The 2018 end of the year music lists thread

xp they might have just been linked

I've seen "A Rose in Harlem" on a couple of lists too I think

PLACE MEG MYERS’ “NUMB” U COWARDS

this is a good album but kind of suffers from no one covering this kind of music anymore unless it's by a designated name like snail mail or whoever

The Amanda Shires album is one I can see myself returning to over time; glad it's getting some recognition.

"numb" will be on my trax ballot

Shires is also on DeRo's list. Viagra Boys #1, which I've been enjoying the past few weeks: https://www.soundopinions.org/show/680

why would you name your band Viagra Boys

viagra boys album is funny

enjoyed it, but didnt really go back to it

A: you look like this

http://diymag.com/media/img/Artists/V/Viagra-Boys/_1500x1000_crop_center-center_75/VB-Press-Photo11_11.jpg

i like the guy on the rights stance

It's a tory power stance.

blue pill crew

has the man on the right gubbed one (1) viagra

They're staring at the viewer, like -- "You know we only have 6 mics to record this podcast, bro... you can sit in the little chair and watch."

Is Anxiety dude culturally appropriating the Slav squat or is he the real deal?

Good band look, imo

the funniest thing about viagra boys is their publicist has to call them "v**gra boys" so the emails don't get filtered as spam

major lol'z

lol

the funniest thing about viagra boys is their publicist has to call them "v**gra boys" so the emails don't get filtered as spam

...and everyone is gonna be reading that will be like oh, the vengaboys are back

Thanks to everyone making enigmatic references to the Makaya McCraven album upthread. I am listening now and it is magical.

wrong gangin

― based grandpa (noz), Tuesday, December 11, 2018 2:25 AM (thirteen hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

listened to gangin 2 for the first time today and this is otm

xp i saw him perform with people from that ensemble a few weeks ago in chicago, it really is a special record—so many little melodies and rhythms on so many tracks! cluttered in the way i love

the funniest thing about viagra boys is their publicist has to call them "v**gra boys" so the emails don't get filtered as spam

...and everyone is gonna be reading that will be like oh, the vengaboys are back

― my name is leee john, for we are many (NickB), Tuesday, December 11, 2018 4:11 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

A+ marketing strategy tbh

V**gra bus is coming

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LU2yt6wOoK0

haha oh god

Viagra Boys' satire on masculinity is great, and confused reactions add a bonus layer of entertainment!

Was my mention of McCraven last month enigmatic or just overlooked?

haaa wow xp

Radio X’s Best Songs Of 2018
https://www.radiox.co.uk/features/x-lists/best-songs-of-2018/

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sund4ra Karma - One Last Night On This Earth
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― my name is leee john, for we are many (NickB), Tuesday, December 11, 2018 5:35 PM (yesterday)

heh is there an actual sund4r autoreplace in effect?

I don’t think the Breeders made it into any lists. :(

Was my mention of McCraven last month enigmatic or just overlooked?

― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 22:52 (yesterday) Permalink

enigmatic in the sense that I went in with no idea of what to expect.

xp yeah I thought that might be the case, totally nuts

https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/12/top-50-songs-of-2018/full-post/

consequence of sound's songs list is pretty bad - "all the stars" at #1, really?

if twin sister don’t win ilx’s poll.....

It's not groundbreaking but I can listen to the chorus of "All the Stars" all day, I also like Kendrick when he's not trying too hard to rip the mike, and the video deserves a mention (where is he again ? SA ? Kenya ?). For me it's the right kind of epic that goes into my playlist, when so many other songs in those lists sound dull or pompous to me (something like Geyser for example). But I know nothing, I'm not building a track list for this year (not that I ever do).

heh is there an actual sund4r autoreplace in effect?

― anatol_merklich, Wednesday, December 12, 2018 1:49 AM (nine hours ago)

I noticed that too. Check the URL in this post:
2k18 what's the worst enormous tech company?

obvs gonna update every day this week but love the 80-61 run down on bandcamp (fire-toolz!!!!)

https://daily.bandcamp.com/2018/12/11/the-best-bandcmap-albums-of-2018-80-61/

i think their list was how we all found l'rain last year so p stoked to discover some new stuff here

l'rain was on the pitchfork avant-garde list as well iirc

Mixmag - The Top 50 Tracks of 2018
https://mixmag.net/feature/the-50-best-tracks-2018

