Marty Sartini Garnerīig Thief are a serious band-frontwoman Adrianne Lenker’s complicated, dark past (which includes being born into a cult) informs much of the music’s sonic and lyrical narratives-but they’re not past cracking a joke here and there. Dada moves like a sole pedestrian through a packed city block: nervous, alert, as defined by what it moves around as it is by where it’s going. WoodburyĪt last, we’ve arrived at the earliest possible moment in which a band can claim Light Up Gold and Under Color of Official Right as their primary influences and have a firm grip on what makes them distinct from both Parquet Courts and Protomartyr (it helps that their name doesn’t start with P, I guess, and for a couple of reasons). Presenting jazz as music of the moment as much as of the past, its fusion is subtle and deft.
The first half of trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah’s Centennial Trilogy, Ruler Rebel finds Scott’s “stretch music”-a blend of bop, trap, R&B, and electronic soul-more nuanced than ever. Nate RogersĬhristian Scott aTunde Adjuah - Ruler Rebel But with Bad Posture, he’s done more than warrant the endeavor-he’s made the case for his voice to be the one leading the pack. The two bands that John Andrews is most closely associated with- Woods and Quilt-are formidably talented, so it felt somewhat unlikely that the multi-instrumentalist’s solo career wouldn’t land as just a side project. In alphabetical order, these are the best records of the year (so far).Īnother earnest collection of heartland rock and mopey Morrissey-isms, Prisoner is a wheelhouse record for Ryan Adams-and if that makes its achievement a subtle one, it’s worth noting just how few singer/songwriters can make misery sound as warm and comforting as he does.
Sampha, Big Thief, and SZA are the types of names leading the charge of this new frontier. Through the first six months, this year’s music hasn’t been oriented around career-defining releases from legacy artists so much as it has been coming-out parties for the next generation of heavy hitters. And though there’s still a lot of time left-and a lot of high-profile releases on the way from the likes of Arcade Fire, JAY-Z, and LCD Soundsystem-2017 has been a different type of year altogether. Maybe you heard: T h e music last year was very, very good (despite the year itself being decidedly less than that).
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