The Fashionably Late Top 66 of 2017: Priests

It’s been a hell of a year. 2017 was exhausting, stressful, and at times just plain terrifying. But for all the mess that’s happened over the past 12 months, and there’s certainly been so much, there’s also been a lot of good going on in the world. From a musical standpoint, for instance, 2017 was rather exceptional. There were so many glorious new sounds to take in.

I’ve put together my list of favorites from the year that was, a touch fashionably late as always. Once again, I’ve decided to eschew a ranking system and instead give you an alphabetical look at the records I fell for this year. There’s some names here that will come as no surprise to anyone, and perhaps a few that might surprise you. These are simply my favorites from 2017, the albums I went back to again and again, the albums that I swooned over. So, without further exposition, here’s my list. I think you’ll find you can get your kicks from any and all of the 66 records I’ve chosen, and I truly hope you’ll find some treasures to cherish, as I cherish each and every record here. Many, many thanks to the artists who put out this fantastic music, their sounds helped make 2017 bearable.


Who: Priests

What: Nothing Feels Natural

When: January 2017

Where: Sister Polygon Records

Why: The surreality of the past year and a half or so feels somehow even more surreal in the DC area, and locals Priests capture much of that special kind of too-close-for-comfort anger and frustration on Nothing Feels Natural. There's no shortage of venom and vitriol in these brash, spitfire songs, and there's a unifying tension throughout.



[posted 2.25.18]

Comments

Popular Posts