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Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Interlude: Best Music of 2018

It's the day after Christmas. The year is drawing to a close. It's time for me to stop fiddling with the list of what I believe represents the best music to come out in 2018. More accurately, it's the music that I personally enjoyed the most.

I hope everyone had a great year, discovered some new bands, and heard something new and great from beloved artists. There's a lot of stuff out there, so please let me know: what's the best thing you heard this year? Which of these songs or bands do you hate/love?

Best Songs of 2018


  1. Belly "Shiny One"
  2. Janelle Monáe "Make Me Feel"
  3. CHVRCHES "Get Out"
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  4. Tune-Yards "Heart Attack"
  5. The Decemberists "Severed"
  6. Holly Miranda "Golden Spiral"
  7. MGMT "Hand it Over"
  8. Dr. Dog "Go Out Fighting"
  9. Mikaela Davis "Other Lover"
  10. Bishop Briggs "River"
  11. Lissie "Best Days"
  12. Brandi Carlile "Whatever You Do"
  13. Kacey Musgraves "Butterflies"
  14. Rising Appalachia "Resilient"
  15. Twisted Pine "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"
  16. Old Crow Medicine Show "Flicker & Shine"
  17. Kamasi Washington "Fists of Fury"
  18. Zeke "Hellbender"
  19. Sleep "Sonic Titan"
  20. Spiritualized "I'm Your Man"
  21. Perfume "Let Me Know"
  22. Demi Lovato "Sober"

Honorable Mentions
Soul Cannon, Lindi Ortega, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Low

Best Show
Zeke (@Metro Gallery in Baltimore)

Best New Artist
Mikaela Davis

Best Album
Janelle Monáe Dirty Computer

and Playing over the End Credits of 2018
Calexico "Under the Wheels"
"Defy the system
And avoiding the eyes that stay well hid
Surrendered the words while the lovers leap
Out of the fray and into the infinite
Deep
In the war regime
Always someone else's schemes
Show me a sign
When the world falls apart
Coming together from all of the corners tonight
From the core to the seams
From the threads that we seek
The threads that we seek
Oh
Find me some peace, a mindful heart
A break in the tide when the fighting starts
Power's down and the town goes dark
When the words fail we scatter"




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