The Freshman 15: 2017's Best Debut Albums
by
Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor
– December 7, 2017
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.
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(#11) The five-piece London-based outfit combines post punk and electro on a 10-song debut that includes the seven-minute single "Priestess."
“It’s an album a band would normally release as their third or fourth LP, once they’ve found their groove.” —PopMatters
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