While this site may be called Cinepunx, we never said we ONLY listen to punk. If you’ve spent any time reading this site — and you should, because we’re awesome — you’ll know we cover a wide range of genres in both film AND music. This list covers our favorite albums of 2016 and contains what should definitely be a few surprises. What’s #1? Scroll down!
10. Childish Gambino – Awaken, My Love!
9. Frank Ocean – Blonde
8. Angel Du$t – Rock the Fuck On Forever
7. Praise – Leave It All Behind
6. NAILS – You Will Never Be One of Us
5. Solange – A Seat at the Table
4. Jenny Hval – Blood Bitch
3. Beyonce – Lemonade
2. Eternal Sleep – The Emptiness Of…
1. ANOHNI – Hopelessness
Individual Lists:
Joshua Alvarez
10. Drive Like Jehu – “Bullet Train to Vegas” b/w “Hand Over Fist”
9. Amiina – Fantômas
8. Oren Ambarchi – Hubris
7. Money – Suicide Songs
6. Tycho – Epoch
5. Praise – Leave It All Behind
4. Moor Mother – Fetish Bones
3. ANOHNI – Hopelessness
2. Jenny Hval – Blood Bitch
1. Johann Johannsson – Orpheé
Joey Breeding
10. Turnstile – Move Thru Me
9. Mitski – Puberty 2
8. Praise – Leave It All Behind
7. Charles Bradley – Changes
6. Fury – Paramount
5. A Tribe Called Quest – We Got It From Here
4. Self Defense Family – Colicky
3. John K. Samson – Winter Heat
2. Angel Du$t – Rock the Fuck on Forever
1. Culture Abuse – Peach
Max Davis
10. God’s Hate – Mass Murder
9. Childish Gambino – Awaken, My Love!
8. Car Bomb – Meta
7. A$AP Ferg – Always Strive and Prosper
6. Angel Du$t – Rock the Fuck On Forever
5. Eternal Sleep – The Emptiness Of…
4. Bruno Mars – 24K Magic
3. Gatecreeper – Sonoran Depravation
2. Leonard Cohen – You Want It Dark
1. D.R.A.M. – Big Baby D.R.A.M.
Spencer Hazard and Dylan Walker, Full of Hell
10. Gatecreeper – Sonoran Depravation
9. NAILS – You Will Never Be One of Us
8. Deathspell Omega – The Synarchy of Molten Bones
7. Martroo – Transmutation of Wounds
6. Furia – Księżyc milczy luty
5. Warthog – Warthog
4. Intensive Care – This Is Exactly Who You Are
3. Chthe’ilist – Le Dernier Crépuscule
2. Blood Incantation – Starspawn
1. The Body – No One Deserves Happiness
Madi Mathews, Year of the Knife
10. Kyary Pamyu Pamyu – KPP Best
10. Withdrawl – Never
9. God’s Hate – Mass Murder
8. Angel Du$t – Rock the Fuck On Forever
7. Eternal Sleep – The Emptiness Of…
6. Venom Prison – Animus
5. NAILS – You Will Never Be One of Us
4. Nothing – Tired of Tomorrow
3. Myrkur – Mausoleum
2. Beyonce – Lemonade
1. Oathbreaker – Rheia
Matthew McMcCracken
10. Kendrick Lamar – untitled. unmastered.
9. Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker
8. Childish Gambino – Awaken, My Love!
7. Esperanza Spalding – Emily’s D + Evolution
6. Anderson .Paak – Malibu
5. Kanye West – The Life of Pablo
4. Frank Ocean – Blonde
3. ANOHNI – Hoplessness
2. Solange – A Seat at the table
1. Bon Iver – 22, A Million
Liam O’Donnell
10. A Tribe Called Quest – We Got It From Here
9. Danny Brown – Atrocity Exhibition
8. Arms Race – New Wave of British Hardcore
7. Anderson .Paak – Malibu
6. Serpentwithfeet – Blisters
5. Fury – Paramount
4. ANOHNI – Hopeless
3. Frank Ocean – Blonde
2. Praise – Leave It All Behind
1. Solange – A Seat at the Table
Robert Skvarla
10. Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – Skeleton Tree
9. Body of Light – Let Go
8. Moor Mother – Fetish Bones
7. Geneva Jacuzzi – Technophilia
6. Boy Harsher – Yr Body Is Nothing
5. David Bowie – Blackstar
4. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – EARS
3. Andy Stott – Too Many Voices
2. Chasms – On the Legs of Love Purified
1. Jenny Hval – Blood Bitch
Nick Spacek
10. Frightnrs – Nothing More to Say
9. Jeff Rosenstock – Worry
8. David Bowie – Blackstar
7. Pup – The Dream Is Over
6. Chance the Rapper – Coloring Book
5. Cliff Martinez – The Neon Demon OST
4. Orgasmo Sonore – Themes International
3. Adrian Younge – Something About April II
2. Childish Gambino – Awaken, My Love!
1. Beyonce – Lemonade
Jeremy Tingle, Lifeless
10. The LOX – Filthy America… It’s Beautiful
9. Harley Flanagan – Cro-Mags
8. Banks – The Altar
7. Life After Death – Friends Fade Enemies Stay
6. Helmet – Dead to the World
5. Eternal Sleep – The Emptiness Of…
4. Reserving Dirtnaps – II
3. Ten Ton Hammer – Half Empty
2. Year of the Knife – Overgrowth
1. NAILS – You Will Never Be One of Us
John Wren
10. Barong Family – Yellow Claw Presents: The Barong Family
9. Vader – The Empire
8. Asphyx – Incoming Death
7. Deftones – Gore
6. Testament – Brotherhood of the Snake
5. DJ Snake – Encore
4. Meshuggah – The Violent Sleep of Reason
3. Eternal Sleep – The Emptiness Of…
2. Ringworm – Snake Church
1. Gadget – The Great Destroyer
Joe Yanick
10. Jóhann Jóhannsson – Arrival OST
9. G.L.O.S.S. – Trans Day of Revenge EP
8. Vanilla Poppers – Tour Tape
7. Color TV – S/T EP
6. Impalers – Cellar Dweller
5. Oathbreaker – Rheia LP
4. Perturbator- The Uncanny Valley
3. Blood Pressure – Need to Control LP
2. Warthog – S/T EP
1. Hurula – Vapen Till Dom Hopplösa LP