Chorus.fm Members EOTY Lists 2018 • Page 10

Went through my last.fm list of new albums I listened to and decided to rank them from favorite to least, leaving off anything I didn't enjoy (Looking at you YE). Some unpopular choices but nonetheless these are the top 30 albums that I enjoyed most in 2018:

1. Nine Inch Nails - Bad Witch
2. Cursive - Vitriola
3. Eminem - Kamikaze
4. Muse - Simulation Theory
5. A Perfect Circle - Eat The Elephant
6. Fall Out Boy - Mania
7. Nicki Minaj - Queen
8. Death Cab For Cutie - Thank You For Today
9. Saves The Day - 9
10. Kids See Ghosts
11. Paul McCartney - Egypt Station
12. Drake - Scorpion
13. Black Panther Soundtrack
14. Thrice - Palms
15. Lil Wayne - Tha Carter V
16. Euringer
17. Vince Staples - FM!
18. Justin Timberlake - Man Of The Woods
19. Jonny Greenwood - Phantom Thread: Original Score
20. Thom Yorke - Suspiria: Original Score
21. Pusha T - Daytona
22. Interpol - Marauder
23. Nas - Nasir
24. Alkaline Trio - Is This Thing Cursed?
25. Third Eye Blind - Thanks For Everything EP
26. Hellogoodbye - S'Only Natural
27. Teyana Taylor - K.T.S.E.
28. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - mid90s: Original Score
29. Mac Quayle - Mr. Robot, Vol. 5
30. The Carters - Everything Is Love

 

Nice DJDS shoutout

 

Nice DJDS shoutout

 

It's soooooo good!!

Hahaha you made me laugh

 

Agreed! idk if there’s an album this year where my favorite song off of it has changed more times than that one

 

My man

 

My favorite albums this year. The first 4 have all been pretty much interchangeable at different points throughout the year, but this is the order I landed on today.

1. Jennifer Castle - Angels of Death
2. Nap Eyes - I'm Bad Now
3. Amen Dunes - Freedom
4. John Prine - The Tree of Forgivness
5. Sons of Kemet - Your Queen is a Reptile
6. Phil Cook - People Are My Drug
7. Noname - Room 25
8. Olden Yolk - Olden Yolk
9. H.C. McEntire - Lionheart
10. Maisha - There is a Place

11. Andy Jenkins - Sweet Bunch
12. Erin Rae - Putting On Airs
13. Idris Ackamoor & the Pyramids - An Angel Fell
14. Ricahrd Swift - The Hex
15. Doug Paisley - Starter Home
16. Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth
17. Kadhja Bonet - Childqueen
18. Kurt Vile - Bottle It In
19. 1000 Kings - Raw Cause
20. Cut Worms - Hollow Ground

21. Phosphorescent - C'est La Vie
22. Saba - Care For Me
23. Damien Jurado - The Horizon Just Laughed
24. Camilla George - The People Could Fly
25. Tenderlonious - The Shakedown
26. Anna St. Louis - If Only There Was A River
27. Hailu Megia - Lala Belu
28. Jeff Tweedy - Warm
29. Jessica's Brother - Jessica's Brother
30. Scott Hirsch - Lost Time Behind The Moon

31. Amaro Freitas - Rasif
32. Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
33. Low - Double Negative
34. Ryley Walker - Deafman Glance
35. Bonny Doon - Longwave
36. Dillon Carmichael - Hell On An Angel
37. Szun Waves - New Hymn to Freedom
38. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Hope Downs
39. Nathan Salsburg - Third
40. Micahel Nau - The Mighty Thread

41. Mick Jenkins - Pieces of a Man
42. The Rock*A*Teens - Sixth House
43. Gaz Coombes - World's Strongest Man
44. American Aquarium - Things Change
45. Moses Boyd - Displaced Diaspora
46. Pusha T - Daytona
47. Makaya McCraven - Universal Beings/Where We Come From
48. Nao - Saturn
49. Young Fathers - Cocoa Sugar
50. Foxwarren - Foxwarren

51. Kyle Craft - Full Circle Nightmare
52. Colter Wall - Songs of the Plains
53. Binker & Moses - Alive in the East?
54. Avantdale Bowling Club - Avandale Bowling Club
55. Adiranne Lenker - Abyskiss

Best Compilation

1. Various Artists - We Out Here

Best Shows I saw this year

1. John Prine - album relese show @ The Basement East, Nashville
2. Sons of Kemet - @ Third Man Records, Nashville
3. Why? - Alopecia 10 Year anniversary show @ The Exit-In, Nashville

 

I always look forward to your lists as a sort of catch-all for things I know I’ll like but haven’t checked out yet. Haha.

I like that Sons of Kemet record a lot but didn’t feel like I’d spent enough time with it to include it.

