Albums of the Year 2018

[Mezhyp1]

3 hours ago, zero000 said:

Vynehall record worth a shot then? Heard it's quite change of tone for him.

Yeah absolutely wonderful in my book 

[The Real HJ]

NME know what's up

 

https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/best-greatest-albums-of-the-year-2018-2419656

[priest17]

3 hours ago, deadpheasant said:

Tropical Fuck Storm album is v good if you're into Aussie psychedelic rock.

Aye it's somewhere in my top 10 (that I refuse to write out as I know there's around 27 albums in there)

[Amy Lawn]

Every few weeks I sit down and start listening to K Wash's Heaven And Earth and think "fucking hell I bet this is really good if you don't keep losing focus and not really getting it". I loved Harmony of Difference and The Epic. In particular The Epic just picks me up and takes me away with it so effortlessly, which is rare for such a long album. Like Have One On Me is one of my favourite albums OAT but when I have a HOOM session I gotta prep for it, plan it way in advance, proper fucking sit down, get out the lyric sheet, follow the music along and make sure I'm fully giving myself to it. The Epic needs none of that shit, I can just stick it on any time anywhere and that's me in jazz land for over 2 hours whether I want it or not. Really infuriating that Heaven And Earth won't let me love it like that

 

[HeyPorter]

IDLES - Joy As An Act Of Resistance

Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!

Hinds - I Don’t Run

Young Fathers - Cocoa Sugar

Big Red Machine -  Big Red Machine

Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy

Death Grips - Year Of The Snitch

White Denim - Performance

The Voidz - Virtue

Let’s Eat Grandma - I’m All Ears

Camp Cope - How to Socialise & Make Friends

Beach House - 7

A solid dozen with my top 4 taking it in turns to get hammered on rotation and IDLES just about pipping Parquet Courts for my AOTY. Enjoyed the new Travis Scott, Confidence Man and Shame but never really revisited them after first few rounds. 

[Winslow Leach]

10 hours ago, GETOFFAMYLAWN said:

Every few weeks I sit down and start listening to K Wash's Heaven And Earth and think "fucking hell I bet this is really good if you don't keep losing focus and not really getting it". I loved Harmony of Difference and The Epic. In particular The Epic just picks me up and takes me away with it so effortlessly, which is rare for such a long album. Like Have One On Me is one of my favourite albums OAT but when I have a HOOM session I gotta prep for it, plan it way in advance, proper fucking sit down, get out the lyric sheet, follow the music along and make sure I'm fully giving myself to it. The Epic needs none of that shit, I can just stick it on any time anywhere and that's me in jazz land for over 2 hours whether I want it or not. Really infuriating that Heaven And Earth won't let me love it like that

 

The Idris Ackamoor record is similar, better, and a lot shorter tbh.

[reflekting]

My final list is as follows -

1. Arctic Monkeys - Tranqulity Base
2. MGMT - Little Dark Age
3. The 1975 - A Brief Enquiry
4. Chris - C&TQ
5. Chvrches - Love is Dead
6. Interpol - Marauder
7. TGTB&TQ - Merrie Land
8. Pale Waves - My Mind Makes Noises
9. Gorillaz - The Now Now
10. FJM - God's Favourite Customer

 

[Gucci Piggy]

35 minutes ago, reflekting said:

My final list is as follows -

1. Arctic Monkeys - Tranqulity Base
2. MGMT - Little Dark Age
3. The 1975 - A Brief Enquiry
4. Chris - C&TQ
5. Chvrches - Love is Dead
6. Interpol - Marauder
7. TGTB&TQ - Merrie Land
8. Pale Waves - My Mind Makes Noises
9. Gorillaz - The Now Now
10. FJM - God's Favourite Customer

 

Number 4 is doing my head in here.

[Wooderson]

Matt Berry's "Television Themes" is fast becoming my fave record of the year. "World in Action">"Sorry" twofer. 'Ardcore.

[DAMN.]

