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2018 in music. • Page 2

Discussion in 'Music Forum' started by phaynes12, Jun 13, 2022.

  1. JRGComedy

    Trusted Supporter

    I like Fuck Art more than Master Volume, but both are great.
     
  2. phaynes12

    https://expertfrowner.bandcamp.com/ Prestigious

    i definitely prefer MV but agree
     
  3. irthesteve

    formerly irthesteve Prestigious

    I only got into them last year and definitely prefer FA
     
  4. Anthony Brooks

    brook183 Supporter

    1. Pianos Become the Teeth - Wait for Love
    2. Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour
    3. Foxing - Nearer My God

    4. boygenius - boygenius
    5. Father John Misty - God's Favorite Customer
    6. Nothing - Dance on the Blacktop
    7. mewithoutYou - Untitled/untitled EP
    8. Thrice - Palms
    9. The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships
    10. The Wonder Years - Sister Cities
     
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  5. manoverboard365

    Trusted

    Damnit I totally blanked on Boygenius. Definitely would've been in my top 5.
     
  6. mattfreaksmeout

    Trusted Supporter

    1. Kacey Musgraves: Golden Hour
    2. Kali Uchis: Isolation
    3. Janelle Monae: Dirty Computer

    4. Father John Misty: God's Favorite Customer
    5. Mitski: Be the Cowboy
    6. Ariana Grande: Sweetener
    7. Laura Jane Grace & the Devouring Mothers: Bought to Rot
    8. The Dirty Nil: Master Volume
    9. Miya Folick: Premonitions
    10. Turnstile: Time & Space

    Other albums I love:
    Illuminati Hotties: Kiss Yr Frenemies
    Retirement Party: Somewhat Literate
    Anderson .Paak: Oxnard
    The Sidekicks: Happiness Hours
    Justin Courtney Pierre: In the Drink
    Mom Jeans.: Puppy Love
    Panic! At the Disco: Pray For the Wicked
    Twenty One Pilots: Trench
    The 1975: A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships
    Boygenius: Boygenius EP
    Snail Mail: Lush
    Lady Gaga: A Star Is Born
    Bad Bad Hats: Lightning Round
    Paul McCartney: Egypt Station
    Pusha T: Daytona
    Post Malone: beerbongs & bentleys
    Courtney Barnett: Tell Me How You Really Feel
    Hellgoodbye: S'only Natural
    Fiddlehead: Springtime + Blind

    Some others I enjoyed:
    Lucy Dacus: Historian
    Brockhampton: Iridescense
    Vince Staples: FM!
    Fall Out Boy: M A N I A
    Petal: Magic Gone
    The Wonder Years: Sister Cities
    Jeff Rosenstock: Post-
    Florence + the Machine: High As Hope
    Amy Shark: Love Monster
    Noname: Room 25
    Kids See Ghosts: Kids See Ghosts
     
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  7. soggytime

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    1. Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts
    2. Foxing - Nearer My God
    3. Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy


    ALSO
    Denzel Curry - TA13OO
    Deafheaven - Ordinary Corrupt Human Love
    Mac Miller - Swimming
    Death Grips - Year of the Snitch
    IDLES - Joy as an act of Resistance.
    Travis Scott - ASTROWORLD
    Pusha-T - DAYTONA
    The Wonder Years - Sister Cities
    Spanish Love Songs - Shmaltz
    Soccer Mommy - Clean
    BROCKHAMPTON - iridescence
    Turnstile - Time & Space
    Jeff Rosenstock - POST-
    The Dirty Nil - Master Volume
    Joyce Manor - Million Dollars to Kill Me
    Snail Mail - Lush
    JPEGMAFIA - Veteran
    Save Face - Merci
    Real Friends - Composure
    The Story So Far - Proper Dose
    Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs
    Death Cab For Cutie - Thank You For Today
    The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships
    Beach House - 7
    Playboi Carti - Die Lit
    Blood Orange - Negro Swan
    Vein - Errorzone
    Boygenius - boygenius
     
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  8. mattav152

    Release My Mind, My Garden Grows

    Too many to choose from:

    1. Foxing - Nearer My God
    2. Holy Fawn - Death Spells
    3. Turnstile - Time & Space
    • Vacationer - Mindset
    • Denzel Curry - TA1300
    • MGMT - Little Dark Age
    • Basement - Promise Everything
    • Snail Mail - Lush
    • Jeff Rosenstock - POST
    • Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Sex & Food
    • Caravela - Ski
    • Teenage Wrist - Chrome Neon Jesus
    • Fiddlehead - Springtime & Blind
    • Drug Church - Cheer
    • The Berries - Start All Over Again
    • Sleep - The Sciences
    • Oso Oso - The Yunahon Mixtape
    • Now Now - Saved
    • Wild Nothing - Indigo
    • Maxo Kream - Punken
    • Shame - Songs of Praise
    • Liz Cooper & The Stampede
    • Kraus - Path
     
  9. manoverboard365

    Trusted

    Damnit, I forgot about Vacationer too. That's like the 4th album that didn't pop up on the Wiki 2018 albums list. Damn you wikipedia!
     
