Tuesday, December 19, 2017

SHREM'S TOP 20 BEST ALBUMS OF 2017

20 "To Syria With Love" - Omar Souleyman

3 TOP TRACKS: "Es Samra", "Chobi", "Aenta Lhabbeytak"
LABEL: Mad Decent
COUNTRY: Syria





19 "Uyai" - Ibibio Sound Machine

3 TOP TRACKS: "Give Me a Reason", "The Pot Is On Fire", "The Chant (Iquo Isang)"
LABEL: Merge Records
COUNTRY: Nigeria





18 "AGUAS" - MULA


3 TOP TRACKS: "Diamantes", "Espejos en las azoteas (1965)", "No Hay Manera"
LABEL: Pulcra Records
COUNTRY: Dominican Republic



17 "Klyne" - Klyne


3 TOP TRACKS: "Sure Thing", "Your Touch", "Like a Razor"
LABEL: Because Music
COUNTRY: The Netherlands



16 "Esmeralda" - Nathy Peluso


3 TOP TRACKS: "SANDÍA", "Alabame", "Dafne"
LABEL: self-released
COUNTRY: Argentina/Spain



15 "Real High" - Nite Jewel


3 TOP TRACKS: "Had to Let Me Go", "2 Good 2 Be True", "The Answer"
LABEL: Gloriette Records
COUNTRY: US





14 "Iteration" - Com Truise


3 TOP TRACKS: "Memory", "Iteration", "Propagation"
LABEL: Ghostly
COUNTRY: US





13 "Music For People In Trouble" - Susanne Sundfør


3 TOP TRACKS: "Undercover", "Reincarnation", "Mountaineers" [feat. John Grant]
LABEL: Sonnet Sound/Bella Union
COUNTRY: Norway



12 "Mister Mellow" - Washed Out


3 TOP TRACKS: "Get Lost", "Burn Out Blues", "Floating By"
LABEL: Stone Throw Records
COUNTRY: US





11 "Omnion" - Hercules & Love Affair


3 TOP TRACKS: "Are You Still Certain?" [feat. Mashrou' Leila], "Running" [feat. Sísý Ey], "Controller" [feat. Faris Badwan]
LABEL: BMG
COUNTRY: US





10 "Arca" - Arca


3 TOP TRACKS: "Desafío", "Reverie", "Anoche"
LABEL: XL Recordings
COUNTRY: Venezuela



9 "Ariadna" - Kedr Livanskiy


3 TOP TRACKS: "Ariadna", "Love & Cigarettes", "Your Name"
LABEL: 2MR
COUNTRY: Russia





8 "Take Me Apart" - Kelela


3 TOP TRACKS: "Blue Light", "Waitin", "LMK"
LABEL: Warp
COUNTRY: US



7 "Rest" - Charlotte Gainsbourg


3 TOP TRACKS: "Deadly Valentine", "Ring-A-Ring O' Roses", "Sylvia Says"
LABEL: Because Music
COUNTRY: France



6 "Season High" - Little Dragon


3 TOP TRACKS: "Strobe Light", "Sweet", "Push"
LABEL: Because Music
COUNTRY: Sweden



5 "Party Hard Ton" - Hard Ton


3 TOP TRACKS: "Happy House", "Shine By Night" [feat. Snuff Crew], "Party Hard Ton"
LABEL: Luv Shack Records
COUNTRY: Italy





4 "Plunge" - Fever Ray


3 TOP TRACKS: "To the Moon and Back", "Mustn't Hurry", "A Part of Us"
LABEL: Rabid Records
COUNTRY: Sweden




3 "Silver Eye" - Goldfrapp


3 TOP TRACKS: "Anymore", "Ocean", "Moon in Your Mouth"
LABEL: Mute
COUNTRY: UK



2 "ISON" - Sevdaliza


3 TOP TRACKS: "Shahmaran", "Bluecid", "Hubris"
LABEL: Twisted Elegance
COUNTRY: Iran/The Netherlands





1 "Utopia" - Björk


3 TOP TRACKS: "Saint", "Arisen My Senses", "Blissing Me"
LABEL: One Little Indian
COUNTRY: Iceland