Best of 2016

Started this post over a month ago! 2016 sucked for everybody for so many reasons, but I can't complain about my life right now. I'm gainfully employed and playing in a good band, my family is happy, and I own not one, but two decent pairs of headphones. So the macro sucks, but the micro is doing ok. Anyway, here's the thing that everyone's been waiting for: what a middle-aged rock enthusiast from Cary, NC liked to listen to in 2016!

The Best (aka My Favorite) Albums of 2016:

1. Wussy - Forever Sounds


2. Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool


3. David Bowie - Blackstar


4. The Mekons - Existentialism


5. Thee Oh Sees - A Weird Exits


6. Angel Olsen - My Woman


7. Wilco - Schmilco


8. Dinosaur Jr. - Give A Glimpse Of What Yer Not


9. Lambchop - FLOTUS


10. Ty Segall and The Muggers - Emotional Mugger

Honorable Mentions (alphabetically):

• William Bell - This Is Where I Live
• Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
• Deerhoof - The Magic
• Dex Romweber - Carrboro
• The Drive-By Truckers - American Band
• Alejandro Escovedo - Burn Something Beautiful
• Freakwater - Scheherazade
• Eleanor Friedberger - New View
• Robbie Fulks - Upland Stories
• PJ Harvey - The Hope Six Demolition Project
• The I Don't Cares - Wild Stab
• Bob Mould - Patch The Sky
• Robert Pollard - Of Course You Are
• San Saba County - 5th
• Teenage Fanclub - Here
• The Thermals - We Disappear
• The Waco Brothers - Going Down In History
• Thee Oh Sees - An Odd Entrances
• Tortoise - The Catastrophist