The 25 Best Albums of 2017 So Far
by
Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor
and Doriean Stevenson, for Metacritic – July 7, 2017
and Doriean Stevenson, for Metacritic – July 7, 2017
Which albums impressed critics during the first half of the year? Find our ranking of 2017's highest-scoring studio albums (so far) below. The list includes releases through June 30, 2017 that have received at least 15 reviews from professional critics. (Re-releases, EPs, and compilations are also excluded, and note that even though you'll see rounded Metascores, the albums are ranked prior to rounding.)
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photo by Hyperdub
Now based in Berlin, the Michigan-born Halo records somewhat experimental, techno-influenced electronica. Julia Holter guests on Dust, her third album.
“This is a triumph of impressionism, where the digital and organic coexist in a radically beautiful whole.” —Ben Beaumont-Thomas, The Guardian
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