Best music of 2017


Big Thief  "Capacity" 

Kapt. Kopter and the Fabulous Twirly  Birds   (2017 remaster, pressed @ QRP)

Feist  "Pleasure"

Valerie June  "The Order of Time"

Vic Chesnutt  "Silver Lake"  &  "West of Rome"  (2017 remasters)


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Fleet Foxes  "Crack Up"
Neil Finn  "Out of Silence"
Rhiannon Giddens  "Freedom Highway"
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+1 Imelda May. Jeff Beck’s Rockabilly buddy Darrel Higham put me on to Imelda May. He liked her so much they are married!

I think QOTSA Villains is also really good.
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+1 on the Marty Stuart

Lukas Nelson & the Promise of Real

Tyler Childers, Purgatory

I can't keep up with Marty Stuart's releases, and I try. His Fabulous Superlatives are SUCH a great band. Guitarist Kenny Vaughan was in Lucinda Williams' band in the early 2000's and has a fine solo album, and Harry Stinson is not only an excellent drummer, but a songwriter, singer and producer as well. Love 'em! Way Out West, at the top of my Buy list.
@maxnewid - I have "Rare Earth Live" on CD from many years ago. Last year I went on a hunt for a nice copy of the Vinyl in the classic "Backpack" cover. Found a really good copy at a really reasonable price. I love it! Also, their studio records - "Ecology" and "Get Ready" are outstanding. I'm a big fan.....
Ride- Weather Diaries
Dream Syndicate- How Did I Find Myself Here?
Filthy Animals- Invitation
Luna- Sentimental Education

On a side note, Culture Factory is releasing Rare Earth- In Concert in cd format next week. Recorded in 1972, IMO this is one of the greatest live albums of all time and has been out of print forever.