Yeah, yeah, yeah. It’s well past midyear when most of these lists appear, but it’s also still too early for the fall releases. So here’s the definitive list of the best albums of the year (so far).
And this is the best list you’re going to see. Dig into each one of these albums. You will be rewarded.
The picks are listed alphabetically by band.
Big Thief – Masterpiece
Bleached – Welcome the Worms
GØGGS- Self titled
Omni – Deluxe
Parquet Courts – Human Performance
Psychic Heat – Sunshower
Savages – Adore Life
Ty Segall – Emotional Mugger
Whitney – Light Upon the Lake
Woods – Sun City Eater in the River of Light
All the Young Punks 