BEST ALBUMS OF 2021

Here are the best albums of 2021:

50) Lorde - Solar Power

49) Dinosaur Jr - Sweep It Into Space

48) ROstam - Changephobia

47) Illuminati Hotties - Let Me Do One More

46) J Cole - The Off-Season

45) Liz Phair - Soberish

44) Celeste - Not Your Muse

43) Megan Thee Stallion - Something for These Hotties

42) St. Vincent - Daddy’s Home

41) Prince - Welcome 2 America

40) Joy Crookes - Skin

39) D Smoke - War & Wonders

38) Helado Negro - Far In

37) Hiatus Kaiyote – Mood Valiant

36) Isaiah Rashad - The House Is Burning

35) Lucy Dacus - Home Video

34)Snoh Aalegra - Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies

33) Topaz Jones - Don’t Go Tellin’ Your Mamma

32) Big Red Machine - How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last?

31) Cautious Clay - Deadpan Love

30) Audrey Nuna - A Liquid Breakfast

29) H.E.R. - Back of My Mind

28) Lana Del Rey - Chemtrails Over the Country Club

27) Shad - TAO

26) Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever

25) Doja Cat - Planet Her

24) Charlotte Day Wilson - Alpha

23) Wet- Letter Blue

22) Taylor Swift - Red (Taylor’s Version)

21) Snail Mail - Valentine

20) PinkPanthress - to hell with it

19) Leon Bridges - Gold-Diggers Sound

18) Silk Sonic - An Evening with Silk Sonic

17) Clairo - Sling

16) Shelley FKA DRAM- Shelley FKA DRAM

15) Adele - 30

14) The War On Drugs - I Don’t Live Here Anymore

13) Julien Baker - Little Oblivions

12) Tyler, the Creator - Call Me If You Get Lost

11) Faye Webster - I Know I’m Funny Haha

10) Sault - NINE

9) Nas - King’s Disease II

8) Madlib - Sound Ancestors

7) Olivia Rodrigo - Sour

6) Cleo Sol - Mother

5) Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee

4) Jazmine Sullivan- Heaux Tales

3) Arlo Parks - Collapsed in Sunbeams

2) Mustafa - When Smoke Rises

1) Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert

BEST SONGS OF 2021

Here are the top 50 songs of 2021:

50) Rostam - 4Runner

49) Lorde - Stoned at the Nail Salon

48) Caroline Polachek - Bunny Is A Rider

47) Nas - Nobody ft. Ms. Lauryn Hill

46) Billie Eilish - Power

45) Baby Keem - family ties ft. Kendrick Lamar

44) Wet - On Your Side

43) Arlo Parks - Eugene

42) Leon Bridges - Why Don't You Touch Me

41) Snoh Aalegra - We Don’t Have to Talk About It

40) Sharon Van Etton and Angel Olsen - Like I Used To

39) Tierra Whack - Millions

38) Liza - Lansdowne

37) India Shawn - TOO SWEET ft. Unknown Mortal Orchestra

36) Madlib - Road of the Lonely Ones

35) Isaiah Rashad - Score ft. SZA & 6LACK

34) Charlotte Day Wilson - Take Care of You ft. Syd

33) Cardi B - Up

32) Snail Mail - Mia

31) Tyler, the Creator - WUSYANAME ft. YoungBoy Never Broke Again & Ty Dolla $ign

30) Sweetie - Best Friend ft. Doja Cat

29) Chloe - Have Mercy

28) Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name)

27) Faye Webster - I Know I'm Funny Haha

26) Kanye West - Life of the Party ft. Andre 3000

25) Doja Cat - Get Into It (Yuh)

