Well, the world is slowly going to shit… but what a year for music, huh? I mean, I had a hard time boiling things down to a top 20. Because I spent an inordinate amount of time just coming up with this list, there are no short blurbs about every single album. I reviewed most of them so just look up the reviews if you want to know more. Oh, and for the hell of it I threw in my top 5 EP’s as well.

20. Manchester Orchestra – A Black Mile To The Surface

19. Nothington – In The End

18. Heart Attack Man – The Manson Family

17. Cloak/Dagger- I Want Everything

16. The New Year – Snow

15. Cloud Nothings – Life Without Sound

14. Unsane – Sterilize

13. Craig Finn – We All Want The Same Things

12. Brutus – Burst

11. Bad Cop/Bad Cop – Warriors

10. Cherry Glazerr – Apocalipstick

9. Alvvays – Antisocialites

8. Hot Water Music – Light It Up

7. Racquet Club – Racquet Club

6. The Flatliners – Inviting Light

5. Charly Bliss – Guppy

4. Phoebe Bridgers – Stranger In The Alps

3. The Menzingers – After The Party

2. Iron Chic – You Can't Stay Here

1. Mogwai – Every Country's Sun

Top 5 EPs

5. Cocaine Piss – PIÑACOLALOVE

4. The Lillingtons – Project 313

3. Talk Show Host – Not Here To Make Friends

2. Fire In The Radio – New Air

1. Bat Boy – Couldn't Keep Up