The Freshman 15: 2017's Best Debut Albums
While our final list of 2017's best albums won't arrive until later in our month, our best of 2017 coverage continues now with a look at the year's top newcomers.
Above is our list of the 15 best-reviewed debut albums of 2017, ranked by Metascore. Note that albums must have at least 7 reviews—and be a full LP, rather than an EP—to be eligible for inclusion. Albums are ranked by Metascore prior to rounding.
(#6) The Sheffield, England-based band blends members of two other groups: synth band Eccentronic Research Council and London rock outfit Fat White Family, who first collaborated on the former's 2015 concept album Johnny Rocket, Narcissist & Music Machine... I'm Your Biggest Fan. Yoko Ono, Human League's Phillip Oakey, and Slow Club's Rebecca Taylor guest.
“In a world where Ed Sheeran and Drake are pretty much sharing the entire Top 20 singles chart, an album as wildly experimental and as much damn fun as this one is should be required listening.” —musicOMH
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