01-05-2017, 12:22 PM

I'm not. I'm totally not ashamed.

**Exo** · 01-05-2017, 02:04 PM

Alright. F*ck this. I'm doing the list. I'll be finding new albums from this year for the next 8 months so let's get this over with while it's still relevant. I hate numerical ranking so these will be broken down into categories with a best of the best section. I'm including EPs. Here we go.

Exo's Best of 2016 Pile

Albums I loved that will bite your face off

Show Me the Body - Body War
Swans - The Glowing Man
Gorguts - Pleiades Dust
Krallice - Hyperion
Nails - You Will Never Be One of Us
JAMBINAI - A Hermitage
Oranssi Pazuzu - Värähtelijä
Oathbreaker - Rheia
Swain - The Long Dark Blue
Creepoid - Burner
The Dillinger Escape Plan - Dissociation
Street Sects - End Position
Animals as Leaders - The Madness of Many

Hip Hop/Pop

Aesop Rock - The Impossible Kid
Anderson Paak. - Malibu
Chance The Rapper - Coloring book
L'Orange - The Life and Death of Scenery
Noname - Telefone
Kendrick Lamar - Untitled Unmastered
RY X - Dawn
Kweku Collins - Nat Love
KAYTRANADA - 99%
ANOHNI - HOPELESSNESS
Dälek - Asphalt for Eden
A Tribe Called Quest - We got from Here...Thank You 4 Your service
The Avalanches - Wildflower
Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels 3
Mounika - Seagulls

Jazz and stuff that sounds Jazzy

Yussef Kamaal - Black Focus
Sarathy Korwar - Day to Day
Logan Richardson - Shift
Melanie De Biasio - Blackened Cities
Saib - Around the World
Mammal Hands - Floa
Papadosio - Pattern Integrities
Neil Cowley Trio - Spacebound Apes
Stu Hunter - The Migration
Donny McCaslin - Beyond Now

Solo Artists of all genres

Mick Harvey - Delirium Tremens
Esmé Patterson - We Were Wild
Xenia Rubinos - Black Terry Cat
David Bowie - Black Star
Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression
Car Seat Headrest - Teens of Denial
Angel Olsen - MY WOMAN
Keaton Henson - Kindly Now
Margaret Glaspy - Emotions and Math
Ash Koosha - I AKA I
William Tyler - Modern Country
Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth
Emma Ruth Rundle - Marked For Death
Mitski - Puberty 2
Frankie Cosmos - Next Thing
Nick Waterhouse - Never Twice
Jenny Hval - Blood Bitch
Agnes Obel - Citizen of Glass
Oren Ambarchi - Hubris
Jherek Biscoff - Cistern
Brian Eno - The Ship

Everything else that was awesome that didn't fit into the four sections above

Big Thief - Masterpiece
DIIV - Is the Is Are
The Drones - Feelin Kinda Free
Flamingosis - Pleasure Palette
Imarhan - Imarhan
Kayo Dot - Plastic House On Base Of Sky
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Nonagon Infinity
The Most - At Once
Nothing - Tired of Tomorrow
Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
Stage Kids - Intra Mental
Camp Cope - Camp Cope
Mothers - When You Walk a Long Distance You Are Tired
Japanese Breakfast - Psychopomp
Plush - Please
Living Hour - Living Hour
Magic Shoppe - Wonderland
The Derevolutions - I Feel a Goo World
The Men - At Most
Touché Amoré - Stage Four

Okay. I think that's all. I may have missed one or two. Oh well. It's done. For those of you who think that's way too much and want a top 5, here you go. No order. These are my five favorite albums of the year.

Jherek Biscoff - Cistern
David Bowie - Black Star
Swans - The Glowing Man
Oranssi Pazuzu - Värähtelijä
Melanie De Biasio - Blackened Cities

**Frownland** · 01-05-2017, 02:07 PM

Did you hear Horse Lords?

