2016 was a great year for new music and I got to listen to a lot of it. I missed even more, but I enjoyed what I heard. Below is my Top 10. It isn’t in order—that would be too hard to figure out—but it does represent a diverse selection of the music I liked.
For the most part, the music on this list is music I wrote about—or pitched if I didn’t—and kept on listening to even after my assignments were completed or pitches rejected. It is diverse, but I wish it was more diverse. In 2017, in addition to the styles represented here, I hope to get exposed to new musics and genres I didn’t get to explore this year.
I also want to listen to more jazz. Continue reading The Best Albums of 2016