January had a ton of great new albums and music videos from the likes of Sampha, Japandroids, Run the Jewels, and Ryan Adams, and it also featured some interesting trailers for Wilson, I Am Not Your Negro, and the Lost City of Z. We've highlighted some of the best drops over the month and now we're ready to crown the best album, movie trailer, and music video.
We kick off the first volume of Compilation 2 of our Musicphiles podcast by taking a quick look back at some of our favorite projects to drop in 2016 and giving our overall rating for the year. Then we list our top 10 most anticipated albums of 2017 from artists like Andre 3000, Lorde, Kendrick Lamar, Japandroids, Drake, Kanye West, and many more. We finish things off with a discussion about the latest release from Run the Jewels, Tory Lanez, and others.
It's been a log 5 years since their last release and while Near To The Wild Heart Of Life has lost some of the rough charm their previous albums had, it's still a great listen that embodies the very essence of Rock and Roll.