Saturday, December 10, 2016

2016 | Year End Favorites

Favorite Albums of 2016 (alphabetical)
Black Mountain - IV (Jagjaguwar)
Bon Iver - 22, A Million (Jagjaguwar)
Charles Bradley - Changes (Daptone/Dunham)
David Bowie - Blackstar (Columbia)
DIIV - Is the Is Are (Captured Tracks)
Drive By Truckers – American Band (ATO Records)
James Blake – The Colour of Anything (Universal)
Jon Mueller – Tongues (Rhythmplex)
Kevin Morby – Singing Saw (Dead Oceans)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Skeleton Tree (Bad Seed Ltd.)
Parquet Courts - Human Performance (Rough Trade)
Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool (XL Recordings)
Ryley Walker – Golden Sings That Have Been Sung (Dead Oceans)
Savages – Adore Life (Matador)
Steve Gunn – Eyes on the Lines (Matador)
Sturgill Simpson – A Sailor’s Guide to Earth (Atlantic)
The Comet is Coming – Channel the Spirit (The Leaf Label)
The Goon Sax – Up For Anything (Chapter Music)
Thee Oh Sees – Weird Exits / Odd Entrances (Castle Face)
Wire – Nocturnal Koreans (Pink Flag)

Favorite Concerts of 2016 (alphabetical)
Bob Mould @ Majestic Theater (Madison, WI)
Bon Iver @ Eaux Claires Fest (Eau Claire, WI)
Descendents @ First Avenue (Minneapolis, MN)
Iggy Pop with QOTSA @ Northrup Theater (St. Paul, MN)
Savages @ The Rave (Milwaukee, WI)
The Cure @ Excel Energy Center (St. Paul, MN)
Wilco & Kurt Vile @ Breeze Field (Madison, WI)