He may have been in the game for over three decades now but "Patch The Sky" showed that Bob Mould still knows his way around a thoughtful slice of tuneful angst with songs like "Voices In My Head", "Pray For Rain" and "You Say You" being cut from the same cloth that informed his best work with Husker Du and Sugar. Still very much a contender all these years on as the video for "Hold On" below demonstrates.
29. CHRIS T-T - "9 Green Songs"
In the year which gave us the most muddled Brexit imaginable, not to mention Donald Trump, "9 Green Songs" was an album for these times - full of political anger and desperately trying to make some sense of a world which frequently didn't compute. While the likes of "Cutting A Longbow" and "Border Crossing" were angry howls of protest at the injustice of the world, the savage "Love Me, I'm A Liberal" showed that Chris was just as angry at the apathy of his own political side as the cruelty of the other. Full review here.
28. THE EMPTY PAGE - "Unfolding"
The return of the artists formerly known as Obsessive Compulsive, "Unfolding" saw the Empty Page taking a more grungy approach to their work to good effect but keeping the fierce anger and individualism of their previous band intact on tracks like "Deeply Unlovable" and "Turbulence". Give the video for "Wardrobe Malfunction" a watch below and see for yourself.
27. TENSHEDS - "The Dandy Punk Prince"
Third album from Tensheds and it was an impressively varied effort, verging from Nick Cave style seasick blues through Springsteen style confessionals to fired up sleazy blues rock and pulling everything they turned to off with aplomb. If you've not yet discovered this band then you really should make an effort to put that to rights - in the meantime, full review here.
26. SURGICAL METH MACHINE - "Surgical Meth Machine"
Okay so essentially it's a Ministry album in all but name. But the difference is that Ministry haven't sounded this good for almost a decade. Brutal industrial rock with a wickedly sharp sense of humour lurking underneath it (just give "Rich People Problems", "I'm Sensitive" and "Unlistenable" a listen for proof). Full review here.
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