 

Yeah I listened to it on and off for a while after it came out, then I saw them live and after that I think I listened to that album for like 2 weeks straight haha. I’d recommend checking out that 1000 Kings record also, they are a 3 piece that features the saxophonist/bandleader from Sons of Kemet.

 

Albums:

1. Hop Along - Bark Your Head Off, Dog
2. boygenius - boygenius
3. Let's Eat Grandma - I'm All Ears
4. 03 Greedo - The Wolf of Grape Street
5. SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES
6. Camp Cope - How to Socialise & Make Friends
7. The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships
8. Half Waif - Lavender
9. Robyn - Honey
10. Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs

Songs:

1. Hop Along - "Not Abel"
2. The 1975 - "Love It If We Made It"
3. Hop Along - "How Simple"
4. The 1975 - "I Like America & America Likes Me"
5. The 1975 - "TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME"
6. Let's Eat Grandma - "Falling Into Me"
7. SOPHIE - "Is It Cold In The Water?"
8. Charli XCX - "Focus"
9. 03 Greedo - "Substance"
10. Camp Cope - "The Omen"

Concerts:

1. Charli XCX at Elsewhere, Brooklyn (March 18)
2. Hop Along at The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto (June 8)
3. boygenius at The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto (November 10)
4. Tyler, the Creator and Vince Staples at Ricoh Colliseum, Toronto (February 17)
5. Four Tet at National Sawdust, Brooklyn (March 19)

Did longer lists with some write ups, but didn't want to copy/paste because its massive. If anyone is interested: Best Music of 2018

 

I feel like I still have a lot to listen to and didn't really get a ton of time to check out new music this year, but here's my top 10 for now:

1. The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry
2. Deaf Havana - Rituals
3. Alkaline Trio - Is This Thing Cursed?
4. Fall Out Boy - MANIA
5. The Wonder Years - Sister Cities
6. The Dangerous Summer - The Dangerous Summer
7. Andrew McMahon - Upside Down Flowers
8. Trophy Eyes - The American Dream
9. State Champs - Living Proof
10. Post Malone - Beer Bongs & Bentleys

 

Top 10 Albums:

1. mewithoutYou - [Untitled]
2. Camp Cope - How to Socialise and Make Friends
3. Mitski - Be the Cowboy
4. boygenius - boygenius
5. Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs
6. Typhoon - Offerings
7. Jeff Rosenstock - POST-
8. Janelle Monae - Dirty Computer
9. Lucy Dacus - Historian -
10. Kendrick Lamar, et al. - Black Panther Soundtrack

Honorable Mentions:

• Adrianne Lenker - abysskiss
• American Pleasure Club - a whole fucking lifetime of this
• Author - IIFOIIC
• Black Belt Eagle Scout - Mother of My Children
• Bleed American - It Probably Isn't
• CupcakKe - Ephorize
• Dessa - Chime
• Half Waif - Lavender
• The Internet - Hive Mind
• MGMT - Little Dark Age
• Noname - Room 25
• Out of Service - Morning
• Queen of Jeans - Dig Yourself

There's also a bunch of stuff I missed this year, so this would probably look way different if I had a chance to listen to everything I wanted to.

 

01. The Xcerts - Hold on to Your Heart
02. Twenty One Pilots - Trench
03. Coheed and Cambira- The Unheavenly Creatures
04. Spanish Love Songs - Schmaltz
05. CHVRCHES - Love Is Dead
06. Alkaline Trio - Is This Thing Cursed?
07. Thrice - Palms
08. Saves the Day - 9
09. Lord Huron - Vide Noir
10. Tides of Man - Every Nothing
11. The Dangerous Summer - The Dangerous Summer
12. Elder Brother - Stay Inside
13. Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness - Upside Down Flowers
14. Now, Now - Saved
15. The Republic of Wolves - Shrine

EPs:
01. William Ryan Key - Virtue
02. Arcane Roots - Landslide
03. The Get Up Kids - Kicker
04. First Ghost - This Place is a Movie
05. Third Eye Blind - Thanks For Everything

Been a weird year for me, and for most of the it I've felt out of touch with what's been going on with music (i.e. what bands released albums, and what newer artists everyone has been checking out) and thus have been trying to play catch up for a while. So it's very possible that this list will change a lot come next year.

 

Limited myself to a top 25 or otherwise I'd just be here all night. So many great records missed the cut this year, but then again 2018 was super strong.

