Madame X’s 10 Favorite Albums of 2017

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)