Exactly. I have two EPs, Boygenius and the Wallows, on my top 10 because I enjoyed them more than full albums.
Dude thanks, had no clue about Hussey. Getting that immediately. Also digging the others I haven't listened to before, Direct Hit! and We Are the Union.
For EPs I would have AFI - The Missing Man and Minus the Bear - Fair Enough. Still have to listen to Boygenius.
If you like Amy Shark I'd definitely give Meg Myers - Take Me To The Disco a listen if you haven't already. Seen a handful of Meg fans on social media praising her album so they seem to share some fans.
left some things out for the sake of correcting for good things that are overrated vs. good things people highkey overlook. think it’s obvious from this list I also have a highly personal and specific taste 1. Lykke Li - So Sad So Sexy 2. Reol - Jijitsujo 3. Pastel Ghost - Ethereality 4. Javiera Mena - Espejo 5. Zanias - Into the All 6. Wednesday Campanella - Galapagos 7. Chvrches - Love Is Dead 8. Kilo Kish - Mothe 9. Perfume - Future Pop 10. Anna von Hausswolff - Dead Magic 11. Daoko - Shitekiryoko 12. Metric - Art of Doubt 13. Allie X - Super Sunset 14. Meg Myers - Take Me to the Disco 15. Garnidelia - G.R.N.D. 16. Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - Japamyu 17. The Ting Tings - The Black Light 18. Molly Nilsson - Twenty Twenty 19. Esben and the Witch - Nowhere 20. Pedro - Zoozoosea 21. Emma Ruth Rundle - On Dark Horses 22. Soap&Skin - From Gas to Solid / You Are My Friend 23. Blood Orange - Negro Swan 24. Fishbach - À ta Merci 25. Jenny Hval - The Long Sleep 26. Julia Holter - Aviary 27. Aurora - Infections of a Different Kind (Step 1) 28. Ic3peak - Skazka 29. White Ring - Gate of Grief 30. Pale Waves - My Mind Makes Noises 31. Princess Nokia - Metallic Butterfly 32. Velvetears - Pins & Needles 33. OmenXIII - Hacker 34. Band-Maid - World Domination 35. Wicca Phase Springs Eternal - Spider Web 36. Iamddb - Flightmode Vol. 4 37. Fifth Dawn - Duality 38. Dyzphoria - Dyzphoria Vol. 01 39. Son Lux - Brighter Wounds 40. Kali Uchis - Isolation 42. Kailee Morgue - Medusa 43. Emika - Falling in Love with Sadness 44. Negative Gemini - Bad Baby 45. Deadcrow - III 46. Mø - Forever Neverland 47. Au/Ra - X Games 48. Dream State - Recovery 49. Nicole Dollanganger - Heart Shaped Bed 50. Simian Mobile Disco - Murmurations
1. Hop Along – Bark Your Head Off, Dog 2. Earl Sweatshirt – Some Rap Songs 3. Kacey Musgraves – Golden Hour 4. The 1975 – A Brief Inquiry 5. Tierra Whack –Whack World 6. Nickelus F - Stuck 7. American Pleasure Club – a whole fucking lifetime of this 8. Amen Dunes – Freedom 9. Julia Holter – Aviary 10. Quiet Friends – Quiet Friends This is arbitrarily ranked and after the first 4 or so it could be in any order at all. Honorable Mentions: Post Malone – Beer Bongs & Bentleys Haley Heynderickx - I Need to Start a Garden Illuminati hotties - Kiss Yr Frenemies Deafheaven - Ordinary Corrupt Human Love Tirzah - Devotion Noname - Room 25 Joey Purp - Quarterthing It Looks Sad - Sky Lake Emily Brown - Bee Eater
