My annual list of my top 3 LPs and Singles that were released in 2018.
LPs
- Ross From Friends – Family Portrait
- Travis Scott – Astroworld
- Blood Orange – Negro Swan
It was a great year for the LP, and very difficult to narrow down to just 3. Others on the shortlist were by Serpent With Feet (Soil), Ivy Lab (Death Don’t Always Taste Good), DK Koze (Knock Knock), Dean Blunt (Soul on Fire), Teyana Taylor (K.T.S.E) and of course Kanye West (Ye).
Singles
- Deno – Next Up? S01.E47
- Oklou – Samuel
- CASisDEAD – Pat Earrings
Live performance
No question on this one, has to be Sinjin Hawke & Zora Jones @ Sonar Festival, Barcelona. I’d never heard of them beforehand and happened to find myself in the SonarHall on day 1 for an incredible live AV performance that totally blew my mind!
Radio
This was the year I properly delved into the brilliant NTS Radio, and my new monthly fixture is Tim Parker’s show You’ll Soon Know. It’s introduced me to some amazing new music, including his own track released in 2018, Slanted.