BEST OF 2017 – Part 2 of 2
Rounding out the year, we bring you Part 2 of our Best of 2017 albums. Happy listening, owls…from our nest to yours! Looking forward to another great year of music in 2018.
King Woman
Created in the Image of Suffering
.@kngwmn’s album opened my ears to this style of music – heavier, sludgy, reverberated vocals. Powerful lyrics backed by well written songs. I love this album. #OwlBest17
-Matthew Kadi
Kllo
Backwater
One of my favorite discoveries this year, @kllomusic’s debut album #Backwater is downtempo electro-pop heaven filled w/ tracks about love, confusion, & longing. #OwlBest17
-Mayumi Okamoto (@myyoume_moto)
Lil Yachty
Teenage Emotions
“I wish a pure soul with a filthy mouth would perfect the autotune croon over a fusion of electropop & trap music with a dash of reggae” *one finger of monkey’s paw curls* @lilyachty #LilBoat #TeenageEmotions #OwlBest2017
-Sean Morris (@saneiscrazy)
Mating Ritual
How You Gonna Stop It
Cohesive to sunshine, open windows and celebration; one of the catchiest albums of the year @ritualmating #howyougonnastopit. #OwlBest17
-Matt Dillon
Ötzi
Ghosts
MRR said it best – “The dark and (heavy on the) dreamy side of post-punk.” I love this record. It’s flawless. From Oakland. #OwlBest17
-Matthew Kadi
Peaking Lights
Fifth State of Consciousness
.@peakinglights suck you into the dub vortex on the expansive “Fifth State of Consciousness.” #OwlBest17
-Wayne Jessup (@waj1)
Radiator Hospital
Play the Songs You Like
Don’t be fooled by the title, in this The Year Of Our Distress, @radhostweets2u gives you the songs that you need. #OwlBest17
-@waj1
Remnants
Accomplices Not Allies
Hot and straight forward punk jams. Politically charged. If this were my first punk record, I’d be pumped. SF punk! #OwlBest17
-Matthew Kadi
SZA
CTRL
From top to bottom #CTRL is the album you blast alone in your car & bond over with your girl gang, where @SZA is your new best friend who isn’t afraid to tell it like it is. #OwlBest17
-@myyoume_moto
The War on Drugs
A Deeper Understanding
There has never been a band that hits my blood stream quite like @thewarondrugs and #adeeperunderstanding just fuels my addiction even further. Majestic, expansive and worth a listen to anyone seeking a deeper understanding in life. #OwlBest17
-Matt Dillon
the xx
I See You
#ISeeYou is arguably @the_xx’s best album to date. It pushes their quiet minimalist sound into a broader more assertive place of confidence in each other as best friends and who they are collectively as a band. #OwlBest17
-myyoume_moto
Tyler, the Creator
Flower Boy
@tylerthecreator tries filling a void, simultaneously handling gentle love and rough thoughts on the beauteous. #FlowerBoy #OwlBest17
-Dustin Ragucos (@dragusauce)