Best of 2016

From indie rock to hip hop, R&B to metal, pop and punk, here are the albums we loved most this year.

“Attempting to look at the bright side of a year that I am grateful is ending, 2016 has been a very forward year for electronic music,” Says The Range’s James Hinton. “For the first time in a while I think you can argue that there is no major genre collusion and that has led to some new and interesting risks being taken which feels fresh and exciting to me.”

This may be the only good thing to come out of Santacon, evern.

He also has some book and movie recommendations.

From Converge’s ‘Blood Moon’ ensemble to Matt Taylor’s Metallica book, here’s what Stephen Brodsky loved most in 2016.

Cam Boucher has had quite the year, with his band Sorority Noise releasing an EP, signing to Triple Crown, and releasing a split with TWIABP, plus his band Old Gray just released their new album Slow Burn…

If you’re in Los Angeles, you can catch Ablebody tonight for free.

The list also includes 21 Savage, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Amine, Denzel Curry, Lizzo, and more.

“These are my favorite drumming albums of 2016. I have to categorize this as my favorites as opposed to the best, because I am not familiar with enough records this year from different genres to make a fair list. It may seem limited, but this is just in my listening experience.” – Fred