Songs/tracks of 2018

JohnnyBGoode · Post by **JohnnyBGoode** » Fri Jan 19, 2018 11:00 am

Don't think it's been opened yet, so here it is.

Post about favourite new songs/tacks, lists, & discuss here.

andyd1010 · Post by **andyd1010** » Fri Jan 19, 2018 4:05 pm

Fireworks by First Aid Kit is the first great song I've heard from this year.

Smithers-Jones · Post by **Smithers-Jones** » Fri Jan 19, 2018 4:44 pm

On heavy rotation at the moment:
Shame - One Rizla
Gwenno - Tir Ha Mor
First Aid Kit - Fireworks
MGMT - Hand it Over
Sunflower Bean - I Was a Fool
Hinds - New For You

prosecutorgodot · Post by **prosecutorgodot** » Fri Jan 19, 2018 8:41 pm

Rich Brian - "See Me" is the first great song of 2018.

Pauler · Post by **Pauler** » Sat Jan 20, 2018 2:41 pm

The one who has surprised me the most so far in 2018 is Troye Sivan. He puts out "My My My" which was quite decent.

Then the "The Good Side", involving Ariel Rechtshaid, Jam City and Allie X, sounds like a indie-folk-Sufjan-Stevens-style mixed with subtle electronic effects. The result is a beautifully written, superbly produced song about an interesting aspect of a breakup.

I have a feeling he might be the Carly Rae Jepsen/EMOTIONS of this year.

notbrianeno · Post by **notbrianeno** » Sat Jan 20, 2018 5:17 pm

Pauler wrote:The one who has surprised me the most so far in 2018 is Troye Sivan. He puts out "My My My" which was quite decent.

Then the "The Good Side", involving Ariel Rechtshaid, Jam City and Allie X, sounds like a indie-folk-Sufjan-Stevens-style mixed with subtle electronic effects. The result is a beautifully written, superbly produced song about an interesting aspect of a breakup.

I have a feeling he might be the Carly Rae Jepsen/EMOTIONS of this year.

I was really impressed by both of these songs as well! I was under the impression he was just a typical tumblr-lite-pop artist, but i'll definitely be giving Blue Neighborhood another listen after these tracks.

Pauler · Post by **Pauler** » Sun Jan 21, 2018 5:22 am

notbrianeno wrote:
I was really impressed by both of these songs as well! I was under the impression he was just a typical tumblr-lite-pop artist, but i'll definitely be giving Blue Neighborhood another listen after these tracks.

Blue Neighborhood is definitely the definition of Tumblr-lite pop artist: it sounds vey current and unfortunately very generic. But both "My My My" and "The Good Side" are sophisticated and show impressive growth so I am excited to see if his sophomore can live up to the hype.

notbrianeno · Post by **notbrianeno** » Mon Mar 12, 2018 3:49 pm

TimmyWing · Post by **TimmyWing** » Fri Mar 23, 2018 5:23 pm

Can't be arsed copying out Four Tet's unpronounceable track title so here's a playlist of my songs of the year so far:

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sat Mar 24, 2018 2:31 am

Alphabetical order by artist...

1. A.A.L (Against All Logic)- I Never Dream
2. A.A.L (Against All Logic)- Some Kind of Game
3. Car Seat Headrest- Bodys
4. Car Seat Headrest- Nervous Young Inhumans
5. Cupcakke- Crayons
6. Cupcakke- Fullest
7. Janelle Monáe- Make Me Feel
8. MGMT- She Works Out Too Much
9. Mount Eerie- Distortion
10. Superorganism- Everybody Wants to Be Famous

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 7:50 pm

A third of the way through the year and this is my very tentative ordering of my favorite songs of the year, the creme de la creme...

1. Janelle Monáe- Make Me Feel
2. A.A.L (Against All Logic)- I Never Dream
3. Kamasi Washington- Fists of Fury
4. Car Seat Headrest- Bodys
5. Mount Eerie- Distortion
6. Deafheaven- Honeycomb
7. A.A.L (Against All Logic)- Some Kind of Game
8. Beach House- Dive
9. Beach House- Dark Spring
10. MGMT- She Works Out Too Much
11. Superorganism- Everybody Wants to Be Famous
12. Cupcakke- Crayons
13. Kacey Musgraves- Slow Burn
14. Courtney Barnett- City Looks Pretty
15. Beach House- Lemon Glow
16. Janelle Monáe- Americans
17. Janelle Monáe (featuring Grimes)- Pynk
18. Unknown Mortal Orchestra- Everyone Acts Crazy Nowadays
19. Father John Misty- Just Dumb Enough to Try
20. Cupcakke- Fullest
21. Car Seat Headrest- Nervous Young Inhumans

prosecutorgodot · Post by **prosecutorgodot** » Wed May 02, 2018 4:23 am

LETS GOOOO (I don't know why, pretty hyped to post my list)

Songs from Jan-Apr 2018, alphabetically. Enjoy!

