Tracks like “Monsters” and “Forever” whisk you away while “Best Fest” feels like a lazy day spent in bed with the person you love. Most of the melodies on No Burden aren’t easy, immediate pop hooks, but she proves she can do that exceptionally well if she wants to on opener “I Don’t Wanna Be Funny Anymore”-and then ditches that simplicity entirely for the remainder of the album. Her knack for penning lyrics as wise as “ I wanna live in a world where I can keep my doors wide open / but who knows what’d get in and what’d get out,” and ability to write songs that meticulously tear at the seams before bursting wide open (“Map On A Wall”) put her in a league right alongside Hop Along and Angel Olsen-both of whom are over half-a-decade older. For me, the best compliment I can give the record is that I was legitimately shocked when I learned Dacus is only 20 years old. Originally self-released in February, No Burden quickly landed her a deal with Matador Records and received gushing reviews by nearly every major music outlet throughout the year. Lucy Dacus is one of those artists who came out of nowhere and was then suddenly everywhere. Honestly, some of my favorite instrumentals in any record this year. Basking in the sunlight and musing on your life. Even as the lyrics bemoan the frustrations and anxieties of life, you feel as though you’ve been transported to some sunny island locale. With the beachy guitars and smooth warm vocals drifting throughout, Hurry have an incredibly calming sound. This album is exactly what it says that it is, a guided meditation. Nobody Likes a Quitter by All Get Out 48. But Nathan Hussey’s stinging and occasionally sarcastic lyrics help negate the separation between the band’s prior sound and their slightly more poppy, linear sound on NLAQ.

The lead single from the band’s sophomore record, five years in the making, leads off with, “ I’ll give it one more try and I’ll be happy if you die.” On the whole, perhaps Nobody Likes A Quitter doesn’t highlight the rambunctious band fans remembered five years ago on their debut, The Season. I didn’t know what to expect, but I’m glad I gave it a shot. Though some songs seem to contain incomplete structures, or sound as if they’re missing something, it’s enough to keep your curiosity afloat.

The band provides heavy emotions, sung through well thought out vocal harmonies. It’s so simple, so quaint and unassuming that it just drifts by peacefully by means of raw but delicate guitar riffs and chords, blended with the occasional burst of energy that seems to hold everything together. When I first played the whole 13-song album, I hadn’t realized that about a half hour later, it had restarted. I had never heard anything Clique had ever done, so I went into this record not really knowing what to expect. We hope you find new music that you enjoy. Every single release on here from #50 to #1 is a great album. There were so many albums that we considered for this list, but after a staff vote these 50 were our favorites. Home > The Alternative’s Top 50 Albums (Pt.1) The Alternative’s Top 50 Albums (Pt.1)Ģ016 was an incredible year for new music.

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