A selection of NPR Music's best 50 albums of 2017. (Clockwise from upper left) Far from Over by Vijay Iyer, Plunge by Fever Ray, Everybody Works by Jay Som, Aromanticism by Moses Sumney, Luv Is Rage 2 by Lil Uzi Vert and 4:44 by Jay-Z. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: The singer, MILCK at the Women's March on Washington in January, Lorde, Big Thief, SZA, Partner, Moses Sumney Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Moses Sumney, Aromanticism Courtesy of the artist hide caption
First Word: Moses Sumney Walks Us Through His Sonic Dreamscape, 'Aromanticism'
Moses Sumney releases Aromanticism this September on Jagjaguwar. Ibra Ake/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Flotation Toy Warning, Ian Chang, Josh Ritter, Moses Sumney, Common Holly Courtesy of the artists hide caption