Best Underground Albums of 2016

A complete list is below, organized alphabetically.



Alarm Will Sound - Modernists (Cantaloupe Music)
https://open.spotify.com/album/4vuwl6A8fHBvbxvcql1teB
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaU7ZjPl00U

All The Real Girls - Elk City (ATRG)
https://open.spotify.com/album/0skVaoP4y0EV4Tx7ACvht6
https://soundcloud.com/alltherealgirlsofficial/elk-city

Arkells - Morning Report (Last Gang Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/1BPpUmhXJdmDVa07f1qQVz
https://youtu.be/VexuUr4pN-Q

Big Scary - Animal (Pieater)
https://open.spotify.com/album/6C1V5WGnR4B1YS2mAfJmDP
https://youtu.be/JkWs1cFngWw

Bonjour - Bonjour (Cantaloupe Music)
https://open.spotify.com/album/1duYcAAhkYsgmdIo0W0QFq
https://bnjr.bandcamp.com/releases

Brian Fallon - Painkillers (Island Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/1sRxBblIUXOLKdQzv2W5gL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2rsP3VU1Sw

Caveman - Otera War (Cinematic)
https://open.spotify.com/album/5QSSu7wLCV35QHLUxJVrmQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cib1XoIfscU

Cheap Trick - Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello (Big Machine Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/3q2tS3Qy39pOGDu3vsHQb5
https://soundcloud.com/cheaptrickofficial/heart-on-the-line in=cheaptrickofficial/sets/bang-zoom-crazy-hello

Clearance - Are You Aware EP (Tall Pat Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/3Hu1iboas67mltdSTfa1v9
https://soundcloud.com/microluxerecs/owneroperator

Colvin & Earle - Colvin & Earle (Fantasy Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/3rjCJ1Enj0ExTYzqSG3cPi
https://soundcloud.com/colvinearle/come-what-may

Dead Gaze - Easy Travels (Ernest Jenning Record Co.)
https://open.spotify.com/album/10crRKYr87TvuLkY8zwJmg
https://deadgaze.bandcamp.com/album/easy-travels

Drive-By Truckers - American Band (ATO Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/43EtynQuS3r5afZnSY1sYb
https://soundcloud.com/drivebytruckers

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - PersonA (Wake Up The Sun)
https://open.spotify.com/album/5zTYki4rUrsOhT30gghHC6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7_eg7mBfMQ

Elephant Stone - Ship Of Fools (Elephants On Parade/Burger Records)

https://open.spotify.com/album/0ZNjWY53iMHDv1hBK1lRpx
https://soundcloud.com/elephantstone/manipulator

Eliot Lipp - Come To Life (Old Tacoma Records)
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2E2bPcE2HtOgwvNbHu7mOk
https://soundcloud.com/eliotlipp

Eric Bellinger - Eric B for President: Term 1 (Epic Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/7KNNWIPBk4Josbqhfa2KI3
https://soundcloud.com/yfsmusic/inmyprime?in=ericbellinger/sets/eric-bellinger-eric-b-for

The Everymen - These Mad Dogs Need Heroes (Ernest Jenning Record Co.)

https://open.spotify.com/album/7EWAjqv7yGRZXmZrblYBAn


https://soundcloud.com/pete-ejrc/christglider-radio-edit/s-evYi3



Exit Verse - Grant No Glory (Ernest Jenning Record Co.)

https://open.spotify.com/album/5KdWxMb9YdRzmiSJY4oD2j




https://exitverse.bandcamp.com/track/sleeping-in-graceland


Far East Movement - IDENTITY (Transparent Agency, Spinnin' Records, eOne Music)
https://open.spotify.com/album/48QAgmrXztInSN3aREjye2
https://soundcloud.com/fareastmovementofficial/far-east-movement-x-marshmello-freal-luv-ft-chanyeol-tinashe-1

Frankie Lee - American Dreamer (Loose Music)
https://open.spotify.com/album/1sg9x91Krr74QTpNVMSHdu
https://soundcloud.com/loose-music/where-do-we-belong

Game - 1992 (Entertainment One Music)
https://open.spotify.com/album/0Fn0R9r4naqKNDjCTEg5e7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeOQNHXobpQ


Glenn Kotche & Sō Percussion - Drumkit Quartets (Cantaloupe Music)
https://open.spotify.com/album/2sePfYGImN75BcquAEdTMF
https://soundcloud.com/cantaloupemusic/glenn-kotche-so-percussion-drumkit-quartet-54

Goodbye June - Danger in the Morning (Cotton Valley Music/Interscope Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/4EAEbLJdDwa1D0QhNh6oM3
https://www.youtube.com/user/GoodbyeJuneVEVO/videos

Goon - Dusk of Punk EP
https://open.spotify.com/album/5ioOsPXiansfiFLlCaCTm2
https://soundcloud.com/goonisaband/dizzy?in=goonisaband/sets/dusk-of-punk-ep

