Here's a Top Ten for 2017 from Melbourne's The General Assembly.
1. AVANTI: Alessandro Cortini
2. Slowdive: Slowdive
3. DAMN: Kendrick Lamar
4. Godspeed You! Black Emperor: Luciferian Towers
5. Chelsea Wolfe: Hiss Spun
6. Ctrl: SZA
7. Big Skies: Mere Women
8. A Deeper Understanding: The War on Drugs
9. New Energy: Four Tet
10. Bedouine: Bedouine