I still make time to listen to new music and December is always a good time to catch up with what's been happening in the past year. So some of these recordings I only just discovered after browsing some other best of the year lists. I know that the combination of Hans Abrahamsen and Swans might raise some eyebrows, since they represent two extremes of the musical spectrum, but that's why I like them.
Hans Abrahamsen: Let Me Tell You
Richard Barrett: Music for Cello and Electronics
Radiohead: A Moon Shaped Pool
Swans: The Glowing Man
Jack DeJohnette/Ravi Coltrane/Matthew Garrision: In Movement
Young Magic: Still Life
Alsarah & The Nubatones: Manara
Keith Jarrett: A Multitude of Angels
Pitchfork's list of the top 50 albums of 2016. The best albums of 2016 according to Dutch music critics. The 100 best albums of 2016 according to Ted Gioia.