Your favourite 2017 album.?

@dlcockrum   Did some critical listening of Close Ties and Migration Blues.

I agree with your observations regarding the recording values for Close Ties. On point!

Just listened to the CD of "A Deeper Understanding", newly released by "The War On Drugs", and this is one impressive production---lush and expansive soundstage with good depth.  If you like "Slave Ambient" and "Living In the Dream", this one is right up there, and a sonic surprise.    

Marty Stuart "Way out West" is excellent.  Produced by Mike Campbell of the TP & Heartbreakers.  I hear a lot of the Byrds influence, great pickin.   Never been much of Marty Stuart fan either.

I have 3 fav's this year, and quite different ones:

-TajMo - excellent SQ and a great modern blues rhythm
-La La Land soundtrack - fun and sounds very good (vocals aside from Emma and Ryan)
- Imelda May - great vocals, several anthem type songs 

My favourite albums of 2017 (so far):

1.)  THUNDERCAT - Drunk
2.)  SLOWDIVE - S/T
3.)  FLEET FOXES - Crack-Up
4.)  THE WAR ON DRUGS - A Deeper Understanding
5.)  KENDRICK LAMAR - Damn