50. 'Hal' Tiga & Kolsch (IPSO)
49. 'Faceshopping' SOPHIE (transgressive records)
48. 'D.K.Y. (BUT I DO)' Denis Sulta (Sulta Selects)
47. 'Singularity' (ANNA Remix) Jon Hopkins (Domino)
46. 'Pulsar' Lone (R&S)
45. 'Daisy Chain' Overmono (Poly Kicks)
44. 'Diva Bitch' Jayda G & Alexa Dash (Freakout Cult)
43. 'Dial 274' Skee Mask (Illian Tape)
42. 'Big Age' TOXE (Pan)
41. 'Donny's Groove' Mella Dee (Warehouse Music)
40. 'Dished' (Male Stripper) Purple Disco Machine (Club Sweat)
39. 'Soul Value' (Jersey Groove) Housemates (Naff)
38. 'Work It' Marie Davidson (Ninja Tune)
37. 'Transition 2' Joy O & Ben Vince (Hessle Audio)
36. 'Feel My Needs' Weiss (Toolroom)
35. 'Poison' Skream (We are the brave)
34. 'Noid' Yves Tumor (Warp)
33. 'Beam Me Up' (Up to the goddess mix) Octo Octa (Naive)
32. 'Sakura' DJ Seinfield (Deep Sea Frequency)
31. 'Monster Vip' The Maghreban (R&S)
30. 'Hands' Octavian (Black Butter)
29. 'Ijzeren Rots' Unknown Artist (Digwah)
28. 'At Night' Shakedown (Peggy Gou's Acid Journey Mix) (Defected)
27. 'String Theory' Mandar (Oscillat Music)
26. 'Spectrum' Erol Alkan (Phantasy Sound)
25. 'Ramos' Ploy (Timedance)
24. 'Honey' Raveena (Raveena Aurora)
23. 'Hold Me' (T4T Embrace Mix) Eris Drew (Naive)
22. 'Automated Lover' Schacke (Kulør)
21. 'Countach' Butch (Cocoon)
20. 'If We Ever' High Contrast (Unglued Remix) (Hospital Records)
19. 'Hidden Beauties' ANNA (Kompakt)
18. 'Subway System' Jimothy Lacoste (Hard Up)
17. 'Bone Sucka' Pangaea (Hessle Audio)
16. 'Make Me' Borai & Denham Audio (Club Glow)
15. Homerton B' Unknown T (Universal Island)
14. 'Immaterial' Sophie (MSMSMSM)
13. 'T69 Collapse' Aphex Twin (Warp)
12. 'I see you shining' Nines (XL Recordings)
11. 'B O D Y' Kettama (Homage US)
10. 'Perth' (Dusky Remix) KiNK (Running Back)
9. 'Your Mind' Adam Beyer & Bart Skils (Drumcode)
8. 'Hang Up Your Hang Ups' (The Only One) Paul Woolford feat Kim English (FFRR)
7. 'Calling Out' Sophie Lloyd feat Dames Brown (Floorplan Revival Mix) (Classic)
6. 'Silky' Peach (Intergraded)
5. 'Roy Keane' Brame & Hamo (Brame & Hamo)
4. 'Neutron Dance' Krystal Klear (Running Back)
3. 'Opal' Bicep (Four Tet Remix) (Ninja Tune)
2. 'It Makes You Forget (Itgehane)' Peggy Gou (Ninja Tune)
1. 'Pick up' DJ Koze (Pampa Records)

okay what's good in there?

> 4. 'Neutron Dance' Krystal Klear (Running Back)

'Moonshake Miner' off this EP is a fucking tuuuune btw

6. 'Silky' Peach (Intergraded)

this is good

Daily Advent - Exclusive List Of The Top 10 Nigerian Music Albums That Blew Our Minds In 2018

http://www.dailyadvent.com/index.php/2018/12/12/exclusive-list-of-the-top-10-nigerian-music-albums-that-blew-our-minds-in-2018-number-5-already-got-a-grammy-nomination/

"neutron dance" owns

73. Beastmaker - EPs 1 – 8

In one of 2018’s best surprises, Beastmaker guitarist/vocalist (and, as it turns out, bassist and drummer, too) Trevor Church gave his fans eight EPs over the course of a single month, each containing four songs, each priced at $1. The music here is bare-bones biker-doom in the vein of Black Sabbath, Saint Vitus, Trouble, et al., but it’s also a leap forward for the group; the songs on these EPs frequently rock harder than either of Beastmaker’s two Rise Above full-lengths, delivering joyously simplistic retro thrills. Riff, wail, solo, repeat. What else do you need? - Phil Freeman

Nice! I did not expect to see this on any lists -- even the doom heads seemed overwhelmed. Also 62. Windhand.

69. Thalia Zedek Band - Fighting Season - She's playing the Hideout in Chicago tomorrow night.

"neutron dance" owns

― ufo, Wednesday, December 12, 2018 7:51 AM (twelve minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

The Pointer Sisters Are Back And I Am Here For It

Resident Advisor - 2018's Best Tracks
https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/3357

yeah! for The Skinny and PopMatters for picking Young Fathers #1

https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/opinion/albums-of-the-year/the-skinnys-top-50-albums-of-2018