Even I don’t have the time for a free for all choice for your favourite albums of the year so far as inevitably hundreds of albums would be mentioned. A huge thank you to the DiS-er that does the annual count up.
Here’s a list of the 60+ albums that have made the top 10 in the monthly threads. So many that I like failed to make this list but after all these albums made the list as a result of all our votes.
Vote for up to 10 albums.
I’ll score them accordingly…10 points for your first choice, 9 points for your second choice etc. NO JOINT PLACES. It just makes the scoring such a pain. It’s a bit of fun after all.
Also, just for interest (but won’t be scored) mention your favourite album of the year if it isn’t part of the list.
Actress - AZD
Afghan Whigs - In Spades
Aldous Harding - Party
Alex G (Sandy) - Rocket
Algiers - The Underside Of Power
Alison Cruthfield - Tourist In This Town
Arca - Arca
Austra - Future Politics
Bent Knee- Land Animal
Big Thief - Capacity
Blanck Mass - World Eater
Bonobo - Migration
British Sea Power - Let The Dancers Inherit The Party
Christian Fitness - Slap Bass Hunks
Cigarettes After Sex - S/T
Cloud Nothings - Life Without Sound
Do Make Say Think - Stubborn Persistent Illusions
Elbow - Little Fictions
Forest Swords - Compassion
Future Islands - The Far Field
GAS - Narkopop
Girlpool - Powerplant
Grails - Chalice Hymnal
Grandaddy - Last Place
Idles - Brutalism
Jane Weaver - Modern Kosmology
Japanoids - NTTWHOL
Jens Lekman - Life Will See You Now
Jesca Hoop - Memories Are Now
Julie Byrne - Not Even Happiness
Kelly Lee Owen - S/T
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN
Kevin Morby - City Music
Laura Marling - Semper Femina
Lawrence English - Cruel Optimism
Los Camprsinos! - Sick Scenes
Mac Demarco - This Old Dog
Marika Hackman - I’m Not Your Man
Mew - Visuals
Moon Diagrams - Lifetime Of Love
Moon Duo - Occult Architecture
Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked At Me
Mutoid Man - War Moans
Part Chimp - IV
Perfume Genius - No Shape
Peter Silberman - Impermanence
Pissed Jeans - Why Love Now
Richard Dawson - Peasant
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - The French Press
Run The Jewels - RTJ3
Sampha - Process
Slowdive - Slowdive
Sorority Noise - You’re Not As_As You Think
Spoon - Hot Thoughts
Stormy - Gang Signs & Prayer
The Flaming Lips - Oczy Mlody
The New Year - Snow
The XX - I See You
Thurston Moore - Rock n’Roll Consciousness
Ty Seagall - S/T
Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
I’ll do the counting sometime later on. No hurry. I’ll leave it open for a few weeks and will give notice of when I’ll tally the numbers.
My current favourite album of the year is Valerie June - The Order Of Time. Just a brilliant listen. Some great tunes and she has an amazing voice. Great fun live also.
Really surprised Sacred Paws aren’t on the list. That album is DiS through and through and would be right up there for me. Think I’m the only person who was on board with the Phoenix album as well.
Of this list, I would go…