The Fashionably Late Top 66 of 2017: The Moonlandingz

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: The Moonlandingz

What: Interplanetary Class Classics

When: March 2017

Where: Transgressive

Why: What began as a kind of joke turned into something that was less funny and more, well, actually good. Some of Eccentronic Research Council got together with some of Fat White Family, and Interplanetary Class Classics was born. Fans of FWF will instantly fall in line with those familiar smirking, snarky vocals, while the introduction of some space disco to the biting noise is a pleasant surprise. Regardless of whether they keep the project going, The Moonlandingz has given the world a heck of a record. Not too shabby for a band that was meant to be fake.

[posted 2.18.18]