Top-tier songs (very rough):
A.A.L. - Some Kind of Game
Diplo ft. Santigold, Lil Yachty - Worry No More
Flowertruck - Enough for Now
Janelle Monae - PYNK
Kero Kero Bonito - Only Acting
Parquet Courts - Wide Awake
Rich Brian - See Me

Other notable songs:
Andrew WK - The Devil's On Your Side [Rock]
Anna von Hauswolff - The Truth, The Glow, The Fall [Post-rock]
At the Gates - Daggers of Black Haze [Metal]
Cardi B - Bicken Head [Hip-hop]
Cupcakke - Quiz [Hip-hop]
Czarface / MF Doom - Bomb Thrown [Hip-hop]
Fidlar - Alcohol [Pop-punk-rock]
Flatbush Zombies - Headstone [Hip-hop]
Ghost - Rats [Metal]
Gobbinjr - Afraid of Me [Bedroom pop]
Hobo Johnson - Peach Scone [Spoken word]
Jack White - Over and Over and Over [Rock]
Janelle Monae - I Like That [Pop]
Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd - Pray for Me [R&B/Pop rap]
Kero Kero Bonito - The One True Path [Pop]
Kimbra - Version of Me [Vocal pop]
Let's Eat Grandma - Hot Pink [Experimental pop]
Neko Case - Bad Luck [Vocal pop-rock]
Sabrina Claudio - All to You [R&B]

EDIT: I forgot to mention about the ABBA news. Too bad it's only two tracks, I thought there would be more. But still excited.

Nassim · Post by **Nassim** » Thu May 10, 2018 2:48 pm

Still my favorite song of the year, and that's what I call making the most of your opportunity :

Is it the chorus yet? Yes! It’s the chorus! Cause we’re on live TV and we have four minutes to play this song, so we’re going to go to the second verse.

prosecutorgodot · Post by **prosecutorgodot** » Fri May 11, 2018 4:42 am

Wow, that is a really great performance. Even if the song doesn't make it to my favorites, this will be one of my favorite live performances. I might go back and re-listen to Twin Fantasy.

acroamor · Post by **acroamor** » Mon May 28, 2018 2:03 pm

1. “Jeannie Becomes a Mom” - Caroline Rose
2. “Temporary Bliss State” - The Caretaker
3. “Rainbow” - Kacey Musgraves
4. “Love Without Reason” - Dream Wife
5. “The Opener” - Camp Cope
6. “Night Shift” - Lucy Dacus
7. “Scorpio Rising” - Soccer Mommy
8. “Hopefulessness” - Courtney Barnett
9. “Stir Fry” - Migos
10. “Hem of Her Dress” - First Aid Kit

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 11:52 pm

I just want to make a prediction right now. Childish Gambino's "This is America" ends up in the top 3 songs of the year on the critics' list. It even stands a great chance at being #1. Think about it...

1. The song is incredibly commercially successful, hitting #1 on the charts in the US, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, as well as hitting #2 in Ireland and #6 in the U.K.

2. The song is by Donald Glover, a man whose acclaim/prominence in multiple artistic fields is hitting a peak right now, from his TV show Atlanta to his appearance in the latest Star Wars film to his rap career as Childish Gambino. The point being, Glover embodies the zeitgeist, and there are few things the critics love more than a good zeitgeist narrative.

3. The song is done in the trap style of hip-hop, a sound that is critically in vogue, as evidenced by the success of songs like "Mask Off", "XO Tour Llif3", and "Bodak Yellow" on the 2017 EOY songs list.

4. The song is obviously political, as evidenced by the music video and its focus on both the plight of African Americans, as well as gun control, two political issues that are constantly discussed in the America of 2018, and resonate especially well with the left-wing writers that make up the bulk of music critics (if you don't believe this last point, read just about any editorial in Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Stereogum, etc.). Considering the hyper-political atmosphere in the US right now, it's easy to see how "This is America" would gain a great deal of acclaim from this last point alone.

