{"id":335,"date":"2017-01-01T09:08:09","date_gmt":"2017-01-01T09:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bentosmith.wordpress.com\/?p=335"},"modified":"2017-01-01T09:08:09","modified_gmt":"2017-01-01T09:08:09","slug":"musical-releases-i-liked-in-2016-or-the-only-things-keeping-me-sane-during-this-fucked-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bentosmith.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/01\/musical-releases-i-liked-in-2016-or-the-only-things-keeping-me-sane-during-this-fucked-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Musical Releases I Liked In 2016 (or: The Only Things Keeping Me Sane During This Fucked Year)"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<h1><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\"><strong>Intro! (or: some context to this list you&#8217;d be best off just skipping)<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Anything to be said about 2016 has already been said. So here&#8217;s a list of releases (albums, EPs, singles, etc) that I enjoyed this year. There&#8217;s a lot of stuff I didn&#8217;t get around to listening to that I wish I had. There&#8217;s a handful of things I listened to that I wish I hadn&#8217;t (jk).<\/p>\n<p>Please, as always, explore this list with an open mind. Give a listen to anything that looks intriguing. Find something you&#8217;ve never heard of before and give it a spin. It&#8217;s a long list. In no particular order (well, alphabetical, I guess). Except for the 11\u00a0albums I enjoyed <em>the most<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>My qualifications for &#8220;<em>the most<\/em>&#8221; are: having sentimental value, listening to it at the right time, experiencing it live, associating it with good\/sad\/happy\/bad times, anything. Something about these 11 albums clicked with me and that&#8217;s why they&#8217;re in the top 10+1.<\/p>\n<p>I sincerely hope you find an album that resonates with you on this list. I&#8217;m a true believer in listening to music at the right time (and it&#8217;s never a time you planned on [or even expected {or sometimes even wanted}]).<\/p>\n<p>To sum it all up, 2016 has treated me with some of the most diverse musical discoveries of my Professional Listening life. I want to share those with you.<\/p>\n<p>(oh and there&#8217;s a spotify playlist with selections so you don&#8217;t even have to read this!)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spotify Embed: two thousand sixteen universe music\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/1RQUZoq5JdAlGrvLPeOWYU\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\"><strong>Top 10+1! (or: these ones meant the most to me this year)<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2>ANOHNI &#8211; Hopelessness (Secretly Canadian)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-447\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/mi0004045418.jpg\" alt=\"mi0004045418\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Autolux &#8211; Pussy&#8217;s Dead (30th Century)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-385\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/48621-pussys-dead.jpg\" alt=\"48621-pussys-dead\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The Avalanches &#8211; Wildflower (Modular)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-395\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/55870-wildflower.jpg\" alt=\"55870-wildflower\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Deerhoof &#8211; The Magic (Polyvinyl)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-393\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/53940-the-magic.jpg\" alt=\"53940-the-magic\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Elza Soares &#8211; A Mulher Do Fim Do Mundo (Mais Um Discos)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-448\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/mi0004050279.jpg\" alt=\"mi0004050279\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>GOAT &#8211; Requiem (Sub Pop)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-481\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/artworks-000185709401-68d61q-t500x500.jpg\" alt=\"artworks-000185709401-68d61q-t500x500\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Lorelle Meets The Obsolete &#8211; Balance (Captcha)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-430\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/artworks-000171355998-3czdmo-t500x500.jpg\" alt=\"artworks-000171355998-3czdmo-t500x500\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>No Men &#8211; Dear God, Bring The Doom (Gezellig)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-417\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/a3465420555_10.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"a3465420555_10\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Suuns &#8211; Hold\/Still (Secretly Canadian)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-386\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/48961-hold-still.jpg\" alt=\"48961-hold-still\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Tobacco &#8211; Sweatbox Dynasty (Ghostly)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-440\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/gi-274_1500x300_540_540.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"gi-274_1500x300_540_540\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Wye Oak &#8211; Tween (Merge)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-460\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/wye-oak-tween-album-cover-art.jpg\" alt=\"wye-oak-tween-album-cover-art\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\"><strong>The Rest! (or: these releases are also good and you should listen to them)<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2>Animal Collective \u2013 Painting With (Domino)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-376\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/51adxkihmzl-_ss500.jpg\" alt=\"51adxkihmzl-_ss500\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bentosmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/51adxkihmzl-_ss500.jpg 500w, http:\/\/bentosmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/51adxkihmzl-_ss500-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bentosmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/51adxkihmzl-_ss500-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Anna Meredith \u2013 Varmints (Moshi Moshi)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-420\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/anna-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"anna-500x500\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Autolux \u2013 Live At Third Man Records (Third Man)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-457\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/tmr379_550.