The 20 Best Albums of 2016

It takes a lot of goddamn work to get through a pile of promos, let alone arrange a single list that encompasses the best of the best. And while each of us has created our own list of what was most important to us this year (Fred's, John's and Zoe's, respectively), we at CLRVYNT have ALSO compiled a list of everything important to us as a team. So, without further ado, we'd like to present our best albums of 2016!

20)
Jenny Hval
Blood Bitch
Sacred Bones

19)
Parquet Courts
Human Performance
Rough Trade

18)
Demdike Stare
Wonderland
Modern Love

17)
Swans
The Glowing Man
Young God / Mute

16)
Blood Incantation
Starspawn
Dark Descent

15)
Street Sects
End Position
The Flenser

14)
Touché Amoré
Stage Four
Epitaph

13)
Weyes Blood
Front Row Seat to Earth
Mexican Summer

12)
Inter Arma
Paradise Gallows
Relapse

11)
Andy Stott
Too Many Voices
Modern Love

10)
Sumerlands
Sumerlands
Relapse

9)
Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam
I Had a Dream That You Were Mine
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