There's less than a month left of the year, which means lots of tinsel, lots of colourful lights and lots of -end-of-year lists. So, in the interest of conformity, here are my favourite albums of this year!
1. Sleater-Kinney - No Cities To Love
After being on a ten-year-hiatus, Sleater-Kinney blessed us with this piece of magic. In what was possibly the stealthiest reformation ever, the band managed to record the whole album, in secret, before even letting the world know they were back together.
Whereas PINS debut Girls Like Us slowly grew on me and climbed it's way onto my mental list of albums I love, Wild Nights was an album I instantly fell in love with.
6. CHVRCHES - Every Open Eye
A bolder album than their debut, The Bones of What You Believe, without losing their knack for a catchy hook. The vocals are stronger, the music more confrontational.
7. Wolf Alice - My Love Is Cool
8. Jennie Vee - Spying
It's
been an exciting year for ex-Tuuli frontwoman Jennie Vee; as well as
touring with Courtney Love as her bassist, she also released her first
solo album.
9. Kitten Forever - Pressure
Cramming 13 tracks in just under 23 minutes, every second counts on Kitten Forever's second album.
10. Girlpool - Before the World Was Big
"Before the World Was Big" is the perfect title for this album, it sums up everything this record is about. Girlpool's songs take an introspective look at what it means to enter adulthood and leave the comparative simplicity of youth behind. In ten short songs, they manage to paint such vivid pictures, towing the line between nostalgia and realisation.
So, those are my picks! What albums have you enjoyed this year?
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