Albums of the Year 2016

Just in time for Christmas - here is Old Indie Kid's Top Ten Albums of the Year 2016


# 10 Hills End by The DMAs

From Sydney 2016 comes the sound of Manchester 1992 - Think Oasis if they were Shoegazers



#9 Waiting For The World To Turn by Winter Palace

An Australian/Danish band that are making epic tunes similar to The War On Drugs.



#8  Room To Breathe by Andy Cooper

MC from US Hip Hop's Ugly Duckling made an excellent solo album.



#7 Belgica Soundtrack by Soulwax

Soulwax have made a fantastic movie soundtrack under the guise of multiple imaginary artists.



#6 Nonagon Infinity by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

Sydney's King Giz release an album every year.  This one merges all nine songs and can be played on an infinite loop if you have nothing better to do with your life.
Warning: crazy strobe effects for first ten seconds of the below video.



 #5 Honey Bones by Dope Lemon

Australia's Angus Stone has a new band and its so good that you won't even miss Julia Stone.



#4 Meet The Humans by Steve Mason

Steve Mason is the former frontman of The Beta Band and he has released a solo album to rival his best work from the 1990s.


 #3 Everything You've Come To Expect by The Last Shadow Puppets

Alex Turner and Miles Kane have reunited to produce another classic album. 



#2 Prospect of Skelmersdale by The Magnetic North

An album about 1960s utopian housing developments in Lancashire.  Better than it sounds!



#1 Weezer by Weezer (The White Album)

Perfect Indie Pop from the American band who have been crafting such gems for over two decades.



And here is the playlist if you want to check out these ten recommended albums.

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