JohnnyBGoode · Post by **JohnnyBGoode** » Wed Jun 27, 2018 9:05 pm

1. Tom Misch – It Runs Through Me (feat. De La Soul)
2. Kendrick Lamar – All the Stars (feat. SZA)
3. Lucy Dacus – Night Shift
4. Kacey Musgraves – Space Cowboy
5. Amber Arcades – Simple Song
6. Childish Gambino – This is America
7. Kamasi Washington – Fists of Fury
8. A.A.L. – Cityfade
9. Car Seat Headrest – Nervous Young Inhumans
10. Snail Mail – Pristine
11. Shame - One Rizla
12. CHVRCHES – Get Out
13. Eels – The Deconstruction
14. Neko Case - Hell-On
15. Beach House – Lemon Glow
16. Sun-El Musician (feat. Samthing Soweto) – Akanamali
17. John Mayer – New Light
18. Soccer Mommy – Cool
19. Melody’s Echo Chamber – Cross My Heart
20. Sunflower Bean - Twentytwo
21. Tracyanne & Danny – It Can’t Be Love Unless It Hurts
22. U.S. Girls – Pearly Gates
23. The Go! Team – Mayday
24. The Radio Dept. – Your True Name
25. Cigarettes After Sex - Crush
26. Rainbow Kitten Surprise – Fever Pitch
27. Car Seat Headrest – Bodys
28. Kacey Musgraves – Slow Burn
29. Kamasi Washington – Street Fighter Mas
30. Eleanor Friedberger – In Between Stars
31. Men I Trust – Show Me How
32. Courtney Barnett – Need a Little Time
33. Father John Misty – Mr. Tilman
34. Glen Hansard – Time Will Be The Healer
35. First Aid Kit – Fireworks
36. MGMT – Little Dark Age
37. Tune-Yards – Heart Attack
38. Karen O - YO! MY SAINT (feat. Michael Kiwanuka)
39. John Hopkins – Emerald Rush
40. Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks – Middle America
41. Chromatics – Black Walls
42. Jean-Michel Blais – Blind
43. Rhye – Song for You
44. Ariana Grande – No Tears Left to Cry
45. Kacey Musgraves – Oh What a World
46. Mazzy Star – Quiet, The Winter Harbor
47. Gwenno – Tir Ha Mor
48. Young Fathers – In My View
49. Leon Bridges – Bad Bad News
50. Dream Wife – Hey Heartbreaker
51. Janelle Monae – Make me Feel
52. Christine and the Queens - Girlfriend
53. 이달의 소녀/Olivia Hye (LOONA/올리비아 혜) - Egoist (Feat. JinSoul)
54. En Attendant Ana – The Violence Inside
55. Mattiel – Count Your Blessings
56. Parquet Courts – Mardi Gras Beads
57. Natalie Prass - Short Court Style
58. Jay Som - Pirouette
59. Frankie Cosmos - Jesse
60. LUMP - Curse of the Contemporary
61. Courtney Marie Andrews – May Your Kindness Remain
62. Mitski - Nobody
63. Big Red Machine - Hymnostic (Bon Iver, The National)
64. Hop Along – How Simple
65. Rolling Blackouts Blackout Coastal Fever - Mainland
66. Balún - El Espanto
67. Okkervil River – Don’t Move back to LA
68. The Orielles – Blue Suitcase (Disco Wrist)
69. Black Pumas – Black Moon Rising
70. Damien Jurado – Over Rainbows and Rainier
71. Laura Veirs – Watch Fire (feat. Sufjan Stevens)
72. Gengahr – Before Sunrise
73. The Decemberists - Severed
74. Jeff Rosenstock - USA
75. Troye Sivan - My My My!
76. Let’s Eat Grandma – Falling Into Me

JohnnyBGoode · Post by **JohnnyBGoode** » Wed Jun 27, 2018 9:55 pm

When I click on 'spotifyplaylist' and insert link in the middle of the 2 square brackets it doesn't seem to show up as a playlist. What might I be doing wrong? I've looked at others & can't see any difference?

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Thu Jun 28, 2018 7:30 am

If it has 'Https' at the front, remove the 's'. Also if there is a question mark in link, remove everything from the question mark on out, including the mark itself.

JohnnyBGoode · Post by **JohnnyBGoode** » Thu Jun 28, 2018 8:30 am

Rob wrote:If it has 'Https' at the front, remove the 's'. Also if there is a question mark in link, remove everything from the question mark on out, including the mark itself.

Thanks I had already noticed the s & tried the longer link with http only as others appeared to be. I then cut & pasted link again & got the shorter link without the ?... but mustn't have tried it with http.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Mon Jul 02, 2018 1:12 am

Alphabetical, by artist...