24) Little Dragon - The Other Lover ft. Moses Sumney

23) Lana Del Rey - White Dress

22) Topaz Jones - Blue ft. Gabriel Garzon-Montano

21) SZA - Good Days

20) Kirby - Break Her Heart for Me

19) Doja Cat - Kiss Me More ft. SZA

18) Shelley FKA DRAM - '93 Acura Vigor with Erykah Badu ft. Erykah Badu

17) Noname - Rainforest

16) Sault - Alcohol

15) James Blake - Coming Back ft. SZA

14) Megan Thee Stallion - Thot Shit

13) Taylor Swift - Nothing New ft. Phoebe Bridgers

12) SZA - I Hate U

11) Japanese Breakfast - Be Sweet

10) Adele - Hold On

9) Cleo Sol - Promises

8) PinkPanthress - Just for Me

7) Normani - Wild Side ft. Cardi B

6) Little Simz - Point and Kill

5) Jazmin Sullivan - Pick Up Your Feelings

4) Olivia Rodrigo - Deja Vu

3) James Blake - Funeral

2) Mustafa - Ali

1) Silk Sonic - Leave the Door Open

BEST ALBUMS OF 2020

It was no easy task compiling our Top 50 Albums of 2020 as there were so many great albums this year.

Similar to our Top 50 Songs of 2020, our #12 (Taylor Swift) and #1 (Sault) spots are occupied by two albums because both artists released two albums that are equally strong (altSoccer Mommyhough if you must know, we believe that folklore and Untitled (Rise) have a slight edge over evermore and Untitled (Black Is)).

50) Soccer Mommy - Color Theory

49) Jeff Tweedy - Love Is The King

48) Omar Apollo - Apolonio

47) Mac Miller - Circles

46) Burna Boy - Twice As Tall

45) Helena DeLand - Someone New

44) Tiwa Savage - Celia

43) Empress Of - I'm Your Empress Of

42) Thundercat - It is What It Is

41) Gabriel Garzon-Montano - Aguita

40) The Strokes - The New Abnormal

39) Childish Gambino - 15.3.20

38) Hamilton Leithhauser - The Loves of Your Life

37) Kehlani – It Was Good Until It Wasn’t

36) Future Islands - As long As You Are

35) Sufjan Stevens - The Ascension

34) Doves - The Universal Want

33) Jessie Reyez - Before Love Came to Kill Us

32) Helena DeLand - Someone New

31) Lianne La Haavas - Lianne La Haavas

30) Oklou - Galore

29) The Weeknd - After Hours

28) Annie - Dark Hearts

27) Tame Impala - The Slow Rush

26) Jesse Ware - What's Your Pleasure?

25) Little Dragon - New Me, Same Us

24) Matt Berninger - Serpentine Prison

23) Jeff Parker - Suite For Max Brown

22) Andy Shauf - Neon Skyline

21) My Morning Jacket - The Waterfall 2

20) The 1975 - Notes On A Conditional Form

19) Fleet Foxes - Shore

18) Khruangbin - Mordechai

17) Tobe Nwigwe - Cincoriginals

16) Waxahatchee - Saint Cloud

15) HAIM - Woman in Music Pt. III

14) beabadoobee - Fake It Flowers

13) Run the Jewels - RTJ4

12) Taylor Swift - Folklore & Evermore

11) Adrianne Lenker - songs

10) Moses Summey - græ

9) Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist - Alfredo

8) Gil Scott-Heron - We're New Again: A Reimagining By Makaya Craven

7) Chloe x Halle - Ungodly Hour

6) Jay Electronica - A Written Testimony

5) Caribou - Suddenly

4) The Avalanches - We Will Always Love You

3) Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher

2) Fiona Apple - Fetch The Bolt Cutters

1) Sault - Untitled (Black Is) & Untitled (Rise)

D'Angelo's Voodoo Turns 20!

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In early January 2000, I was writing for the music section of the University of Calgary newspaper, The Gauntlet. None of the other music writers seemed to care about hip hop and R&B/soul, so naturally I got to review and keep any album the record labels would send us.

The major labels would typically ship CDs 1-4 weeks in advance of the street date, so for every day of the first week of January I asked my editor Laura if D’angelo’s Voodoo — an album I had been waiting five long years for — had arrived.

Needless to say, she soon became annoyed of my inquiries and told me if I ever asked again she would destroy the album once it arrived. Clearly this was nothing more than a playful bluff, but I learned my lesson and never asked her again.

