# Good music from the past year (2017)? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 8, 2018, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-music-from-the-past-year-2017/806102 "2018-01-08T03:48:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-music-from-the-past-year-2017/806102/1 "2018-01-08T03:48:17Z")
Looking for recommendations for good music from the past year. I generally like a pretty broad spectrum of genres - rock, indie, pop EDM, rap, folk, metal, pretty much everything except country. ---
**Author:** ![Lamoral](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lamoral/32/16078_2.png) [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-music-from-the-past-year-2017/806102/2 "2018-01-08T04:00:55Z")
[Girl Ray - Go Back At Ten](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djIOfHS_kX8) ---
**Author:** ![Driver8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@Driver8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Driver8)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-music-from-the-past-year-2017/806102/3 "2018-01-08T07:23:41Z")
To directly answer the question, albums I’ve recently bought that were released in 2017 and enjoyed include: Colors by Beck Sleep Well Beast by The National Everything Now by Arcade Fire Cry Cry Cry by Wolf Parade The Far Field by Future Islands Half-Life by Rostam Mostly indie / alternative atmospheric stuff I guess although Beck’s album is really upbeat in a refreshing sort of way. I’m not really sure how strict you are about “2017” but other relatively modern things I’ve recently discovered include Dan Mangan albums (Club Meds and Nice, Nice, Very Nice in particular). I also recently finished watching the new Twin Peaks shows and came away feeling very much in sync with David Lynch’s music choices. The soundtrack album is wonderful, and I’ve dived into some of the featured artists. Total Depravity by The Veils is my current favorite album found through that, but I think that was 2016. ---
**Author:** ![Driver8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@Driver8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Driver8)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-music-from-the-past-year-2017/806102/4 "2018-01-08T07:29:14Z")
The one thing I have to add about the Twin Peaks soundtrack is that it has to be the most eclectic album in terms of styles that I’ve ever heard. I think pretty much everything in your list had some representation, including country! ---
**Author:** ![Kimble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kimble/32/19185_2.png) [@Kimble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimble)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-music-from-the-past-year-2017/806102/5 "2018-01-08T08:21:58Z")
My favorite albums of 2017, alphabetically by artist: _Antisocialites_, Alvvays _Hug of Thunder_, Broken Social Scene _DAMN._, Kendrick Lamar _Melodrama_, Lorde _I See You_, The xx A lot of albums that I was excited for this year disappointed me – a couple of them were mentioned by **Driver8** , however, so opinions obviously vary. A few that didn’t disappoint, on the other hand: _Whiteout Conditions_, The New Pornographers _Colors_, Beck _MASSEDUCTION_, St. Vincent Finally, a couple of albums I personally liked but don’t want to try to defend as belonging on a best-of list: _Ti Amo_, Phoenix _I Love You Like a Brother_, Alex Lahey ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-music-from-the-past-year-2017/806102/6 "2018-01-08T10:44:50Z")
Some of my favorite pop/rock/indie/whatever songs of 2017: - The Weeknd w/ Daft Punk - “Starboy” - The Weeknd w/ Daft Punk - “I Feel It Coming” - Portugal. The Man - “Feel It Still” - Lady Gaga - “Million Reasons” - Kesha - “Praying” - Macklemore w/ Kesha - “Good Old Days” - Halsey - “Bad At Love” - Fitz & the Tantrums - “Hand Clap” (released in 2016, but it feels very 2017 to me) - Rihanna - “Love on the Brain” - Ed Sheeran - “Perfect” - Machine Gun Kelly w/ Camila Cabello - “Bad Things” - Ariana Grande w/ Nicki Minaj - “Side By Side” - Katy Perry w/ Skip Marley - “Chained to the Rhythm” - Miley Cyrus - “Malibu” ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-music-from-the-past-year-2017/806102/7 "2018-01-08T10:59:15Z")
I can’t stop listening to\*\* Beautiful Trauma by Pink\*\*. Her voice is amazing. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-music-from-the-past-year-2017/806102/8 "2018-01-08T11:31:15Z")
_Out In The Storm_ by Waxahatchee : [Silver](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBpMXuzHR3I) \*A Crow Looked At Me _by Mount Eerie: [Real Death](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGESP0iePmQ) \* Pure Comedy_ by Father John Misty : [Leaving LA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfnXM_DmEzo) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-music-from-the-past-year-2017/806102/9 "2018-01-08T11:34:38Z")
A few of my 2017 favorites: Alice Merton, “No Roots” Amy Shark, “Adore” Dreamers, “Sweet Disaster” Kings of Leon, “Reverend” Lumineers, “Angela” Portugal the Man, “Live in the Moment” (“Feel It Still” was a little too cutesy for me, but I liked this one) Vance Joy, “Lay It On Me” Speaking of Portugal the Man (as distinct from Portugal, the country), is this the start of some sort of trend in band names? We already had The Band Perry, avoiding confusion with Katy Perry or the platypus Perry. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2018, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-music-from-the-past-year-2017/806102/10 "2018-01-09T03:39:45Z")
Thanks for the tips. Sleep Well Beast by The National is actually one of my favorites from last year. I also enjoyed a number of songs by The Weeknd / Daft Punk and The Chainsmokers. Hopefully this weekend I’ll actually find some time to listen to some of these suggestions. ---