1. A.A.L (Against All Logic)- I Never Dream
2. A.A.L (Against All Logic)- Some Kind of Game
3. Arctic Monkeys- Four out of Five
4. Beach House- Dark Spring
5. Beach House- Dive
6. Beach House- Lemon Glow
7. Car Seat Headrest- Bodys
8. Car Seat Headrest- Nervous Young Inhumans
9. Childish Gambino- This Is America
10. Courtney Barnett- City Looks Pretty
11. Cupcakke- Crayons
12. Cupcakke- Fullest
13. Deafheaven- Canary Yellow
14. Deafheaven- Honeycomb
15. DJ Koze- Pick Up
16. Father John Misty- Just Dumb Enough to Try
17. Janelle Monáe (featuring Brian Wilson)- Dirty Computer
18. Janelle Monáe (featuring Grimes)- Pynk
19. Janelle Monáe (featuring Zoë Kravitz)- Screwed
20. Janelle Monáe- Americans
21. Janelle Monáe- Make Me Feel
22. Jon Hopkins- Emerald Rush
23. Kacey Musgraves- Slow Burn
24. Kamasi Washington- Fists of Fury
25. Kamasi Washington- Street Fighter Mas
26. Kamasi Washington- The Space Travelers Lullaby
27. Kanye West and Kid Cudi- Kids See Ghosts
28. Kanye West and Kid Cudi- Reborn
29. Kanye West- Wouldn’t Leave
30. Kanye West- Yikes
31. MGMT- Me and Michael
32. MGMT- She Works Out Too Much
33. Mitski- Nobody
34. Mount Eerie- Distortion
35. Nas- Cops Shot the Kid
36. Pusha T- If You Know You Know
37. Snail Mail- Heat Wave
38. Snail Mail- Pristine
39. Sons of Kemet- My Queen Is Harriet Tubman
40. Sophie- Immaterial
41. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks- Middle America
42. Superorganism- Everybody Wants to Be Famous
43. Unknown Mortal Orchestra- Everyone Acts Crazy Nowadays

ColmD · Post by **ColmD** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 2:51 pm

Similar to last year, and against better judgement (!) I have been looking at online lists for best songs of 2018 (so far).
I started from the last week in May up to end of June for the purposes of this list. I will be updating throughout July and providing the final version at the beginning of August (hopefully)

This year I have steered away from genre specific lists (where possible) so as not to lend genre bias. I may put together a top 10 per genre lists if I find enough online (10 is a minimum number)

I compiled the lists from 30 online sites that cover music, entertainment and culture so there may a slight mainstream bias as most music sites used in the year end lists on AM don't post mid year articles.

Anyway, enough talking. Here is the list as at June 30th. I am halfway through the albums equivalent and hope to have that completed soon.

2018 Songs.xlsx

prosecutorgodot · Post by **prosecutorgodot** » Wed Jul 04, 2018 5:35 am

"I Walk a Little Faster" - song of the year?? I really wouldn't take a second glance if someone said so.

EDIT: dammit... this is a cover from 2009... of an old song by jazz pianist cy coleman, who peaked from the 60s to the 90s. ah well, this is an amazing track that I've discovered at least. and fiona did a helluva job with it. also, great underwater choreography.

santossimon · Post by **santossimon** » Thu Jul 05, 2018 4:40 am

1 Kylie Minogue | "Dancing"
2. Kendrick Lamar | "All the Stars" (feat. SZA)
3 Cardi B | "Bartier Cardi" (feat. 21 Savage)
4. MGMT | "She Works Out Too Much"

danielbrown · Post by **danielbrown** » Fri Jul 06, 2018 12:57 pm

My favourite songs of 2018 are:
1. Kanye West and Kid Cudi- Kids See Ghosts
2. Kanye West and Kid Cudi- Reborn
3. Kanye West- Wouldn’t Leave
4. Kanye West- Yikes
5. MGMT- Me and Michael
6. MGMT- She Works Out Too Much
7. Mitski- Nobody
8. Mount Eerie- Distortion
9. Nas- Cops Shot the Kid
10. Pusha T- If You Know You Know

Future Critic · Post by **Future Critic** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 2:49 am

ColmD wrote:Similar to last year, and against better judgement (!) I have been looking at online lists for best songs of 2018 (so far).
I started from the last week in May up to end of June for the purposes of this list. I will be updating throughout July and providing the final version at the beginning of August (hopefully)

This is great! Thanks for compiling it!

I still have to listen to many of the songs on your compilation, but my favorites from the first half are as follows:
01. Make Me Feel, Janelle Monae
02. This is America, Childish Gambino
03. Four out of Five, Arctic Monkeys
04. Hunger, Florence + the Machine
05. Pynk, Janelle Monae
06. Slow Burn, Kacey Musgraves
07. Cute Thing, Car Seat Headrest
08. Me & Michael, MGMT
09. Fireworks, First Aid Kit
10. no tears left to cry, Ariana Grande
11. My Boy, Car Seat Headrest
12. Mr. Tillman, Father John Misty
13. Bodys, Car Seat Headrest
14. Butterflies, Kacey Musgraves
15. After The Storm, Kali Uchis and others
16. Never Be the Same, Camila Cabello
17. I Like It, Cardi B
18. Space Cowboy, Kacey Musgraves
19. Black Car, Beach House
20. Rosebud, U.S. Girls

And so far, there have been 3 albums that will probably make my year-end top 10:
1. Dirty Computer, Janelle Monae
2. Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves
3. Twin Fantasy, Car Seat Headrest

Neil · Post by **Neil** » Tue Jul 17, 2018 12:39 am

So far.....