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"tmr379_550\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Baden-Baden \u2013 La Drogue (self-released)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-433\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/baden.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"baden\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Belako \u2013 Hamen (Mushroom Pillow)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-461\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/yrn81dy.jpg\" alt=\"yrn81dy\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Best Friend \u2013 Can You Believe It? (Gezellig)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-412\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/a2298577955_10.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"a2298577955_10\" width=\"500\" height=\"472\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Beth Orton \u2013 Kidsticks (Anti-)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-438\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/fb03f3ad.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"fb03f3ad\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Bilh\u00e3o \u2013 Bilh\u00e3o (Balaclava)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-391\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/53574-bilhao.jpg\" alt=\"53574-bilhao\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Black Moth Super Rainbow \u2013 SeeFu Lilac (Rad Cult)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-399\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/208065.jpg\" alt=\"208065\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Black Mountain \u2013 IV (Jagjaguwar)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-377\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/51nwahrbql.jpg\" alt=\"51nwahrbql\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bentosmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/51nwahrbql.jpg 500w, http:\/\/bentosmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/51nwahrbql-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bentosmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/51nwahrbql-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>BRVNKS \u2013 Lanches (Dull Dog)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-501\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/a2660326945_10.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"a2660326945_10\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Chippendale, Gustafsson, &amp; Pupillo \u2013 MELT (Trost)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-405\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/a1454200988_10.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"a1454200988_10\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Danny Brown \u2013 Atrocity Exhibition (Warp)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-453\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/rs-danny-001-fdb4c2a1-8310-4b12-bf7d-726d88e5b85b-e1471358121338.jpg\" alt=\"rs-danny-001-fdb4c2a1-8310-4b12-bf7d-726d88e5b85b-e1471358121338\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Dave Harrington Group \u2013 Become Alive (Other People)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-389\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/51473-become-alive.jpg\" alt=\"51473-become-alive\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>David Bowie \u2013 Blackstar (Columbia)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-435\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/david-bowie-blackstar-album-cover-art-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"david-bowie-blackstar-album-cover-art-500x500\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Death Grips \u2013 Bottomless Pit (Third Worlds)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-436\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/deathgripscoverbottom.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"deathgripscoverbottom\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Death Grips \u2013 Interview (Third Worlds)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-428\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/artworks-000153315117-0ppdsf-t500x500.jpg\" alt=\"artworks-000153315117-0ppdsf-t500x500\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Diarrhea Planet \u2013 Turn To Gold (Infinity Cat)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-392\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/53719-turn-to-gold.jpg\" alt=\"53719-turn-to-gold\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>DJ HATRED &#8211; the last enemy that will be abolished is death (Gezellig)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-415\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/a2985126294_10.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"a2985126294_10\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>DJDS \u2013 Stand Up And Speak (Loma Vista)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-421\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/artworks-000134380706-hn0kpp-t500x500.jpg\" alt=\"artworks-000134380706-hn0kpp-t500x500\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Dream Wife \u2013 EP01 (Cannibal Hymns)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-434\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/buvlxfv.jpg\" alt=\"buvlxfv\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Drug Apts \u2013 Drug Apts (Interference Patterns)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-407\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/a1867089506_10.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"a1867089506_10\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Erik Blood \u2013 Lost In Slow Motion (HomeSkillet)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-513\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/a2767614328_10.