Young Fathers - Cocoa Sugar
Orbital - Monsters Exist
Villagers - The Art of Pretending To Swim
Pusha T - Dayona
David Byrne - American Utopia
Anderson.Paak - Oxnard
Gruff Rhys - Babelsberg
Janelle Monae -Dirty Computer
Hookworms - Microshift
The Good, The Bad, And The Queen - Merrie Land

 

 

[ourkid1984]

I think I've made my mind up so here goes in no particular order although top would be IDLES, Bodega, Arctic monkeys, Sunflower bean, , and Frank Turner;

Arctic monkeys - Tranquility base hotel and casino

Frank Turner - Be more kind

IDLES - Joy as an act of resistance

Shame - Songs of Praise

Sean McGowan - Son of a Smith

Courtney Barnett - Tell me how you really feel

Goat Girl - Goat Girl

Isaac Gracie - Isaac Gracie

Hinds - I don't run

Sunflower Bean - Twentytwo in blue

Will Varley - Spirit of Minnie

Bodega - Endless scroll

Fenne Lily - On Hold

The Lemon Twigs - Go to school

Paul Weller - True Meanings

The Goon Sax - We're not talking

Parquet Courts - Wide awake

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Hope Downs

The Beth's - Future me hates me

Kurt Vile - Bottle it in

 

 

[Time Being]

Here's a couple of my faves that I haven't really seen others talking about

Gumba Fire: Bubblegum Soul & Synth-Boogie in 1980s South Africa

https://soundwayrecords.bandcamp.com/album/gumba-fire-bubblegum-soul-synth-boogie-in-1980s-south-africa

Shakarchi & Stranéus - Steal Chickens From Men And The Future From God

https://studiobarnhus.bandcamp.com/album/steal-chickens-from-men-and-the-future-from-god

[dentalplan]

Here's my one score and five faves from 2018 A.D. 

Special mention also to Mark Renner - Few Traces. Woulda been top 5 had I not later found out it was a compilation or a reissue or something.

Edited December 18, 2018 by dentalplan

[Brave Sir Robin]

Impressive presentation! Are these in order?

[dentalplan]

2 minutes ago, Brave Sir Robin said:

Impressive presentation! Are these in order?

Topsters 2

Yes. They go from 1st favourite to 25th favourite.  (left to right downwards, or just descending if you consult the list next to it)

Edited December 18, 2018 by dentalplan

[Woffy]

7 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

Topsters 2

Yes. They go from 1st favourite to 25th favourite.  (left to right downwards, or just descending if you consult the list next to it)

Metic, Dental. I love you a teeny bit more. 

[Guy Incognito]

the top 5 is the top 5, the rest aren't in order.

[Superunknown]

1. Hop Along - Bark Your Head Off, Dog 

2. Parquet Courts - Wide Awake! 

3. Janelle Monae - Dirty Computer 

4. Hinds - I Don't Run 

5. Father John Misty - God's Favourite Customer 

6. IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance 

7. Rolling Blackouts CF - Hope Downs 

8. Brian Fallon - Sleepwalkers 

9. Frank Turner - Be More Kind 

10. The Vaccines - Combat Sports 

[dentalplan]

27 minutes ago, Guy Incognito said:

the rest aren't in order

[justanothername]

1 hour ago, dentalplan said:

Here's my one score and five faves from 2018 A.D. 

Special mention also to Mark Renner - Few Traces. Woulda been top 5 had I not later found out it was a compilation or a reissue or something.

Why Comic Sans?

[Guy Incognito]

1 hour ago, Guy Incognito said:

ffs I forgot Yves Tumor

[Henrik]

My top ten for the year - in order. 

IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance (AOTY)

Young Fathers - Cocoa Sugar

Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy

Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts 

Spanish Love Songs - Schmaltz

Fucked Up - Dose Your Dreams

The Dirty Nil - Master Volume

Listener - Being Empty: Being Filled

Shame - Songs of Praise

Drug Church - Cheer

[tjamest]

Top ten albums i have enjoyed most this year

Anna Calvi - Hunter

Confidence Man - Confident music for confident people

Fatoumata Diawara - Fenfo

Goat Girl - Goat Girl

Idles - Joy as an act of resistance - (album cover of the year?)

Khruangbin - Con Todo el Mando

My Baby - Mounaiki

Protoje - A matter of time.

Shame - Songs of praise

Thievery Corporation - Treasures from the temple

 

 

 

[Callum_96]

Right I'm going for it! I've given it a decent amount of thought and I'm going with:

1. Idles - Joy As An Act Of Resistance 

2. Shame - Songs of Praise 

3. Arctic Monkeys - TBH&C

4. Boy Azooga - 1,2, Kung Fu

5. Tune-Yards - I can feel you creep into my private life

6. Jon Hopkins - Singularity 

7. Gaz Coombes - Worlds Strongest Man

8.Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Hope Downs

9. Matt Maltese - Bad Contestant 

10. Nine Inch Nails - Bad Witch

 

 

[Mezhyp1]

Do we have time for a tracks of 2018 thread