1. Kacey Musgraves / Space Cowboy
2. Kacey Musgraves / Slow Burn
3. Camilla Cabello / Never be the Same
4. Amen Dunes / Believe
5. John Mayer / New Light
6. First Aid Kit / Fireworks
7. Leon Bridges / Bad Bad News
8. Mitski / Geyser
9. Ke$ha / Woman
10. Lykke Li / Hard Rain
11. Charlie Puth f Kehlani / Done For Me
12. Leon Bridges / Bet Ain't Worth the Hand
13. Calvin Harris f Dua Lipa / One Kiss
14. Childish Gambino / This is America
15. Troye Sivian / My, My, My

Romain · Post by **Romain** » Fri Jul 20, 2018 4:59 pm

So far :
Django Django - Marble Skies
Django Django - Surface to Air
Cascadeur - Control Room
Cascadeur - Silent
Eels - The Deconstruction
Eels - Sweet Scorched Earth
Richard Gotainer - Saperlipopette

King Tuff - No Man's Land
King Tuff - Neverending Sunshine
L'impératrice - Balade fantôme
Jack White - Why Walk a Dog
Jack White - Hypermisophoniac
Jack White - Over and Over and Over

discord · Post by **discord** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 11:53 am

Caroline Rose - Jeannie Becomes a Mom
Soccer Mommy - Cool
Shame - One Rizla
Willie Nelson - She Made My Day
Ashley Monroe - Hard On a Heart
The Orielles - Sunflower Seeds
Eels - The Deconstruction
Vundabar - Diver
Jack White - Over and Over and Over
Snail Mail - Pristine
Sleep - Giza Butler
Judas Priest - Firepower
Sons of Kemet - My Queen Is Harriet Tubman

acroamor · Post by **acroamor** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 4:33 pm

discord wrote:Caroline Rose - Jeannie Becomes a Mom
Soccer Mommy - Cool
Shame - One Rizla
Willie Nelson - She Made My Day
Ashley Monroe - Hard On a Heart
The Orielles - Sunflower Seeds
Eels - The Deconstruction
Vundabar - Diver
Jack White - Over and Over and Over
Snail Mail - Pristine
Sleep - Giza Butler
Judas Priest - Firepower
Sons of Kemet - My Queen Is Harriet Tubman

Yessssss. If this list is in rank order, we share the same number one.

Pauler · Post by **Pauler** » Wed Aug 01, 2018 1:20 pm

- New Robyn's single "Missing U" is excellent, of course. The fact that it holds the pace and never gives in to a blooming chorus helps too.

- New Troye Sivan duet with Ariana Grande is what I imagine The xx would sound like on Billboard Hot 100

- RICO NASTY! Good Lord she is LETHAL

- SOPHIE - Immaterial: Go home everyone. Song of the year

- Ciara - Level Up: New Jersey beat. Hmmm not up to the level of "Body Party" a few years ago.

- The Cardi B album is very uneven but the good stuffs are great. "I Like It" is straight up fun and what a smart choice of sample! Also, "Bickenhead" is amazing.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sat Aug 04, 2018 5:30 pm

You guys hear that new Robyn song??

An ultra-rough top ten songs so far...

1. A.A.L (Against All Logic)- I Never Dream
2. Janelle Monáe- Make Me Feel
3. Kamasi Washington- Fists of Fury
4. Robyn- Missing U
5. Sophie- Immaterial
6. Pusha T- If You Know You Know
7. Car Seat Headrest- Bodys
8. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks- Middle America
9. Childish Gambino- This Is America
10. Arctic Monkeys- Four out of Five

Here's the creme de la creme though...

