12/17 RECAP

Happy New Year, everybody! We begin our new year by first taking a look back at the best new albums, songs, and videos that dropped during December, in Wet Thud's handy, monthly recap feature.

#ALBUMS
BELLE AND SEBASTIAN / CHARLI XCX / FRANCIS AND THE LIGHTS / MIGUEL / N.E.R.D.

#SONGS
CAR SEAT HEADREST / DRAM X NEIL YOUNG / EL PERRO DEL MAR / GRAHAM COXON / JAMES BLAKE / MGMT / MIGOS / RAVYN LENAE / SUFJAN STEVENS /

#VIDEOS
AVEY TARE / BJÖRK / BLONDIE X JOAN JETT / BROCKHAMPTON / CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG / FATHER JOHN MISTY / FRANZ FERDINAND / KENDRICK LAMAR X ZACARI / LIL UZI VERT X NICKI MINAJ / MARCHING CHURCH / MOGWAI / OH SEES / RUN THE JEWELS / SOPHIE / SZA



#ALBUMS

ALBUM OF THE MONTH: Charli XCX Pop 2 (Asylum)

Standouts: "Backseat" [f. Carly Rae Jepsen], "Out Of My Head" [f. Tove Lo & ALMA]

Belle and Sebastian How To Solve Our Human Problems, Pt. 1 (Matador)

Standouts: "We Were Beautiful," "Sweet Dew Lee," "The Girl Doesn't Get It"

Francis and the Lights Just For Us (KTTF)

Standouts: "Just For Us"

Miguel War & Leisure (Bystorm/RCA)

Standouts: "Sky Walker" [f. Travis Scott], "Told You So," "Now," "Pineapple Skies"

N.E.R.D. No_One Ever Really Dies (N.E.R.D.)

Standouts: "Lemon" f. Rihanna, "Don't Don't Do It" f. Kendrick Lamar, "Deep Down Body Thurst"

#SONGS

Car Seat Headrest "Beach Life In Death" (Matador)


DRAM x Neil Young "Campfire" (Atlantic)


El Perro Del Mar "Fight For Life" (The Control Group)


Graham Coxon "Falling" (Parlophone)


James Blake "Vincent" (Polydor)


MGMT "When You Die" (Columbia)


Migos "Stir Fry" (Quality Control/UMG)


Ravyn Lenae "Sticky" (Atlantic)


Sufjan Stevens "Tonya Harding" (Asthmatic Kitty)




#VIDEOS

Avey Tare "Ms. Secret" (Domino)

Björk "Arisen My Senses" (One Little Indian)

Blondie f. Joan Jett "Doom Or Destiny" (BMG)

BROCKHAMPTON "BOOGIE" (Empire)

Charlotte Gainsbourg "Lying With You" (Because)

Father John Misty "Leaving LA" (Sub Pop)

Franz Ferdinand "Always Ascending" (Domino)

Kendrick Lamar x Zacari "LOVE." (Top Dawg/Interscope)

Lil Uzi Vert x Nicki Minaj "The Way Life Goes [remix]" (Atlantic)

Marching Church "Christmas On Earth" (Sacred Bones)

Mogwai "Crossing The Road Material" (Temporary Residence)

Oh Sees "Drowned Beast" (Castle Face)

Run The Jewels "Call Ticketron" (self-released)

SOPHIE "Ponyboy" (MSMSMSM INC/Transgressive/Future Classic)

SZA "The Weekend" (Top Dawg/RCA)