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Nick Luscombe with the Late Junction albums of the year

The 12 best albums of 2017 are revealed, as decided by the Late Junction presenter and production team. Will your favourite make the list?

The 12 best albums of 2017 are revealed, as decided by the Late Junction presenter and production team, including Anne Hilde Neset, Verity Sharp, Max Reinhardt, Fiona Talkington, and your host for this evening Nick Luscombe.

Expect a list featuring searing spoken word, innovative electronics, and indelible improvised music.

But will your favourite album of the year make the cut?

Produced by Jack Howson for Reduced Listening.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Tue 12 Dec 2017 23:00

Music Played

  • Ed Dowie

    Richard

    • The Uncle Sold.
    • Lost Map Records.
  • Roger Robinson

    New Maps

    • Dog Heart City.
    • Jahtari.
  • Fiium Shaarrk

    Gustav (The Stuffed Red Panda)

    • We Are Astonishingly Lifelike.
    • Not Applicable.
  • Soulwax

    Is It Always Binary

    • From Deewee.
    • Deewee/The Vinyl factory/Play It Again Sam.
  • Arca

    Whip

    • Arca.
    • XL Recordings.
  • Arca

    Piel

    • Arca.
    • XL Recordings.
  • Kendrick Lamar

    LOYALTY. (feat. Rihanna)

    • DAMN..
    • Top Dawg Entertainment /‎Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records ‎.
  • Sarah-Jane Summers

    BOST

    • VIRR.
    • Dell Daisy Records.
  • Sarah-Jane Summers

    RISSEN

    • VIRR.
    • Dell Daisy Records.
  • Antwood

    FIJI Water

    • Sponsored Content.
    • Planet Mu ‎.
  • Maryam Saleh, Maurice Louca & Tamer Abu Ghazaleh

    Mathaf Fonoun El Ghesh (Museum of Deception Arts)

    • Lekhfa.
    • Mostakell.
  • Object Collection

    Da Da Da Da

    • It's All True.
    • Slip.
  • Object Collection

    Victory Parade

    • It's All True.
    • Slip.
  • Karine Polwart

    White Old Woman of the Night (feat. Pippa Murphy)

    • A Pocket of Wind Resistance.
    • Hudson Records.
  • Karine Polwart

    Sphagnum Mass For A Dead Queen (feat. Pippa Murphy)

    • A Pocket of Wind Resistance.
    • Hudson Records.
  • µþÂáö°ù°ì

    Blissing Me

    • Utopia.
    • One Little Indian.
  • Faust

    Krautrock

    • Faust IV.
    • Virgin.

Broadcast

  • Tue 12 Dec 2017 23:00

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