OT: Your Favorite Albums of 2017

With two weeks to go in the year, we can start compiling the annual list of your favorite albums.

For me:

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - Flying Microtonal Banana: This was the best of the 4(!) albums they released this year. A fifth one is rumored to be released before the year is out. They all went out and retrofitted instruments to handle microtonal music, and it's great. Rattlesnake

Thundercat - Drunk: This guy's kinda like the black Les Claypool, but his songs are actually good (fight me). He's appeared on albums by Kendrick Lamar, Flying Lotus, et al., plus he served as long-time bassist for Suicidal Tendencies. His third solo album was his most fun. Show You the Way f/Kenny Loggins & Michael Macdonald

Pond - The Weather: Another of those countless prolific Aussie psych rock bands. This was their 7th album, and they dropped the over-the-top goofiness and started experimenting with synths here. Sweep Me Off My Feet

Washed Out - Mister Mellow: This guy was one of the leaders of the chillwave movement, which he had been trying to get away from over the last couple of albums. Here he goes back to his laid-back, wistful roots, and it works better than anything he's done. Hard to Say Goodbye

Queens of the Stone Age - Villains: To be honest, I thought this arguably their least-impressive album yet. It feels like Josh Homme is running out of steam, and the whole album has a self-satisfied feel to it. Mark Ronson apparently despises cymbals, making the production sound weird. Yet that's still better than any other guitar rock I came across this year. When you're this good, you can play your B- game and still come away with a win. The Evil Has Landed

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