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"a2767614328_10\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Exploded View \u2013 Exploded View (Sacred Bones)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-379\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/2174c1a6.png\" alt=\"2174c1a6\" width=\"503\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bentosmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2174c1a6.png 503w, http:\/\/bentosmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2174c1a6-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/bentosmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2174c1a6-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Fatima Al Qadiri \u2013 Brute (Hyperdub)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-432\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/avatars-000200118438-1qnhj7-t500x500.jpg\" alt=\"avatars-000200118438-1qnhj7-t500x500\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"trackTitle\">Fatou Seidi Ghali &amp; Alamnou Akrouni &#8211; Les Filles de Illighadad (SahelSounds)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-588\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/01\/a1209448184_10.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"a1209448184_10\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Feels \u2013 Feels (Castle Face)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-439\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/feels_-_feels.png\" alt=\"feels_-_feels\" width=\"498\" height=\"498\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Fort Romeau \u2013 Secrets &amp; Lies (Live At Robert Johnson)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-423\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/artworks-000142873867-cihxwg-t500x500.jpg\" alt=\"artworks-000142873867-cihxwg-t500x500\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Freescha\/Black Moth Super Rainbow &#8211; What in the Rad\/Bad Fuckin Times (Rad Cult)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-413\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/a2384277658_10.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"a2384277658_10\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Fumiya Tanaka \u2013 You Find The Key (Perlon)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-403\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/4260038310304-1.jpg\" alt=\"4260038310304-1\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Good Sad Happy Bad \u2013 \u201cMash One\u201d (self-released)<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/good-sad-happy-bad.bandcamp.com\/track\/mash-one\">Listen here. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-520\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/a2605369679_10.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"a2605369679_10\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Holy Fuck \u2013 Congrats (Innovative Leisure)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-425\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/artworks-000147552325-amzewj-t500x500.jpg\" alt=\"artworks-000147552325-amzewj-t500x500\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Holy Wave \u2013 Freaks of Nurture (Reverberation Appreciation Society)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-441\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/holy-wave.png\" alt=\"holy-wave\" width=\"500\" height=\"505\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Jackie Lynn \u2013 Jackie Lynn (Thrill Jockey)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-396\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/56344-jackie-lynn.jpg\" alt=\"56344-jackie-lynn\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Julianna Barwick \u2013 Will (Dead Oceans)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-390\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/51509-will.jpg\" alt=\"51509-will\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Kanye West \u2013 The Life Of Pablo (GOOD)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-443\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/kanye-west-pablo-coer.jpg\" alt=\"kanye-west-pablo-coer\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Kedr Livansky \u2013 January Sun (2MR)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-424\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/artworks-000147241290-srzl0s-t500x500.jpg\" alt=\"artworks-000147241290-srzl0s-t500x500\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Kristin Kontrol \u2013 X-Communicate (Sub Pop)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-426\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/artworks-000149251043-fpi7nq-t500x500.jpg\" alt=\"artworks-000149251043-fpi7nq-t500x500\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>La Femme \u2013 Myst\u00e8re (Born Bad)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-529\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/36281be8e06505bd828fb6aa8ba8eff2.jpg\" alt=\"36281be8e06505bd828fb6aa8ba8eff2\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>L\u00ea Almeida \u2013 Mantra Happening (Transfus\u00e3o Noise\/Gezellig)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-397\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/60345-mantra-happening.jpg\" alt=\"60345-mantra-happening\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>L\u00ea Almeida &#8211; Todas as Brisas (Transfus\u00e3o Noise)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-406\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/a1721289404_10.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"a1721289404_10\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The Lizard King \u2013 Whizz Whizz (self-released)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-416\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/a3309610609_10.