  10. irthesteve

    formerly irthesteve Prestigious

    I'm ready for new Vacationer, cmmon Kenny!!
     
  11. Surfwax

    bring on the major leagues Supporter

    Damn I just realized the good Twain album which is in the convo for top 10-15 of the decade for me was 2017
     
  12. phaynes12

    https://expertfrowner.bandcamp.com/ Prestigious

    it'll be a close one
     
  13. Barresi Jun 16, 2022
    (Last edited: Jun 16, 2022)
    Barresi

    Spooky Space Kook

    1. Arctic Monkeys - Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
    2. Soccer Mommy - Clean
    3. MGMT - Little Dark Age
     
  14. Maverick

    Trusted

    2018
    1. Nine Inch Nails - Bad Witch
    2. Muse - Simulation Theory
    3. Cursive - Vitriola

    4. Eminem - Kamikaze
    5. Kendrick Lamar - Black Panther: The Album
    6. Jonny Greenwood - Phantom Thread (Original Score)
    7. Nicki Minaj - Queen
    8. Justin Timberlake - Man Of The Woods
    9. Paul McCartney - Egypt Station
    10. Drake - Scorpion
    11. A Perfect Circle - Eat The Elephant
    12. Fall Out Boy - MANIA
    13. Thrice - Palms
    14. Death Cab For Cutie - Thank You For Today
    15. Thom Yorke - Suspiria (Music For The Film)
    16. Lil Wayne - Tha Carter V
    17. Interpol - Marauder
    18. Vince Staples - FM!
    19. Pusha T - DAYTONA
    20. Nas - NASIR
    21. Teyana Taylor - K.T.S.E.
    22. The Carters - EVERYTHING IS LOVE
    23. Hellogoodbye - S'only Natural

    Favorite songs from other 2018 releases
    Grimes, HANA - "We Appreciate Power"
    Justin Hurwitz - "Houston" (From First Man)
    Fall Out Boy - "Super Fade"
    M0, Foster The People - "Blur"
    Logic - "44 More"
    Travis Scott - "SICKO MODE"
    MGMT - "When You Die"
    Childish Gambino - "This Is America"
    Mike WiLL Made-It - "Runnin"
    The 1975 - "Love It If We Made It"
    Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - "What Isn't Anymore" (From Bird Box)
    Anderson .Paak - "Left To Right"
    Royce Da 5'9 - "Caterpillar"
    Third Eye Blind - "This Isn't Our Parade"
    Beach House - "Dive"
    Ariana Grande - "the light is coming"
    Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper - "Shallow"
     
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  15. Anthony Brooks

    brook183 Supporter

    Kamikaze was an album in 2018 yes
     
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  16. Phil507

    Resident NYC snob Supporter

    Late on the discourse here due to my personal laptop shitting the bed this week.

    01) THE 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships

    A more batshit crazy album, The 1975 loves to be a menace both in the press and in their music with strong results

    02) PANIC! AT THE DISCO - Pray For The Wicked

    A continuation of the Death Of A Bachelor era with everything bigger and better

    03) ARCTIC MONKEYS - Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino

    A strange pivot from one of UK's best bands that will likely inspire a ton of "yo, this album is under-rated" think pieces in the future

    04) THE STRUTS - Young & Dangerous

    Glammy, hooky and fun riff-rock from the UK

    05) CHVRCHES - Love Is Dead

    The discourse around this album was strange and it's a logical continuation of Chrvches's sound and, while it IS perhaps poppier, it still fits right along with their catalog

    06) BEACH HOUSE - 7

    Beach House sounding like Beach House is never a problem

    07) BIG RED MACHINE - Big Red Machine

    A cool collaboration between Justin Vernon and Aaron Dessner with a lot of excellent guest vocals and somber recordings

    08) JUNGLE - For Ever

    Groove-heavy soul that was a late discovery for me

    09) FALL OUT BOY - Mania

    This will be anotherg darkhorse in their catalog but I enjoy how fully they leaned into the absurdity of the project

    10) LO MOON - Lo Moon

    A ton of buzz for one song and an ill-advised marketing campaign to attempt to make them mysterious- but this album is a great collection of dreamy indie pop

    11) SOFI TUKKER - Treehouse

    After a slew of singles, Sofi Tukker unleashed their hyper-charged after hours dance party

    12) THE INTERRUPTERS - Fight The Good Fight

    There was no incentive to form a band like this in the late 10's yet this album slaps

    13) FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE - High As Hope

    Reeling in some of grandosity of her previous releases, this is Flo's most personal record to date

