2017 Best Of Lists from Friends of Twist & Shout! Part 2

Mik Davis from TBONES Records & Cafe
Hattiesburg, Miss.

Dean Whitmore from Sub Pop

Seattle, WA

Lots of cool stuff came out this year!
All these bands had new releases I liked. In no order:

Neutral,
The Stevens,
Alvarius B,
Steve Gunn,
Omni,
Naomi Punk,
Anthony Pasguarosa w/ John Maloney,
Feral Ohms,
Wolf Eyes,
Pissed Jeans,
David Nance,
Uranium Club,
Anxiety,
Dream Decay,
La Feline,
Davy Kehoe,
Protomartyr,
Odyssey Cult (X2),
Matt Jencik,
Heron Oblivion,
Housewives,
Tunic,
Kaleidoscope,
FNU Clone,
Juana Molina,
Aaron Dilloway,
Colleen,
Ordnungsamt Et La Politesse,
Richard Dawson,
Karl Blau,
Power,
Sleaford Mods,
Tiny Vipers
+ others I’ve forgotten!

Tyler Harvey from 303 Magazine

Denver, CO

My Top Albums of 2017

1. “American Dream” - LCD Soundsystem

2. “Haiku From Zero“ - Cut Copy

3. “Science Fiction” - Brand New 

4 “Humanz” - Gorillaz

5. “Mura Masa” - Mura Masa

6. “Supply” - Parallelephants

7.  “Awaken My Love!” - Childish Gambino / Donald Glover

8. “Bishop Briggs” - Bishop Briggs

9. What Now” - Sylvan Esso

10. “Process” - Sampha

HB’s: “Missing Link” - Nick Murphy fka Chet Faker, “Rose” - ABRA, “Kaleidoscope EP” - Coldplay, “Monsters Out West” - Tnertle, "I Don't Mind" -  Retrofette, “True Care” James Vincent McMorrow, “Boy In a Well” - The Yawpers, “Big Fish Theory” - Vince Staples

Terry McGibbon from The Orchard Distribution

New York, NY

God Speed You Black Emperor – Luciferian Towers.

Tyler Childers – Purgatory.

Peter Perrett – How The West Was One.

Son Volt – Notes Of Blue.

Steve Earle & The Dukes – So You Wanna Be An Outllaw.

Buzzcocks – Times Up !

Karl Blau – Out Her Space.

Bed Wettin’ Bad Boys – Rot.

Bathsheba – Servus.

My Sad Captains – Sun Bridge.

Wire -  Silver / Lead.

Zoe Lanterman from Soda Jerk Presents

Denver, CO

1. Kendrick Lamar – DAMN.

2. King Krule – The OOZ

3. The War On Drugs – A Deeper Understanding

4 tie. Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile – Lotta Sea Lice & Mac Demarco – This Old Dog

5. Gorillaz – Humanz

2016 Best ofs from friends of Twist & Shout Part 4

Itchy-O
Denver-based percussion-centered electronic performance band.

1. Church Fire - Pussy Blood

2. David Bowie - Black Star

3. Amanda Palmer - Piano Is Evil

4. SPELLS - Staying In Is The New Going Out

5. A Tribe Called Quest - We got it from here... Thank you 4 your service

6. Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression

7. Savages - Adore Life

8. Horseback - Dead Ringers

9. Archy Marshall - A New Place 2 Drown

10. JG Thrilwell - The Venture Bros. Vol 2

Scott Brand
Manager, Commercial Development, Caroline 

Top Records 2016

·         Nxworries – Yes Lawd! (Stones Throw)

·         Blood Incantation – Starspawn (Dark Descent)

·         Haast’s Eagled – II: For Mankind (Holy Roar)

·         Sumac – What One Becomes (Thrill Jockey)

·         Cult of Luna with Julie Christmas – Mariner (Indie)

·         Bhavachakra – Bhavachakra (Translation Loss)

·         Sonny Sharrock – Ask the Ages (M.O.D. Technologies)

·         Seven Sisters of Sleep – Ezekiel’s Hags (Relapse Records)

·         Yussef Kamaal – Black Focus (Brownswood Recordings)

·         King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Nonagon Infinity (ATO Records)

·         Trap Them – Crown Feral (Prosthetic Records)

·         Träd, Gräs och Stenar - Träd, Gräs och Stenar (Anthology/Mexican Summer)

·         The Avalanches – Wildflower (Astralwerks)

·         Johnny “Hammond” Smith – Gears (Concord)

·         Rotten Sound – Abuse to Suffer (Seasons of Mist)

Top Songs 2016

·         Nxworries – Get Bigger / Do U Luv

·         Seven Sisters of Sleep – War Master

·         Yussef Kamaal – Lowrider

·         Hooded Menace — Elysium of Dripping Death

·         Jan Hammer Group — Don't You Know

·         Primordial — Bloodied Yet Unbowed

·         The Brothers Johnson – In the Way

·         Roger Webb – Flying Objects

·         The Comet is Coming – Channel the Spirits

·         Idris Ackamoor and  the Pyramids – Epiphany

·         Cult of Luna with Julie Christmas- Cygnus

·         Power Trip – Hammer of Doubt

Top Shows 2016

·         At the Drive-In – Palladium, Los Angeles: June 1^st, 2016

·         Taake – The Regent Theatre, Los Angeles: June 11, 2016

·         Anderson .Paak – Theatre at the Ace Hotel, Los Angeles: June 27^th, 2016

·         Demilich w/ Hooded Menace – Complex, Glendale, CA: October 19^th, 2016

·         Dillinger Escape Plan - The Regent Theatre, Los Angeles: October 30^th, 2016

Zoe Lanterman
Marketing Director, Soda Jerk Presents

Here’s my choices:

·         Anderson .Paak - Malibu

·         Justice – Woman

·         Parquet Courts – Human Performance

·         Wilco – Schmilco

·         Danny Brown – Atrocity Exhibition

·         Kaytranada – 99.9%

·         Allah-Las – Calico Review

·         Car Seat Headrest – Teens Of Denial

·         Margaret Glaspy – Emotions and Math

·         King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Nonagon infinity