I did a ranking, but my love is fluid, and this was how I was feeling the day I wrote the list. There was so much good music this year I couldn’t get to it all. There are a bunch more albums I like below the ranking. Check back for my favorite single releases.
Top 10 Albums
10. The Peawees – Moving Target (Rum Bar Records)
9. The Connection – Wish You Success (2WIN Records)
8. Skating Polly – The Make It All Show (El Camino Media, LLC)
7. Natterers – Head in Threatening Attitude (Boss Tunage Records)
6. Willie Nile – Children of Paradise (River House Records)
5. Les Lullies – S/T (Slovenly Records)
4. Suicide Generation – Last Suicide (Dirty Water Records)
3. Palmyra Delran & The Doppel Gang – Come Spy with Me (Wicked Cool Records)
2. The Speedways – Just Another Regular Summer (Gods Candy Records)
1. Wild Evel & The Trashbones – Digging My Grave (Dirty Water Records)
Other Albums I Love:
The Beths – Future Me Hates Me (Carpark Records)
Justine and The Unclean – Heartaches & Hot Problems (Rum Bar Records)
Lucy and the Rats – S/T (Dirty Water Records)
Devious Ones – Plainfield Nights (Self – www.hfvinyl.com)
The Jack Cades – Music for Children (Dirty Water Records)
The Venus Flytraps – Night of the Venus Flytraps (Self – BANDCAMP)
Jagger Holly – The Last of the International Playboys (Outloud! Records)
Shovel – It’s Fun to Be A Nothing (Dirty Water Records)
Tommy and The Commies – Here Comes… (Slovenly Records)
Archie & The Bunkers – Songs from the Lodge (Dirty Water Records)
BBQT – LET’S GO! (No Front Teeth Records)