This year we've heard some exceptional albums from some of our absolute favourite artists, so we thought we'd each individually run down our top 5 albums of the year!

If you haven't heard these already, then get stuck in.

Asher:

• Oavette - Oavette LP

• Slowdive - everything is alive

• CLT DRP - Nothing Clever, Just Feelings

• Mammal Hands - Gift from the Trees

• Atsuko Chiba - Water, It Feels Like It’s Growing

Ilona:

• The St. Pierre Snake Invasion - Galore

• Atsuko Chiba - Water, It Feels Like It’s Growing

• The Armed - Perfect Saviors

• CLT DRP - Nothing Clever, Just Feelings

• Din of Celestial Birds - The Night is For Dreamers

Alex:

• De Staat - Red/Yellow/Blue

• Lakes - Elysian Skies

• CLT DRP - Nothing Clever, Just Feelings

• edapollo - Technicolour Places

• PLEIADES - Affinity With 

Arran:

• Hammock - Love in the Void

• Atsuko Chiba - Water, It Feels Like It’s Growing

• Paramore - This Is Why

• Lakes - Elysian Skies

• Night Verses  - Every Sound Has A Color In The Valley Of Night: Part One

Sam:

• Explosions in the Sky - End

• Mammal Hands - Gift from the Trees

• CLT DRP - Nothing Clever, Just Feelings

• The Armed - Perfect Saviors

• PLEIADES - Affinity With

We didn't have enough room to fit in everything we wanted, so here are some honourable mentions:

• Sleemo - Call To The Void

• Blank Atlas - Dawn Chorus

• Pool Kids  - Pool Kids

• Hundred Reasons  - Glorious Sunset

• Drongo - 3

• The Guru Guru  - Make (Less) Babies

• Colossal Squid  - A Haunted Tongue

• Covet  - catharsis

• URNE - A Feast on Sorrow

• Civil Villains - Motion Sick