The 2018 end of the year music lists thread

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

https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2018/8489483/best-songs-2018-staff-picks

pretty good list for the most part, til it gets sort of predictable at the top. Is this the first mention of Ezra Furman? Also, OTW!

bit of a short one here, RIP guitars

Guitar.com - Best guitar albums of 2018
https://guitar.com/features/best-guitar-albums-of-2018/

4. Robben Ford - Purple House (8/10
3. J Mascis - Elastic Days (8/10)
2. Doyle Bramhall II - Shades (8/10)
1. Boygenius – Boygenius EP (9/10)

I see more albums on this list!:
5. Tides of Man - Every Nothing
6. Kurt Vile - Bottle It In
7. Spiritualized - And Nothing Hurt
8. Joe Bonamassa - Redemption
9. Patrick Sweany - Ancient Noise
10. Johnny Marr - Call the Comet
11. Father John Misty - God's Favourite Customer
12. Eric Clapton - Life in 12 Bars
13. Gaz Coombes (really) - World's Strongest Man
14. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - Tearing At The Seams
15. Jimi Hendrix - Both Sides of the Sky
16. Ezra Furman - Transangelic Exodus
17. The James Hunter Six - Whatever It Takes
18. First Aid Kit - Ruins

As usual, Cmd-F is turning up zero results for my likely aoty: Dan Weiss - Starebaby. I only picked it up two days ago at her gig but Jessica Moss's Entanglement is beautiful and didn't seem to make any of these lists.

I wrote Stereogum’s jazz list:

https://www.stereogum.com/2024885/best-jazz-albums-2018/franchises/list/

awesome thanks unperson, lots of stuff to check out

Cool. I think I'll listen to McCraven right now.

Neutron Dance clearly a single of the year contender.

another year of me being totally baffled that websites adhere to magazine publishing schedules for year-end lists

― princess of hell (BradNelson), Thursday, November 15, 2018 11:08 AM (three weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i guess no one would give a shit in january though

― princess of hell (BradNelson), Thursday, November 15, 2018 11:08 AM (three weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Common journalistic decency dictates that you should wait till the 1st of December.

― pomenitul, Thursday, November 15, 2018 11:36 AM (three weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I tend not to think that anyone should make aoty lists until Jan 31 of the next year tbh. ILM sort of gets it right with this one.

That said, thanks for the list, unperson! There are a few things there that are already on my to-buy list and a few I'll definitely look into.

The clicks aren't going to be there in January

I would click in January.