best of Navyofbadgals' DiaRy of 2018 // TOP 10 SONGS

[Legend E]

I should play The Weeknd's EP someday

[theblackestday]

Moses  the Call-to-Arms erasure ain't cute x

 

MDM  put Try Me on loop today, that was a classic

[wabayou]

3 hours ago, Navyofbadgals said:

5. Allie X – Super Sunset
[SYNTHPOP/ELECTROPOP]
It’s kinda funny to me that the first two songs released of this EP (Focus, Not So Bad In LA) are both great but easily the weakest tracks on this EP. This is an incredibly solid but also highly enjoyable Synthpop record.. especially Girl Of The Year whew. Would’ve loved if this was just longer and thus an LP but eaux well!


4. The Weeknd – My Dear Melancholy,

 

[Remmy]

The Weeknd: This one was cute, didn't really stick with me but it's still enjoyable.
Kimbra: You really know the tea! Black Sky is the best one & Everybody Knows wasn't the greatest choice.
Allie X: Focus is NOT easily one of the weakest tracks  Oh wow oh wow oh wow

[Dom]

okay bagels, crush is cute, you won there.

[World Eater]

I loved how Moses kept it short with that EP, but it still feels very complete. Mothe and Crush were both great, the latter is a fair pick for a #1 spot 

[Eeveelution]

Solid top 10. Crush is a deserving number 1  

 

The Weekend EP has received a lot of best of acclaim but I didn’t enjoy if anymore than his recent albums. 

[thecptz]

i am a legend yes and i fall as sleep too fast yes

 

also, crush ep  i just got into her ep but i have to agree with you that it slays

[Temporal]

Ouh girl, Liberation is a CHOICE. But the rest of the albums ranking is nice, glad Rae Morris is here. Astroworld may be a tad low  

[Tsareena]

Kimbra's ep was pretty cute.
Mothe was amazing... love the production
love Alina's project
super sunset was great 
my dear melancholy
I loved Kadhja's album but didn't get into the outtakes ep
crush.. Ravyn did that

[Alldeezy]

interesting list  

[Pink Matter]

Kilo, Abel, Kadhja, and Ravyn  Great choices!

[Bubble Tea]

I can't remember if I already stanned Super Sunset in here already - but either way, it's an AMAZING EP! In my top 5 albums this year easily. "Girl of the Year" is EPIC!

[Mark Rih]

Ok @ Abel and Allie top 5, I'm proud

[mokitsu]

alina and H.E.R.  

mothe and ravyn  that thomas guy payola'd himself into my discovery playlist with a vertigo song, it was cute  

[madonnas]

Surprising #1!

I wanna listen to the #2 and #3, as they seem up my alley.  How did you find out about them?

[oceans]

that allie b*tch is still alive? i never heard of her after collexxxtion 1 ajdjsks

[Navyofbadgals]

 

20. MGMT – Little Dark Age
[NEO-PSYCHEDELIA/PSYCHEDELIC POP]
Whilst LDA feels new and current, it also draws some inspiration from the 80s. The album overall was such a surprise because I kinda gave up on the band after their first album and pretty much just forgot about them (and I probably didn’t miss anything good oop!) but this is fantastic. The first 6 tracks are absolutely amazing, starting off with the opener She Works Out Too Much, an odd but effective opener. The rest of the tracks are amazing too, though the first 6 tracks are notably stronger than the last 4.

19. Teyana Taylor – K.T.S.E.
[R&B]
After Rihanna decided that the feud was over (after Rihallah also won with ease of course) she also blessed ms. Teyana with a pic at Coachella. After that blessing Teyana could finally make her first pieces of music that have some identity, as her earlier work.. is not it! K.T.S.E. is wonderful R&B album, and even better if you delete the only weak link on the album which is the opener. A lovely sultry and sexy R&B album with great use of samples.

18. The Internet – Hive Mind
[NEO-SOUL]
A smooth and funky album, I guess to some this was somewhat a disappointment? I kinda get that, the singles are undoubtedly the best (along with Humble Pie) but this album is so smooth, clean and funky and I personally really enjoyed. Probably even more because I didn’t listen to anything before the album came out so oop!

