Best of 2017: P&P Staff Picks
The end-of-year lists are always a source of contention for the Pigeons & Planes team. Every year we end up publishing one list for best songs of the year, one for best albums, and one for best new artists, but it's never easy. It's a lose-lose, really. By the end of it, everyone has made sacrifices and nobody is actually happy with the final results, but that's life. If you're interested in seeing the opinions of each P&P contributor—or at least the ones who submitted their lists on time—here are the staff picks for best songs, best albums, and best new artists. See you in 2018.
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Jonathan AstacioBest Albums:
Brockhampton - Saturation III
Wiki - No Mountains in Manhattan
Corbin - Mourn
Mac Demarco - This Old Dog
Toro y Moi - Boo Boo
Syd - Fin
Brockhampton - Saturation II
Tyler the Creator - Flower Boy
Yaeji - EP2
Lil B - Black KenBest Songs:
Yaeji - "drink i’m sipping on"
Ski Mask The Slump God - "Catch Me Outside"
Frank Ocean - "Chanel"
Steve Lacy - "Dark Red"
Jessie Reyez - "Shutter Island"
Syd - "All About Me"
Kodak Black - "Roll In Peace"
Brockhampton - "BLEACH"
Tyler, The Creator - "911/ Mr. Lonely"
Lil Pump - "Gucci Gang"Best New Artists:
Yaeji
Steve Lacy
Brockhampton
Lil Pump
Ski Mask The Slump God
Adrienne BlackBest Albums:
Daniel Caesar - Freudian
Syd - Fin
SZA - Ctrl
Kendrick - DAMN.
Matt Martians - The Drum Chord Theory
Brent Faiyaz - Sonder Son
Tyler, the Creator - Flower Boy
Smino - blkswn
Sonder - Into EP
Chronixx - ChronologyBest Songs:
Frank Ocean - “Provider”
Daniel Caesar ft. H.E.R. - “Best Part”
SZA - “The Weekend”
Chronixx - “Likes”
Syd - “Smile More”
Nick Hakim - “Cuffed”
Tekno - “Wawa”
Maleek Berry - “4 Me”
GoldLink ft. Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy - "Crew"
Mr. Eazi - "Leg Over"Best New Artists:
Brent Faiyaz
Maleek Berry
J.I.D.
Mac Ayres
Mr. Eazi
Graham CorriganBest Albums:
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
Smino - blkswn
SZA - Ctrl
Tennis - Yours Conditionally
Nick Hakim - Green Twins
IDK - iwasverybad
J Hus - Common Sense
Toro y Moi - Boo Boo
Juana Molina - Halo
Denzel Curry - 13Best Songs:
Denzel Curry - "Equalizer"
King Krule - "Dum Surfer"
Ravyn Lenae - "Sticky"
Brockhampton - "SWEET"
Frank Ocean - "Provider"
Yaeji - "Drink I'm Sippin On"
Nick Hakim - "Needy Bees"
Toro y Moi - "Girl Like You"
Kendrick Lamar - "ELEMENT."
Banoffee - "Ripe"New Artists:
Billie Eilish
Deem Spencer
Sabrina Claudio
Knox Fortune
Injury Reserve
Charlotte FreitagBest Albums:
Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
Brockhampton - Saturation II
SZA - CTRL
Tyler, the Creator - Flower Boy
Aminé - Good For You
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
Smino - blkswn
Lorde - Melodrama
Kelela - Take Me Apart
Kehlani - SweetSexySavage
Best Songs:Brockhampton - "SWEET"
Frank Ocean - "Chanel"
Daniel Caesar - "We Find Love"
SZA - "Supermodel"
Vince Staples ft. Kendrick Lamar & KUCKA- "Yeah Right"
J Balvin ft. Willy William - "Mi Gente"
Aminé - "Spice Girl"
Tyler, the Creator ft. Kali Uchis - "See You Again"
Lil Uzi Vert ft. Pharrell - "Neon Guts"
Billie Eilish - "COPYCAT"Best New Artists:
Billie Eilish
Daniel Caesar
Brent Faiyaz
Steve Lacy
Rex Orange County
Alex GardnerBest Albums:
Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
J Hus - Common Sense
SZA - Ctrl
Ty Dolla $ign - Beach House 3
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN
Lorde - Melodrama
Brockhampton - Saturation III
Smino - blkswn
Future - FUTURE
Miguel - War & LeisureBest Songs:
Vince Staples - "Crabs In a Bucket"
Octavian - "Party Here"
Rex Orange County ft. Benny Sings - "Loving Is Easy"
Frank Ocean - "Chanel"
Kelela - "Onandon"
J Hus - "Spirit"
Ty Dolla $ign ft. Jeremih - "Dawsin's Breek"
1010 Benja SL - "Boofiness"
Dave ft. MoStack - "No Words"
Lorde - "Supercut"
GoldLink ft. Steve Lacy - "Some Girl"Best New Artists:
Rex Orange County
Pinkcaravan!
