Our wrirter Keith shares his Top Tens for 2017

Top 10 Albums

1.  The Blue Aeroplanes – Hello! Stranger
2.  Tom McRae – Ah The World, Oh The World
3.  Courtney Marie Andrews – Honest Life
4.  Hurrah For The Riff Raff – The Navigator
5.  Wooden Arms – Trick of the Light
6.  Julien Baker – Turn Out The Lights
7.  Steven Wilson – To The Bone
8.  Threshold – Legend of the Shires
9.  Ride - Weather Diaries
10. Anathema – The Optimist

Gigs

1,  Nick Cave – Manchester Arena
2.  The Blue Aeroplanes – The Leadmill
3.  Grandaddy – Leeds Irish Centre
4.  Drive By Truckers – Manchester Ritz
5.  This Is The Kit – Sheffield Hallam
6.  Anathema – Plug, Sheffield
7.  Grizzly Bear – Albert Hall, Manchester
8.  Courtney Marie Andrews – Brudenell
9.  Elbow – Dalby Forest
10. Mew – Ritz, Manchester

Festival Performances

1.  Kate Tempest – Deershed
2.  Parquet Courts – EOTR
3.  Foals – Benicassim
4.  Red Hot Chili Peppers – Benicassim
5.  Teenage Fanclub – Deershed
6.  Shame – EOTR
7.  Marillion – Cropredy
8.  Lemon Twigs – EOTR
9.  Blonde Redhead - BBK
10. Pete Doherty – Benicassim