17. Tirzah – Devotion
[ART POP/ALTERNATIVE R&B]
Devotion is an unusual pop album with somewhat minimalist and repetitive production but also a very unique production. It’s diverse, beautiful and honestly a SERVE! She won with a lovely debut and I’m so beyond excited for her 2^nd LP

16. Anna Calvi – Hunter
[ART ROCK]
Hunter pushes with sexual identity in a beautiful way, besides that it’s also an amazing album full of beautiful songs, creating a powerful statement of an album, and with only 10 tracks, every track feels necessary. If you listen to any track to this, I would recommend the beautiful Swimming Pool, which perhaps isn’t the biggest lyrical statement made on the album but it’s an absolutely stunning beautiful filled with longer notes of Anna.

[Navyofbadgals]

15. NAO – Saturn
[ALTERNATIVE R&B]
I was a bit scared at first for this album, Drive and Disconnect came out and I felt like NAO wasn’t really moving forward with her sound. I really liked the other pre-release tracks, but I was still a bit scared considering D&D is kinda one of her weakest track, if not her weakest. But Saturn is absolutely stunning and one of the most beautiful albums I have heard this year. The title track and Orbit are undoubtedly her most beautiful tracks to date, and a sign of an artist who has found her sound but is still able to progress. The space metaphors are seen scattered over the album, but they never really feel forced. Saturn is absolutely stunning and dare I say.. better than her debut? Idk, maybe, it’s close.

14. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Sex & Food
[NEO-PSYCHEDELIA]

13. Kimbra – Primal Heart
[SYNTH POP]
Primal Heart is without a doubt one of the most enjoyable pop albums of this year. It manages to be diverse, taking subtle influences from reggae, trap and even posting beautiful ballads on the same album. Though almost all tracks have this synthpop feeling to them, tying it all together.

12. Beach House – 7
[DREAM POP]
Honestly they already win by doing dream pop, which to me is just such a relaxing but beautiful genre. It helps even more that the music itself is good too. This is beautiful and honestly songs like Black Car? I almost don’t know a better serve. Sidenote but listening to this album while going to sleep is one of the best experiences I’ve ever had and I’m not even kidding.

11. Melody’s Echo Chamber – Bon Voyage
[NEO-PSYCHEDELIA/PROGRESSIVE POP]
I’ve always loved Melody’s debut album when I discovered it last year, but I was anxious she wasn’t going to release again. Melody’s debut album was released in 2012 and she had yet to release a follow up. Now, almost 6 years later, she released Bon Voyage. Whilst her self-titled debut is absolutely beautiful (and also worth the listen) it perhaps struggles a bit because of the strong Kevin Parker influence. It just felt like a female Tame Impala, which is still welcome but eh. Bon Voyage is all her and it’s a wildly unique and daring album that comes with new ideas. The strongest track here is probably Desert Horse, which is probably about her accident. Desert Horse commits to weirdness, feeling like 100 songs in one, and yet it still works amazingly. Bon Voyage also has beautifully done moments and it’s nice to have Melody back, and not just be a female Tame Impala.

[madonnas]

I have  always heard of Melody's but idk why never really gave them a chance.

I like all of these except Tizrah which I found underwhelming and Saturn which I found to be a reductive version of her debut.

KTSE, Hunter, Primal Heart, 7, LDA :jonnY:  

[Vilppu]

the 13 to 11 punching... you did that yes you did. teyana, anna and internet slay too

 

i thought saturn was really disappointing, to me it's like that movie sequel that tries to do everything the og did to a much weaker result

[Navyofbadgals]

23 hours ago, Vilppu said:

that was @ kamashi but if you insist ^-^

aside from ms allie whom i'm not a fan of, i liked the EPs i heard. ravyn is a v fair and deserved #1

 

imagine a full album of songs like rank & file from moses... CHILLS

Moses really spared us with not giving uss all rank & files. We are not safe if he really decides to play and slay like that tbh

23 hours ago, Jet said:

Super Sunset  Girl of the Year especially  

that was a serve, that was a serve

23 hours ago, Superpower said:

Ravyn’s EP, I discovered thanks to this year’s Best Of. Very promising indeed.

Pretty sure The Color Of You is Alina’s “album” Her intro is Urban Flora and it’s actually amazing. Check that out if you have time 

just here to comment you to alert you  

23 hours ago, Bxtch said:

Love these two  

stan

23 hours ago, Tom Vercetti said:

nice #1.

 

moses, allie,x weeknd and kilo as well  

thanks king

23 hours ago, Unoriginal said:

Crush, My Dear Melancholy, Reimagined and Black in Deep Red

maybe they (and I) made some points

23 hours ago, prézli said:

Every queen is controversial at a point.