01. IDLES // Joy as an Act of Resistance
02. The Wonder Years // Sister Cities
03. Foxing // Nearer My God
04. of Montreal // White is Relic/Irrealis Mood
05. We Were Promised Jetpacks // The More I Sleep, The Less I Dream

06. The 1975 // A Brief Enquiry Into Online Relationships
07. Cursive // Vitriola
08. Rolo Tomassi // Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It
09. itoldyouiwouldeatyou // Oh Dearism
10. Nervus // Everything Dies

11. Snow Patrol // Wildness
12. Deafheaven // Ordinary Corrupt Human Love
13. Mae // Multisensory Aesthetic Experience
14. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever // Hope Downs
15. Villagers // The Art of Pretending to Swim

16. Editors // Violence
17. Christine and the Queens // Chris
18. Kagoule // Strange Entertainment
19. mewithoutYou // [Untitled]
20. The Republic of Wolves // Shrine

21. Gatherers // We Are Alive Beyond Repair
22. CHVRCHES // Love is Dead
23. Shame // Songs of Praise
24. We Are Scientists // Megaplex
25. Giver // Where the Cycle Breaks

 

1. Arctic Monkeys - Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
2. boygenius - boygenius
3. Soccer Mommy - Clean
4. Janelle Monae - Dirty Computer
5. Brian Fallon - Sleepwalkers
6. Joyce Manor - Million Dollars to Kill Me
7. Liza Anne - Fine But Dying
8. Snail Mail - Lush
9. Lucy Dacus - Historian
10. Let’s Eat Grandma - I’m All Ears

HM: The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships
HM: Laura Jane Grace and the Devouring Mothers - Bought to Rot
HM: Hop Along - Bark Your Head Off, Dog

 

Your #1 pick is such a great song.

 

I just gave Noah's album version of "The Sound" more spins today and found I still really like that version as well; but yeah, this track hits me like no other

 

I hate doing year-end lists this early. I wish they were put out a few months into 2019 so I have time to let everything sink in. Therefore, there's a lot of provisional albums on my list at this time. Tiers are listed in order of total track plays on last.fm, which isn't really a valid way to order them because different albums have different lengths and have been released for different amounts of time during the year, and does not reflect my personal feelings on the albums.

Top Tier:
Foxing – Nearer My God
Hot Mulligan – Deluxe Capacitor
Save Face – Merci
Now, Now – Saved
Coheed and Cambria – The Unheavenly Creatures
Bay Faction – Florida Guilt
Between the Buried and Me – Automata


Tier 2:
American Pleasure Club – a whole fucking lifetime of this
Dance Gavin Dance – Artificial Selection
The Wonder Years – Sister Cities
Tiny Moving Parts - Swell
The Story So Far – Proper Dose
[this listing intentionally left blank]
Charmer – Charmer
Boston Manor – Welcome to the Neighborhood
Silent Planet – When The End Began
Vein - Errorzone


Tier 3:
Fall Out Boy – M A N I A
The Dangerous Summer – The Dangerous Summer
nothing,nowhere. – Ruiner
Senses Fail – If There Is Light, It Will Find You
Trophy Eyes – The American Dream
Joyce Manor – Million Dollars to Kill Me
Camp Cope – How to Socialize & Make Friends
Just Friends – Nothing But Love
Jeff Rosenstock – POST-


Notable Eps/Live Albums:
The Pom-Poms – The Pom-Poms EP
Steven Wilson – Home Invasion
Pusha T – DAYTONA
Wicca Phase Springs Eternal – CORINTHIAX
oso oso – gb/ol h/nf / subside
Field Medic – boy from my dream
The Front Bottoms – Ann
Knuckle Puck - Shifted
boygenius - boygenius


Could make the list, but need more time with to confirm staying power:
The 1975 – A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships
Nervus – Everything Dies
Kississippi – Sunset Blush
It Looks Sad. – Sky Lake
Architects – Holy Hell
Illuminati Hotties – Kiss Yr Frenemies
Trash Boat – Crown Shyness
Twenty One Pilots – Trench
American Pleasure Club – tour tape
Real Friends – Composure
Can’t Swim – This Too Won’t Pass
Sidney Gish – No Dogs Allowed (technically December 31st of last year but I’m putting it here)
Basement – Beside Myself

 

1. Spanish Love Songs - Schmaltz
2. Ruston Kelly - Dying Star
3. Brian Fallon - Sleepwalkers
4. The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships
5. Pale Waves - My Mind Makes Noises
6. The Wonder Years - Sister Cities
7. Tiny Moving Parts - Swell
8. Petal - Magic Gone
9. The Dangerous Summer - The Dangerous Summer
10. Joyce Manor - Million Dollars to Kill Me
11. The XCERTS - Hold on to Your Heart
12. Post Malone - beerbongs & bentleys
13. Caitlyn Smith - Starfire
14. Basement - Beside Myself
15. Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness - Upside Down Flowers

 

top 10 songs of 2018:

Roughly...