**Author:** ![journeyman\_southpaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5e9695/32.png) [@journeyman\_southpaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/journeyman_southpaw)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2018, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-music-from-the-past-year-2017/806102/11 "2018-01-09T08:05:21Z")
A dozen songs I remember enjoying this past year: Phoebe Bridgers - [“Motion Sickness”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sfYpolGCu8) Merk & Kremont - [“Sad Story (Out Of Luck)”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GotXeCwUnc) Alex Cameron - [“Runnin’ Outta Luck”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmlEM--lmdo) Lorde - [“Green Light”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMK_npDG12Q) The Lunar Laugh - [“Work In Progress”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh5CPYDeG88) Tuxedo - [“Second Time Around”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OoZ83lqIbo) White Reaper - [“Judy French”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cloP2ZIkxuo) Alvvays - [“In Undertow”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1n72aCdwdU) HAIM - [“Want You Back”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPQfcG-eimk) The New Pornographers - [“High Ticket Attractions”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAlHISTNbwY) Beaches - [“T-Shirt”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IyAM2yitzk) Night Demon - [“Welcome to the Night”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zITlglpX9xE) ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2018, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-music-from-the-past-year-2017/806102/12 "2018-01-09T16:23:57Z")
I think I’ve had Lizzo’s [Truth Hurts](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00HMxdsVZI) on repeat since September. Courtney Barnett put out a new album with Kurt Vile and while I love Courtney I couldn’t get in to this album but maybe you can. It gets decent reviews. [Lotta Sea Lice](https://www.amazon.com/Lotta-Lice-Courtney-Barnett-Kurt/dp/B074TGJNCR/ref=tmm_msc_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=). ---
**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2018, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-music-from-the-past-year-2017/806102/13 "2018-01-25T04:22:10Z")
I’m going to push the limit a bit. This was released in Dec, 2016. So, it was still fresh enough in 2017! (Donald Glover’s) Childish Gambino - _Awaken My Love_. The funk and groove is strong with this one. If you’re into any of the above (Glover, Gambino, funk, or groove), this work is not to be overlooked. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2018, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-music-from-the-past-year-2017/806102/14 "2018-01-25T04:40:18Z")
Todd in the Shadows just came out with his Top Ten (and also-rans) for the year: 6-10 1-5 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/DizdUzf_NeE/maxresdefault.jpg "The Top Ten Best Hit Songs of 2017 (Pt. 2)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DizdUzf_NeE) ---
**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2018, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-music-from-the-past-year-2017/806102/15 "2018-01-25T04:46:51Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Some of my favorite pop/rock/indie/whatever songs of 2017: > > - Portugal. The Man - “Feel It Still” I second this. The whole album is a bit of a departure from his/their typical delivery. I found it fresh, though some of it gets a little predictable. “Easy Tiger” spoke to me louder than the other P.TM songs mentioned here. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-music-from-the-past-year-2017/806102/16 "2018-01-25T15:34:10Z")
Judah & the Lion’s album _Folk Hop 'N Roll_ was technically released in December 2016, but hit the charts in 2017. It’s pretty good. Imagine Dragons’ \*Evolve \*is pretty popular, although not my personal favorite cup o’ tea. ETA: I don’t suppose the man Portugal is former MLB pitcher Mike Portugal? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2018, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-music-from-the-past-year-2017/806102/17 "2018-01-25T16:52:45Z")
All five albums they released last year were excellent, but there’s just something special about [King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard’s _Rattlesnake_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-i1XZc8ZwA). ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2018, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-music-from-the-past-year-2017/806102/18 "2018-01-25T16:59:59Z")
How about one that misses 2017 by about two weeks? This song’s been on ‘repeat’ in my head for a week now: [Sylvan Esso - “PARAD(w/m)E”](https://youtu.be/4W9VYY5QpLg) ---
**Author:** ![MoonMoon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonmoon/32/2959_2.png) [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2018, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-music-from-the-past-year-2017/806102/19 "2018-01-25T17:48:40Z")
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - _The Nashville Sound_ has gotten heavy play from me over the last year. ---
**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-music-from-the-past-year-2017/806102/20 "2018-01-27T03:00:44Z")
> [@Max\_Torque](#): > > How about one that misses 2017 by about two weeks? This song’s been on ‘repeat’ in my head for a week now: [Sylvan Esso - “PARAD(w/m)E”](https://youtu.be/4W9VYY5QpLg) A second vote for homeboys, Sylvan Esso. Give “[Die Young](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-_NNIX8cDA)” a listen, too. From 2017. Meath’s vocals, combined with (producer) Nick Sanborn’s electronica, keep this stuff deep, as well as fresh.