Albums of 2018

[tragabigzanda]

It snowed last night and the Kavanuagh stuff has me down. Cat Power didn't quite bring the crushing depression I was hoping for, so it's back to Low's Double Negative. This record is a trip.

Fuuuuuuuck I can't even deal with this album, it gives me anxiety it's so dark and sad and ominous.

[Strat]

G Dangit...

Jim James Uniform clarity is out today as well!

[tragabigzanda]

Cat Power Wanderer > Low Double Negative > Yo La Tengo There's a Riot Going On


Great to have a snowy morning and ample work at my computer for digging into new music

[VinylGuy]

Ill check out that Low thang

[VinylGuy]

This is pretty good.

[VinylGuy]

This is a very good read

https://www.stereogum.com/featured/cat-power-interview-lana-del-rey-wanderer/

[chewm]

New (and apparently last) Milo album is pretty good. Probably not as amazing as the one he released last year (who told you to think​?​?​!​!​?​!​?​!​?​!) but I like it.

Adrianne Lenker (singer from Big Thief) released something yesterday so I should probably check it out.

[Brett]

Out today is the second album from The Cluttertones, a collaborative effort with pianist Lee Pui Ming, called Leeways.



Their debut was one of my favorites from 2015, so I've already made arrangements to obtain this one.

[bodysnatcher]

anyone checked out the new Cloud Nothings yet?

[chewm]

anyone checked out the new Cloud Nothings yet?

I really dig the tracks I've heard. I'll listen to the whole thing today.

[tragabigzanda]

This is my favorite Robyn album by a fair margin.

[Higgs]

Checked out Israel Nash's album Lifted based on a positive review. Its a lovely, summery listen that has a real 70's vibe to it and reminds me in many ways of Dennis Wilson's best stuff.

Here's Lucky Ones.

[Higgs]

Listened to White Denim's Performance today. Really enjoyed this one. This is more like what I thought I was going to be getting with the Glorietta album based on the reviews here of that (I like that album fine enough but it hasn't yet really stuck with me). This one is a pretty straight-forward rocker with a good degree of soul thrown in as well. Not a difficult listen by any means, and it manages to keep my foot tapping from start to finish. It's fun, and that's alright with me.

Pretty sure this one will end high up on my year-end list.

Here's Fine Slime.

[Higgs]

I've always been a fan of Tony Joe White and grabbed his 2018 album Bad Mouthin' the other day. Its a great blues album, low, deep and slow. Today I found out that he passed away last week and now I'm real sad.

Here's Bad Mouthin'.


Not bad for a 75 year old...

[LoathedVermin72]

The new Daughters album is getting a ton of acclaim and of course I don’t like it at all.

[Higgs]

So file this one in the same category as "White Denim" above. The Record Company's album All of this Life scratches a similar middle-America rocky itch. Solid stuff here as well.

Here's Coming Home.

new vince staples coming tonight

[chewm]

Glad Carly Rae Jepsen finally released a song to save music in 2018.

[Higgs]

So file this one in the same category as "White Denim" above. The Record Company's album All of this Life scratches a similar middle-America rocky itch. Solid stuff here as well.

Here's Coming Home.

This is rapidly becoming my favourite album of the year. Really strong set here.

[chewm]

I haven't listened to the album yet but I'm in love with this song.