20. Lorde - Melodrama
June 16, 2017
Critic Score
90
35 reviews
Melodrama is rightly earning raves, and will go down as one of the better pop albums of the decade.
18. Kelela - Take Me Apart
October 6, 2017
Critic Score
80
23 reviews
Though technically Kelela’s full-length debut, the album feels like a next step, proof that her striking sound was no mere gimmick but instead the foundation for one of the most advanced, daring artists in contemporary pop.
12. Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me
March 24, 2017
Critic Score
90
17 reviews
With A Crow Looked At Me, Elverum has created a work that deals with death, loss and the myriad accompanying emotions in a starkly sobering manner that ultimately proves highly affecting and, most importantly, incredibly real.
7. St. Vincent - MASSEDUCTION
October 13, 2017
Critic Score
85
35 reviews
Even when she’s wrapped her angst and panic in slick beats and her signature guitar shredding, she still knows how to write one hell of a line.
1. Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
April 14, 2017
Critic Score
91
34 reviews
At 55 minutes, DAMN. is incredibly knotty and impregnable in terms of being able to fully process everything at work here. Indeed, subsequent listens continue to reveal more and more of the lyrical subtext, allusions and introspective nature of his lyrics.
Original Source: http://spectrumculture.com/2017/12/19/top-20-albums-2017/
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