Kyle Kohner’s five-part series ranking the 50 best albums of 2017 continues with numbers 40 to 31. Missed the first entry? Start at the beginning. 40. Ariel Pink – Dedicated to Baby Jameson Dedicated to Bobby Jameson signals a return to Ariel Pink’s roots with a lo-fi approach, thus making this project feel less manufactured…

Cut Copy had always been a fun but polarizing group of electro-rockers. Over the years, the group consistently besieged ears with a sugar-coated pop sound that many continue to dismiss for its simplicity. Even now, pretentious cynics still undervalue Cut Copy as mere Nu Romantic counterfeits from the ‘80s. Those listeners…