01-02-2017, 10:58 AM	#252 (permalink)
Exo All day jazz and biscuits Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,359	No. I didn't even know he had an album out. I haven't seen it on any lists this year so I was surprised. That was the face I meant. If he made a great album I'll applaud him but I've always thought their music was very bland. Like pasta and butter. __________________ LastFM SUPREME POO BAH MODERATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE

01-03-2017, 12:43 PM	#255 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	Two kickass albums. Horse Lords - Interventions (jammy Hindi-influenced rock) Gnod - The Mirror (sludgy industrial post punk crazy wild album thing) __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

01-05-2017, 12:22 PM	#258 (permalink)
Exo All day jazz and biscuits Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,359	I'm not. I'm totally not ashamed. __________________ LastFM SUPREME POO BAH MODERATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE

01-05-2017, 02:04 PM	#259 (permalink)
Exo All day jazz and biscuits Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,359	Alright. Fck this. I'm doing the list. I'll be finding new albums from this year for the next 8 months so let's get this over with while it's still relevant. I hate numerical ranking so these will be broken down into categories with a best of the best section. I'm including EPs. Here we go. Exo's Best of 2016 Pile Albums I loved that will bite your face off Show Me the Body* - Body War Swans - The Glowing Man Gorguts - Pleiades Dust Krallice - Hyperion Nails - You Will Never Be One of Us JAMBINAI - A Hermitage Oranssi Pazuzu - Värähtelijä Oathbreaker - Rheia Swain - The Long Dark Blue Creepoid - Burner The Dillinger Escape Plan - Dissociation Street Sects - End Position Animals as Leaders - The Madness of Many Hip Hop/Pop Aesop Rock - The Impossible Kid Anderson Paak. - Malibu Chance The Rapper - Coloring book L'Orange - The Life and Death of Scenery Noname - Telefone Kendrick Lamar - Untitled Unmastered RY X - Dawn Kweku Collins - Nat Love KAYTRANADA - 99% ANOHNI - HOPELESSNESS Dälek - Asphalt for Eden A Tribe Called Quest - We got from Here...Thank You 4 Your service The Avalanches - Wildflower Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels 3 Mounika - Seagulls Jazz and stuff that sounds Jazzy Yussef Kamaal - Black Focus Sarathy Korwar - Day to Day Logan Richardson - Shift Melanie De Biasio - Blackened Cities Saib - Around the World Mammal Hands - Floa Papadosio - Pattern Integrities Neil Cowley Trio - Spacebound Apes Stu Hunter - The Migration Donny McCaslin - Beyond Now Solo Artists of all genres Mick Harvey - Delirium Tremens Esmé Patterson - We Were Wild Xenia Rubinos - Black Terry Cat David Bowie - Black Star Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression Car Seat Headrest - Teens of Denial Angel Olsen - MY WOMAN Keaton Henson - Kindly Now Margaret Glaspy - Emotions and Math Ash Koosha - I AKA I William Tyler - Modern Country Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth Emma Ruth Rundle - Marked For Death Mitski - Puberty 2 Frankie Cosmos - Next Thing Nick Waterhouse - Never Twice Jenny Hval - Blood Bitch Agnes Obel - Citizen of Glass Oren Ambarchi - Hubris Jherek Biscoff - Cistern Brian Eno - The Ship Everything else that was awesome that didn't fit into the four sections above Big Thief - Masterpiece DIIV - Is the Is Are The Drones - Feelin Kinda Free Flamingosis - Pleasure Palette Imarhan - Imarhan Kayo Dot - Plastic House On Base Of Sky King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Nonagon Infinity The Most - At Once Nothing - Tired of Tomorrow Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool Stage Kids - Intra Mental Camp Cope - Camp Cope Mothers - When You Walk a Long Distance You Are Tired Japanese Breakfast - Psychopomp Plush - Please Living Hour - Living Hour Magic Shoppe - Wonderland The Derevolutions - I Feel a Goo World The Men - At Most Touché Amoré - Stage Four Okay. I think that's all. I may have missed one or two. Oh well. It's done. For those of you who think that's way too much and want a top 5, here you go. No order. These are my five favorite albums of the year. Jherek Biscoff - Cistern David Bowie - Black Star Swans - The Glowing Man Oranssi Pazuzu - Värähtelijä Melanie De Biasio - Blackened Cities __________________ LastFM SUPREME POO BAH MODERATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE

01-05-2017, 02:07 PM	#260 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	Did you hear Horse Lords? __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x