On January 18, 2000 — one week before Voodoo hit stores — I came into the Gauntlet office and was immediately greeted by Laura.

“Today is your lucky day,” she said in a sing-songy cadence, gifting me the album that would forever change the way I viewed R&B/soul, hip hop, funk — hell — music in general. For the next six weeks, I would listen to Voodoo — from start to finish — at least three times a day. Each listen would spawn a new question or revelation: How does he get his vocals to sound like that? Why does the drumbeat continually stagger behind? How is it that this album sounds both old and new, a convergence of the past and the future?

Twenty years later, Voodoo still sounds as fresh and revolutionary as the first time I heard it. In fact, it’s the only album I consistently listen to every couple of weeks. Voodoo has provided the soundtrack to numerous early morning commutes, writing and reading sessions, dog walks (RIP Serge), and, of course, makeouts and further physical extracurricular activities.

1. Intro 2. D'Angelo - Playa Playa 3. D'Angelo - Left & Right (Amerigo Gazaway rework) 4. Slum Village f D'Angelo - Tell Me 5. D'Angelo - Me and Those Dreamin Eyes Of Mine (remix) 6. The Roots f D'Angelo & Erykah Badu - The 'Notic 7. Mos Def & Talib Kweli - Brown Skin Lady 8. D'Angelo - Brown Sugar (Amerigo Gazaway rework) 9. D'Angelo - The Root 10. Erykah Badu - Bag Lady (remix) 11. J Dilla f D'Angelo & Common - So Far So Gone 12. Angie Stone - Bone 2 Pick With You 13. D'Angelo - Chicken Grease 14. Raphael Saadiq f D'Angelo - Be Here 15. Jill Scott f Mos Def - Love Rain (remix) 16. D'Angelo - Feel Like Makin Love 17. Les Nubians f Black Thought - Tabou (Roots remix) 18. Will.I.Am f Terry Dexter - Lay me Me Down 19. Slum Village - Fall n Love 20. Erykah Badu - Think Twice 21. Common f Mary J Blige - Come Close (remix) 22. D'Angelo - Jonz In My Bonz 23. D'Angelo - Devil's Pie 24. D'Angelo - Sugah Daddy 25. Prince - She's Always In My Hair 26. Q-Tip f D'Angelo - Believe 27. Jill Scott - Slowly Surely 28. D'Angelo - Africa 29. D'Angelo - Ain't That Easy 30. J Dilla - Dime Piece f Dwele (remix) 31. D'Angelo - Shit Damn Motherfucker 32. D'Angelo - greatdayinthemornin 33. Common f Erykah Badu - The Light (J Dilla remix) 34. D'Angelo - Find My Smile Again 35. Hi-Tek & Talib Kweli - The Blast 36. Erykah Badu - back in the Day 37. RH Factor f Q-Tip & Erykah Badu - Poetry 38. D'Angelo - Untitled (How Does It Feel)

D'Angelo's Voodoo 20th Anniversary Tribute

Featuring re.verse & DJ This Broken Mixtape

Thursday, January 30 @ Poetry Jazz Cafe (224 Augusta Ave)

We hope you can join us in celebrating this important music milestone. Hip hop/jazz instrumental band re.verse will be playing covers from Voodoo along with other neo-soul and hip hop classics. Meanwhile, DJ This Broken Mixtape will keep the vibe going before and after their two sets with neo-soul and conscious hip hop cuts, all night long. Come early to secure a seat -- you don't want to miss this one!

