1. deafheaven - sunbather
2. grouper - the man who died in his boat
3. skagos - anarchic
4. altar of plagues - teethed glory and injury
5. locrian - return to annihilation
6. russian circles - memorial
7. paysage d'hiver - das tor
8. panopticon/vestiges split
9. my bloody valentine - m b v
10. iamamiwhoami - bounty

i included m b v because i anticipated the released heavily, despite finding the album rather average. also, the new skagos is my favorite album currently, but i ranked sunbather as #1 because of how much i obsessed over the release.

special mentions for:
sigur ros - kveikur
celeste - animales
baths - obsidian

what are your favorites this year?