Best albums of 2017 (so far)

It’s been a good six months … for new music.

Here are some of my favorite albums released in the first half of 2017.

Big Thief – Capacity

Mac Blackout Band – Burning Alive

Blanck Mass – World Eater

Father John Misty – Pure Comedy

The Feelies – In Between

Land of Talk – Life After Youth

Obituary – Obituary

Palehound – A Place I’ll Always Go

Priests – Nothing Feels Natural

Rays – Rays

Run the Jewels – RTJ3

Ty Segall – Ty Segall

Splashh – Waiting a Lifetime

Uniform – Wake in Fright

White Reaper – The World’s Best American Band

Woods – Love Is Love

The xx – I See You