ZH Best of 2016

It was a shitty year, in most respects, but there was enough inspiring music for me to put together an expanded list of 15 (the final being a compilation to make it a nice round number). A lot of death and despair on this list - a fitting soundtrack to the bleak future I anticipate for our country in the new year under the direction of our president elect. That said, maybe my top three albums, filled with creativity and boundary-breaking ideas, can offer a glimmer of hope for our survival.

15. Air - Twentyears (compilation)

14. Black Mountain - IV

13. King Gizzard and the Wizard Lizard - Nonagon Infinity

12. Parquet Courts - Human Performance

11. Natural Child - Okey Dokey

10. Moonface - My Best Human Face

9. A Tribe Called Quest - We Got from Here

8. Al Scorch - Circle Round the Signs

7. Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool

6. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree

5. David Bowie - Backstar

4. Leonard Cohen - You Want it Darker

3. Bon Iver - 99, A Million

2. His Name is Alive - patterns of light

1. Car Seat Headrest - Teens of Denial