BEST ALBUMS OF 2019

50) Maggie Rogers - Heard in a Past Life

49) Charli XCX - Charli

48) Bat For Lashes - Lost Girls

47) Tanika Charles - The Gumption

46) Jeff Tweedy - Warm

45) Kanye West - Jesus Is King

44) Tei Shi - La Linda

43) Whitney - Forever Turned Around

42) The National - I Am Easy To Find

41) Wilco - Ode to Joy

40) Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising

39) Operators - Radiant Dawn

38) Alex Cameron - Miami Memory

37) Sudan Archives - Athena

36) Bon Iver - i,i

35) Mannequin Pussy - Patience

34) Jenny Lewis - On The Line

33) Carly Rae Jepsen - Dedicated

32) Brittney Howard - Jaime

31) KAYTRANADA - Bubba

30) Clairo - Immunity

29) Mark Ronson - Late Night Feelings

28) Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next

27) Lizzo - Cause I Love You

26) Gang Starr - One of the Best Yet

25) Charlotte Cornfield - The Shape of Your Name

24) Chance The Rapper - The Big Day

23) Better Oblivion Community Center - Ten Captivating Stories

22) Jai Paul - Leak 04-13 (Bait Ones)

21) Anderson Paak - Ventura

20) Thom Yorke - AMINA

19) Little Brother - May The Lord Watch

18) Haviah Mighty - 13 Floor

17) Jamila Woods - LEGACY! LEGACY!

16) Sharon van Etton - Remind Me Tomorrow

15) Danny Brown - uknowhatimsayin¿

14) Taylor Swift - Lover

13) Vampire Weekend - Father of the Bride

12) Billy Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?

11) Big Thief - U.F.O.F. / Two Hands

10) Helado Negro - This Is How You Smile

9) Caroline Polachek - Pang

8) James Blake - Assume Form

7) Daniel Caesar - Case Study 01

6) Angel Olsen - All Mirrors

5) Tyler, the Creator - IGOR

4) Solange - When I Get Home

3) Faye Webster - Atlanta Billionaires Club

2) Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell

1) FKA twigs - Magdalene

BEST SONGS OF 2019

50) Doja Cat f/ Gucci Mane - Like That

49) YNW Melly ft. Kanye West - Mixed Personalities

48) Jess Connelly - hooked / good lover

47) Megan Thee Stallion - Hot Girl Summer

46) Free Nationals f/ Kali Uchis & Mac Miller - Time

45) Charli XCX f/ Lizzo - Blame It On Your Love

44) Normani - Motivation

43) Daniela Andrade - Gallo Pinto

42) DaBaby - Suge

41) Jessie Reyez - Far Away

40) Slow Pulp - High

39) Davido f/ Popcaan - Risky

38) Ms. Lauryn Hill - Guarding The Gates

37) Jidenna - Vaporiza

36) Bakar - Hell N Back

35) Blood Orange f/ Toro Y Moi - Dark and Handsome

34) Charlotte Cornfield - Silver Civic

33) KAZU - Salty

32) Caribou - Home

31) MorMor - Wont Let You

30) Danny Brown - Best Life

29) Jai Paul - Do You Love Her Now

28) Little Brother - Sittin Alone

27) James Blake f/ Travis Scott & Metro Boomin - Mile High

26) Billie Eilish - Bad Guy

25) ROSALÍA f/ J Balvin & El Guincho - Con Altura

24) Thom Yorke & Flea - Daily Battles

23) Ariana Grande - NASA

22) Kanye West f/ The Clipse & Kenny G - Use This Gospel

21) Frank Ocean - DHL

20) Helado Negro - Running

19) Anderson Paak f. Smokey Robinson - Make It Better

18) Taylor Swift f/ The Dixie Chicks - Soon You'll Get Better

17) Lizzo - Truth Hurts

16) Alex Cameron - Miami Memory

15) Ant Clemons - 4 Letter Word

14) Chance The Rapper - We Go High

13) Daniel Caesar f/ Kardinal Offishall- CYANIDE

12) HAIM - Now I'm In It

11) Ciara - Thinkin Bout You

10) Pink Sweat$ f/ Jessie Reyez - Honesty (remix)

9) Caroline Polachek - Go As A Dream

8) Faye Webster - Room Temperature

7) Mark Ronson f/ Angel Olsen - True Blue

6) Mannequin Pussy - Drunk II

5) Lana Del Rey - The Greatest

4) Solange - Stay Flo

3) Tyler the Creator f/ - Earfquake

2) Thom Yorke - Dawn Chorus

1) FKA twigs - cellophane

BEST LIVE SHOWS OF 2019

Honourable Mentions:

