Crystal Fairy are a new band featuring Melvins’ Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover, At the Drive-In/The Mars Volta’s Omar Rodríguez-López, and Teri Gender Bender of Le Butcherettes. Ahead of their self-titled debut album (out February 24 on Ipecac), Ghettoblaster spoke with Crover to ask about his favorite albums of 2016. These are the ones that he enjoyed most.

Lemon Twigs – Do Hollywood
Black Mountain – IV
Ty Segall – Emotional Mugger
Keith Morris – My Damage
Helms Alee – Stiilicide
Redd Kross – Teen Babes From Monsanto Reissue
Thee Oh Sees – A Weird Exits
The Side Eyes – The Side Eyes
Iggy Pop – Post Pop Depression
(Visit Crystal Fairy here: https://www.facebook.com/crystalfairyband/.)