I don’t usually make these lists, but this year I’m gonna. In no real order.
I tried to like her album, I really did.
We gave it two full attention honest listens, and though I think her voice is really great, her lyrics are just weak. Her husband is good though. She should have him write songs for her to sing.
Keeping it real straightforward:
Gregory Alan Isakov - Evening Machines
Gia Margaret - There’s Always Glimmer
Dave Matthews Band - Come Tomorrow (<3 balv)
Moby - Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt
Lina Tullgren - Won (late 2017, whatever)
Amen Dunes - Freedom
Pusha T - Daytona
Iron & Wine - Weed Garden (EP)
The Carters - Everything Is Love
Jeff Tweedy - WARM
Tallest Man On Earth - When The Bird Sees The Solid Ground (EP)
Your number 10 is my number 1, still need to hear that Tweedy album. I’m afraid I’ve listened more to reissues than actual new releases this year, loved Bob Seger and the Last heard (Heavy Music) and that Bobby gentry reissue is pretty sweet too.
that new ben larsen is on here for me.
GAI
isbell at the ryman
wheeler walker jr (new single “fuck you w/ the lights on” is key)
A star is born (OST)
ruston kelly
garth brooks triple live
nathaniel rateliff
brandi carlile
and, even though i’ve only heard the bootleg versions…
Bruce is releasing his Broadway performance next week…so that is definitely on my list for 2018 
Yup, Ruston Kelly. I first heard him because he opened for Isbell a year or two ago and I thought he was good. I like his album that came out this year too.
Gregory Alan Isakov - Evening Machines
Daniel Blumberg - Minus
Father John Misty - God’s Favourite Customer
Chilly Gonzales - Solo Piano III
If anybody hasn’t heard any of these and wants to, let me know and I’ll put it in the box.
Tree of Forgiveness is my best of the year.
So glad to see John Prine finally getting some recognition for being one of the greatest living songwriters.
…because its about music. Not how pretty you are, how much money you have to hire the best dancers, or how good your video is.
Snail Mail - Lush
Charli XCX - Pop 2 (technically Dec. 2017)
Forth Wanderers - S/T
Playboi Carti - S/T
Soccer Mommy - Clean
Pusha T - Daytona
Shame - Songs of Praise
Speedy Ortiz - Twerp Verse
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Sex & Food
Superorganism - S/T
In no order:
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Hope Downs
Jonathan Wilson - Rare Birds
Pearl Charles - Sleepless Dreamer
Bill Ryder-Jones - Yawn
Courtney Marie Andrews - May Your Kindness Remain
Ezra Furman - Transangelic Exodus
First Aid Kit - Ruins
John Prine _ The Tree of Forgiveness
Suede - The Blue Hour
The Good, The Bad & The Queen - Merrie Land
Daniel Blumberg - Minus
Cortney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel
Superorganism - S/T
Ty Segall - Freedom’s Goblin
Damien Jurado - The Horizon Just Laughed
Andy Jenkins - Sweet Bunch
The Goon Sax - We’re Not Talking
J Mascis - Elastic Days
Phosphorescent - C’est La Vie
Bonny Doon - Longwave
Calexico - The Thread That Keeps Us