    14) TWENTY ONE PILOTS - Trench

    A darker and more complicated follow-up to a blockbuster album, Trench will likely be another "under-rated" album amongst the fan base in 10 years

    15) AWOLNATION - Here Come The Runts

    I've been a big fan of all of Aaron Bruno's projects and this is another solid entry to the Awolnation canon

    16) METRIC - Art Of Doubt

    Metric has quietly put together a killer discography over the last 12 years and this might be my favorite of theirse

    17) JACK WHITE - Boarding House Reach

    A musical purist finally adapts an "anything goes" mentality and makes his most insane and bonkers record to date

    18) MUSE - Simulation Theory

    Abandoning the riff-heavy skittish approach on Drones, Muse lighten up slightly and embrace synth-pop

    19) ST. LUCIA - Hyperion

    One of the many under-rated bands who will be forever playing the 4pm slot on the side stage of festivals, more dance-heavy indie pop

    20) BISHOP BRIGGS - Church Of Scars

    After a 2 year build up, Bishop Briggs relesaed her dramatic and soul-inspired debut

    21) RAINBOW KITTEN SURPRISE - How To: Friend, Love, Freefall

    This band is so tough to describe, almost like Modest Mouse with a hip-hop mindset but it works

    22) PALE WAVES - My Mind Makes Noises

    Proteges of The 1975 release their full length and while some complained it ran a little long, I can't find a bad song in it

    23) THE ACES - When My Heart Felt Volcanic

    Haim didn't release an album in 2018 so this was a nice substitute

    24) SANTIGOLD - I Don't Want: The Gold Fire Sessions

    More former A&R people should start writing their own songs as Santigold continues to prove herself as an accomplished songwriter and producer

    25) DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE - Thank You For Today

    Breezy and light is not usually an adjective people use to describe Death Cab but I feel like it applies here

    26) TASH SULTANA - Flow State

    Phenomenal trippy guitar playing and great songs by this Australian newbie

    27) RUFUS DU SOL - Solace

    More from the land down under, this group is constantly slotted into the EDM category but I feel like they explore a wider variety atmospheres than the usual "wub-wub" found at festivals

    28) SCARS ON BROADWAY - Dictator

    Since we'll likely never get another System Of A Down record this was still a decent consolation prize

    29) COURTNEY BARNETT - Tell Me How You Really Feel

    More ugly and less friendly than her debut but still showcasing her sharp ear for clever and addictive songs

    30) GRETA VAN FLEET - Anthem Of The Peaceful Army

    Shamelessly retro and unabashed in their Zep rip-off but I still think it works
     
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  17. ComedownMachine

    Prestigious Prestigious

    Unreal good year. Whole top 10 could be number 1 for me

    1. The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry…
    2. Brockhampton- Iridescence
    3. Kero Kero Bonito - Time n Place
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    4. Arctic Monkeys - Tranquillity Base Hotel & Casino
    5. MGMT - Little Dark Age
    6. Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts
    7. The Voidz - Virtue
    8. Janelle Monae - Dirty Computer
    9. Father John Misty - Gods Favorite Customer
    10. Now, Now - Saved
    11. Let’s Eat Grandma - I’m All Ears
    12. Mitski - Be The Cowboy
    13. The Weeknd - My Dear Melancholy
    14. Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour
    15. Beach House - 7
    16. Ariana Grande - Sweetener
    17. Chvrches - Love Is Dead
    18. Kali Uchis - Isolation
    19. Vince Staples- FM
    20. Allie X - Super Sunset
     
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  18. phaynes12

    https://expertfrowner.bandcamp.com/ Prestigious

    We have a tie. I'll leave the thread open til the morning in case any more votes come in. If not, we'll have a runoff where you're just voting between the two.
     
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  19. irthesteve

    formerly irthesteve Prestigious

    @phaynes12 is the first tie in all the years?
     
  20. OhTheWater

    Let it run Supporter

    1. Earl - Some Rap Songs
    2. Hop Along - Bark
    3. Nickelus F - Stuck
     
  21. phaynes12

    https://expertfrowner.bandcamp.com/ Prestigious

    nah, there were a few early on, but it’s the first in a while.
     
  22. phaynes12

    https://expertfrowner.bandcamp.com/ Prestigious

    Kacey Musgraves’ Golden Hour and Foxing’s Nearer My God both have 25. So for today, we will leave voting open but only choosing one of these albums. Tomorrow morning i’ll tabulate whatever votes we get and that’ll be the winner.
     
  23. phaynes12

    https://expertfrowner.bandcamp.com/ Prestigious

    my vote is for kacey
     
  24. Craig Manning

    @FurtherFromSky Moderator

    I'll change my vote to a number 1 for Kacey if that will get her a win, lol. My top 2 from this year has always been a coin toss anyway.
     
  25. phaynes12

    https://expertfrowner.bandcamp.com/ Prestigious

    just vote for her in the runoff then haha
     
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