The Wonder Years released one of our favorite albums of last year, No Closer to Heaven, and this year singer Dan Campbell released an EP with his solo project Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties. We asked Dan to make us a list of his 10 favorite albums of the year, and he sent one that includes veterans like Conor Oberst, Taking Back Sunday and Kevin Devine, newcomers like Pinegrove and Camp Cope, some more popular year-end list picks like Frank Ocean and Chance the Rapper, and more. Check out his full list below.
The Wonder Years are also touring Europe in 2017 with PUP and Tiny Moving Parts. All tour dates are listed below.
Dan Campbell’s Top 10 Albums of 2016
01. Pinegrove– Cardinal (Run for Cover)
02. Frank Ocean– Blonde (Self-Released)
03. Camp Cope– Camp Cope (Poison City)
04. Chance the Rapper– Coloring Book (Self-Released)
05. Modern Baseball– Holy Ghost (Run for Cover)
06. Microwave– Much Love (SideOneDummy)
07. Empty Houses– Daydream (Sargent House)
08. Kevin Devine– Instigator (Procrastinate!)
09. Taking Back Sunday– Tidal Wave (Hopeless)
10. Conor Oberst– Ruminations (Nonesuch)
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The Wonder Years — 2017 Tour Dates
Jan 28 The Workman’s Club (w/ Tiny Moving Parts) Dublin, Ireland
Jan 29 Empire (w/ Tiny Moving Parts) Belfast, United Kingdom
Jan 31 Uni Stylus (w/ PUP, Tiny Moving Parts) Leeds, United Kingdom
Feb 01 Koko (w/ PUP, Tiny Moving Parts) London, United Kingdom
Feb 03 O2 Institute (w/ PUP, Tiny Moving Parts) Birmingham, United Kingdom
Feb 04 QMU (w/ PUP, Tiny Moving Parts) Glasgow, United Kingdom
Feb 05 O2 Ritz (w/ PUP, Tiny Moving Parts) Manchester, United Kingdom
Feb 07 Le Backstage By The Mill (w/ Tiny Moving Parts) Paris, France
Feb 08 Kavka (w/ Tiny Moving Parts) Antwerp, Belgium
Feb 09 De Helling (w/ Tiny Moving Parts) Utrecht, Netherlands
Feb 10 Zeche Carl (w/ Tiny Moving Parts) Essen, Germany
Feb 12 Strom (w/ Tiny Moving Parts) Munich, Germany
Feb 14 Dynamo (w/ Tiny Moving Parts) Zurich, Switzerland
Feb 15 Legend Club (w/ Tiny Moving Parts) Milano, Italy
Feb 17 Sala Boveda (w/ Tiny Moving Parts) Barcelona, Spain
Feb 18 Moby Dick (w/ Tiny Moving Parts) Madrid, Spain