Every year we “joke” about having the best “Best of the Year List” list. We half-kid, since there some truly smart and well-seasoned music lovers out there, but I think this year we mean it. Every publication has had a best-of list more laughable than the next. Yes, everyone is talking about Geese, but can’t we go with less obvious picks? Tell you what, any Best-of list that doesn’t have Lambrini Girls is not worth the trouble. At least you...
WHO: Propagandhi WHAT: At Peace WHY: I could argue that Propagandhi started making their best music once they left Fat Wreck Chords. It might be a hard sell, because of Tomorrow’s Ashes, but their post-Fat releases have been formidable and raging. At Peace continues on the thrash metal path and does what a good album does from a band who wants to keep exploring their style: it sounds different on a first hearing but becomes more and more enjoyable after...
2017 was another fantastic year for music, with tremendous albums from so many genres. It’s sad seeing how many obvious entries made the cut on all those other websites, which makes us even more confident that we’re giving you a pretty good list here on Ground Control. And really, would you expect anything less from us? Though we had some favorites, it’s probably safe to say that the order of these releases would change depending on the day. One...