Albums of the Year 2018

[Hugh Jass]

21 minutes ago, reflekting said:

Everyone is being far too hasty. Haven't you all forgotten there is an 80s inspired MUSE album on the way tomorrow? That alone demands your attention and presumably a shoo-in at the top of each and every one of your AOTY lists. I've also seen a distinct lack of inclusion of the Richard Ashcroft album.

In all seriousness, I'm actually going to hold off on my list as i'm intrigued as to what the Good, The Bad and The Queen sounds like. Their debut was excellent.

I give every new Muse album a courtesy listen as an indulgence to the 20 year old me who loved Showbiz/Symmetry/Absolution. Then I quickly remember how shite they've become and that guy goes back into his box for another couple of years.

[Honeybane]

7 minutes ago, Honeybane said:

1) safe in the hands of love - yves tumor

2) i'm all ears - let's eat grandma

3) 7 - beach house

4) double negative - low 

5) TBH&C - AMs

6) gods favorite customer - father john misty 

7) singularity - john hopkins

redemption - jay rock

9) heaven and earth - kamasi washington

10) wide awake! - parquet courts

special mention -

 

konoyo - tim hecker

daytona - pusha t

suspiria - thom yorke

astroworld - travis scott 

[mr_monkey]

Spanish Love Songs - Schmaltz
DollarSigns - This will haunt me
Nervus - Everything dies
Touche Amore - 10 years/1000 shows
Black Foxxes - Reioi
Don Broco - Technology
Basement - Beside myself
Xcerts - Hold on to your heart
Conjurer - Mire
Drug Church - Cheer
Turnstile - Time & space
Wonder Years - Sister cities
Fucked Up - Dose your dreams
Alkaline Trio - Is this thing cursed
Anaal Nathrakh - A new kind of horror
Black Peaks - All that divides
Foxing - Nearer my god

classic year

[Hugh Jass]

2 hours ago, Avalon_Fields said:

I liked Right Thoughts too....the new one nearly made my list. The song Lazy Boy lived up to it’s title as he sings ‘Lazy Boy’ 28 times within 3 minutes, and suspiciously similar to some old disco classics.

Right Thoughts has the best song about suburban swinging this side of Pulp.

[Gucci Piggy]

2 hours ago, reflekting said:

Everyone is being far too hasty. Haven't you all forgotten there is an 80s inspired MUSE album on the way tomorrow? That alone demands your attention and presumably a shoo-in at the top of each and every one of your AOTY lists. I've also seen a distinct lack of inclusion of the Richard Ashcroft album.

In all seriousness, I'm actually going to hold off on my list as i'm intrigued as to what the Good, The Bad and The Queen sounds like. Their debut was excellent.

We've all been going mad over it in the 2018 new music thread since it leaked yesterday.

[Gucci Piggy]

Also been smashing the Beach House album over the last few days whilst I've been stuck in the library and it's creeping up my list.

[justanothername]

Agreed that it is too early for this yet. Still got a few albums on my to listen to pile that might make the cut and got one or two albums I'm looking forward to in the next few weeks. That being said, in a rough order

IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance
Retirement Party - Somewhat Literate
Charmer - Charmer
Turnstile - Time & Space
Hot Mulligan - Pilot
Elle - She
Parquet Courts - Wide Awake
Deafheaven - Ordinary Corrupt Human Love
Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts
Camp Cope - How To Socialise and Make Friends
Gouge Away - Burnt Sugar
The HIRS Collective - Friends. Lovers. Favourites
Sectioned - Annihilated
Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy
Jpegmafia - Veteran

Edited November 9, 2018 by justanothername

[justanothername]

23 hours ago, mr_monkey said:

Spanish Love Songs - Schmaltz
DollarSigns - This will haunt me
Nervus - Everything dies
Touche Amore - 10 years/1000 shows
Black Foxxes - Reioi
Don Broco - Technology
Basement - Beside myself
Xcerts - Hold on to your heart
Conjurer - Mire
Drug Church - Cheer
Turnstile - Time & space
Wonder Years - Sister cities
Fucked Up - Dose your dreams
Alkaline Trio - Is this thing cursed
Anaal Nathrakh - A new kind of horror
Black Peaks - All that divides
Foxing - Nearer my god

classic year

Listen to the albums from Camp Cope and Fiddlehead. Sounds like your kind of thing.

Edited November 9, 2018 by justanothername

[DDave]

Idles are top of the shop for me, followed in no particular order by Shame, Parquet Courts and Confidence Man. 

[Rubber Soldier]

On 11/7/2018 at 4:21 PM, Retro P said:

As brilliant as Twin Fantasy is it always makes go back to Teens Of Denial, adore that album. 

I love Twin Fantasy, and it’ll definitely be in my top 10, but Teens of Denial is head and shoulders above it for me. It’s slotted right there in as one of my favourite albums of all time. It’s a fucking masterpiece. 

Really hope they get a good a slot at the festival next year. Saw them on The Park in 2016 at 11:15AM, criminal slot for them. 