Steve Lacy
Jelani Aryeh
Injury Reserve
Choker
Sydney GoreBest Albums:
SZA - Ctrl
King Krule - The OOZ
Jacques Greene - Feel Infinite
Daniel Caesar - Freudian
Sabrina Claudio - About Time
Charli XCX - Pop 2
Toro Y Moi - Boo Boo
Kelela - Take Me Apart
Terror Jr - Bop 2: TerroRising
Tyler, the Creator - Flower BoyBest Songs:
Jacques Greene - "You See All My Light"
Cashmere Cat feat. MØ & SOPHIE - "9 (After Coachella)"
Terror Jr - "IDK + IDC"
Charli XCX - "Track10"
SZA - "Supermodel"
Mount Kimbie feat. King Krule - "Blue Train Lines"
Frank Ocean feat. JAY Z & Tyler, the Creator - "Biking"
Kelela - "Frontline"
Sabrina Claudio - "Stand Still"
Porches - "Country"Best New Artists:
Billie Eilish
Jorja Smith
Gus Dapperton
Clairo
Show Me the Body
Eric IsomBest Albums:
Future - FUTURE
IDK - IWASVERYBAD
NBA Youngboy - AI Youngboy
Just Mills - Dark Sober Mind
Conway - G.O.A.T.
Kodak Black - Project Baby 2
Nate DAE - California PSA
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
21 Savage, Offset, and Metro Boomin - Without WarningBest Songs:
Lil Wayne - "Bank Account"
Gordi The Come Up - "Hands Down"
Just Mills - "Pressure"
Giggs ft. Dave - "Peligro"
Kendrick Lamar - "FEAR."
Nate DAE - "I Feel Ya"
pinkcaravan! - "david was his name"
Dutchboy - "Liquor"
Lil Durk - "True Colors"Best New Artists:
pinkcaravan!
Gordi The Come Up
Jay Critch
O Billz
J.I.D.
Katie KellyBest Albums:
SZA - CTRL
Brockhampton - Saturation III
Future - FUTURE
Migos - Culture
21 Savage, Offset, and Metro Boomin - Without Warning
St. Vincent - Masseducation
Lorde - Melodrama
Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
Jay Z - 4:44
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.Best Songs:
SZA - "The Weekend"
St. Vincent - "New York"
Cardi B - "Bodak Yellow"
Frank Ocean ft. Tyler, The Creator and Jay-Z - "Biking"
Billie Eilish - "idontwannabeyouanymore"
Tyler, The Creator - "Who Dat Boy"
Rex Orange County - "Loving Is Easy"
Jaden Smith ft A$AP Rocky - "Breakfast"
IDK ft. Swizz Beatz - "Maryland Ass Nigga"
Lorde, Khalid, Post Malone, & SZA - "Homemade Dynamite"5 New Artists:
Ski Mask the Slump God
Billie Eilish
Rex Orange County
IDK
Choker
Jacob MooreBest Albums:
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
Lorde - Melodrama
Brockhampton - Saturation III
Brockhampton - Saturation II
SZA - CRTL
J.I.D - The Never Story
Future - FUTURE
Smino - blkswn
Choker - Peak
Daniel Caesar - FreudianBest Songs:
Brockhampton - "Bleach"
Future - "Might As Well"
Lil Uzi Vert - "XO Tour Llif3"
Billie Eilish - "watch"
Kodak Black ft. Lil Wayne - "Codeine Dreaming"
Lorde - "Perfect Places"
Frank Ocean - "Biking (Solo)"
Trippie Redd - "Love Scars"
Kendrick Lamar - "Element"
Corbin - "All Out"
Yung Lean - "Red Bottom Sky"Best New Artists:
(Ed. note: Jacob refused to cut this to five)Ski Mask The Slump God
Billie Eilish
Choker
Trippie Redd
Clairo
Deem Spencer
Gus Dapperton
J.I.D
Lou The Human
Daniel Caesar
Joyce NgBest Albums:
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
SZA - CTRL
Brockhampton - Saturation II
Tyler, the Creator - Flower Boy
St. Vincent - Masseduction
Syd - Fin
Lorde - Melodrama
Calvin Harris - Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1
Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
King Krule - The OozBest Songs:
SZA - "Prom"
St. Vincent - "Happy Birthday Johnny"
Syd - "All About Me"
Frank Ocean - "Chanel"
Tyler, the Creator ft. Rex Orange County & Anna of the North - "Boredom"
Brockhampton - "GUMMY"
Kendrick Lamar - "DNA."
