Favorite Albums 2016

Spotify link to playlist.

25. Told Slant - Going By

playlist track: Sweater

24. Big Thief - Masterpiece

playlist track: Masterpiece

23. Whitney- Light Upon the Lake

playlist track: Polly

22. William Tyler - Modern Country

playlist track: Highway Anxiety

21. Kane Strang - Blue Cheese

playlist track: Things Are Never Simple

20. Chris Cohen - As If Apart

playlist track: As If Apart

19. Methyl Ethel - Oh Inhuman Spectacle

playlist track: Twilight Driving

18. Kevin Morby - Singing Saw

playlist track: I Have Been to the Mountain

17. Eleanor Friedberger - New View

playlist track: Never Is A Long Time

16. Lucy Dacus - No Burden

playlist track - Strange Torpedo

15. Quilt - Plaza

playlist track: Hissing My Plea

14. Weyes Blood - Front Row Seat to Earth

playlist track: Do You Need My Love

13. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Talk Tight

playlist track: Tender Is The Neck

12. The Good Sax - Up to Anything

playlist track: Sweaty Hands

11. Alex Cameron - Jumping the Shark

playlist track: Real Bad Lookin'

10. Cass McCombs - Mangy Love

playlist track: Run Sister Run

9. The Olympians - The Olympians

playlist track: Apollo's Mood

8. David Bowie - Blackstar

playlist track: Lazarus

7. Shy Layers - Shy Layers

playlist track: Famous Faces

6. Hiss Golden Messenger - Heart Like a Levee

playlist track: Biloxi

5. Lambchop - FLOTUS

playlist track: In Care of 8675309

4. Devendra Banhart - Ape in Pink Marble

playlist track: Fig in Leather

3. El Perro Del Mar - KoKoro

playlist track: Clean Your Windows

2. The Radio Dept. - Running Out Of Love

playlist track: This Thing Was Bound To Happen

1. Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam - I Had A Dream That You Were Mine

playlist track: Peaceful Morning

Favorite Albums 2015

I am really late this year. It has been a busy and complicated one. Not many comments this time, just a list and a Spotify playlist. I'll do better next year.

Here's the link: Ben's Best of 2015


25. Tigercats – Mysteries

playlist track: Wheezer

24. Nadia Reid – Listen to Formation, Look for the Signs

playlist track: Seasons Change

23. Happyness – Weird Little Birthday

playlist track: Montreal Rock Band Somewhere

22. British Sea Power – Sea of Brass

playlist track: Machineries of Joy

21. Royal Headache – High

playlist track: Carolina

20. Julia Holter – Have You In My Wilderness

playlist track: Sea Calls Me Home

19. Carla Morrison – Amor Supremo

playlist track: Devuélvete

18. Fabiano Do Nascimento – Danca dos Tempos

playlist track: Ewe

17. Jamie xx – In Colour

playlist track: Loud Places

16. Joan Shelley – Electric Ursa

playlist track: First of August

15. Ultimate Painting – Green Lanes

playlist track: Sweet Chris

14. Eternal Summers – Gold and Stone

playlist track: Together or Alone

13. Mammoth Penguins – Hide and Seek

playlist track: When I Was Your Age

12. Father John Misty – I Love You, Honeybear

playlist track: I Love You, Honeybear

11. Bully – Feels Like

playlist track: Brainfreeze

10. Beach House – Thank Your Lucky Stars

playlist track: All Your Yeahs

9. Kurt Vile – b’lieve I’m going down…

playlist track: I'm an Outlaw

8. Sonny & the Sunsets – Talent Night at the Ashram

playlist track: The Application

7. Tame Impala – Currents

playlist track: The Less I Know The Better

6. California X – Nights in the Dark

playlist track: Blackrazor, Pt. 2

5. Gun Outfit – Dream All Over

playlist track: Only Ever Over

4. Yo La Tengo – Stuff Like That There

playlist track: I Can Feel The Ice Melting

3. Foxing – Dealer

playlist track: Magdalene

2. Car Seat Headrest – Teens of Style

playlist track: Maude

1. Dick Diver – Melbourne, Florida 

playlist track: Waste the Alphabet