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Bests of the year 17:12 - Dec 20 with 1681 viewsSuperfrans

It's that time of the year. Anyone else got a list of their favourite things from 2017? Here's mine.

Best album - Beck's Colors (from 2017); Donny Hathaway Live (from any year).
Best track - Over Everything by Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile.
Best TV comedy - Detectorists.
Best TV drama - Ozark.
Best film - Dunkirk.
Best novel - Mend The Living by Maylis de Kerangal. (just ahead of I Hate The Internet by Jarek Kobek).
Best non-fiction - A Very English Scandal by John Preston.
Best concert - LCD Soundystem at Ally Pally.
Best theatre - Network at National Theatre.
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Bests of the year on 17:28 - Dec 20 with 1651 viewsDubtractor

Best album - Can't do one - Jane Weaver - Modern Kosmology, Endless Boogie - Vibe Killer, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - The French Press.
Best track - Hungry Ghost by Hurray for the Riff Raff (incidentally I really dislike that Courtney and Kurt album)
Best TV comedy - Detectorists.
Best TV drama - Better Call Saul or Mr Robot
Best film - Bladerunner 2049
Best novel - Not written this year, but read by me, Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
Best non-fiction - Not read any.
Best concert - Green Man Festival.
Best theatre - I'm not cultured enough for this.

The Hurray for the Riff Raff tune really is VERY good.

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Bests of the year on 18:14 - Dec 20 with 1610 viewsbrogansnose

Best Album - Chloe- Endless Revisions
Bicep - Bicep
Blawan - Nutrition
Daphni - Joli Mai
Maya Jane Coles - Take Flight
Dego & Kaidi - A So We Gwarn
Four Tet - New Energy

Best DJ Compilations - John Digweed @ Brooklyn
Oliver Shurlle Nu Breed series

Best Track - Ben Rau - Work Hard

Best TV Comedy - People Just Do Nothing

Best TV Drama - Taboo

Best Film - Dunkirk

Best Concert- LCD Soundsystem @ Ally Pally

Best DJ Sets - Steve Bug @ Back to Basics

Sasha & Digweed @ Manchester Warehouse Project

Best novel - I tend to lag a couple of years behind with novels but read Marilynne Robinsons final book of the Gilead trilogy Lila which was wonderful. I also discovered the poets Michael Symonds Roberts and Tomas Transtromer.

Best Non Fiction - Road of Bones by Fergal Keane

Best Documentary - Vietnam
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Bests of the year on 18:15 - Dec 20 with 1606 viewsDubtractor

Bests of the year on 18:14 - Dec 20 by brogansnose

Best Album - Chloe- Endless Revisions
Bicep - Bicep
Blawan - Nutrition
Daphni - Joli Mai
Maya Jane Coles - Take Flight
Dego & Kaidi - A So We Gwarn
Four Tet - New Energy

Best DJ Compilations - John Digweed @ Brooklyn
Oliver Shurlle Nu Breed series

Best Track - Ben Rau - Work Hard

Best TV Comedy - People Just Do Nothing

Best TV Drama - Taboo

Best Film - Dunkirk

Best Concert- LCD Soundsystem @ Ally Pally

Best DJ Sets - Steve Bug @ Back to Basics

Sasha & Digweed @ Manchester Warehouse Project

Best novel - I tend to lag a couple of years behind with novels but read Marilynne Robinsons final book of the Gilead trilogy Lila which was wonderful. I also discovered the poets Michael Symonds Roberts and Tomas Transtromer.

Best Non Fiction - Road of Bones by Fergal Keane

Best Documentary - Vietnam


Oh, that Vietnam doc was heavy wasn't it?

Also, for best DJ set, you should probably have listed one of my radio shows!

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Bests of the year on 18:19 - Dec 20 with 1599 viewsbrogansnose

Bests of the year on 18:15 - Dec 20 by Dubtractor

Oh, that Vietnam doc was heavy wasn't it?

Also, for best DJ set, you should probably have listed one of my radio shows!


Actually Dubbers, I do need to get it on with your DJ sets.



I hang my head in shame.
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Bests of the year on 18:23 - Dec 20 with 1588 viewsDubtractor

Bests of the year on 18:19 - Dec 20 by brogansnose

Actually Dubbers, I do need to get it on with your DJ sets.



I hang my head in shame.


Ha, I'll bung you a link on PM.

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