FLOOD'S Best Albums of 2017

FLOOD'S Best Albums of 2017

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25.

February 17, 2017
Critic Score
74
9 reviews

24.

May 5, 2017
Critic Score
82
35 reviews
On their first album in twenty-two years, Slowdive prove that, despite its introverted nature, shoegaze possesses the possibility for truly anthemic gestures.

23.

August 25, 2017
Critic Score
75
22 reviews

22.

December 1, 2017
Critic Score
77
26 reviews

He’s solidified a definitive Miguel sound that contextualizes past efforts: the fuzzed-beyond-all-recognition guitar riffs, subterranean bass synths, and drums that feel like they’re being aurally clotheslined, setting a fierce foundation for saintly vocals.

21.

September 8, 2017
Critic Score
84
47 reviews
By keeping it low-key, the stakes on The National’s new album somehow seem even higher.

19.

June 23, 2017
Critic Score
87
27 reviews

Summertime ’06 announced Vince Staples as a major figure, but Big Fish Theory makes it clear that he’s restless, inventive, and unconcerned with those keeping score from the other side of the glass.

17.

October 13, 2017
Critic Score
86
47 reviews

16.

John Andrews & The Yawns - Bad Posture
March 10, 2017
Critic Score
80
1 review

13.

January 27, 2017
Critic Score
79
31 reviews

12.

September 1, 2017
Critic Score
85
47 reviews
Seven years after “This is Happening,” James Murphy remains unparalleled at building slow-burn epics from all the fun bits of his record collection.

10.

The Peacers - Introducing The Crimsmen
June 16, 2017
Critic Score
70
2 reviews

6.

March 17, 2017
Critic Score
79
37 reviews

5.

November 17, 2017
Critic Score
78
30 reviews

4.

August 25, 2017
Critic Score
73
23 reviews

3.

April 14, 2017
Critic Score
93
43 reviews

To Pimp a Butterfly was a far-reaching, symphonic suite of black music past and present, and in many ways DAMN. follows suit—just in a different way. Rather than using jazz and funk as emotional signifiers, he tells his story through the kind of rapper’s delights that old heads will deeply appreciate.

2.

September 8, 2017
Critic Score
73
13 reviews

1.

June 9, 2017
Critic Score
82
24 reviews
Original Source: http://floodmagazine.com/47724/the-best-albums-of-2017/
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