best music of 2017

albums (in no particular order except the top 10)

the national - sleep well beast
the barr brothers - queens of the breakers
hazel english - just give in/never going home
dent may - across the multiverse
yellow days - the tree i climb
kendrick lamar - damn.
okey dokey - love you, mean it
fleet foxes - crack up
gun outfit - out of range
charlotte gainsbourg - rest
kevin morby - city music
moses sumney - aromanticism
flo morrissey & matthew e. white - gentlewoman, ruby man
yumi zouma - willowbank
bedouine - s/t
omni - multi-task
sza - ctrl
luna - a place of greater safety
broken social scene - hug of thunder
rostam - half-light
david bazan - care
kamasi washington - harmony of difference
cut worms - alien sunset
big thief - capacity
the jesus and mary chain - damage and joy

whispertown - i'm a man
critical track: born to ride

tennis - yours conditionally
critical track: fields of blue

molly burch - please be mine
critical track: torn to pieces

nick hakim - green twins
critical track: cuffed

slowdive - s/t
critical track: don't know why

sharon jones & the dap-kings - soul of a woman
critical track: these tears (no longer for you)

aldous harding - party
critical track: what if birds aren't singing they're screaming

mike edge - s/t
critical track: been so long

dan auerbach - waiting on a song
critical track: king of a one horse town

jay som - everybody works
critical track: baybee 

playlists

2017 cq best albums
2017 best songs not from best albums