20 Best Albums of 2018 – The List

Not many end-of-year lists will feature both Kacey Musgraves and High on Fire.

Best Albums of 2018 #1 Low – Double Negative

There was no definitive sound of 2018 – like the times that swirled around us all it was impossible to … More

Best Albums of 2018 #2 Rolling Blackouts, Coastal Fever – Hope Downs

Rule #1 of music writing is never to start a piece with something as rustic as “Back in the old … More

Best Albums of 2018 #3 – Shame – Songs of Praise

What with the music industry just returning to growth after years of declining revenues it’s unlikely that it’s going to … More

Best Albums of 2018 #5 Let’s Eat Grandma – I’m All Ears

In an era where the young – especially young women – are being systematically gaslighted into the stentorian obedience of … More

Best Albums of 2018 #6 Young Fathers – Cocoa Sugar

Best Albums of 2018 #9 The Orielles – Silver Dollar Moment

Nestled between two beacons of post-industrial genesis in Leeds and Manchester, successful bands from the town of Halifax have up … More

Best Albums of 2018 #11 Daniel Avery – Song For Alpha

Best Albums of 2018 #8 Jon Hopkins – Singularity

50 Best Songs of 2018 #12 How To Dress Well – A Memory, The Spinning Of A Body