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2017 was another great year in music.  Here are my favorites... 10 Best Albums of 2017 1. Hopeless Romantic by Michelle Branch - There are so many amazing songs on this album that it's hard to pick a favorite.  After struggling to get new music out from her label (her last effort West Coast Time was never released), Branch get s real winner out there that's hard to ignore.  Fresh pop sounds, full of themes of love, loss and regret, this is an album for everyone, and proves how much Branch has matured as a songwriter.  Easily the best album of the year. Key Tracks: Hopeless Romantic, Best You Ever , Fault Line, Heartbreak Now , Temporary Feeling , Carry Me Home 2. reputation by Taylor Swift - People may love dragging her name through the mud and debating her personal life, but Swift is one of those artists who knows how to adapt to survive, much like Madonna did throughout her career.  Shedding any trace of the pure country artist, Taylor e...

Here we go again.  2016 was another great year in music and these are my favorite songs and albums of the year. 10 Best Albums of 2016 1. Midnight Machines by Lights - In 2014, Lights released an album called Little Machines , full of fast-paced dance songs.  Two years later, and she drops this gem, almost a retelling of those same songs.  In Midnight Machines , Lights pares back her sound, letting her voice do the storytelling, and packs what were dance songs with an emotion that is staggering.  The songs are mostly accompanied by strings and the slow burn of each song is very impactful and just lovely.  It may have begun as an experiment, but it's stunning how these gems were polished off to reveal a beautiful gleam beneath the flash of synthesizers. Key Tracks: Meteorites , Running with the Boys, Muscle Memory 2. 99 Cents by Santigold - Santigold has always been one to experiment with her sound, and she doesn't disappoint on her latest al...

"Meteorites" by Lights