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"a3309610609_10\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>LNZNDRF \u2013 LNZNDRF (4AD)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-445\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/lnzndrf-album-cover-2016.jpg\" alt=\"lnzndrf-album-cover-2016\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Lust For Youth \u2013 Compassion (Sacred Bones)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-422\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/artworks-000142341872-iyah7o-t500x500.jpg\" alt=\"artworks-000142341872-iyah7o-t500x500\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>M83 \u2013 Junk (Mute)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-446\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/m83-junk-compressed.jpg\" alt=\"m83-junk-compressed\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Maria Usbeck \u2013 Amparo (Labrador)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-429\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/artworks-000156768500-jqyput-t500x500.jpg\" alt=\"artworks-000156768500-jqyput-t500x500\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Marie Davidson \u2013 Adieux Au Dancefloor (Cititrax)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-536\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/r-9091010-1474622983-4790-jpeg.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"r-9091010-1474622983-4790-jpeg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Mary Lattimore \u2013 At The Dam (Ghostly)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-539\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/51426-at-the-dam.jpg\" alt=\"51426-at-the-dam\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Massive Attack \u2013 Ritual Spirit (Virgin EMI)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-402\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/1453684436_dgx6lp96.jpg\" alt=\"1453684436_dgx6lp96\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Matthew Collings \u2013 A Requiem For Edward Snowden (Denovali)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-543\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/a0133833178_10.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"a0133833178_10\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Mikael Seifu \u2013 Zelalem (RVNG)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-449\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/mikael-seifu-zelalem-ep-artwork-rvng-intl.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"mikael-seifu-zelalem-ep-artwork-rvng-intl\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>\u00d3lafur Arnalds \u200e\u2013 LateNightTales (LateNightTales)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-450\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/olafurarnalds-latenighttales.jpg\" alt=\"olafurarnalds-latenighttales\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Oliver Coates \u2013 Upstepping (PRAH)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-401\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/13219685.jpg\" alt=\"13219685\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Pascal Comelade &amp; The Limi\u00f1anas \u2013 The Nothing-Twist (Trouble In Mind)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-456\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/tim090_pc_lim-nothtwist-1600x1600__03972-1460942199-1280-1280.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"tim090_pc_lim-nothtwist-1600x1600__03972-1460942199-1280-1280\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Peak Physique \u2013 I Belong To You (Gezellig)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-410\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/a2040025184_10.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"a2040025184_10\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Pinkshinyultrablast \u2013 Grandfeathered (Club AC30)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-384\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/47556-grandfeathered.jpg\" alt=\"47556-grandfeathered\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Postiljonen \u2013 Reverie (Best Fit)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-383\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/46625-reverie.jpg\" alt=\"46625-reverie\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Preoccupations \u2013 Preoccupations (Jagjaguwar)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-451\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/preoccupations-sq.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"preoccupations-sq\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Radiohead \u2013 A Moon Shaped Pool (XL Recordings)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-378\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/1035x1035-radiohead-new-album-a-moon-shaped-pool-download-stream-640x640_1463136658_crop_560x550-0.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"1035x1035-radiohead-new-album-a-moon-shaped-pool-download-stream-640x640_1463136658_crop_560x550-0\" width=\"500\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bentosmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1035x1035-radiohead-new-album-a-moon-shaped-pool-download-stream-640x640_1463136658_crop_560x550-0.jpg 560w, http:\/\/bentosmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1035x1035-radiohead-new-album-a-moon-shaped-pool-download-stream-640x640_1463136658_crop_560x550-0-300x295.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Raime \u2013 Tooth (Blackest Ever Black)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-411\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/a2210731372_10.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"a2210731372_10\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Rihanna \u2013 Anti (Roc Nation)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-452\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/rihanna-anti-cover.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"rihanna-anti-cover\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Run the Jewels &#8211; Run the Jewels 3 (Mass Appeal)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-555\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/8153716c802c4bcf1cd9378b33b12a6f-1000x1000x1.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"8153716c802c4bcf1cd9378b33b12a6f-1000x1000x1\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Ryley Walker \u2013 Golden Sings That Have Been Sung (Dead Oceans)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-394\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/55796-golden-sings-that-have-been-sung.jpg\" alt=\"55796-golden-sings-that-have-been-sung\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Savages \u2013 Adore Life (Matador)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-381\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/43177-adore-life.jpg\" alt=\"43177-adore-life\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Serpentwithfeet \u2013 Blisters (Tri-Angle)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-558\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/serpent.jpg\" alt=\"serpent\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Sn\u00f8skred \u2013 Empty House (Riot Factory)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-404\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/a0362278767_10.