During 2017 I've probably listened to the least music than I have in the past decade. Most of my favourite tunes of the year came from shows I've seen, bands I'm familiar with and many tunes that just happened to hit my ears the right way. Many of the loves of this year have not been deep and meaningful; they've been brief and fleeting one night stands of aural bliss. Forgive me.
Take a look at my other Best of 2017 lists: My 25 Favourite Concert Photos of 2017 and My 20 Favourite Albums of 2017.
50. "And Saints" Sleigh Bells
49. "Syncope" Bitch Falcon
48. "Love Stuck" Mother Mother
47. "Boyish" Hippo Campus
46. "Skyline" Broken Social Scene
45. "Slicked" Weaves
44. "20th Century Strategies" Public Animal
43. "Magnificent (She Says)" Elbow
42. "Play the Field" Partner
41. "Can I Sit Next To You" Spoon
40. "So True" The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
39. "On Hold" The xx
37. "Humble" Kendrick Lamar
36. "Stars and Moons" Dizzy
35. "Arc of Bar" Japandroids
34. "Television Romance" Pale Waves
33. "Powerlines" Lowest of the Low
32. "Pharaoh" Louise Burns
31. "Violet" The Districts
30. "Glitter" Charly Bliss
29. "If We Were Vampires" Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
28. "Kills to be Resistant" Bully
27. "Ill Ray (The King)" Kasabian
26. "My Name Is Ruin" Gary Numan
25. "Kill for Candy" Dreamcar
24. "New York" St. Vincent
23. "Beautifully Unconventional" Wolf Alice
22. "Holy Mountain" Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
21. "Anti-Anthem" Sumo Cyco
20. "Hook, Line & Sinker" Royal Blood
19. "High" Sir Sly
18. "Day I Die" The National
17. "Brass Beam" Waxahatchee
16. "DNA" Kendrick Lamar
15. "Planet Hunter" Wolf Alice
14. "Near To The Wild Heart Of Life" Japandroids
11. "The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness" The National
10. "If Before I Wake" The Districts
9. "Lingua Franca" Casper Skulls
8. "Don’t Delete The Kisses" Wolf Alice
7. "Freeze Me" Death from Above 1979
6. "Running" Bully
5. "Black Wave" K.Flay
4. "Never Been Wrong" Waxahatchee
3. "Silver" Waxahatchee
2. "Heavenward" Wolf Alice
1. "Sadboy" Wolf Alice
And older shots of these awesome bands:
Bully at Field Trip
The National at Field Trip and at Riot Fest
Royal Blood at Lee's Palace
Sumo Cyco at Cherry Cola's
Kasabian at Sound Academy
Louise Burns at Handlebar
The Lowest of the Low at Toronto's Festival of Beer
Dizzy at Hillside
Partner at The Silver Dollar Room and The Garrison
Elbow at The Danforth Music Hall
Public Animal at The Garrison and The Horseshoe
Weaves at Lee's Palace
Mother Mother at NXNE