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30 Best Albums of 2017

Posted on December 28, 2017

  • The Whiskey Gentry – Dead Ringer (Pitch A Tent)
  • Truckstop Honeymoon – Big Things and Little Things (S/R)
  • King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard – Murder of the Universe (ATO)
  • Dale Watson & Ray Benson – Dale and Ray (Ameripolitan/Home)
  • Parton, Harris And Ronstadt – The Complete Trio Collection (Rhino)
  • Omar Souleyman – To Syria, with Love (Mad Decent)
  • Aki Kumar – Aki Goes to Bollywood (Little Village Foundation)
  • Negativland – Over the Edge Vol. 9: The Chopping Channel (Seeland)
  • Wailin’ Jennys – Fifteen  (True North)
  • Robyn Hitchcock – S/T (Yep Roc)
  • Old Crow Medicine Show – 50 Years of Blonde on Blonde (Columbia)
  • Rancid – Trouble Maker (Hellcat)
  • Chris Thile and Brad Mehldau – S/T (Nonesuch)
  • Flogging Molly – Life is Good (Vanguard)
  • Elvin Bishop – Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio (Alligator)
  • The Klezmatics – Apikiorsim/Heretics (World Village)
  • Whit Dickey, Mat Maneri, Matthew Shipp – Vessel In Orbit (Aum Fidelity)
  • Me First & The Gimme Gimmes – Rake it in: The Greatest Hits (Fat Wreck Chords)
  • The Garden – The Life and Times of a Paper Clip (Burger)
  • Randy Newman – Dark Matter (Nonesuch)
  • Lee Scratch Perry and the Subatomic Sound System – Super Ape Returns to Conquer (Subatomic Sound)
  • Matthew Shipp Trio – Piano Song (Thirsty Ear)
  • Dejohnette, Grenadier, Medesky & Scofield – Hudson (Motema)
  • Bombpops – Fear of Missing Out (Fat Wreck Chords)
  • Cedell Davis – Even the Devil Gets the Blues (Sunyata)
  • Tony Allen – The Source (Blue Note)
  • The Nickel Slots – Five Miles Gone (S.R.)
  • Gary Clark Jr. – Live North America 2016 (Warner Bros.)
  • Don Bryant – Don’t Give Up on Love (Fat Possum)
  • Bette Smith – Jetlagger (Big Legal Mess)

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