GRiZ - Good Will Prevail (All Good Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/1H11dYnWcUyVpw3MMakGAl
https://soundcloud.com/griz/griz-x-big-gigantic-good-times-roll?in=griz/sets/good-will-prevail-1

Hello Ocho - In Portuguese (Self-released)
https://open.spotify.com/album/17MyZW6lVY1oX1PvMBvMCn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1ok8ch0icg


iLoveMemphis - The Turn Up Kip (Stateside Records)
https://open.spotify.com/track/4OjuzM3rTWp3q60mEldNSF
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZCN_zaypd4&feature=youtu.be

Jack White - Acoustic Recordings 1998-2016 (Third Man Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/28ZpbmiMcDjsms2UKjILCr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Osqnf_0jkk





Jack and Amanda Palmer - You Got Me Singing (Eight Foot Records Inc.)




https://open.spotify.com/album/5COULsVFCbsuHcixVKTxNE https://soundcloud.com/amandapalmer/sets/jack-amanda-palmer-you-got-meÂ

Jimmy Eat World - Integrity Blues (RCA)
https://open.spotify.com/album/03hVtUfmQW3fhMbYoliIod
https://soundcloud.com/jimmyeatworld/sure-and-certain

Jim and Sam - Technicolor Lights (Self Released)
https://open.spotify.com/album/1xzAmFjEZ819l0HcXd7gsM
https://www.youtube.com/user/wearejimandsam

Johnny V. Lewis - In Cars Passing (Self-released)
https://open.spotify.com/album/401bangDLowKn1ZBKiQqb2
https://soundcloud.com/johnnyvlewis/sets/red-door-blues-johnny-v-lewis

July Talk - Touch (Island Records)
https://youtu.be/5OkqAztfS-4
https://open.spotify.com/album/0cxY7aWYX5ACE2Og8k5Npq

KING - We Are King (KING Creative)
https://open.spotify.com/album/3FYKiMNG19UUdbs8xhpZc7
https://soundcloud.com/weareking-1/hey-extended-mix?in=weareking-1/sets/we-are-king

King Lil G - Lost In Smoker 2 (DEL Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/4rXtpZpRBrfCWERJEzoCRb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvguVedX8ck&feature=youtu.be

Lake Street Drive - Side Pony (Nonesuch)
https://open.spotify.com/album/1pXxKrTopCyALgXX7h5tmX
https://www.youtube.com/user/LakeStreetDive

Look Park - Look Park (Yep Roc Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/1WBaGT4ME6f3cQivTmuPZ3
https://soundcloud.com/yep-roc-music-group/look-park-aeroplane-1

Michael Kiwanuka - Love & Hate (Interscope)
https://open.spotify.com/album/0qxsfpy2VU0i4eDR9RTaAU
https://soundcloud.com/michaelkiwanuka/love-hate

My Bubba - Big Bad Good (Cash Only)
https://open.spotify.com/album/7e3d7E2tqjv838IkJW5ghh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m6C7pYu7Q0

Nada Surf - You Know Who You Are (Barsuk Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/5QHdJQ5xEEbiZdecRh4tsl
https://soundcloud.com/nadasurf/believe-youre-mine

Nada Surf - Peaceful Ghosts (Live with the Babelsberg Film Orchestra) (Barsuk Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/2oK3kOSY5DrrBBvVBuHi37
https://soundcloud.com/nadasurf/out-of-the-dark-live-with-the-babelsberg-film-orchestra

Nahko & Medicine For The People - HOKA (SideOneDummy Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/5RlQ9S1MYXzEEZdc8BCxgY
https://soundcloud.com/nahko/san-quentin


New Madrid - magnetkingmagnetqueen (Normaltown Records)

https://open.spotify.com/album/6039zdfJvRU1oa8JRhGGmJ
https://soundcloud.com/newwestrecords/new-madrid-dont-hold-me-now

Peter Wolf - A Cute For Loneliness (Concord Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/4kZXNwxDqgcTCl3xCxmSi4
https://soundcloud.com/peterwolfmusic/rolling-on

Phish - Big Boat (JEMP)
https://open.spotify.com/album/19E3mLwmj56Mews43zMJqr
https://soundcloud.com/phish/breath-and-burning?in=phish/sets/big-boat-2

Pip Blom - Are WE There Yet/Hours EPs (Grunt Grunt A Go Go Records)
https://open.spotify.com/album/4NEGDQ69NnPlzQ3dUXaSmC
https://soundcloud.com/pipblom/hours-1

Public Access T.V - Never Enough (Cinematic)
https://open.spotify.com/album/7d4nNYTfgHSsto6VouwsXz
https://soundcloud.com/publicaccesstv/on-location-2?in=publicaccesstv/sets/never-enough-6

Simon Doom - Negotiate With The Monkey EP (Axis Mundi Records)