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Madame X’s 10 Favorite Albums of 2017

Posted on January 5, 2018

  1. Arian Saleh – Antoinette (S/R)
  2. Ibeyi – Ash (XL)
  3. Portugal. The Man – Woodstock (Atlantic)
  4. Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas – Telephone/Telefono (Instant)
  5. Yasmine Hamdan – Al Jamilat (Hamdanistan/Crammed Discs)
  6. Hurray for the Riff Raff – The Navigator (ATO)
  7. Eljuri – La Lucha (Independent/Manovill)
  8. Zola Jesus – Okovi (Sacred Bones)
  9. Ibibio Sound Machine – Uyai (Merge)
  10. Rural Alberta Advantage – The Wild (Saddle Creek)

Madame X’s 10 Favorite Songs Not on Her Top 10 Albums of 2017

  • Bonobo – “Kerala” – Migration (Ninja Tune)
  • Goran Bregovic with Rachid Taha – “Sos” – Three Letters From Sarajevo (Wrasse)
  • Chinese Man – “Malad” – Shikantaza (Chinese Man)
  • Emel – “Ensen Dhaif” – Ensen (Partisan)
  • The Mountain Goats – “Rain in Soho” – Goths (Merge)
  • Overcoats – “Leave the Light on” – Young (Arts & Crafts)
  • The Old 97s – “Good with God” – Graveyard Whistling (ATO)
  • Sylvan Esso – “Radio” – What Now (Loma Vista)
  • Tinariwen – “Imidiwan n-akall-in” – Elwan (Epitaph)
  • Wolf Parade – “Lazarus Online” – Cry Cry Cry (Sub Pop)

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