A Difficult 2016

An ultra-lazy roundup of what I liked in 2016.

Caroline K—Now Wait for Last Year (Blackest Ever Black)

Originally released in 1985, this reissue was easily the most affecting album I heard all year.

Heron Oblivion—s/t (Sub Pop)

Elephant9—Silver Mountain (Rune Grammofon)

Black Mountain—IV (Jagjaguar)

Dysrhythmia—The Veil of Control (Profound Lore)

Neurosis—Fires Within Fires (Neurot)

Anciients—Voice of the Void (Season of Mist)

Gorguts—Pleiades’ Dust (Season of Mist)

Sarah Davachi—Dominions (JAZ Records)

Opeth—Sorceress (Roadrunner)