Madison McFerrin @ Baby G, Feb 3

CJ Ramone @ Horseshoe Tavern, Aug 15

Devendra Banhart @ Danforth Music Hall, Dec 1

The Antlers @ Opera House , April 8

Alex Cameron @ Phoenix Theatre, Nov 15

20) Faye Webster @ Drake Hotel, July 21

19) MorMor @ Berkeley Church, Oct 17

18) TIE: Jessie Reyez @ Winter Gardens Theatre, Oct 21 & Daniel Caesar @ Budweiser Stage, Sept 29

17) TIE: Mariah Carey @ Meridian Hall, Mar 20 & Carly Rae Jepsen @ Meridian Hall, Sept 14

16) Angel Olsen @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Nov 16

15) Robyn, Rebel, April 19

14) Thom Yorke @ Scotiabank Arena, Sept 27

13) KAZU @ Longboat Hall, Oct 12

12) The Midnight Hour, Garrison, Sept 30

11) Chromatics @ Danforth Music Hall, May 27

10) Beirut, Sony Centre, Feb 19

9) Mary J Blige & Nas @ Budweiser Stage, Sept 10

8) Spiritualized @ Danforth Music Hall, April 12

7) Morrissey @ Sony, April 26

6) Kurt Vile, Danforth, Feb 16

5) Wilco @ Budweiser Stage, Oct 1

4) ROSALIA @ Rebel, May 2

3) Stereolab @ Danforth Music Hall, Oct 2

2) Massive Attack @ Meridian Hall, Sept 18

1) FKA twigs @ Rebel, Nov 17

Best TBM Episodes of 2019

Best Albums of 2018

Here are our Top 50 Albums of 2018:

50) The Carters (Beyonce & Jay-Z) - Everything Is Love

49) Jay Rock - Redemption

48) Superorganism - Superorganism

47) Mount Eerie - Now Only

46) Miya Folick - Premonitions

45) Say Sue Me - Where We Were Together

44) Travis Scott - Astroworld

43) August Greene - August Greene

42) J Mascis - Elastic Days

41) Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Sparkle Hard

40) Okay Kaya - Both

39) Lucy Dacus – Historian

38) Gorillaz- The Now Now

37) Bas - Milky Way

36) Lala Lala - The Lamb

35) Shad - A Short Story About War

34) Father John Misty - God's Favourite Customer

33) Santigold - I Don't Want: The Gold Fire Sessions

32) PJ Morton - Gumbo Unplugged (Live)

31) Mariah Carey - Caution

30) Soccer Mommy – Clean

29) Blood Orange - Negro Swan

28) Ariana Grande - Sweetener

27) Kali Uchis – Isolation

26) Wye Oak – The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs

25) Teylana Taylor - K.T.S.E.

24) The Internet - Hive Mind

23) Janelle Monáe – Dirty Computer

22) Pusha-T – Daytona

21) Anderson Paak - Oxnard

20) Amerigo Gazaway - Nina Simone & Lauryn Hill's The Miseducation of Eunice Waymon

19) TIE: Parquet Courts - Wide Awake! & Bodega - Endless Scroll

18) Cat Power - Wanderer

17) Cardi B – Invasion Of Privacy

16) Lykke Li - So Sad So Sexy

15) Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy

14) Tierra Whack - Whack World

13) Noname - Room 25

12) Christine & the Queens - Chris

11) The Good the Bad and the Queen - Merrie Land

10) US Girls - In a Poem Unlimited

9) A$AP Rocky - Testing

8) Yo La Tengo - There's A Riot Going On

7) Beach House - 7

6) Jeff Tweedy - Warm

5) Mitski - Be the Cowboy

4) Snail Mail - Lush

3) Spiritualized - And Nothing Hurt

2) Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth

1) Robyn - Honey

Best Singles of 2018

Here are our Top 50 Singles of 2018:

50) Vince Staples - FUN!

