Maybe it’s not saying much, as I feel like I have been coming to this conclusion often yearly, but there were some truly fantastic records released this year. It would be a bit dishonest if I didn’t mention that as someone who fell in love with music through hip-hop, the genre is definitely the one that I keep up with the most. Left-field hip hop - the more lyrically abstract an … [Read more...]
Nextbop’s Favorite Non-Jazz Albums of 2017
The Nextbop favorite non-jazz list is always a fascinating beast because it exemplifies the widest interests of the staff. It frequently doesn't coalesce around many of the same ideas. There are numerous ties (for this and our jazz list). There's frequently something off the wall from someone that isn't at all a common pick, as if that couldn't be expected from a group of jazz … [Read more...]