I thought long and hard about this for several weeks. Without further ado... Top 15 1. Foxing – "Nearer My God" 2. Kacey Musgraves – "Golden Hour" 3. The Wonder Years – "Sister Cities" 4. boygenius - "boygenius (EP)" 5. Mitski - "Be the Cowboy" 6. The 1975 – "A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships" 7. Lori McKenna – "The Tree" 8. Tiny Moving Parts – "Swell" 9. Brandi Carlile – "By The Way, I Forgive You" 10. Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness – "Upside Down Flowers" 11. Now, Now – "Saved" 12. The Story So Far – "Proper Dose" 13. Panic! At the Disco – "Pray for the Wicked" 14. Fall Out Boy – "MANIA" 15. Real Friends – "Composure" Honorable Mentions (in no particular order): Chrvches – “Love is Dead” Dierks Bentley – “The Mountain” Meg Myers – “Take Me to the Disco” As It Is – “The Great Depression” Cole Swindell – “All of It” Twenty One Pilots – “Trench” Muse – “Simulation Theory” Kenny Chesney – “Songs for the Saints” Petal – “Magic Gone” Soccer Mommy – “Clean” State Champs – “Living Proof” Brian Fallon – “Sleepwalkers” The Front Bottoms – “Ann (EP)” Rise Against – “The Ghost Note Symphonies, Vol. 1"
Quickly put together a "top 15", outside of the first couple they aren't necessarily in order. Ruston Kelly - Dying Star Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour Spanish Love Songs - Schmaltz Field Report - Summertime Songs Caitlyn Smith - Starfire The Wonder Years - Sister Cities Donovan Woods - Both Ways Michigan Rattlers - Evergreen Real Friends - Composure Richard Edwards - Verdugo Brandi Carlile - By The Way, I Forgive You Brian Fallon - Sleepwalkers Pianos Become The Teeth - Wait For Love William Clark Green - Hebert Island Like Pacific - In Spite of Me
Had to make a lot of cuts to get this down to 20; this year was pretty fantastic. I could write an entire goddamn novel about my top 3 and how important they are and are going to be for years to come. 20. Justin Courtney Pierre - In the Drink 19. Tiny Moving Parts - Swell 18. Real Friends - Composure 17. All Get Out - No Bouquet 16. The Dangerous Summer - TDS 15. The Story So Far - Proper Dose 14. Joyce Manor - Million Dollars to Kill Me 13. Runaway Brother - New Pocket 12. Teenage Wrist - Chrome Neon Jesus 11. Turnstile - Time & Space 10. Pianos Become the Teeth - Wait for Love 9. Restorations - LP5000 8. Thrice - Palms 7. Retirement Party - Somewhat Literate 6. The Wonder Years - Sister Cities 5. Basement - Beside Myself 4. Alkaline Trio - Is This Thing Cursed? 3. Foxing - Nearer My God 2. The Sidekicks - Happiness Hours 1. mewithoutYou - Untitled
All get out The Beths Challenger Deep (single) Covet Delta sleep El Ten Eleven Greeting Committee Gulfer Hellogoobye Hop Along LITE Mineral (single) Orchards Plini TTNG World's Greatest Dad in no particular order. I just liked them all.
So much good music this year. 2018 1. Coheed & Cambria - The Unheavenly Creatures 2. The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships 3. Foxing - Nearer My God 4. Brian Fallon - Sleepwalkers 5.Father John Misty - God's Favorite Customer 6. Hop Along - Bark Your Head Off, Dog 7. The Wonder Years - Sister Cities 8. mewithoutYou - [Untitled] 9. Now, Now - Saved 10. Richard Edwards - Verdugo 11. Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour 12. Camp Cope - How to Socialise and Make Friends 13. Spanish Love Songs - Schmaltz 14. The Sidekicks - Happiness Hours 15. Mitski - Be the Cowboy 16. Cursive - Vitriola 17. Arctic Monkeys - Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino 18. Ghost - Prequelle 19. Gorillaz - The Now Now 20. Antarctigo Vespucci - Love in the Time of E-Mail
Anyone have thoughts on the inclusion of archival releases? I've been really torn between Neil Young's Hitchhiker last year and the Prince record this year.
