My Favorite Albums of 2017

The year’s 10 best auditory adventures, according to Matt Omohundro

10

10

Open Mike Eagle: Brick Body Kids Still Daydream; Released: September 15, 2017; Duration: 12 tracks, 39 minutes; Genre: Hip Hop; Fave Track: (How Could Anybody) Feel at Home

9

9

Primus: The Desaturating Seven; Released: September 29, 2017; Duration: 7 tracks, 34 minutes; Genre: Alt Rock, Prog Rock, Psych Rock; Fave Track: The Storm

8

8

Drab Majesty: The Demonstration; Released: January 20, 2017; Duration: 15 tracks, 65 minutes; Genre: New Wave, Neo-Goth; Fave Track: 39 by Design

7

7

Glassjaw: Material Control; Released: December 1, 2017; Duration: 12 tracks, 36 minutes; Genre: Post-Hardcore; Fave Track: Shira

6

6

Converge: The Dusk in Us; Released: November 3, 2017; Duration: 13 tracks, 44 minutes; Genre: Hardcore, Metalcore, Post-Hardcore; Fave Track: A Single Tear

5

5

Code Orange: Forever; Released: January 13, 2017; Duration: 11 tracks, 34 minutes; Genre: Hardcore, Metalcore; Fave Track: Bleeding in the Blur

4

4

Kendrick Lamar: DAMN.; Released: April 14, 2017; Duration: 14 tracks, 55 minutes; Genre: Hip Hop; Fave Track: ELEMENT.

3

3

Vince Staples: Big Fish Theory; Released: June 23, 2017; Duration: 12 tracks, 36 minutes; Genre: Hip Hop; Fave Track: 745

2

2

Broken Social Scene: Hug of Thunder; Released: July 7, 2017; Duration: 12 tracks, 52 minutes; Genre: Indie Rock; Fave Track: Vanity Pail Kids

1

1

Mutoid Man: War Moans; Released: June 2, 2017; Duration: 12 tracks, 38 minutes; Genre: Stoner Metal, Prog Metal, Thrash Metal; Fave Track: Kiss of Death

Honorable Mention