I wanted to document the music that I listened to last year that wasn't released in 2016, lost classics, discoveries, etc. These are albums that I had been meaning to get around to eventually, or that I hadn't spent enough time with previously, or that I had forgotten about and rediscovered, or, lastly, that I simply had neglected for far too long. Here, they're presented as a top 20 list, but, first, fifteen albums that I enjoyed, but didn't quite make the cut:
Against Perfection - Adorable (Creation, 1993)
Surf's Up - The Beach Boys (Brother/Reprise, 1971)
Beat Happening - Beat Happening (K, 1985)
Misery is a Butterfly - Blonde Redhead (4AD, 2004)
Submarine Bells - The Chills (Slash/Flying Nun, 1990)
Delaware - Drop Nineteens (Caroline, 1992)
On Fire - Galaxie 500 (Rough Trade, 1989)
The Glow, Pt. 2 - The Microphones (K, 2001)
Low-Life - New Order (Factory, 1985)
In Ribbons - Pale Saints (4AD, 1992)
The Execution of All Things - Rilo Kiley (Saddle Creek, 2002)
Siamese Dream - The Smashing Pumpkins (Virgin, 1993)
A River Ain't Too Much to Love - Smog (Drag City, 2005)
Standards - Tortoise (Thrill Jockey, 2001)
The Meadowlands - The Wrens (Absolutely Kosher, 2003)
Now, on to my 20 favorite non-2015 albums that I got into and spent time with last year.
(20) Nowhere - Ride (Creation, 1990)
(19) Fire in the City of Automatons - No Knife (Time Bomb, 1999)
(18) High Society - Enon (Touch & Go, 2002)
(17) The Sea and Cake - The Sea and Cake (Thrill Jockey, 1994)
(16) Let Me Come Over - Buffalo Tom (Situation Two/Beggars Banquet, 1992)
(15) Today's Active Lifestyles - Polvo (Merge, 1993)
(14) It's Sydney or the Bush - The Inbreds (Murderrecords, 1996)
(13) Gold - Starflyer 59 (Tooth and Nail, 1995)
(12) Funtitled - Spraynard (Asian Man, 2011)
(11) The Egg - Shiner (DeSoto, 2001)
(10) Exile in Guyville - Liz Phair (Matador, 1993)
(9) The Tyranny of Distance - Ted Leo and the Pharmacists (Lookout!, 2001)
(8) A Series of Sneaks - Spoon (Elektra, 1998)
(7) Figure 8 - Elliott Smith (Dreamworks, 2000)
(6) Childish Prodigy - Kurt Vile (Matador, 2009)
(5) Radio City - Big Star (Ardent, 1974)
(4) The Hot Rock - Sleater-Kinney (Kill Rock Stars, 1999)
(3) Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth (Enigma, 1988)
(2) Scary Monsters - David Bowie (RCA, 1980)
(1) The Queen is Dead - The Smiths (Rough Trade/Sire, 1986)