1. A.A.L (Against All Logic)- I Never Dream
2. A.A.L (Against All Logic)- Some Kind of Game
3. Arctic Monkeys- Four out of Five
4. Beach House- Dark Spring
5. Beach House- Dive
6. Beach House- Lemon Glow
7. Brockhampton- 1999 Wildfire
8. Car Seat Headrest- Bodys
9. Childish Gambino- This Is America
10. Cupcakke- Crayons
11. Cupcakke- Fullest
12. Deafheaven- Honeycomb
13. DJ Koze- Pick Up
14. Drake- Nice for What
15. Father John Misty- Just Dumb Enough to Try
16. Janelle Monáe (featuring Zoë Kravitz)- Screwed
17. Janelle Monáe- Americans
18. Janelle Monáe- Make Me Feel
19. Jon Hopkins- Emerald Rush
20. Kacey Musgraves- Slow Burn
21. Kamasi Washington- Fists of Fury
22. Kamasi Washington- Street Fighter Mas
23. Kamasi Washington- The Space Travelers Lullaby
24. Kanye West and Kid Cudi- Kids See Ghosts
25. Kanye West- Yikes
26. MGMT- She Works Out Too Much
27. Mitski- Nobody
28. Moses Sumney- Rank & File
29. Mount Eerie- Distortion
30. Nas- Cops Shot the Kid
31. Pusha T- If You Know You Know
32. Robyn- Missing U
33. Snail Mail- Heat Wave
34. Sons of Kemet- My Queen Is Harriet Tubman
35. Sophie- Immaterial
36. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks- Middle America
37. Superorganism- Everybody Wants to Be Famous
38. Tyler the Creator / A$AP Rocky- Potato Salad

jamesrhode · Post by **jamesrhode** » Mon Aug 06, 2018 8:19 am

My favourite songs are:
1. Robyn- Missing U
2. Sophie- Immaterial
3. MGMT- She Works Out Too Much
4. Mitski- Nobody
5. Moses Sumney- Rank & File
6. Snail Mail - Pristine
7. Sleep - Giza Butler
8. Judas Priest - Firepower

Jackson · Post by **Jackson** » Wed Aug 15, 2018 10:01 pm

acroamor wrote:
discord wrote:Caroline Rose - Jeannie Becomes a Mom
Yessssss. If this list is in rank order, we share the same number one.

I've been going through this thread this week to find some overlooked tracks, and this is my favorite so far. Thanks for the rec

Father2TheMan · Post by **Father2TheMan** » Thu Aug 16, 2018 3:22 pm

I'm starting to make my way through the suggestions here but what's grabbed me so far this year are:
Eels "Bone Dry"
Eminem "Framed"
Kanye West "Lift Yourself"
Sting and Shaggy "Dreaming in the U.S.A."
Stryper "God Damn Evil"
Willie Nelson "Ready to Roar"

Future Critic · Post by **Future Critic** » Thu Sep 06, 2018 8:53 pm

Roughly in order, my current top 30 songs for 2018:

01. Make Me Feel, Janelle Monae
02. This Is America, Childish Gambino
03. My My My!, Troye Sivan
04. Four Out Of Five, Arctic Monkeys
05. Missing U, Robyn
06. no tears left to cry, Ariana Grande
07. Pynk, Janelle Monae
08. Slow Burn, Kacey Musgraves
09. Hunger, Florence + the Machine
10. Falling Into Me, Let's Eat Grandma
11. Plum, Troye Sivan
12. Cute Thing, Car Seat Headrest
13. Bodys, Car Seat Headrest
14. God's Plan, Drake
15. Butterflies, Kacey Musgraves
16. Fireworks, First Aid Kit
17. I Like It, Cardi B
18. My Boy (Twin Fantasy), Car Seat Headrest
19. Nice For What, Drake
20. Me & Michael, MGMT
21. Never Be the Same, Camila Cabello
22. Black Car, Beach House
23. Lemon Glow, Beach House
24. Rosebud, U.S. Girls
25. Freebird II, Parquet Courts
26. A Perfect Miracle, Spiritualized
27. Nobody, Mitski
28. 'Til It's Over, Anderson .Paak
29. In My View, Young Fathers
30. All the Stars, Kendrick Lamar

prosecutorgodot · Post by **prosecutorgodot** » Wed Sep 19, 2018 4:18 am

Four songs came out this week that might end up pretty high on my year-end list.

Lana Del Rey - "Mariners Apartment Complex"
Kurt Vile - "Bassackwards"
joji - "Slow Dancing in the Dark"
Kero Kero Bonito - "Make Believe"

Jackson · Post by **Jackson** » Wed Sep 19, 2018 2:22 pm

Here are some of my favorites so far, roughly in order:

Tier one (SOTY contenders):
Anna van Hausswolff - The Mysterious Vanishing of Electra

This is an astonishing track that channels Seer-era Swans and early PJ Harvey. It's made even better by the ridiculously creepy video, linked above.