I included a previously unreleased Sinatra live performance that was part of a box set this year. Seems appropriate to me.
1. mewithoutYou - [Untitled] 2. Now, Now - Saved 3. Daughters - You Won't Get What You Want 4. Charmer - Charmer 5. The Story so Far - Proper Dose 6. Beach House - 7 7. Joyce Manor - Million Dollars to Kill Me 8. Boygenius - Boygenius 9. Greyhaven - Empty Black 10. Vein - Errorzone 11. Soccer Mommy - Clean 12. Pianos Become The Teeth - Wait for Love 13. Idles - Joy as an act of Resistance 14. Frontierer - Unloved 15. Cursive - Vitriola 16. mewithoutYou - [untitled] 17. Vince Staples - FM! 18. The Beths - Future Me Hates Me 19. Saintseneca - Pillar of Na 20. Sectioned - Annihilated
1. Beach House - 7 2. Low - Double Negative 3. Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel 4. Elvis Costello and the Imposters - Look Now 5. Colter Wall - Songs of the Plains 6. Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth 7. Grouper - Grid of Points 8. Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Sparkle Hard 9. Kurt Vile - Bottle It In I'm going to cheat and give the #10 slot to all of Kanye's projects from the summer -- I have a hard time separating them, especially because they all came out more or less at once and took over my listening accordingly, and as such they feel incomplete to me when separated out. Overall, kind of a weird year for me -- plenty of stuff I enjoyed, but not a clear frontrunner, which is unusual for me. This was the first year in 6-7 years where I really didn't feel like I discovered much -- I sampled from some of the year-end lists last week and once again found myself more or less left cold by so much of what made the rounds this year. A lot of the indie-rock/pop stuff (Snail Mail, Soccer Mommy, Car Seat Headrest, even Mitski to an extent) just feels so redundant to other music in my collection that scratches the same itch -- I think this is just a format that I've had my fill of, lo-fi g/b/d stuff documenting the everyday neuroses of people in their early twenties. And I really struggle to relate to what's been happening in rap these last few years, at least in terms of up-and-comers -- a lot of it just feels paper-thin to me, musically and lyrically. I do still need to check out Earl Sweatshirt's album.
Albums and EP’s 1.Brian Fallon - Sleepwalkers 2. Thrice - Palms 3. The Republic Of Wolves - Shrine And I listened to: Alkaline Trio - Is This Thing Cursed? Frank Turner - Be More Kind All Get Out - No Boquet Gang Of Youths - MTV Unplugged Bayside - Acoustic Volume 2 Ryan Key - EP’s Souveneer - Strange Artifacts EP Dangerous Summer Face To Face - Hold Fast Acoustic album MXPX Boy Genius EP Justin Courtney Pierre - In The Drink ... Among other things. Singles/Non album work: The Menzingers - Toy Soldiers/The Freaks Bad Religion - Sanity/Profane Rignts Of Man Kevin Devine - Devinyl Splits Manchester Orchestra - I Know How To Speak Also late on: Gang of Youths - Go Farther Into Lightness I forgot add Wonder Years Sister Cities and half of Dashbord Confessional’s Crooked Shadows.
