Wednesday, December 14, 2016

SHREM'S TOP 20 BEST ALBUMS OF 2016

20 "Spacings" - Rainbow Chan

3 TOP TRACKS: "Work", "Nest", "Last"
LABEL: Silo Arts & Records
COUNTRY: Hong Kong/Australia



19 "Mykki" - Mykki Blanco

3 TOP TRACKS: "Loner (feat. Jean Deaux)", "Hideaway (feat. Jeremiah Meece)", "I'm In A Mood"
LABEL: !K7 Records
COUNTRY: US



18 "AIM" - M.I.A.

3 TOP TRACKS: "Go Off", "Borders", "Freedun (feat. ZAYN)"
LABEL: Interscope/Polydor
COUNTRY: UK/Sri Lanka



17 "Freetown Sound" - Blood Orange

3 TOP TRACKS: "Augustine", "Best To You (feat. Empress Of)", "Desirée"
LABEL: Domino Recording
COUNTRY: US



16 "99.9%" - Kaytranada

3 TOP TRACKS: "BULLETS (feat. Little Dragon)", "Lite Spots", "One Too Many (feat. Phonte)"
LABEL: XL Recordings
COUNTRY: Canada/Haiti



15 "Hopelessness" - ANOHNI

3 TOP TRACKS: "Drone Bomb Me", "Watch Me", "Execution"
LABEL: Rough Trade
COUNTRY: UK



14 "Rojus" - Leon Vynehall

3 TOP TRACKS: "Saxony", "Beau Sovereign", "Kiburu's"
LABEL: Running Back
COUNTRY: UK



13 "2016" - POOM

3 TOP TRACKS: "Qui es-tu ?", "Il n'y a pas d'Amour Heureux", "De la Vitesse à l'Ivresse"
LABEL: Grand Music Management
COUNTRY: France



12 "Levitate" - Lone

3 TOP TRACKS: "Alpha Wheel", "Vapour Trail", "Sea Of Tranquility"
LABEL: R&S Records
COUNTRY: UK



11 "We Are King" - KING

3 TOP TRACKS: "The Greatest", "In The Meantime", "Supernatural"
LABEL: King Creative
COUNTRY: US



10 "Awaken, My Love!" - Childish Gambino

3 TOP TRACKS: "Redbone", "Terrified", "Zombies"
LABEL: Glassnote Entertainment
COUNTRY: US



9 "The Visitor" - Kadhja Bonet

3 TOP TRACKS: "Honeycomb", "Fairweather Friend", "Nobody Other"
LABEL: Fat Possum
COUNTRY: ?



8 "A Seat at the Table" - Solange

3 TOP TRACKS: "Cranes in the Sky", "Borderline (An Ode to Self Care) [feat. Q-Tip]", "Don't Touch My Hair (feat. Sampha)"
LABEL: Columbia/Sony
COUNTRY: US



7 "Liquid Cool" - Nite Jewel

3 TOP TRACKS: "Boo Hoo", "Was That a Sign", "Over the Weekend"
LABEL: Gloriette Records
COUNTRY: US



6 "Bonito Generation" - Kero Kero Bonito

3 TOP TRACKS: "Trampoline", "Big City", "Lipslap"
LABEL: self-released
COUNTRY: UK/Japan



5 "For All We Know" - NAO

3 TOP TRACKS: "We Don't Give A", "Give Me a Little", "Fool to Love"
LABEL: Little Tokyo Recordings
COUNTRY: UK





4 "Oh No" - Jessy Lanza

3 TOP TRACKS: "It Means I Love You", "Oh No", "Never Enough"
LABEL: Hyperdub
COUNTRY: Canada





3 "Free From Your Spell" - Midnight Magic

3 TOP TRACKS: "Dark Thunder", "Black Cherry", "Sea of Love"
LABEL: Soul Clap
COUNTRY: US



2 "Touch" - GL

3 TOP TRACKS: "Grip", "Hallucinate", "Body Language"
LABEL: Plastic World/Midnight Feature
COUNTRY: Australia





1 "Take Her Up to Monto" - Róisín Murphy

3 TOP TRACKS: "Mastermind", "Thoughts Wasted", "Ten Miles High"
LABEL: Play It Again Sam
COUNTRY: Ireland