Into the home stretch. For 5-7 look here. For 8-10, here.
We're into the funky section now. At number 4 . . .
4. Everything is No Thing - Jah Wobble and the Invaders of the Heart
The former PiL bassist leads a jazz/funk ensemble guaranteed to conjure up the best of that genre from the 70s.
3. The Last Days of Oakland - Fantastic Negrito
This is nothing short of a blues/soul concept album - the What's Going On? of it's era. The Last Days won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album.
2. Honest Life - Courtney Marie Andrews
2015 was the year of the female singer. 2016 saw only one in the Top 10, but what an album Courtney Marie Andrews brought us. A classic singer/songwriter/storyteller in the Lightfoot/Mitchell tradition, Andrews's voice oozes sincerity a la Sandy Denny and the musicianship on this album never gets in the way of the song. A great one from start to finish:
TOMORROW: The Album of the Year
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