Music is alive and well. Here are some favorites from records I listened to this year.
Be the Cowboy – Mitski
Mitski has beautiful momentum since Puberty 2 . Her latest, Be the Cowboy , ups the ante. (more )
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The Tree of Forgiveness – John Prine
Septuagenarian John Prine has honed his craft for well over 50 years and never once had to twerk.
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Kids See Ghosts – Kanye West & Kid Cudi
Cudi’s record is the best of Kanye’s multiple releases in 2018, tweets aside.
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boygenius – boygenius
Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus join forces as boygenius for an EP that’ll play you like a violin.
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Suspiria (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film) – Thom Yorke
Haven’t seen the movie yet, but this record paints a vivid picture on its own.
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Things Have Changed – Bettye LaVette
The freshest take on Dylan since Dylan.
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Look Now – Elvis Costello
Elvis is incapable of making a mediocre album. (more )
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I’ll Be Your Girl – The Decemberists
A well-oiled music-making machine – it was fun to hear them play with synths this year.
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Twentytwo in Blue – Sunflower Bean
Shoulda hit the big time with this decidedly Fleetwood Mac–flavored record.
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Rock 2 – The Dean Ween Group
You can expect more of these beer–smelling solo records until Ween make new music.
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This is America – Childish Gambino
One of the best songs of the year, and definitely the best video.
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Superoganism – Superoganism
These kids can play on my lawn any day. (more )
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Sparkle Hard – Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
The voice of Pavement makes another solid record with The Jicks.
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Ordinary Corrupt Human Love – Deafheaven
Alls I know is… this song helped me out this year.
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Burning Daylight – Blake Morgan
Restored and remastered version of Blake’s sophomore album shines like a diamond. (more )
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Pinkus Abortion Technician – Melvins
A good reminder from the drunk uncle of grunge.
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Wide Awake! – Parquet Courts
Some solid tracks, but I wanted to like this collab with Danger Mouse more.
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Thank You For Today – Death Cab for Cutie
Latest record has some fans burning their membership cards, and others fainting into their lattes. (more )
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Aquarelle – Jesse Harris
Caught Jesse twice in NYC this year and dug his shit.
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Egypt Station – Paul McCartney
Inconsistent record from the most consistent artist of his generation. (more )
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Kumi – Blak Emoji
Blew the ceiling of Arlene’s Grocery this year.
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Down The Road Wherever – Mark Knopfler
Mark’s solo records continue to hit the sweet spot.
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Lil Peep & XXXTENTACION – Falling Down
Posthumously released earworm.
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