Slate's Best Albums of 2017

Slate's Best Albums of 2017

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Angaleena Presley - Wrangled

Angaleena Presley - Wrangled
In 3 Lists
April 21, 2017
Country
Critic Score
77
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify

Angelo Badalamenti - Twin Peaks (Limited Event Series Original Soundtrack)

Angelo Badalamenti - Twin Peaks (Limited Event Series Original Soundtrack)
In 2 Lists
September 8, 2017
Dark Ambient
Critic Score
82
1 review
Amazon

Arto Lindsay - Cuidado Madame

Arto Lindsay - Cuidado Madame
April 21, 2017
Art Pop
Critic Score
75
1 review
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music

Big Thief - Capacity

Big Thief - Capacity
In 34 Lists
June 9, 2017
Indie Rock
Critic Score
82
21 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify

Björk - Utopia

Björk - Utopia
In 33 Lists
November 24, 2017
Art Pop
Critic Score
78
33 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify

Dean Hurley - Anthology Resource Vol. 1: △△

Dean Hurley - Anthology Resource Vol. 1: △△
August 6, 2017
Dark Ambient
Critic Score
63
2 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify

Destroyer - ken

Destroyer - ken
In 4 Lists
October 20, 2017
Synthpop
Critic Score
76
24 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify

Fiver - Audible Songs From Rockwood

Fiver - Audible Songs From Rockwood
April 21, 2017
Critic Score
90
1 review
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify

Jackie Shane - Any Other Way

Jackie Shane - Any Other Way
October 20, 2017
Critic Score
83
3 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify

Jason Moran - Bangs

Jason Moran - Bangs
May 30, 2017
Amazon

Johnny Jewel - Windswept

Johnny Jewel - Windswept
In 4 Lists
May 10, 2017
Ambient
Critic Score
73
2 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify

Joseph Shabason - Aytche

Joseph Shabason - Aytche
In 2 Lists
August 25, 2017
Ambient
Critic Score
78
2 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - The Kid

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - The Kid
In 23 Lists
October 6, 2017
Art Pop
Critic Score
77
15 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify

Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.

Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
In 109 Lists
April 14, 2017
Hip Hop
Critic Score
91
34 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify

LCD Soundsystem - American Dream

LCD Soundsystem - American Dream
In 69 Lists
September 1, 2017
Dance Punk
Critic Score
85
35 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify

Lorde - Melodrama

Lorde - Melodrama
In 81 Lists
June 16, 2017
Art Pop
Critic Score
90
35 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify

Margo Price - All American Made

Margo Price - All American Made
In 17 Lists
October 20, 2017
Country
Critic Score
80
16 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify

Mark Eitzel - Hey Mr Ferryman

Mark Eitzel - Hey Mr Ferryman
In 4 Lists
January 27, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
76
12 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify

Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me

Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me
In 39 Lists
March 24, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
90
17 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify

Nicole Mitchell - Mandorla Awakening II: Emerging Worlds

Nicole Mitchell - Mandorla Awakening II: Emerging Worlds
In 4 Lists
May 5, 2017
Avant-Garde Jazz
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify

Nicole Mitchell - Liberation Narratives

Nicole Mitchell - Liberation Narratives
September 29, 2017
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify

Open Mike Eagle - Brick Body Kids Still Daydream

Open Mike Eagle - Brick Body Kids Still Daydream
In 13 Lists
September 15, 2017
Hip Hop
Critic Score
79
12 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify

Randy Newman - Dark Matter

Randy Newman - Dark Matter
In 10 Lists
August 4, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
77
15 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify

Residente - Residente

Residente - Residente
In 4 Lists
March 31, 2017
Art Pop
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify

The Magnetic Fields - 50 Song Memoir

The Magnetic Fields - 50 Song Memoir
In 10 Lists
March 10, 2017
Indie Pop
Critic Score
84
17 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify

The Mountain Goats - Goths

The Mountain Goats - Goths
In 6 Lists
May 19, 2017
Indie Folk
Critic Score
77
23 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify

Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory

Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
In 67 Lists
June 23, 2017
Hip Hop
Critic Score
86
25 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify

Waxahatchee - Out in the Storm

Waxahatchee - Out in the Storm
In 18 Lists
July 14, 2017
Indie Rock
Critic Score
80
28 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
Original Source: http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/the_music_club/features/2017/the_music_club_2017/the_best_albums_of_the_year.html
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