Body Electrician Posted December 10, 2018 Posted December 10, 2018 (edited) 2018 was a weird little year. Some of my favourite artists of all time released this year, but I found myself drawn more towards newcomers whose ambitions were fully realised in 2018. It almost feels like a new generation of artists were ushered in this year, which means the best is yet to come from many of them. Although not my favourite year in music (2015 remains the GOAT), it certainly delivered some of my all time favourite songs and albums that I will listen to for years and years to come. I hope you enjoy my lists as much as I enjoyed compiling them. Songs 50. Tirzah feat. Coby Sey - "Devotion" 49. Poppy - "X" 48. Anna Calvi - "Wish" 47. Christine and the Queens - "Doesn't matter" 46. Men I Trust - "Say, can you hear" 45. Jay Som - "O.K., Meet Me Underwater" 44. The 1975 - "Love It If We Made It" 43. Cat Power feat. Lana Del Rey - "Woman" 42. Mitski - "Remember My Name" 41. EMA - "From the Love That We Made" 40. Goat Girl - "Throw Me a Bone" 39. Ariana Grande - "breathin" 38. Hatchie - "Sleep" 37. Frankie Cosmos - "Caramelize" 36. Mothers - "PINK" 35. Tomberlin - "Any Other Way" 34. Yowler - "Where Is My Light?" 33. Snail Mail - "Deep Sea" 32. Florence + The Machine - "June" 31. Emma Ruth Rundle - "Control" 30. Swearin' - "Grow Into a Ghost" 29. Kurt Vile - "Skinny Mini" 28. Lucy Dacus - "Night Shift" 27. Blood Orange - "Charcoal Baby" 26. Father John Misty - "Date Night" 25. Adrianne Lenker - "symbol" 24. Charli XCX - "No Angel" 23. Beach House - "Black Car" 22. Courtney Barnett - "Hopefulessness" 21. Troye Sivan - "My My My!" 20. Let's Eat Grandma - "Falling Into Me" 19. Amen Dunes - "Miki Dora" 18. Cherry Glazerr - "Daddi" 17. Grimes feat. HANA - "We Appreciate Power" 16. Black Belt Eagle Scout - "Indians Never Die" 15. Yves Tumor - "Noid" 14. Shame - "Angie" 13. Lala Lala - "Water Over Sex" 12. Robyn - "Honey" 11. SOPHIE - "Is It Cold in the Water?" 10. Mitski - "A Pearl" 9. Lana Del Rey - "Venice Bitch" 8. U.S. Girls - "Incidental Boogie "7. Soccer Mommy - "Scorpio Rising" 6. Beach House - "Dive" 5. Kacey Musgraves - "Slow Burn" 4. Father John Misty - "Hangout at the Gallows" 3. Let's Eat Grandma - "Donnie Darko" 2. Beach House - "Drunk in L.A." 1. Mitski - "Geyser" Edited December 30, 2018 by Body Electrician
Uncatena Posted December 10, 2018 Posted December 10, 2018 i am SO ready, the graphics are cute and foreshadow taste incoming!
theblackestday Posted December 10, 2018 Posted December 10, 2018 the two greatest contributions to music in the OP? this will be a serve
ATRL Moderator Tsareena Posted December 10, 2018 ATRL Moderator Posted December 10, 2018 I see Mitski... I see talent
ATRL Moderator Unoriginal Posted December 10, 2018 ATRL Moderator Posted December 10, 2018 OP already serving taste
Body Electrician Posted December 10, 2018 Author Posted December 10, 2018 (edited) Albums 1. Lorde - Melodrama 2. Big Thief - Capacity 3. Wolf Alice - Visions of a Life 4. The War on Drugs - A Deeper Understanding 5. Mac DeMarco - This Old Dog 6. Jay Som - Everybody Works 7. Father John Misty - Pure Comedy 8. Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me 9. Charli XCX - Pop 2 10. St. Vincent - MASSEDUCTION 11. (Sandy) Alex G - Rocket 12. Lana Del Rey - Lust for Life 13. Moses Sumney - Aromanticism 14. Cherry Glazerr - Apocalypstick 14. Japanese Breakfast - Soft Sounds from Another Planet 15. Florist - If Blue Could Be Happiness 16. Girlpool - Powerplant 17. Beach Fossils - Somersault 18. The Courtneys - II 19. Pumarosa - The Witch 20. alt-J - RELAXER Songs 1. Japanese Breakfast - Diving Woman 2. Lana Del Rey - Heroin 3. Father John Misty - In Twenty Years or So 4. Mac DeMarco - Moonlight on the River 5. The War on Drugs - Thinking of a Place 6. Big Thief - Watering 7. Jay Som - For Light 8. Lorde - Hard Feelings/Loveless 9. Wolf Alice - Visions of a Life 10. Mount Eerie - Swims 11. Charli XCX feat. Carly Rae Jepsen - Backseat 12. St. Vincent - Slow Disco 13. Harry Styles - From the Dining Table 14. Feist - I Wish I Didn't Miss You 15. Big Thief - Shark Smile 16. The Jesus and Mary Chain - War on Peace 17. Wolf Alice - Planet Hunter 18. Kesha - Spaceship 19. Lana Del Rey - Get Free 20. Drake - Passionfruit 21. Tennis - Modern Woman 22. (Sandy) Alex G - Bobby 23. Cherry Glazerr - Lucid Dreams 24. Sufjan Stevens - Visions of Gideon 25. Father John Misty - Pure Comedy 26. alt-J - Adeline 27. Pumarosa - Dragonfly 28. Tove Lo - Stranger 29. Jay Som - One More Time, Please 30. Slowdive - Star Roving 31. The War on Drugs - Thinking of a Place 32. Girlpool - Static Somewhere 33. Florist - If Blue Could Be Happiness 34. Moses Sumney - Lonely World 35. Mac DeMarco - This Old Dog 36. Beach Fossils - Sugar 37. Ride - Lannoy Point 38. Phoebe Bridgers - Smoke Signals 39. Angel Olsen - Sweet Dreams 40. Grizzly Bear - Mourning Sound 41. Lorde - Perfect Places 42. Big Thief - Mythological Beauty 43. Lana Del Rey - Cherry 44. Beach House - Chariot 45. The Courtneys - Silver Velvet 46. Japanese Breakfast - Road Head 47. Selena Gomez - Bad Liar 48. St. Vincent - Hang on Me 49. The xx - Lips 50. Charli XCX - White Roses Edited December 10, 2018 by Body Electrician
ATRL Moderator Tsareena Posted December 10, 2018 ATRL Moderator Posted December 10, 2018 I see Lorde as no.1 taste jumped out. I still need to check out Big Thief and Jay Som
theblackestday Posted December 10, 2018 Posted December 10, 2018 ahhh the talent jumped out those song choices are perfect too
wabayou Posted December 10, 2018 Posted December 10, 2018 Why is Mitski Talent in the banner but not in the lists
Body Electrician Posted December 10, 2018 Author Posted December 10, 2018 4 minutes ago, wabayou said: Why is Mitski Talent in the banner but not in the lists those are my 2017 lists sis ms. miyawaki will feature prominently in my 2018 ones I assure you
wabayou Posted December 10, 2018 Posted December 10, 2018 1 minute ago, Body Electrician said: those are my 2017 lists sis ms. miyawaki will feature prominently in my 2018 ones I assure you Mess I forgot perched for 2018!
Body Electrician Posted December 11, 2018 Author Posted December 11, 2018 (edited) Although I found Tirzah's full length debut slightly overrated, I was captivated by the unusual piano background and sing/rapping style she uses on the title track. I'll probably get dragged for this Poppy's Am I a Girl? was pretty standard synth-pop until the last three tracks, which saw her embrace some metal influences, culminating in this pretty great album closer. I'd never listened to Anna Calvi before this years Hunter, but I found myself pleasantly surprised by the album, especially this song with its dreamy instrumental landscape and impressive guitar solo (I'm a sucker for them). Chris is a gold mine of quirky funk-pop, and I was particularly besotted by this standout track. It doesn't matter does it? If I believe in God and if God does exist... The last addition to my Best Of list, I was taken aback by Men I Trust's enigmatic and dream-like music and dived deep into their discography as a result of this great teaser for their 2019 release. Edited December 11, 2018 by Body Electrician
mokitsu Posted December 11, 2018 Posted December 11, 2018 i love men i trust and whew that lemon glow banner, what's the tea
Eeveelution Posted December 11, 2018 Posted December 11, 2018 I haven't heard Men I Trust but 50-47 are all great. Wish was definitely my fav from Anna's album.
Vilppu Posted December 11, 2018 Posted December 11, 2018 why would i trust any men, they should all burn v nice to see anna, the woman that she is today !
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