My Top 20 Albums of 2018

So now that the countdown show on New Year's Eve has come and gone and the loyal UMFM listeners got to hear it spoiler-free, I can finally post my Top 20 Albums of 2018.

20 Zhen Chen and Lin Ma - On & Between [Navona]



19 Leila Abdul-Rauf - Dimunition [Malignant]



18 Ben Pirani - How Do I Talk To My Brother [Colemine]



17 Witch Prophet - The Golden Octave [Independent]



16 Safia Nolin - Dans le noir [Bonsound]



15 Khalab - Black Noise 2084 [On the Corner]



14 Dirty Projectors - Lamp Lit Prose [Domino]



13 Kadhja Bonet - Childqueen [Fat Possum]



12 Zaki Ibrahim - The Secret Life of Planets [Independent]



11 Molly Burch - First Flower [Captured Tracks]



10 Kamasi Washington - Heaven & Earth [Young Turks]



09 Bear Grass - LEFT [Five Kill]



08 GoGo Penguin - A Humdrum Star [Blue Note]



07 V.V. Lightbody - Bathing Peach [Independent]



06 Maribou State - Kingdoms in Colour [Counter]



05 Khruangbin - Con Todo El Mundo [Fat Possum]



04 Renata Zeiguer - Old Ghost [Northern Spy]



03 Makaya McCraven - Universal Beings [International Anthem]



02 Rhye - Blood [Last Gang]



01 Jeremy Dutcher - Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa [Independent]

Dirty Projectors - "Cool Your Heart ft. D∆WN"

YO! Another track from the forthcoming Dirty Projectors LP, featuring D∆WN, who if you haven't heard "Lazarus" you need to rectify asap.

Dirty Projectors - "Little Bubble"

It's been a minute since we've had some new Dirty Projectors so this is among my most anticipated releases of the new year. Sounds like Dave's been listening to some James Blake in the interim.

Dirty Projectors - "Gun Has No Trigger"

Can't wait to hear the rest of Swing Lo Magellan, but what does it say about happiness when the (warm) gun has no trigger?

Dirty Projectors - You Against The Larger World

Tomorrow is RECORD STORE DAY. I trust that you haven't been living under a rock and know what I'm talking about. The Dirty Projectors contribution to this orgy of vinyl is below.