1) Foxing- Nearer, My God
2) Piaonos Become the Teeth- Love on Repeat
3) Coheed & Cambria- The Gutter
4) Freddie Gibbs- Weight
5) Swae Lee ft Young Thug- Offshore
6) The 1975- Sincerity is Scary
7) The 1975- Love It If We Made It
8) Mitski- Two Slow Dancers
9) Oneothrix Point Never- The Station
10) Kendrick Lamar/ Jay Rock/ Future- Kings Dead

HM:
Matt Ox- 0 degrees
Thrice- Beyond the Pines
Saba- Prom King
Cardi B- I Like It
Dance Gavin Dance- Evaporate
The 1975- Be My Mistake
The Sidekicks- Twins Twist
Mitski- Nobody
Artic Monkeys- Batphone
Oneothrix Point Never- Babylon
Big Red Machine- I Won’t Run From It
Swea Lee- Hurt to Look

 

1. mewithoutYou – [Untitled]
2. Foxing – Nearer My God
3. (tie) My Epic – Ultraviolet
Dens – No Small Tempest
4. Holy Fawn - Death Spells
5. Now, Now – Saved
6. Aurora – Infections of a Different Kind Part 1
7. Thrice - Palms
8. Listener – Being Empty: Being Filled
9. Murder by Death – The Other Shore
10. Basement - Beside Myself
11. Vein - Errorzone
12. Olafur Arnalds - re:member
13. Hopesfall - Arbiter
14. Young the Giant – Mirror Master
15. Death Cab for Cutie – Thank You For Today

Mostly I just wanted to put Vein and Olafur Arnalds next to each other.

 

Think I have this finalized. I kind of just went for a top 10 and then threw everything else in a runner-up list though


10. Pusha T- Daytona
9. Top Dawg Entertainment- Black Panther Original Soundtrack
8. BROCKHAMPTON- iridescence
7. twenty one pilots- Trench
6. The 1975- A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships
5. Travis Scott- Astroworld
4. Mac Miller- Swimming
3. Denzel Curry- TA13OO
2. Lupe Fiasco- DROGAS Wave
1. KIDS SEE GHOSTS- KIDS SEE GHOSTS


Runner-ups (no order)

J. Cole- KOD
The Longshot- Love is for Losers
A$AP Rocky- Testing
Jay Rock- Redemption
Janelle Monae- Dirty Computer
Kanye West- ye
Blood Orange- Negro Swan
Panic! At the Disco- Pray for the Wicked
Fall Out Boy- Mania
Alkaline Trio- Is This Thing Cursed?
Eminem- Kamikaze
Logic- YSIV
Metro Boomin- Not All Heroes Wear Capes
Anderson .Paak- Oxnard
JID- DiCaprio 2
Earl Sweatshirt- Some Rap Songs
Lil Wayne- Tha Carter V
Kali Uchis- Isolation
21 Savage- i am > i was
Royce da 5'9"- Book of Ryan
Teyana Taylor- KTSE


There's still a few I need to check out, and I'm well aware that's way too many runner ups lol, I didn't feel like putting more than 10 in order

 

1. The Wombats - Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life
2. Death Cab for Cutie - Thank You for Today
3. Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness - Upside Down Flowers
4. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Wrong Creatures
5. The Neighbourhood - The Neighbourhood
6. The Night Game - The Night Game
7. Now, Now - Saved
8. The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships
9. You Me at Six - VI
10. David Ford - Animal Spirits
11. S. Carey - Hundred Acres
12. The Fratellis - In Your Own Sweet Time
13. Against the Current - Past Lives
14. Snow Patrol - Wildness
15. Handsome Ghost - Welcome Back
16. Our Lady Peace - Somethingness
17. Editors - Violence
18. Black Foxxes - Reiði
19. Dear Rouge - Phases
20. Fall Out Boy - Mania
21. Basement - Beside Myself
22. Pale Waves - My Mind Makes Noises
23. Steve Moakler - Born Ready
24. Panic! At the Disco - Pray for the Wicked
25. Weathers - Kids in the Night
26. The Republic of Wolves - Shrine
27. Kodaline - Politics of Living
28. Hellogoodbye - S'Only Natural
29. Fitness - Karate
30. The Maple State - The Things I Heard at the Party
31. Boston Manor - Welcome to the Neighbourhood
32. Good Charlotte - Generation Rx
33. Jukebox the Ghost - Off to the Races
34. Thrice - Palms
35. Elder Brother - Stay Inside

 

I appreciate this list.

 

My Albums of the Year:

1. Boygenius - Boygenius
2. The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships
3. Camp Cope - How to Socialize and How to Make Friends
4. Soccer Mommy - Clean
5. First Aid Kit - Ruins
6. Death Cab for Cutie - Thank You For Today
7. Hellogoodbye - S'Only Natural
8. Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
9. Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour
10. Mac Miller - Swimming

Honorable mentions to Petal and Vacationer.