Albums of 2018

[tragabigzanda]

[chewm]

I've been meaning to get into Soccer Mommy too.

Favorites so far:

1-Hop Along - Bark Your Head Off, Dog
2-Screaming Females - All at Once
3-Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer
4-Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel
5-The Breeders - All Nerve
6-Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks - Sparkle Hard

[Norah]

Hop Along, Courtney Barnett, and Car Seat Heardrest are all in heavy rotation for me. I've got Janelle Monae sitting on deck.

[washing machine]

I feel like Sparkle Hard might finally be the album that introduces Malkmus’s oddball songwriting to casual fans. It’s such a well rounded album.

[chewm]

I like the new Car Seat Headrest and the new Parquet Courts, but both require more listens from me.

[tragabigzanda]

[washing machine]

I feel like Sparkle Hard might finally be the album that introduces Malkmus’s oddball songwriting to casual fans. It’s such a well rounded album.

yeah and i take back my prior criticisms. The whole thing flows really well.

Solid Silk and Middle America are two of the best songs Wilco never wrote.

[iAbuseAnimals]

Ganser - Odd Talk
Camp Cope - How to Socialise & Make Friends
Sarah Louise - Deeper Woods
E - Negative Work
Earthless - Black Heaven

E from Eels?

No it's a band

the new Parquet Courts should have been on my list too

[Mickey]

Best album I've heard so far was Soccer Mommy's Clean

What does it sound like and would I like it

Bedroom pop, kinda stripped down, in parts sounds like Best Coast but with far better lyrics. I think Reid would dig her, not sure about you.

[washing machine]

I was about to interject to say that me and trag have similar taste in these sorts of things, but then I realized that you were quoting Jorge. Damn you, mobile mode RM.

[Tim]

Best album I've heard so far was Soccer Mommy's Clean

What does it sound like and would I like it

Bedroom pop, kinda stripped down, in parts sounds like Best Coast but with far better lyrics. I think Reid would dig her, not sure about you.

This is my favourite so far too.

[LetMeSleep]

Best album I've heard so far was Soccer Mommy's Clean

What does it sound like and would I like it

Bedroom pop, kinda stripped down, in parts sounds like Best Coast but with far better lyrics. I think Reid would dig her, not sure about you.

This is my favourite so far too.

Yep it’s good.

[Higgs]

Gaz Coombes of Supergrass fame released a solo this year, World's Strongest Man. As you'd expect, bit of funk overtones here, over a poppy base. At its best it's very good. Here's "Walk the Walk":

[washing machine]

Gave Soccer Mommy a listen on the way home yesterday. Maybe not the best music for a bike ride, but I was definitely intrigued enough to want to listen again.

[Birds in Hell]

Gaz Coombes of Supergrass fame released a solo this year, World's Strongest Man. As you'd expect, bit of funk overtones here, over a poppy base.

I downloaded this on Spotify the other day, will give it a listen soon.

[Jorge]

Best album I've heard so far was Soccer Mommy's Clean

What does it sound like and would I like it

Bedroom pop, kinda stripped down, in parts sounds like Best Coast but with far better lyrics. I think Reid would dig her, not sure about you.

I like it so far. The first track at least reminds me of Julien Baker

[LetMeSleep]

Best album I've heard so far was Soccer Mommy's Clean

What does it sound like and would I like it

Bedroom pop, kinda stripped down, in parts sounds like Best Coast but with far better lyrics. I think Reid would dig her, not sure about you.

I like it so far. The first track at least reminds me of Julien Baker

It reminds me of Josh Rouse's first album (not that that means anything much).

[bodysnatcher]

in no particular order, and i know i'm not thinking of everything. but so far, my faves of the year have been:

The Breeders – All Nerve
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Sex and Food
Sleep – The Sciences
Jon Hopkins – Singularity
Thunderpussy - S/T
GAS – Rausch
Beach House – 7
Khruangbin – Con Todo El Mundo
A.A.L. – 2012-2017
Young Fathers – Cocoa Sugar
Earth House Hold – Never Forget Us

[Jorge]

Scandal, by Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas Sound Prints

https://open.spotify.com/album/1istCYq5 ... gqAht2BwVA

Beautiful stuff. Features Linda May Han Oh, who made one of my favorite albums of last year Walk Against Wind, on the double bass

[guestT]

early 2018 favs:

Lord Huron - Vide Noir
S. Carey - Hundred Acres
Damien Jurado - The Horizon Just Laughed
Trampled by Turtles - Life Is Good on the Open Road
Marie/Lepanto - Tenkiller
Field Report - Summertime Songs
John Prine - The Tree of Forgiveness
Beach House - 7

shoe-ins that aren't out yet:

Phil Cook - People Are My Drug
Neko Case - Hell-On