Let's Eat Grandma - Falling Into Me
Kamasi Washington - Fists of Fury

Tier two (solid candidates for year-end top 20):
Caroline Rose - Jeannie Becomes a Mom (thanks AMF!)
Clairo - 4EVER
Jenny Hval - Spells
Kacey Musgraves - High Horse
Let's Eat Grandma - It's Not Just Me
Kali Uchis - In My Dreams (how is this not the consensus favorite from the album??)
Men I Trust - Seven (new single that just came out last week; doesn't stand out at first but I can't stop listening to it)
MGMT - She Works Out Too Much
Parquet Courts - Wide Awake! (so many great tracks on this album; I have this penciled in as a favorite for now)
Rae Sremmurd - Powerglide
Soccer Mommy - Your Dog

Tier three (other favorites to date):
Amber Mark - Love Me Right
Ariana Grande - no tears left to cry (the critics are spot on, this is the mainstream pop song of the year)
Beach House - Lemon Glow
Hatchie - Sure (shoegaze-y song that could have been released in 1990)
Janelle Monae - Americans
Mitski - Nobody
U.S. Girls - Pearly Gates (thanks AMF!)
Yuno - No Going Back

JohnnyBGoode · Post by **JohnnyBGoode** » Wed Sep 19, 2018 2:56 pm

1. John Mayer – New Light
2. Kendrick Lamar – All the Stars (feat. SZA)
3. Childish Gambino – This is America
4. Tom Misch – It Runs Through Me (feat. De La Soul)
5. Lucy Dacus – Night Shift
6. Kacey Musgraves – Space Cowboy
7. Snail Mail – Pristine
8. U.S. Girls – M.A.H.
9. Noname - Window (feat. Phoelix)
10. Kamasi Washington – Fists of Fury
11. Thom Yorke - Suspirium
12. Mitski – Nobody
13. Ariana Grande – No Tears Left to Cry
14. Eels – The Deconstruction
15. CHVRCHES – Get Out
16. Amber Arcades – Simple Song
17. A.A.L. – Cityfade
18. Car Seat Headrest – Nervous Young Inhumans
19. Julia Holter – I Shall Love 2
20. Shame - One Rizla
21. Neko Case - Hell-On
22. Beach House – Lemon Glow
23. Sun-El Musician (feat. Samthing Soweto) – Akanamali
24. Soccer Mommy – Cool
25. Melody’s Echo Chamber – Cross My Heart
26. Sunflower Bean - Twentytwo
27. Tracyanne & Danny – It Can’t Be Love Unless It Hurts
28. U.S. Girls – Pearly Gates
29. The Go! Team – Mayday
30. The Radio Dept. – Your True Name
31. Rhye – Song for You
32. Courtney Barnett – Need a Little Time
33. Glen Hansard – Time Will Be The Healer
34. First Aid Kit – Fireworks
35. Rainbow Kitten Surprise – Fever Pitch
36. Car Seat Headrest – Bodys
37. Kacey Musgraves – Slow Burn
38. Kamasi Washington – Street Fighter Mas
39. Eleanor Friedberger – In Between Stars
40. Men I Trust – Show Me How
41. Father John Misty – Mr. Tilman
42. Cigarettes After Sex - Crush
43. MGMT – Little Dark Age
44. Beach House - Dark Spring
45. Tune-Yards – Heart Attack
46. Karen O - YO! MY SAINT (feat. Michael Kiwanuka)
47. John Hopkins – Emerald Rush
48. Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks – Middle America
49. Chromatics – Black Walls
50. Jean-Michel Blais – Blind

Kuviello · Post by **Kuviello** » Sun Sep 23, 2018 6:42 pm

ColmD wrote:Similar to last year, and against better judgement (!) I have been looking at online lists for best songs of 2018 (so far).
I started from the last week in May up to end of June for the purposes of this list. I will be updating throughout July and providing the final version at the beginning of August (hopefully)

This year I have steered away from genre specific lists (where possible) so as not to lend genre bias. I may put together a top 10 per genre lists if I find enough online (10 is a minimum number)

I compiled the lists from 30 online sites that cover music, entertainment and culture so there may a slight mainstream bias as most music sites used in the year end lists on AM don't post mid year articles.

Anyway, enough talking. Here is the list as at June 30th. I am halfway through the albums equivalent and hope to have that completed soon.

2018 Songs.xlsx

ColmD, did you have the chance to update this?

Jackson · Post by **Jackson** » Thu Sep 27, 2018 6:52 am

RYM's two highest rated singles of 2018, Lana Del Rey's "Venice Bitch" and Julia Holter's "I Shall Love 2," both came out in the last three weeks. I love both and can see them being top 10 EOY picks for our forum, if not the critics.

Moonbeam · Post by **Moonbeam** » Thu Sep 27, 2018 9:36 pm

I didn't think anything could top "Make Me Feel" by Janelle this year, but this might just do it. Apologies for the jumpy video. I was, well, jumping!

