The Best Albums of 2016: 100 to 51
Part 1 of 2. The B.G.M. Staff ranks our favorite albums from 100 to 51. 2016 was an insanely great year for music. So many good albums on this list!
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A Tribe Called Quest: We Got it From Here…Thank You 4 Your Service | Deserves Your Attention
Far from perfect, A Tribe Called Quest's, 'We Got it From Here…Thank You 4 Your Service' is a listen that expects your patience and attention.
The Radio Dept.: Running Out of Love | Their First Album IN SIX YEARS
The Radio Dept.'s Running Out of Love isn’t a bad record; it just has the unfortunate distinction of being a kind of boring, meandering one.
Flash Pig: Accessible Jazz | Not a Flash Drive or Superhero
For those seeking an accessible way into the Jazz musical genre, but are at a loss with where to begin, Flash Pig may be just what you need.
Miserable: Uncontrollable | Dense, Moody, and Foreboding
Dense, moody, and foreboding are three words that came to mind during my initial listen of Miserable's Uncontrollable. Miserable isn't miserable.
Album Review: Tim Hecker – Love Streams
Love Streams kind of unfolds around you, and you can pay attention and unpack the layers, and be impressed by Tim Hecker; or you can be perplexed by it.
Album Review: Damien Jurado – Visions of Us on The Land
Going from a spectral folk singer to psychedelic troubadour doesn’t work, and that is clearly what Damien Jurado has done on Visions of Us On The Land.
Album Review: EL VY – Return to The Moon
Matt Berninger and Brent Knopf as EL VY are a mismatched musical duo and Return to The Moon is an album that doesn’t lack ambition but blatantly lacks focus
Album Review: Janet Jackson – Unbreakable
Unbreakable is neither a career misstep, nor is it a redefining moment. Despite the misfires, it still shows that Janet Jackson still has something to say.
Ryan Adams – 1989: A Bearded Gentlemen Music Roundtable
Ryan Adams' song-by-song cover of Taylor Swift's 1989 proved so decisive that five writers each chimed in the record for a B.G.M. roundtable review.