49) Teyana Taylor - Rose In Harlem

48) Doja Cat - Go to Town

47) Let's Eat Grandma - It's Not Just Me

46) Mount Eerie - Now Only

45) J Mascis - See You At the Movies

44) Ella Mai - Boo'd Up

43) Young Fathers - Tremolo

42) Jeff Tweedy - Having Been Is No Way to Be

41) Migos - Stir Fry

40) Kanye West - Ghost Town

39) Santigold - Coo Coo Coo

38) Bas Feat. J.Cole - Tribe

37) Cautious Clay - Cold War

36) Young Thug Feat. Elton John - High

35) Kendrick Lamar Feat. SZA - All the Stars

34) Jessie Reyez - F*** Being Friends

33) Mariah Carey - GTFO

32) The Internet - Come Over

31) The Carters (Beyonce & Jay-Z) - SUMMER

30) Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Middle America

29) Lala Lala - When You Die

28) Noname - Self

27) Shad - The Fool Pt 1 (Get It Got It Good)

26) Kali Uchis Feat. Tyler, The Creator & Bootsy Collins - After The Storm

25) Christine and the Queens - 5 Dollars

24) Cardi B - Be Careful

23) Superorganism - Everybody Wants To Be Famous

22) Mitski - Why Didn't You Stop Me

21) Rosalía - MALAMENTE (Cap.1: Augurio)

20) Chance The Rapper - My Own Thing

19) Beach House – Dive

18) The Breeders - Dawn: Making An Effort

17) Drake - Nice For What

16) Lykke Li - Sex Money Feelings Die

15) Claire George - Lonely or Alone

14) Toro Y Moi - Freelance

13) Okay Kaya - IUD

12) Vulfpeck, Theo Katzman - Lonely Town

11) Anderson Paak - Tints

10) Gorillaz Feat. George Benson - Humility

9) A$AP Rocky Feat. Skepta - Praise The Lord (Da Shine)

8) Karen O, Danger Mouse - Lux Prima

7) Childish Gambino - This Is America

6) Snail Mail - Pristine

5) St Vincent - Fast Slow Disco

4) Robyn - Honey

3) Travis Scott Feat. Drake - Sicko Mode

2) Kamasi Washington - Fists of Fury

1) Janelle Monae - Make Me Feel

Best Live Shows of 2018

We were fortunate enough to see some incredible live shows, including some old and new favourite acts. Here are our Top 20 Live Shows of 2018.

20) Bodega @ Rivoli, June 16

19) Trackmeet presents A Soulquarians Tribute with re.verse Feat. Maylee Todd, Adam Bomb, Faiza & more @ The Rec. Room, April 21

18) This Will Destroy You @ Lee's Palace, Oct 30

17) Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Lee's Palace, June 9

16) Alvvays, Snail Mail @ Danforth Music Hall, Dec 10

15) Lykke Li @ Danforth Music Hall, Oct 11

14) The Go Team! @ The Great Hall, April 6

13) Destroyer @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre, Jan 22

12) Boygenius (Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers & Lucy Dacus) @ Danforth Music Hall, Nov 10

11) Broken Social Scene @ House of Strombo, Oct 22

10) Jeff Tweedy @ New Vision United Church (Hamilton), April 7

9) The National, Father John Misty, Jenny Lewis, Julien Baker, Dan Edmonds @ Fort York, Aug 4

8) Dirty Projectors, The Great Hall, May 25

7) Cat Power @ Danforth Music Hall, Oct 9

6) Wu Tang Clan @ Rebel, Sept 30

5) Liz Phair @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre, Oct 10

4) St. Vincent @ Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, July 31

3) Kamasi Washington @ Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, Nov 5

2) Smashing Pumpkins @ Scotiabank Arena, Aug 8

1) Radiohead @ Scotiabank Arena, July 19 & 20

Best Music Videos of 2018

This year had no shortage of compelling music videos that gave us one eargasm after another. Check out our Top 20 Music Video picks of 2018:

