{"id":954,"date":"2017-12-21T10:08:26","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T18:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/doublehalo.com\/blog\/?p=954"},"modified":"2019-12-24T15:47:58","modified_gmt":"2019-12-24T23:47:58","slug":"2017-a-look-back-on-2017-it-might-be-fiction-but-i-see-it-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doublehalo.com\/blog\/?p=954","title":{"rendered":"2017: A look back on – \u201cIt might be fiction but I see it ahead\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Well, in all honesty I don\u2019t want to remember 2017 all that much, but there was a lot of great\u00a0music<\/span>\u00a0that grabbed my attention. Here is my end of the year list with my favorite 101 songs. I\u2019m sure you will find some new tunes and bands on there.
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I was fortunate to catch many of the bands live on the list and got introduced to new bands that really impressed me.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Here are the top 15 tunes that got stuck on repeat for me.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201cThe Underside of Power\u201d<\/span>\u00a0– Algiers<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cBed\u201d\u00a0<\/span>– Cende<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cLove is Mystical\u201d<\/span>\u00a0– Cold War Kids (finally a decent album!)<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cTummy Ache\u201d\u00a0<\/span>– Diet Cig\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cRan\u201d –<\/span>\u00a0Future Islands (why can\u2019t your whole album be like this?)\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cNear to the Wild Heart of Life\u201d\u00a0<\/span>– Japandroids\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cEverybody Wants to Love You\u201d<\/span>\u00a0– Japanese Breakfast<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cEurope is Lost\u201d<\/span>\u00a0– Kate Tempest (see her live!)<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cLittle River\u201d<\/span>\u00a0– Loamlands<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cHidden Driver\u201d<\/span>\u00a0– LVL UP<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cThe Sound\u201d\u00a0<\/span>– Noah Gundersen (a nice departure into new areas)<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cHot Thoughts\u201d\u00a0<\/span>– Spoon (quite possibly the best song of the year)<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cModern Woman\u201d<\/span>\u00a0– Tennis<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cBelow\u201d<\/span>\u00a0– White Lung<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cSoak\u201d<\/span>\u00a0– Zola Jesus (one of the best live shows of the year)<\/span><\/div>\n
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My pick for best album of the year was a surprising one as it came out in early January and was generally overlooked.\u00a0Austra<\/b>\u00a0released their 3rd album\u00a0Future Politics<\/b><\/i>\u00a0on Domino Records and the album calls for \u201ca commitment to replace the approaching dystopia.\u201d And although Katie has stated that it\u2019s not about being political, I think the album couldn\u2019t have arrived at a better time. As 2017 began, we embarked on governmental uncertainty and a general clusterfuck of a presidency, so this album resonated with me on all fronts. Considering she worked on this album in Mexico City a year before, the album has a weirdly prophetic message about society, government and love. At times haunting and dystopian, there are shreds of optimism throughout. As she states, the album is \u201cabout reaching beyond boundaries, in every single field.\u201d Let\u2019s hope that we break through more barriers in 2018.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Other Great Albums<\/div>\n
Antisocialites<\/span>\u00a0–\u00a0<\/span>Alvvays<\/div>\n
White Noise<\/span>\u00a0–\u00a0<\/span>Noah Gunderson<\/div>\n
S\/T<\/span>\u00a0–\u00a0<\/span>Rainer Maria –\u00a0(solid comeback album)<\/div>\n
Yours Conditionally<\/span>–\u00a0Tennis\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
Willowbank\u00a0<\/span>–\u00a0Yumi Zouma\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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As always, thanks for listening<\/span><\/div>\n
Pablo<\/span><\/div>\n
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