Operation Manatee Music Prize 2019: The Long List

Bwah Bwah Bwah Bwaaaaah! It’s finally here! The only best album list that truly matters. The Operation Manatee Music Prize Long List. This was the longest, most involved long list I’ve done. There were 170 albums to choose from. Only 103 made the cut. These are below. The Top 5 albums of 2019 will be

Operation Manatee Music Prize: Top 5 Albums of 2017

I’ve mentioned a few times that, especially compared to 2016, 2017 just didn’t have as much good music released. While lacking in quantity, though, the quality was there, as a handful of exceptional recordings were released. Below, allow me to present you with the year’s top five:

OPERATION MANATEE MUSIC PRIZE 2017: THE LONG LIST

No longer must you wait to be informed of what were the best albums released this year; the long awaited, highly revered Operation Manatee Music Prize is finally here! Because I went a little nuts with this list last year, and because 2016 saw so damned many good albums compared to this year, I’ve dialed