Tis the season for year-end best-of lists, and The Record Exchange is pleased to bring you our 2017 Staff Picks!

Here’s John O.’s Top 10, followed by an abridged version of his blog post on the year in music as heard through his ears.

SLEAFORD MODS
English Tapas
CURTIS STIGERS
One More for the Road
TYLER CHILDERS
Purgatory
VINCE STAPLES
Big Fish Theory
SUN BLOOD STORIES
It Runs Around the Room with Us
CHICANO BATMAN
Freedom Is Free
SOFT KILL
Choke
OH SEES
Orc
ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER
The French Press
JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD
Sorry Is Gone

Sun Blood Stories continue to amaze me. Ben and Amber’s singing and playing are reaching new heights.