Best New Album of 2016

Sia - This is Acting

I've listened to Blackstar quite a few times now and I love some of the songs but as a whole it's not a great listen to me. Big Bowie fan and sentimentally he deserves high props for this album but enjoying Sia's album a lot more.

 

Same with me. I find it difficult to listen to.

 

Gripest and demurreth tho' thou mayest, Blackstar★ will top or at the very least be in the top five for 2016, and that's with zero bonus sympathy points for the attention-seeking behavior of, you know, dying.

 

Though it would be a shame to ignore so many other records worthy of attention demurreth upon your plea for Blackstar.

 

I'm still trying to catch up on 2015 albums so I've not got many 2016s yet, but the answers so far are:

Steven Wilson: 4 1/2
St. Lucia: Matter

 

Definitely one of the best albums I've heard this year.

 

BOWIE

 

In the same sentence BOWIE and sia WHO????

 

Thanks for the contribution jeatleboe.

C Duncan - Architect is really good.

 

Sia...that's it. Nothing else.

 

I think that might be Pyle, my friend.

Thanks...need to give the Sia one another listen.

 

anti!!

 

Potential candidates thus far:

Rikard Sjoblom - The Unbendable Sleep (singer/guitarist/keyboardist for Beardfish and Big Big Train)
Steven Wilson - 4 1/2
Witchcraft - Nucleus
David Bowie - Blackstar
The Mute Gods - Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me

 

jeatleboe, Peter Piles...what's the difference? Haha, I remember all the instances of my friend too...forgot about that.

 

First post here. Hello!

Mantra Vega "The Illusion's Reckoning" is my favourite of the year so far. Blackstar is not far behind.

 

Why The Mountains Are Black: Primeval Greek Village Music 1907-1960 - Third Man Records

 

Great albums:
Bowie - Blackstar
Savages - Adore Life

OK, but a bit of a letdown:
The Cult - Hidden City

 

Anti is it so far.

 

Sorry for enjoying all types of music. You're right, I should make yet another thread about The Beatles and fall in line with everyone else.

 

I still have a few potential contenders I haven't heard yet (Rangda, Aluk Todolo, Chthe'ilist, Field Music), but of what I've heard so far:

David Bowie - Blackstar
Lycus - Chasms
Oranssi Pazuzu - Varahtelija
DIIV - Is The Is Are

also pretty good:
Witchcraft - Nucleus
Abbath - Abbath
Night Beats - Who Sold My Generation?
Eleanor Friedberger - New View

 

I'm enjoying this little baroque pop record, sorta heartfelt joyous infectious "indy pop" , even a David Bowie cover of "Heroes", which is sweet. One other tune is so short and sweet, coulda been on Low...lol. Interesting sampled electronics sprinkled over lush strings and harmonies and fun quirky 3 minute tunes.

I hear it a lot when I stream KEXP

 

David Bowie

Runners Up:
The Cult
Elton John

Honourable mention to the new Lucinda Williams.

We've got new Bonnie Raitt and P J Harvey releases coming out soon.

I hope for a new U2 album this year but somehow I doubt it...

 

To quote Billy Joel: "You may be right!"

 

Whatever you may think of it, it is the clearly the finest farewell album in the history of Rock and Roll.