1. Troye Sivan - Bloom 2. Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer 3. DJDS - Big Wave More Fire 4. Tove Styrke - Sway 5. Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour 6. MØ - Forever Neverland 7. Panic! At The Disco - Pray For The Wicked 8. Camila Cabello - Camila 9. HONNE - Love Me / Love Me Not 10. Lykke Li - So Sad So Sexy 11. Wet - Still Run 12. Coheed & Cambria- Vaxis - Act I: The Unheavenly Creatures 13. Dirty Projectors - Lamp Lit Prose 14. Hayley Kiyoko - Expectations 15. Saves The Day - 9 16. Empress Of - Us 17. The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships 18. Black Panther: The Album 19. Christine and the Queens - Chris 20. Anthony Green - Would You Still Be In Love
Top 20. Gonna separate my list into tiers because I'm annoying. Tier I: 1. Circa Survive - The Amulet (Deluxe Edition) am I allowed to include this? No? Fine I'll cross it out 1. Rolo Tomassi - Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It Tier II: 2. Aesthesys - Achromata 3. MØL - Jord 4. Whale Fall - Sondersongs Tier III: 5. Autumn Creatures - Funeral Garden 6. mewithoutYou - [Untitled] 7. Mesozoic - Earth Alone 8. Trna - Earthcult Tier IV: 9. Anthony Green - Would You Still Be In Love? 10. Dance Gavin Dance - Artificial Selection 11. Feed Me to the Waves - Before This Wilderness Consumes Us Tier V: 12. Chvrches - Love Is Dead 13. Hail the Sun - Mental Knife 14. Tides of Man - Every Nothing Tier VI: 15. Leech - For Better or for Worse 16. Bells - Colouring In the Sun 17. Widek - Dream Reflection 18. Sectioned - Annihilated 19. Pray for Sound - Waiting Room 20. Paraphon Tree - Aura ----- Honourable Mentions and EPs: Azusa - Heavy Yoke Coldbones - Where It All Began Kaschalot - Whale Songs Makari - Hyperreal Polyphia - New Levels New Devils Sarah Longfield - Collapse // Expand Sarah Longfield - Disparity Shadow Universe - Speaking for Clouds TTNG - Animals (Acoustic) Violet Cold - Sommermorgen, Pt I: Innocence Violet Cold - Sommermorgen, Pt II: Joy Violet Cold - Sommermorgen, Pt III: Nostalgia Unreqvited - Stars Wept to the Sea Unreqvited - Mosaic I: L'amour Et L'ardeur AFI - The Missing Man (EP) mewithoutYou - [untitled] (EP) Musatov Brothers - Existential Crisis (EP) My Epic - Ultraviolet (EP) Plini - Sunhead (EP) Portal Hex - Veridical Dreams (EP) ----- The placement of some entries here suffered due to having found them way too late in the year to spend sufficient time with them.
Can't get as comprehensive as ranking full albums, so I do a Top 10 Tracks list every year, and this year I've had to comb through more tracks than ever; my 2018 list on Spotify has over 700. Was really hard paring it down to just 10, but I'm extremely happy with this list. I really, really like the new 1975 album, but even none of those songs made it onto this list 1. Phoebe Bridgers & Noah Gunderson - "Killer" + "The Sound" 2. De Joie - "All Around Me" 3. Glades - "Better Love" 4. Matt Corby - "Miracle Love" 5. LANY - "Thick and Thin" 6. The Paper Kites - "Mess We Made" 7. Wanderer - "California Looks Good On You" 8. Tony Anderson - "Finding Your Heart" 9. Hayley Kiyoko - "Sleepover" 10. The Midnight - "America 2"
Alright I thiiink this is it: 1) Foxing- Nearer My God 2) Pianos Become The Teeth- Wait For Love 3) Freddie Gibbs- Freddie 4) Coheed and Cambria- Unheavanly Creatures 5) Nick F- Stuck 6) mewithoutYou- Untitled 7) The 1975- A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships 8) Mitski- Be The Cowboy 9) Denzel Curry- TABOO 10) TGE- Black Panther 11) Now,Now- Saved 12) Cloud Nothings- Last Building Burning 13) The Sidekicks- Happiness Hours 14) Skeletonwitch- Devouring Radiant Light 15) Nostrum Grocers- s/t 16) Oneothrix Point Never- Age Of 17) Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks- Sparkle Hard 18) Kraus- Path 19) Thou- Magus 20) Dance Gavin Dance- Artificial Selection Honorable Mentions: Cardi B Night Verses Swae Lee Deafheaven Slow Crush Thrice Joyce Manor The Dirty Nil Black Milk Jeff Rosestock Artic Monkeys Hooded Menace