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6 Music Recommends: our Albums Of The Year Longlist 2016
9 December 2016
6 Music Recommends is once again bringing you our Albums Of The Year, as chosen by our expert presenters.
We'll be counting down the top 10 albums, as chosen by our DJs, every weekday from Monday 12th December. Tune into music news on Breakfast from 8.30am to hear what made the final cut.
For now here's a longlist of albums that are up for consideration; a snapshot of what we think is important this year.
1. Badbadnotgood - IV
Released: July 2016 - Innovative Leisure
2. David Bowie - ★
Released: January 2016 - Columbia
3. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
Released: September 2016 - Bad Seed
4. Michael Kiwanuka - Love & Hate
Released: July 2016, Interscope
5. Anchorsong - Ceremonial
Released: January 2016 - Tru Thoughts
6. Kate Tempest – Let Them Eat Chaos
Released: September 2016 - Fiction
7. Bon Iver - 22, A Million
Released: September 2016 - Jagjaguwar Records
8. Car Seat Headrest - Teens of Denial
Released: May 2016 - Matador
9. Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool
Released: May 2016 - XL
10. Thee Oh Sees – A Weird Exits
Released: August 2016 - Castle Face
Angel Olsen - My Woman
Released: September 2016 - Jagjaguwar Records
The Blind Shake - Celebrate Your Worth
Released: October 2016 - Goner
Diabel Cissokho - Tambacounda Express
Released: August 2016 - Kafou Music
DJ Shadow – The Mountain Will Fall
Released: June 2016 - Mass Appeal
The Goon Sax – Up To Anything
Released: March 2016 - Chapter Music
Glass Animals – How To Be A Human Being
Released: August 2016, Harvest Records
Iggy Pop – Post Pop Depression
Released: March 2016 - Loma Vista
Joan As Policewoman and Benjamin Lazar Davis – Let It Be You
Released: October 2016 - Reveal
Lack of Afro - Hello Baby
Released: April 2016 - LOA
The Lemon Twigs – Do Hollywood
Released: October 2016 - 4AD
Steve Mason – Meet The Humans
Released: February 2016 - Double Six
Parquet Courts – Human Performance
Released: April 2016 - Rough Trade
Quilt – Plaza
Released: February 2016 - Mexican Summer
Saul Williams - MartyrLoserKing
Released: January 2016 - Fader
Savages – Adore Life
Released: January 2016 - Matador
Simian Mobile Disco – Welcome To Sideways
Released: November 2016 - Delicacies
Skepta – Konnichiwa
Released: May 2016 - Boy Better Know
Slaves – Take Control
Released: September 2016 - EMI
Sunwatchers - (Self-Titled)
Released: March 2016 - Castle Face
Teleman – Brilliant Sanity
Released: April 2016 - Moshi Moshi
