As is tradition for Indiecisive, it’s New Year’s Eve and the last of the big end-of-year lists is here – My Top 20 Tracks of 2017. This is always the hardest list to rank, and so many excellent songs didn’t make the cut – it’s been a fantastic year for music from bands both old and new. Without further ado though, let’s get this list started…
2017 has been a fantastic year for music, with the ‘surprise release’ being the theme of the year. Be it bands dropping albums out of nowhere with no warning, or announcing audacious plans to release five albums in a year (I’m looking at you, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard), in 2017 you’ve never quite known what’s coming next. Here’s what I thought were the ten finest albums of the year.
2017 has been positively laden with gigs up and down the country, from stadiums to bars. Normally this end of year list would be a rundown of just the top five, but there have been so many worthy gigs this year that first here’s a quick rundown of numbers ten to six…
2017 is nearly coming to an end, and there’s still so many albums left to review. So many in fact, that here Indiecisive is trying a brand new format – the mini review. In one paragraph each, here’s my thoughts on 20 albums released in the latter months of 2017, in alphabetical order by artist. Let’s go.
It’s not often I dedicate a whole article to reviewing an album anymore, but Everything Everything is a band that will always be intrinsically linked with Indiecisive. The first ever review published on this website was of the band’s 2015 album ‘Get To Heaven’, and it’s safe to say my anticipation of their fourth release ‘A Fever Dream’ has been, well, fevered. As a band who are famed for their experimentation and unusual approach to songwriting, it’s always exciting to see where on earth they go next.
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The quest for Indiecisive to catch up on all the albums we haven’t reviewed yet in 2017 is nearly over – here’s five more to chew on…
Five more album reviews are here as Indiecisive’s gradual catch-up to the now continues – this time it’s another real mixed back with alt-J, Lorde, Marika Hackman, Pixx and Royal Blood.
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This next batch of album reviews is perhaps the most mixed bag yet genre-wise and there’s also the biggest range of scores given out yet… Read on to find out what I thought of them!
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