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.
(#13) Saxophonist and composer Colin Stetson, who has performed with the likes of Arcade Fire and Bon Iver, enlisted some of the collaborators from his recent Górecki recording for this new genre-pushing black metal project.
“This is incredibly heavy music made light (joyful, even) by the zeal and power of its players.” —Pitchfork
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