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"a0362278767_10\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Sound of Ceres \u2013 Nostalgia For Infinity (Joyful Noise)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-414\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/a2555251476_10.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"a2555251476_10\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Stein Urheim \u2013 Strandebarm (Hubro)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-427\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/artworks-000150501677-sq4zbn-t500x500.jpg\" alt=\"artworks-000150501677-sq4zbn-t500x500\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Susanna \u2013 Triangle (SusannaSonata)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-563\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/53929-triangle.jpg\" alt=\"53929-triangle\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Teen \u2013 Love Yes (Carpark)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-454\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/static1-squarespace.jpg\" alt=\"static1-squarespace\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The Amazing \u2013 Ambulance (Partisan)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-455\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/the-amazing-ambulance-album-cover-art-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"the-amazing-ambulance-album-cover-art-500x500\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The Avalanches &#8211; &#8220;Bad Day&#8221; (feat. Freddie Gibbs) (Modular)<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/theavalanches\/bad-day-w-freddie-gibbs03\">Listen here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-395\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/55870-wildflower.jpg\" alt=\"55870-wildflower\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The Dwarfs of East Agouza \u2013 Bes (Nawa)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-418\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/a4202885575_10.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"a4202885575_10\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The Field \u2013 The Follower (Kompakt)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-387\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/49563-the-follower.jpg\" alt=\"49563-the-follower\" width=\"500\" height=\"499\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The I.L.Y\u2019s \u2013 Scum With Boundaries (Third Worlds)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-431\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/artworks-000171795169-xpeqqm-t500x500.jpg\" alt=\"artworks-000171795169-xpeqqm-t500x500\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The Limi\u00f1anas \u2013 Malamore (Because Music)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-444\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/limi-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"limi-500x500\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Tindersticks \u2013 The Waiting Room (City Slang)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-571\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/42250-the-waiting-room.jpg\" alt=\"42250-the-waiting-room\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Tortoise \u2013 The Catastrophist (Thrill Jockey)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-380\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/42232-the-catastrophist.jpg\" alt=\"42232-the-catastrophist\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bentosmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/42232-the-catastrophist.jpg 500w, http:\/\/bentosmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/42232-the-catastrophist-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bentosmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/42232-the-catastrophist-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>TW Walsh \u2013 Fruitless Research (Graveface)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-458\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/twwalsh_albumcover.jpg\" alt=\"twwalsh_albumcover\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Various Artists \u2013 Absence (Flaming Pines)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-419\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/absence-albumart.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"absence-albumart\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Various Artists \u2013 Killed By Deathrock, Vol 2 (Sacred Bones)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-437\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/deathrock.jpg\" alt=\"deathrock\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Various Artists \u2013 New York Noise: Dance Music from the New York Underground 1977-1982 (Soul Jazz)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-400\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/005154346_500.jpg\" alt=\"005154346_500\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>White Lung \u2013 Paradise (Domino)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-388\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/50577-paradise.jpg\" alt=\"50577-paradise\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Yndi Halda \u2013 Under Summer (Big Scary Monsters)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-398\" src=\"https:\/\/bentosmith.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/205583.jpg\" alt=\"205583\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intro! (or: some context to this list you&#8217;d be best off just skipping) Anything to be said about 2016 has already been said. So here&#8217;s a list of releases (albums, EPs, singles, etc) that I enjoyed this year. There&#8217;s a lot of stuff I didn&#8217;t get around to listening to that I wish I had. 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