20) Father John Misty - Mr. Tillman

19) Snail Mail - Heat Wave

18) Bully - Guess What

17) Chaka Khan - Like Sugar

16) Blood Orange - Charcoal Baby

15) Japanese Breakfast - Boyish

14) A$AP Rocky ft. Moby - A$AP Forever

13) Christine and the Queens - 5 Dollars

12) Hurray for the Riff Raff - Pa’lante

11) Kali Uchis Feat. Tyler, The Creator & Bootsy Collins - After The Storm

10) Mitski - Nobody

9) Drake - In My Feelings

8) Rosalía - MALAMENTE (Cap.1: Augurio)

7) Vince Staples - FUN!

6) Travis Scott Feat. Drake - Sicko Mode

5) Janelle Monáe - Make Me Feel

4) LCD Soundsystem - oh baby

3) Anderson .Paak - Til It's Over

2) Tierra Whack - Whack World

1) Childish Gambino - This Is America

Best Live Shows of 2017

  1. Nick Hakim @ The Drake Underground
  2. Maggie Rogers @ The Mod Club Theatre
  3. Big Thief @ The Horseshoe Tavern
  4. Nouvelle Vague @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre
  5. The xx @ Echo Beach
  6. Carly Rae Jepsen @ Roy Thompson Hall
  7. Jamila Woods @ The Garrison
  8. Japanese Breakfast @ The Silver Dollar
  9. MONO @ Lee's Palace
  10. Jens Lekman @ The Great Hall
  11. The Revolution @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre
  12. Gorillaz @ Air Canada Centre
  13. Spoon @ Massey Hall
  14. Mount Eerie @ The Great Hall
  15. The Avalanches @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre
  16. Slowdive @ Danforth Music Hall
  17. Belle   Sebastian @ The Sony Centre
  18. Moses Sumney @ The Mod Club Theatre
  19. Sampha @ The Mod Club Theatre
  20. Wilco @ Massey Hall
 

Best Albums of 2017

  1. Vagabon - Infinite Worlds
  2. Bonobo - Migration
  3. Drake - More Life
  4. Mac DeMarco - This Old Dog
  5. Thundercat - Drunk
  6. Waxahatchee - Out in the Storm
  7. Gorillaz - Humanz
  8. Tei Shi - Crawl Space
  9. dvsn - Morning After
  10. Phoebe Bridgers - Stranger in the Alps
  11. Syd - Fin
  12. Tyler The Creator - Flower Boy
  13. Emily Haines   The Soft Skeleton - Choir of the Mind
  14. Aminé - Good For You
  15. Gabriel Garzon-Montano - Jardin
  16. Grizzly Bear - Painted Ruins
  17. Mount Kimbie - Love What Survives
  18. Broken Social Scene - Hug of Thunder
  19. The War on Drugs - A Deeper Understanding
  20. Alvvays - Antisocialite
  21. Lana Del Rey - Lust For Life
  22. Father John Misty - Pure Comedy
  23. Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
  24. Jeff Tweedy - Together At Last
  25. Jay Som - Everybody Works
  26. Conor Oberst - Salutations
  27. Fleet Foxes - Crack-Up
  28. Jens Lekman - Life Will See You Now
  29. Japanese Breakfast - Soft Sounds From Another Planet
  30. Mappe of - A Northern Star, A Perfect Stone
  31. Moses Sumney - Aromanticism
  32. Julien Baker - Turn Out The Lights
  33. The Future Islands - The Far Field
  34. Spoon - Hot Thoughts
  35. HAIM - Something to Tell You
  36. Bjork - Utopia
  37. The National - Sleep Well Beast
  38. Big Thief - Capacity
  39. Destroyer - Ken
  40. St Vincent - Masseducation
  41. LCD Soundsystem - american dream
  42. Sampha - Process
  43. Slowdive - Slowdive
  44. Daniel Caesar - Freudian
  45. The xx - I See You
  46. Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me
  47. SZA - Ctrl
  48. Dirty Projectors - Dirty Projectors
  49. Lorde - Melodrama
  50. Kendrick Lamar - DAMN