Dork’s Favourite Fifty Albums of 2017

The magic of London Grammar runs deeper than just one natural talent, though. The band’s ability to match that strength with perfectly pitched arrangements is virtually unmatched.

True to his words, ‘Sleep Well Beast’ is an album that will keep fans enamoured for a long time to come.

This the album that sees The Horrors at their playful and creative best.

PVRIS cement their position as a truly, truly special band.

‘Antisocialites’ confirms Alvvays as a band with the world squarely at their feet. Bold, brave and feeling like an old favourite from the very first play – Alvvays are slipping into the sort of territory that’ll have us doe-eyed for years to come.

Alt-J don’t play by the rules - the rules bend around them.

‘Different Creatures’ is a record that’s bold in its vision, free in its adventure and ambitious in its destination. It comes from a space of not giving a shit, of wanting to be bigger and instead of creating a sound to fit the stages they’re playing - flips the story to create the band that’ll make their own. Because of it, ‘Different Creatures’ is packed with landmark moments for an important year.

An album that cements Jack Antonoff at the top table of heart-on-sleeve modern pop glory.

In returning from their early demise, LCD Soundsystem haven’t feathered their own nest so much as embellished their already lustred legend. The fact they went away wasn’t a failure; it was another step in the story of a group that sit a level above their peers.

While most – even his more experienced peers – would turn an ear for social responsibility into a world of overwrought, over-sincere ‘authentic’ drones, McKenna would pale at the thought. Instead, he conjures up technicolour worlds with playful thoughts and sincere meaning.

Wolf Alice have shown their peers how to run free - but as the pack follows them through the hole they blasted in the mainstream consciousness two and a bit years ago, they’ve no intention of thundering towards the slings and arrows that await. They’re smarter than that. With ‘Visions of a Life’, Wolf Alice have taken flight.

As wider horizons open, Clark has grasped her opportunity with both hands. There’s no sign of hanging on for dear life, either. She’s in complete control at all times.