Year in Rock 2016: Album of the Year Shortlist

Having filled my old CD Plus messenger bag with the 20 CDs that made this year's longlist and pored over them bit by bit, I feel I'm comfortable enough to slice that list in half and finalize this year's shortlist. Now, the real work starts; over the next week, I have to figure out which of the ten deserves my greatest honour. This is going to be an incredibly tough decision: I get to choose between three previous AOTY winners, two runners-up, four first time nominees and one deceased legend. Wish me luck.

Your Year in Rock 2016 nominees for Album of the Year are:

AGAINST ME!

Shape Shift With Me

DAVID BOWIE

Blackstar

CAR SEAT HEADREST

Teens of Denial

NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS

Skeleton Tree

DEFTONES

Gore

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN

Dissociation

ANGEL OLSEN

My Woman

PUP

The Dream is Over

RADIOHEAD

A Moon Shaped Pool

WINTERSLEEP

The Great Detachment

Who will take home the crown? Find out December 19th! Oh, and while we're at it, here's how I ranked Albums #11-20:

11. JULY TALK: Touch

12. THE TRAGICALLY HIP: Man Machine Poem

13. JOYCE MANOR: Cody

14. DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS: American Band

15. NOTHING: Tired of Tomorrow

16. CRX: New Skin

17. EVERY TIME I DIE: Low Teens

18. ANTHRAX: For All Kings

19. BILLY TALENT: Afraid of Heights

20. KYNG: Breathe in the Water

Until next week!

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