Avalanche best albums of 2016

1.= Conor Oberst – Ruminations

1.= Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker

3. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Skeleton Tree

4. Mogwai – Atomic

5. Frightened Rabbit – Painting Of A Panic Attack

6. Emma Pollock – In Search Of Harperfield

7. The Filthy Tongues – Jacob’s Ladder

8. Teenage Fanclub – Here

9. PJ Harvey – The Hope Six Demolition Project

10. Steve Mason – Meet The Humans

11. David Bowie – ★ (blackstar)

12. Explosions in the Sky – The Wilderness

13. King Creosote – Astronaut Meets Appleman

14. Biffy Clyro – Ellipsis

15. Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool

16. Richmond Fontaine – You Can’t Go Back If There’s Nothing To Go Back To

17. Modern Studies – Swell To Great

18. DJ Shadow – The Mountain Will Fall

19. Savages – Adore Life

20. Minor Victories – Minor Victories

Simply couldn’t decide between the top two and what fantastic albums they are. Leonard Cohen knowing he is dying produces one of the best albums of his career and Conor Oberst returns to form just when it looked like he might never produce another truly great album again. Another year Nick Cave could easily have been at the top !