Best Albums of 2017

[MartinStoichkov]

Hello guys! 

A quarter of the way through 2017 already (I know!) - and already 2017 has some outstanding albums under its belt. I'd love to hear what your picks are!

Here's a template for sharing!

• Album name 
• Artist name
• Release date (optional)
• Some words for the release (optional)
• Album link
• Your pick for the best song 

Album name: Locations: USA 

Artist: The Jazz Jousters

Release date: 23 February 2017 

This is the 5th session of The Jazz Jousters Locations series. 

In this session, they decided to pick up music from jazz musicians from USA and to make instrumentals in their own style. The unique thing in the album is that they used jazz sounds from the 60's. The main focus is on the piano sounds, blended with chillhop like sounds. The result is awesome! 

spotify:album:6Zq6m7EkUwjnflDkkJYCnO 

My best pick is:

 spotify:track:2D4GDFJ2VjxmmhjeqKuYNI:small

[BenitoKCM]

Retro-soul great album!!!

[krischanstclair]

I've got three I can't decide between

Album name: Love What Survives 

Artist: Mount Kimbie

Release date: 8 September 2017 

https://open.spotify.com/album/54FblbvyHNrWeAuEJqnyit

Album name: Snowdonia 

Artist: Surfer Blood

Release date: 3 February 2017 

https://open.spotify.com/album/7fs3du7ZRrwnnyAQwR1XFG

Album name: Everything Now

Artist: Arcade Fire

Release date: 28 July 2017 

https://open.spotify.com/album/1DNojVW079FU9YnAMk3Cgr

[krischanstclair]

this is dope. much thanks.

[yagmuroztoklu]

Motel Music, Pt.2 by Jimmy Whoo

A self-taught singer and producer, he composes and records almost everything solo. A fan of vintage gear, he composed the majority of Motel Music Part II with old keyboards, like a Korg Poly 800 II and a Yamaha DX7, throwbacks of the 80's brought into a contemporary form. I don't have a favourite, I love all of the tracks and i recommend you to listen to it from beginning to end. I hope you like it.

https://open.spotify.com/album/6oaEZQcgNAkqDxooQcm4pg

[crematedman]

@krischanstclair all great picks!! i love the james blake features on mount kimbie and the social commentary of everything now

[crematedman]

@BenitoKCM so good having a classic artist back in curtis harding, reminds me of this legend

spotify:album:32neEPsXGNu2uoJuTxirbd

[crowdiegal]

Artist: Nic Cester

Album: Sugar Rush

Release Date: 3rd November

Genre: Psychedelia, rock, soul, funk 

Best Songs: Psichebello, Eyes on the Horizion, Sugar Rush

Frontman of Jet, Nic Cester is back with a solo album and it sounds so completely different from his work with Jet. "Sugar Rush" surprised with how amazingly retro it all sounds and still manages in many ways to be quite modern. I love it!.

https://open.spotify.com/album/0ExeeS2MK4rgVSslrgIalR

[crematedman]

@MartinStoichkov 

Artist: Jordan Rakei

Album: Wallflower

Beautiful, soulful gapless listen.

spotify:album:0YLgOv4Fi0UK3uKonJcdet