The studio version is here:

Moonbeam · Post by **Moonbeam** » Sun Sep 30, 2018 7:02 pm

HOLY FUCKING SHIT!

Jackson · Post by **Jackson** » Tue Oct 02, 2018 2:59 am

Yaeji returned with the new single One More; not sure it it's quite as great as Sippin' on My Drink or Raingurl but it's still excellent.

bonnielaurel · Post by **bonnielaurel** » Tue Oct 16, 2018 11:09 am

If I had to pick my forty favorite songs of 2018 it would be something like this. I include a few 2017 songs that will probably be eligible for the EOY poll.

Five artists with two songs:
First Aid Kit - It’s a Shame (‘17)
First Aid Kit - Fireworks (‘17)
Natalia Lafourcade - Danza de Gardenias
Natalia Lafourcade - Humanidad
GoGo Penguin - Reactor
GoGo Penguin - Prayer
Janelle Monáe & Grimes - Pynk
Janelle Monáe & Brian Wilson - Dirty Computer
Ariana Grande - No Tears Left to Cry
Ariana Grande - God Is a Woman

Thirty artists with one song:
Avril Lavigne - Head Above Water
Gösta Berlings Saga - Fundament
Florence + The Machine - Hunger
Nils Frahm - All Melody
Fatoumata Diawara - Nterini
Haru Nemuri - Haru To shura
Portico Quartet - View from a Satellite
Laura Pausini - Non è detto
Toni Braxton - Sorry
Leon Bridges - Bad Bad News
Kimbra - Like They Do on the TV
Kacey Musgraves - Slow Burn
Christina Aguilera & Demi Lovato - Fall in Line
Lenny Kravitz - Raise Vibration
Billie Eilish - You Should See Me in a Crown
MGMT - Me and Michael
Arctic Monkeys - Four Out of Five
Pale Waves - There’s a Honey
Imarhan - Azzaman
The Internet - La Di Da
Courtney Barnett - Nameless, Faceless
Elvis Costello & The Imposters - Unwanted Number
Rae Morris - Do It
Mumford & Sons - Guiding Light
Nina Nesbitt - Loyal to Me
Bombino - Deran Deran Alkheir
Ionnalee - Like Hell
Orquesta Akokán - Mambo Rapidito
Sudan Archives - Nont for Sale
Anna von Hausswolff - The Mysterious Vanishing of Elektra

ColmD · Post by **ColmD** » Wed Oct 17, 2018 6:30 pm

ColmD, did you have the chance to update this?[/quote]

Completed at last. The lists run up to Aug - 63 in all. Did not include lists that were explicitly genre related as that would tip the scales. No change to the top 4 from the last update.

Jirin · Post by **Jirin** » Thu Oct 18, 2018 4:38 pm

Aarabrot has a good cover of Sinnerman that kinda sounds like if Nick Cave covered it.

Optical · Post by **Optical** » Fri Oct 26, 2018 8:31 pm

Arctic Monkeys - Four Out of Five
Jessie Reyez - Body Count
Robyn - Honey
Cardi B - Be Careful
Camila Cabello - Never Be the Same
Disclosure - Moonlight
Beyoncé, Jay-Z - Apeshit

sonofsamiam · Post by **sonofsamiam** » Fri Nov 09, 2018 9:19 pm

acroamor · Post by **acroamor** » Sat Nov 10, 2018 2:58 am

1. Caroline Rose - "Jeannie Becomes a Mom"
2. Soccer Mommy - "Scorpio Rising"
3. Mitski - "Two Slow Dancers"
4. Parquet Courts - "Violence"
5. Courtney Barnett - "City Looks Pretty"
6. Mitski - "Nobody"
7. Dream Wife - "Love Without Reason"
8. Lucy Dacus - "Night Shift"
9. Caroline Rose - "Soul No. 5"
10. Deafheaven - "Near"
11. Boygenius - "Ketchum, ID"
12. Kali Uchis - "Feel Like a Fool"
13. Fidlar - "Are You High?"
14. Janelle Monae - "Americans"
15. Camp Cope - "The Opener"
16. Julia Holter - "I Shall Love 2"
17. Screaming Females - "Bird in Space"
18. Kacey Musgraves - "Rainbow"
19. First Aid Kit - "Hem of Her Dress"
20. Death Grips - "Disappointed"
21. U.S. Girls - "Rosebud"
22. The Caretaker - "Temporary Bliss State"
23. Kids See Ghosts - "Feel the Love"
24. Waxahatchee - "Chapel of Pines"
25. Migos - "Stir Fry"