Best Albums of 2017

Vagabon - Infinite Worlds
Bonobo - Migration
Drake - More Life
Mac DeMarco - This Old Dog
Thundercat - Drunk
Waxahatchee - Out in the Storm
Gorillaz - Humanz
Tei Shi - Crawl Space
dvsn - Morning After
Phoebe Bridgers - Stranger in the Alps
Syd - Fin
Tyler The Creator - Flower Boy
Emily Haines   The Soft Skeleton - Choir of the Mind
Aminé - Good For You
Gabriel Garzon-Montano - Jardin
Grizzly Bear - Painted Ruins
Mount Kimbie - Love What Survives
Broken Social Scene - Hug of Thunder
The War on Drugs - A Deeper Understanding
Alvvays - Antisocialite
Lana Del Rey - Lust For Life
Father John Misty - Pure Comedy
Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
Jeff Tweedy - Together At Last
Jay Som - Everybody Works
Conor Oberst - Salutations
Fleet Foxes - Crack-Up
Jens Lekman - Life Will See You Now
Japanese Breakfast - Soft Sounds From Another Planet
Mappe of - A Northern Star, A Perfect Stone
Moses Sumney - Aromanticism
Julien Baker - Turn Out The Lights
The Future Islands - The Far Field
Spoon - Hot Thoughts
HAIM - Something to Tell You
Bjork - Utopia
The National - Sleep Well Beast
Big Thief - Capacity
Destroyer - Ken
St Vincent - Masseducation
LCD Soundsystem - american dream
Sampha - Process
Slowdive - Slowdive
Daniel Caesar - Freudian
The xx - I See You
Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me
SZA - Ctrl
Dirty Projectors - Dirty Projectors
Lorde - Melodrama
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN

Justin LeeDecember 13, 2017

Dec 8, 2021

S7E11 - Lexxicon (Dancehall / Afropop Artist)

Lexxicon is a dancehall/Afropop artist from Toronto by way of Jamaica and the UK.

On his new album, Tropicon Island, he strays away from his dancehall roots and dives head-first into a rich Afrobeats sound.

Guest co-host Amanie Illfated and I talked to Lexxicon about his new album and novel, the third season of Netflix's You, and why Canadian musicians often have to move to another country in order to make it.

Nov 24, 2021

S7E10 - Leila Dey (R&B Artist)

Leila Dey is a Toronto R&B singer/songwriter who has shared the stage with Little Simz, K'Naan, and Melanie Fiona.

Her latest EP Detour explores the disintegration of a romantic relationship and its subsequent aftermath.

Guest co-host Amanie Illfated and I talked to Leila about the allegorical nature of her new EP, how the passing of her younger sister impacted her approach to making music, and her adoration for Ms. Lauryn Hill.

Oct 27, 2021

S7E09 - Zorana Sadiq (Soprano & Actor)

Zorana Sadiq wears a lot of hats, including multidisciplinary artist, soprano, actor and music teacher.

Her latest project, MixTape, is a visceral one-person play that is "part memoir, part scientific inquiry, and part love song to listening."

I talk to Zorana about the art of making a great mixtape, her tenure at Regent Park School of Music where she taught Polaris Prize-nominated Mustafa, and the annoying popularity of Kidz Bop.

Oct 13, 2021

S7E07 - Rollerouge & Deesh (Jam Roller Skaters)

At the beginning of the pandemic, roller skating culture experienced a resurgence on social media and beyond. However, the recreational activity is more than just another nostalgic phenomenon gone viral; there's a rich history of black and brown skating communities that date all the way back to the '70s.

Jared and Deejah, aka Rollerouge and Deesh, are two rising talents from Toronto's jam skating scene.

I sat down with them to talk about the cultural significance of roller skating in the black community, their unfortunate reality of having to navigate safe spaces, and their preferred soundtrack to jam skating sessions.

Best Albums of 2017

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