Best CDs of 2017
“CTRL,” SZA
“DAMN,” Kendrick Lamar
“Elwan,” Tinariwen
“If All I Was Was Black,” Mavis Staples
“Little French Songs,” Carla Bruni
“Lotta Sea Lice,” Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile
“The Nashville Sound,” Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
“The Order of Time,” Valerie June
“Sidelong,” Sarah Shook & the Disarmers
“Terrible Human Beings,” the Orwells