 

you're almost Always controversial but that's also why i love you x

23 hours ago, prézli said:

I dunno her, but she has many fans in here as I saw.

because talent

23 hours ago, kelly-clarkson said:

I Used To Know Her: The Prelude is cute but I agree it's a bit boring!

tea; her grammy nominated LP is great though

22 hours ago, Chemical X. said:

Wow, Ravyn is from my hometown and I've never heard of her. Let me give it a listen

You're from Chicago? A city that's exciting? A city that's inviting?  

22 hours ago, Legend E said:

I should play The Weeknd's EP someday

you should

21 hours ago, theblackestday said:

Moses  the Call-to-Arms erasure ain't cute x

 

MDM  put Try Me on loop today, that was a classic

every song from that EP is a classic except for Privilege

20 hours ago, wabayou said:

 

stan

20 hours ago, Remmy said:

The Weeknd: This one was cute, didn't really stick with me but it's still enjoyable.
Kimbra: You really know the tea! Black Sky is the best one & Everybody Knows wasn't the greatest choice.
Allie X: Focus is NOT easily one of the weakest tracks  Oh wow oh wow oh wow

Except FOCUS is! the other tracks easily outsold it sorrynotsorry

20 hours ago, Dom said:

okay bagels, crush is cute, you won there.

stan

20 hours ago, World Eater said:

I loved how Moses kept it short with that EP, but it still feels very complete. Mothe and Crush were both great, the latter is a fair pick for a #1 spot 

thanQ

20 hours ago, Eeveelution said:

Solid top 10. Crush is a deserving number 1  

 

The Weekend EP has received a lot of best of acclaim but I didn’t enjoy if anymore than his recent albums. 

I mean his recent albums are a lot more diverse whilst the EP is somewhat same-y (but because it's an EP it doesn't really matter for me). I thought it was a nice lil 'gift'

18 hours ago, thecptz said:

i am a legend yes and i fall as sleep too fast yes

 

also, crush ep  i just got into her ep but i have to agree with you that it slays

stan

17 hours ago, Temporal said:

Ouh girl, Liberation is a CHOICE. But the rest of the albums ranking is nice, glad Rae Morris is here. Astroworld may be a tad low  

Liberation is a choice, a wonderful and beautiful CHOICE

16 hours ago, Tsareena said:

Kimbra's ep was pretty cute.
Mothe was amazing... love the production
love Alina's project
super sunset was great 
my dear melancholy
I loved Kadhja's album but didn't get into the outtakes ep
crush.. Ravyn did that

stan stan and stan

14 hours ago, Heartsigh said:

interesting list  

thank you  

14 hours ago, Pink Matter said:

Kilo, Abel, Kadhja, and Ravyn  Great choices!

stan for talent

5 hours ago, Reinvention said:

I can't remember if I already stanned Super Sunset in here already - but either way, it's an AMAZING EP! In my top 5 albums this year easily. "Girl of the Year" is EPIC!

Girl Of The Year really is pop perfection huh

5 hours ago, Mark Rih said:

Ok @ Abel and Allie top 5, I'm proud

you should take notes xo

4 hours ago, mokitsu said:

alina and H.E.R.  

mothe and ravyn  that thomas guy payola'd himself into my discovery playlist with a vertigo song, it was cute  

oh wow king Thomas payola'ing himself like that  

1 hour ago, madonnas said:

Surprising #1!

I wanna listen to the #2 and #3, as they seem up my alley.  How did you find out about them?

I think Pitou (#3) is Dutch? I saw her when I was scrolling the new releases on spotify and I was kinda curious because I loved the artwork already. And Kadhja I knew from her album and I think I found out about her thanks to some magazine that did their best of 2018 more unknown albums from the first half of the year filled with more obscure albums. Since then I kinda stanned I guess hope you try it out

56 minutes ago, oceans said:

that allie b*tch is still alive? i never heard of her after collexxxtion 1 ajdjsks

alive and BREATHING

top 10 albums tomorrow.. any guesses?  

[mokitsu]

tirzah?

 

 

great top 20 except anna who idk  

melody's felt a little TOO crazy and all over the place for me but i still kinda liked it

 

[Unoriginal]

Not Tirzah

Most of these are serves tho. 7 and Bon Voyage are my faves from this set

Am expecting High As Hope × 10 tomorrow

[TheWayWeWere]

MDM and Ravyn