[dentalplan]

2 minutes ago, Rubber Soldier said:

I love Twin Fantasy, and it’ll definitely be in my top 10, but Teens of Denial is head and shoulders above it for me. It’s slotted right there in as one of my favourite albums of all time. It’s a fucking masterpiece. 

Really hope they get a good a slot at the festival next year. Saw them on The Park in 2016 at 11:15AM, criminal slot for them. 

Eh it was only about a month after they released their breakthrough album so it was a perfectly fine slot for them.

Just so it is known, I love Twin Fantasy but I’m not putting it in my list cos I already loved the 2011 release and this is essentially a remix album. I didn’t see it in many ‘best of 2018 so far’ articles so I imagine that’s what the publications are thinking too - unless they just didn’t like it, which isn’t likely.

[HeyPorter]

9 minutes ago, Rubber Soldier said:

I love Twin Fantasy, and it’ll definitely be in my top 10, but Teens of Denial is head and shoulders above it for me. It’s slotted right there in as one of my favourite albums of all time. It’s a fucking masterpiece. 

Really hope they get a good a slot at the festival next year. Saw them on The Park in 2016 at 11:15AM, criminal slot for them. 

Seen them on Wednesday, much livelier than I thought it would be and was a great set that was ToD heavy. Really hoping they’re there next year but don’t see it after two tours over here this past year. 

[Radi0Head]

IDLES - Joy as an act of resistance

Slaves - Acts of Fear and Love

Shame - Songs of Praise

Don Broco - Technology 

The Vaccines - Combat Sports

Gorillaz - The Now Now

Honorable mention:

Poppy - Am I a girl

Trash Tier:

Arctic Monkeys - That new album with a weird and  long title

What I'm still waiting for:

Smashing Pumpkins - Shiny and Oh So Bright

[Guy Incognito]

Am I the only person who thought that the new Parquet Courts wasnt as good as most of their other stuff?

[FloorFiller]

6 minutes ago, rhg_99 said:

Am I the only person who thought that the new Parquet Courts wasnt as good as most of their other stuff?

I really like the album but it's probably my least favourite of the proper Parquet Courts albums. Total Football, AHTSAF/IAOOP and Freebird 2 are some of their best songs though.

[redcarsgofaster]

I think it’s been a very strong year, 

particularly debuts

 

Shame - Songs of Praise

Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!

Bodega - Endless Scroll

Rolling Blackout Coastal Fever - Hope Downs

Young Fathers - Cocoa Sugar

 

Special mentions: U.S Girls, Flasher, Caroline Rose, Natalie Prass, Insecure Men, Our Girl, Goat Girl, Snail Mail, Boy Azooga, Stephen Malkmus, Dream Wife, UMO

[Gucci Piggy]

Why tf have Rough Trade released their AOTY list today lmao

[Gucci Piggy]

Also I finally just listened to that Against All Logic album and it's sick.

[Gucci Piggy]

Right I am enjoying this Kamasi Washington album but I have been listening to it for 5 hours now and it hasn't finished yet. How am I supposed to give this thing repeated listens? Am I supposed to set aside 7 hours of my day for "listening to the Kamasi Washington album"? I don't think so, so well done Kamasi, you played yourself.

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

On 11/6/2018 at 1:30 PM, Supernintendo Chalmers said:

So far...

Singularity - Jon Hopkins

Stranger Fruit - Zeal & Ardor

Dirty Computer - Janelle Monae

Knock Knock - DJ Koze

Everything Was Beautiful - Moby

Qualm - Helena Hauff

 

AOTY update. I'm adding:

V. - Wooden Shjips

 

And if they could play in the afternoon on a sunny Park Stage that would be most acceptable. 

[Bradders]

5 hours ago, Gucci Piggy said:

Right I am enjoying this Kamasi Washington album but I have been listening to it for 5 hours now and it hasn't finished yet. How am I supposed to give this thing repeated listens? Am I supposed to set aside 7 hours of my day for "listening to the Kamasi Washington album"? I don't think so, so well done Kamasi, you played yourself.

This is why Harmony of Difference was so brilliant. I’ve never made it all the way through the other 2.

[Tuna]

10 hours ago, Gucci Piggy said:

Why tf have Rough Trade released their AOTY list today lmao

They always go first. I think it's so that people buy loads of Rough Trade albums -- their lists are usually just a little bit biased

[Hawros]

1 hour ago, Tuna said:

They always go first. I think it's so that people buy loads of Rough Trade albums -- their lists are usually just a little bit biased

I like the album a lot, but get the feeling that (spoiler) Shame got No1 because they're doing a special in-store to celebrate.

In the past, all of their top 10 have then been on sale including extras (usually bonus cd), which I think affects their placing.

[Amy Lawn]

13 hours ago, Gucci Piggy said:

Why tf have Rough Trade released their AOTY list today lmao

As they are a retailer and the year's big shopping season is upon us.

[dentalplan]

Only Stuart Maconie would buy his family’s Christmas presents from Rough Trade.