It’s the time of the year! We’re discussing our favorite albums of the year, or more specifically, the albums that are most worthy of discussion. Before we jump into the meat, we talk about two news items – Hark calling it quits and this very cool neural network paper that talks about generating The Dillinger Escape Plan and Krallice music using AI. Then we go into the AOTY deliberations! This week, we outline some categories, and choose our picks for them. Next week we’ll work on a ranked list! The category listing is after the jump. Enjoy!
By the way, the NYN album Entropy: Of Chaos And Salt is finally out, so check it out!
107 – AOTY 2017 Part I: Categories
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Show notes:
Intro/Outro – NYN
Categories:
Best old album of 2017
Best album no one listened to
Most ridiculously technical
“Who asked for this?”
Best long-awaited album
Best reversal
Most appropriate production
Best nonmetal album that IMNs call metal
Best actually not metal album
Best long track of the year
Most engaging abrasive album
Best boring album
Best album in a genre no one cares about anymore
Biggest disappointment
Coolest concept
-NT