The final product of my exploration of a diverse range of albums released this year. Remember that placements are only my opinion.
Format is: #. Artist - Album || Genres || descriptors || Country || Rating
Honorable mentions: Gazelle Twin - Black Dog, Steven Wilson - The Harmony Codex, Great Falls - Objects Without Pain, Dorian Electra - Fanfare, Sigur Rós - ÁTTA, Protomartyr - Formal Growth in the Desert, Mac Quayle - Mr. Robot Vol. 8, Jessie Ware - That! Feels Good!, 파란노을 [Parannoul] - After the Magic
49. Sofia Kourtesis - Madres || Deep House, Latin House || hypnotic, mellow || Peru || 7.5/10
48. Algiers - Shook || Post-Industrial, Post-Punk, Political Hip Hop || eclectic, conscious || USA || 7.5/10
47. カネコアヤノ [Ayano Kaneko] - Towelket wa odayakana || Indie Pop || uplifting, melodic || Japan || 7.5/10
46. Phoxjaw - notverynicecream || Alternative Rock, Post-Hardcore || quirky, anxious || UK || 7.5/10
45. Vyva Melinkolya - Unbecoming || Slowcore, Shoegaze || noisy, melancholic || USA || 7.5/10
44. Horrendous - Ontological Mysterium || Progressive Metal, Death Metal, Thrash Metal || technical, complex || USA || 7.5/10
43. King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation || Progressive Metal, Thrash Metal, Stoner Metal || apocalyptic, conceptual || Australia || 7.5/10
42. Katie Gately - Fawn / Brute || Art Pop, Post-Industrial || nocturnal, lush || USA || 7.5/10
41. Álex Anwandter - El diablo en el cuerpo || Dance Pop, Electropop || playful, LGBT || Chile || 7.5/10
40. ANOHNI and the Johnsons - My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross || Singer/Songwriter, Soul || LGBT, existential || USA || 7.5/10
39. boygenius - the record || Indie Folk, Singer/Songwriter, Indie Rock || bittersweet, sentimental || USA || 7.5/10
38. Wednesday - Rat Saw God || Indie rock, Noise Rock, Alt-Country || noisy, passionate || USA || 7.5/10
37. Yves Tumor - Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) || Neo-Psychedelia, Post-Punk || surreal, lush || USA || 7.5/10
36. Armand Hammer - We Buy Diabetic Test Strips || Experimental Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop, Jazz Rap, Abstract Hip Hop || avant-garde, dark || USA || 8/10
35. Nicole Dollanganger - Married in Mount Airy || Singer/Songwriter, Indie Folk, Slowcore || ethereal, cold || Canada || 8/10
34. Paramore - This is Why || Post-Punk Revival || pessimistic, melodic || USA || 8/10
33. Candelabro - Ahora o Nunca || Indie Rock, Art Rock || eclectic, melancholic || Chile || 8/10
32. slowthai - UGLY || Post-Punk, UK Hip Hop || angry, self-hatred || UK || 8/10
31. Marina Herlop - Nekkuja || Avant-Folk, Art Pop, Electronic || mysterious, surreal || Spain || 8/10
30. JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown - Scaring the Hoes || Experimental Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop || chaotic, energetic || USA || 8/10
29. Spanish Love Songs - No Joy || Indie Rock, Heartland Rock || passionate, bittersweet || USA || 8/10
28. Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - Australian Carnage: Live at the Sydney Opera House || Art Rock || passionate, poetic || Australia || 8/10
27. Evian Christ - Revanchist || Trance || futuristic, dense || UK || 8.5/10
26. Colin Stetson - When We Were That What Wept for the Sea || Post-Minimalism || hypnotic, avant-garde || Canada || 8.5/10
25. Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter - SAVED! || Hymns, Southern Gospel, Avant-Folk || infernal, ominous || USA || 8.5/10
24. Black Country, New Road - Live at Bush Hall || Progressive Pop, Art Rock, Chamber Pop || romantic, bittersweet || UK || 8.5/10
23. James Blake - Playing Robots Into Heaven || Future Garage || cold, hypnotic || UK || 8.5/10
22. Dispirited Spirits - The Redshift Blues || Art Rock, Midwest Emo || space, sad || Portugal || 8.5/10
21. PJ Harvey - I Inside the Old Year Dying || Singer/Songwriter, Art Rock || atmospheric, mysterious || UK || 8.5/10
20. George Clanton - Ooh Rap I Ya || Chillwave, Trip Hop, Neo-Psychedelia, Baggy || lush, dense || USA || 8.5/10
19. Bobbing - Year of the Newt || Indietronica, Indie Pop, Funk Rock || quirky, eclectic || USA || 8.5/10
18. Sarathy Korwar - Kal (Real World) || Nu Jazz, Electronic || lush, rhythmic || UK || 8.5/10
17. Kara Jackson - Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? || Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Folk, Chamber Folk, Americana || poetic, existential || USA || 9/10
16. きくお [Kikuo] - きくおミク7 (Kikuo Miku 7) || Art Pop || melodic, psychedelic || Japan || 9/10
15. Geese - 3D Country || Indie Rock, Art Punk || playful, pastoral || USA || 9/10
14. Swans - The Beggar || Experimental Rock, Post-Rock, Neofolk || death, existential || USA || 9/10
13. McKinley Dixon - Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? || Jazz Rap, Conscious Hip Hop || introspective, orchestral || USA || 9/10
12. yeule - Softscars || Dream Pop, Indietronica || futuristic, noisy || USA || 9/10
11. Yo La Tengo - This Stupid World || Indie Rock, Post-Rock || hypnotic, ominous || USA || 9/10
10. Susanne Sundfør - Blómi || Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Folk || introspective, ethereal || Norway || 9/10
9. Alfa Mist - Variables || Jazz Fusion, Nu Jazz || atmospheric, meditative || UK || 9/10
8. Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want to Turn Into You || Art Pop, Alt-Pop, Electronic, Downtempo || love, romantic || USA || 9/10
7. Gingerbee - Our Skies Smile || Midwest Emo, Screamo, Noise Pop || introspective, longing || USA || 9/10
6. Fever Ray - Radical Romantics || Art Pop, Synthpop, Darkwave || rhythmic, dark || Sweden || 9.5/10
5. billy woods & Kenny Segal - Maps || Abstract Hip Hop, Jazz Rap, Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop || melancholic, poetic || USA || 9.5/10
4. Model/Actriz - Dogsbody || Noise Rock, Dance-Punk, No Wave, Industrial Rock || dissonant, anxious || USA || 9.5/10
3. Liturgy - 93696 || Avant-Garde Metal, Black Metal, Chamber Music, Choral || USA || 9.5/10
2. Lankum - False Lankum || Irish Folk Music, Avant-Folk || Ireland || 10/10
1. Sufjan Stevens - Javelin || Indie Folk, Singer/Songwriter, Chamber Folk, Folktronica || USA || 10/10
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