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]
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Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Sunday, January 1, 2017
2016 - Top 20 Albums
So, after a healthy batch of great records profiled in seven longlist posts, it's time for the fantastic stuff. My Top 20 was revealed on the 12th annual countdown show on UMFM, but if you didn't catch that on NYE, here's the skinny.
20 Tiff The Gift - It Gets Greater Later [Don't Sleep Records]
19 Library Tapes - Escapism [Independent]
18 Wadada Leo Smith - America's National Parks [Cuneiform]
17 Dori Freeman - Dori Freeman [Free Dirt Records]
16 Bill Laurance - Aftersun [GroundUP]
15 Jamila Woods - HEAVN [Closed Sessions]
14 Klô Pelgag - l'Etoile thoracique [Independent]
13 Kadhja Bonet - The Visitor [Fat Possum]
12 Black Mountain - IV [Dine Alone/Jagjaguwar]
11 Shabaka and the Ancestors - Wisdom of the Elders [Brownswood Recordings]
10 Josef Leimberg - Astral Progressions [World Galaxy/Alpha Pup]
09 BADBADNOTGOOD - IV [Innovative Leisure]
08 Anderson. Paak - Malibu [Steel Wool]
07 HINDS - Leave Me Alone [Mom + Pop]
06 Chance the Rapper - Coloring Book [Independent]
05 Kaytranada - 99.9% [XL Recordings]
04 Margaret Glaspy - Emotions and Math [ATO Records]
03 Aidan Knight - Each Other [Fulltime Habit]
02 David Bowie - Blackstar [RCA]
01 A Tribe Called Red - We Are The Halluci Nation [Radicalized Records]
20 Tiff The Gift - It Gets Greater Later [Don't Sleep Records]
19 Library Tapes - Escapism [Independent]
18 Wadada Leo Smith - America's National Parks [Cuneiform]
17 Dori Freeman - Dori Freeman [Free Dirt Records]
16 Bill Laurance - Aftersun [GroundUP]
15 Jamila Woods - HEAVN [Closed Sessions]
14 Klô Pelgag - l'Etoile thoracique [Independent]
13 Kadhja Bonet - The Visitor [Fat Possum]
12 Black Mountain - IV [Dine Alone/Jagjaguwar]
11 Shabaka and the Ancestors - Wisdom of the Elders [Brownswood Recordings]
10 Josef Leimberg - Astral Progressions [World Galaxy/Alpha Pup]
09 BADBADNOTGOOD - IV [Innovative Leisure]
08 Anderson. Paak - Malibu [Steel Wool]
07 HINDS - Leave Me Alone [Mom + Pop]
06 Chance the Rapper - Coloring Book [Independent]
05 Kaytranada - 99.9% [XL Recordings]
04 Margaret Glaspy - Emotions and Math [ATO Records]
03 Aidan Knight - Each Other [Fulltime Habit]
02 David Bowie - Blackstar [RCA]
01 A Tribe Called Red - We Are The Halluci Nation [Radicalized Records]
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