[Music] Albums of the year 2018

[Herr Tubthumper]

Surely the best thing about Xmas?

First up it’s Rough Trade

https://roughtrade.com/gb/albums-of-the-year-2018

Good to see that Richard Russell album, Thee Oh Sees and Nils Frahm near the top end.

And a nice reminder I forgot to buy that Daniel Blumberg album.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Hopefully someone better than me can find a version to paste here?

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

I do enjoy these lists but the cynic in me feels some of the choices are based on the additional sales a top ten album would make.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I do enjoy these lists but the cynic in me feels some of the choices are based on the additional sales a top ten album would make.

Without doubt they are half marketing tool and half genuine favourites. The fact they come out mid November says as much. They’re still a good pointer for last year though.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Without doubt they are half marketing tool and half genuine favourites. The fact they come out mid November says as much. They’re still a good pointer for last year though.

There is some really decent stuff in the rough trade listing. Good to see Pete Astor, The Go Team and Pigs Pigs Pigs there.. Suprised no BC Camplight which has to be one of the best releases 2018

 

[Binney on acid]

Ruston Kelly - 'Dying star' is truly outstanding.

 

[Skaville]

Loved Idles

 

[graz126]

Am going for Johnny Marr's Call the comet. Or James's Living in extraordinary times. Was gonna go for Way Out West's Tuesday maybe but that's 2017.

 

[Si Gull]

Another vote for IDLES.

 

[Stat Brother]

NOW that's what I call music 127.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Young Fathers, Neneh Cherry and Gruff Rhys have to be up there.

Are we still allowed to like the Hookworms album?

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Oh God, I forgot Tom Misch! Possibly my album of the year.

 

[big nuts]

I don’t buy too many albums nowadays but the Parquet Courts album was brilliant.

 

[Ninja Elephant]

I came across a new band earlier this year, Dream State. Lyrically they're very good, instrumentally very strong as well. I'm a big fan.

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Full album coming in 2019, for now they've released a 5 track LP (called Recovery) which is brilliant from start to finish. And they've just done a cover of Crawling by Linkin Park;

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[brakespear]

'World Atlas' - fhana

Possibly 'American Utopia' - David Byrne if I ever get to hear it all the way through.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Glad to see Khruangbin - Con Todo El Mundo in amongst it, blinking marvellous stuff, notable yeehahs for Olafur Arnalds, Nils Frahm, Mattiel, Lump, Sunflower Bean, Beach House and Anna Calvi.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Well I like the Low album



Some of the time

 

[Mellotron]

I love Interpol, but Marauder is not good. Shouldn't be in there.

Happy to see Maribou State and IDLES in there - two great albums.

 

[morematey]

Are we still allowed to like the Hookworms album?

Yeah I was going to ask this as well. It would surely be high up in most people’s lists. It’s an outstanding record. But do the accusations mean it should be ignored? I’m guessing shops/online publications will all blacklist it.

 

[tinycowboy]

Happy to have 11 of these - I must have great taste - but I'm astounded that Janelle Monae is not in there.