Rex Orange County ft. Benny Sings - "Loving is Easy"
Cardi B - "Bodak Yellow"
Calvin Harris ft. Frank Ocean & Migos - "Slide"Best New artists:
yaeji
Gus Dapperton
Rex Orange County
Daniel Caesar
Steve Lacy
Joe PriceBest Albums:
Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked At Me
아버지 - Reflection
Japanese Breakfast - Soft Sounds from Another Planet
Brockhampton - Saturation/Saturation II/Saturation III
Corbin - Mourn
Yamaneko - Spa Commissions
Yung Lean - Stranger
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Async
Eyedress - Manila Ice
Yaeji - EP/EP 2
Best Songs:Yung Lean - "Agony"
Angelo Badalamenti - "Dark Space Low"
Tyler, The Creator - "Boredom"
Yung Lean - "Red Bottom Sky"
Lil Peep - "Save That Shit"
21 Savage, Offset & Metro Boomin ft. Travis Scott - "Ghostface Killers"
Mondo Grosso ft. Hikari Mitsushima - "Labyrinth"
Mount Eerie - "Ravens"
Dijon - "Stranger"
Blank Body - "Club Alien"Best New Artists:
Yaeji
Est-Her
Clairo
GKR
Choker
Alex SiberAlbums:
Julien Baker - Turn Out the Lights
Moses Sumney - Aromanticism
Tyler, the Creator - Flower Boy
Zack Villere - Little World
Choker - Peak
St. Vincent - Masseduction
Smino - blkswn
Brockhampton - SATURATION
Various Artists - Twin Peaks
Ravyn Lenae - Midnight MoonlightSongs:
Zack Villere - "The Fort"
Angelo Badalamenti - "Dark Space Low"
Frank Ocean - "Provider" / "Chanel" / "Biking"
Lil Uzi Vert ft. Oh Wonder - "The Way Life Goes"
Haasan Barclay - "Live For You"
Stormzy - "Blinded By Your Grace Pt. 1"
SZA - "Supermodel"
Brockhampton - "Bleach"
Choker - "Lush"
Dijon - "Stranger"New Artists:
Choker
Latrell James
Billie Eilish
Haasan Barclay
Zack Villere
Grant RindnerBest Albums:
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
Jay Som - Everybody Works
Open Mike Eagle - Brick Body Kids Still Daydream
J Hus - Common Sense
King Krule - The Ooz
2 Chainz - Pretty Girls Like Trap Music
Metro Boomin, Offset & 21 Savage - Without Warning
Kelley - Take Me Apart
Jay-Z - 4:44
Moses Sumney - AromanticismBest Songs:
Charli XCX - "Boys"
Kendrick Lamar - "PRIDE."
OMB Peezy - "Lay Down"
King Krule - "Dum Surfer"
Cardi B - "Bodak Yellow"
IAMDDB - "Shade"
Brockhampton - "QUEER"
Yaeji - "Drink I’m Sippin’ On"
Lil Xan - "Betrayed"
Youngboy Never Broke Again - "Dark Into Light"Best New Artists:
OMB Peezy
IAMDDB
SOB X RBE
Nilufer Yanya
Knox Fortune
Eric SkeltonBest Albums:
Tyler, The Creator - Flower Boy
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
SZA - CTRL
Brockhampton - Saturation III
Choker - Peak
21 Savage, Offset, and Metro Boomin - Without Warning
Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
King Krule - The Ooz
Yellow Days - Is Everything Okay in Your World?
J.I.D - The Never Story
Best Songs:Frank Ocean - "Chanel"
Tyler, The Creator - "Boredom" ft. Rex Orange County, Anna of the North
Kendrick Lamar - "HUMBLE"
Jessie Reyez - "Shutter Island"
21 Savage, Offset, and Metro Boomin - "Ghostface Killers" ft. Travis Scott
Steve Lacy - "Dark Red"
SZA - "Love Galore" ft. Travis Scott
Kendrick Lamar - "LOVE" ft. Zacari
Brockhampton - "GOLD"
Lil Uzi Vert - "XO Tour Llif3"Best New Artists:
Lou The Human
Yellow Days
Choker
Billie Eilish
Gus Dapperton
John WalaszekBest Albums:
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
Choker - Peak
Lorde- Melodrama
Smino - blkswn
21 Savage, Offset, and Metro Boomin - Without Warning
Drake - More Life
BROCKHAMPTON - SATURATION IIBest Songs:
Bhad Bhabie - "Hi Bich"
Lil Uzi Vert - "XO Tour Llif3"
Kendrick Lamar - "DNA"
Corbin - "All Out"
Choker - "Diorama"
XXXTENTACION- "Revenge"
Lil Uzi Vert - "X"
Gus Dapperton - "I'm Just Snacking"
BROCKHAMPTON - "Sweet"
Travis Scott - "Butterfly Effect"Best New Artists:
Ski Mask The Slump God
Choker
Billie Eilish
Gus Dapperton
Joji
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