Albums of 2016.5

The first half of 2016 has been a rather iconic time for music. Some of our biggest stars have released some of their best work and we've mourned the losses of two giants many thought would out-live us all. 

It's a little crazy to think that all of this music came out in the first half of the year and we still have six more months to go before a final year end list. As we celebrate our nation's birth, I've assembled a list of my favorite albums released this year (so far). 

01. Kanye West | The Life of Pablo

02. Radiohead | A Moon Shaped Pool

03. Beyoncé | Lemonade

04. Mitski | Puberty 2

05. Chance the Rapper | Coloring Book

06. David Bowie | Blackstar

07. dvsn | Sept. 5th

08. White Lung | Paradise

09. The Range | Potential

10. Anderson .Paak | Malibu

(the rest in alphabetical order)

ANOHNI | HOPELESSNESS

Julianna Barwick | Will

Big Ups | Before a Million Universes

James Blake | The Colour in Everything

Blood Orange | Freetown Sound

Cobalt | Slow Forever

Chris Cohen | As If Apart

Explosions in the Sky | The Wilderness
Kamaiyah | A Good Night in the Ghetto
Kendrick Lamar | untitled. unmastered.

Jessy Lanza | Oh No

Anna Meredith | Variments
Kevin Morby | Singing Saw
Nothing | Tired of Tomorrow

Parquet Courts | Human Performance
Quilt | Plaza
Rihanna | ANTI
Vatican Shadow | Media in the Service of Terror

Whitney | Light Upon the Lake
Woods | City Sun Eater in the River of Love

EPs

G.L.O.S.S. | Trans Day of Revenge

Gun Outfit | Two Way Player
Massive Attack | Ritual Spirit

Prurient | Unknown Rains

Sheer Mag | EPIII