Albums of the Year 2018

What a great year for music it's been with some established artists producing innovative new material and plenty of new bands coming through. It's always a difficult task to narrow it down to just 10 albums but here's my selection of the best of 2018. I've provided a selection of tracks from each of the albums, so please have a listen and let me have your comments and contributions.

1. James - Living in Extraordinary Times

2. Paul Weller - True Meanings

3. Arctic Monkeys - Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino

4. Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Hell

5. David Byrne - American Utopia

6. Angelique Kidjo - Remain in Light

7. Young Fathers - Cocoa Sugar

8. Villagers - The Art of Pretending

9. Josh Rouse - Love in the Modern Age

10. The Coral - Move Through The Dawn

2016’s best albums

2016 has been a very strange year for all kinds of reasons but amidst all the doom and gloom there's at least been some positive creative forces at work, so here's my list of the top 10 albums of the year. I've provided a selection of tracks from each of the albums, so please have a listen/watch and let me have your comments and contributions.

1. Bon Iver - 22. A Million




2.  David Bowie - Blackstar




3. James - Girl At The End Of The World




4.  Richard Ashcroft - These People




5. Angel Olsen - My Woman




6. Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool




7. Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression




8. Last Shadow Puppets - Everything You've Come To Expect




9. Nick Cave - Skeleton Tree




10.  Wild Beasts - Boy King

The Top Ten Albums of 2014

Here's my list of the top ten albums of 2014. I've provided a selection of tracks from each of the albums, so please have a listen/watch and let me have your comments and contributions.

1. Elbow - New York Morning from the Take Off and Landing of Everything.

2. The War on Drugs - Under Pressure from the album Lost in the Dream

3. James - Moving On from the album La Petite Mort

4. Beck - Blue Moon from the album Morning Phase

5. Wild Beasts - Wanderlust from the album Present Tense

6. Damon Albarn - Heavy Seas of Love from the album Everyday Robots

7. Cherry Ghost - Clear Skies Ever Closer from the album Herd Runners

8. Sharon Van Etten - Taking Chances from the Album Are We There

9. Future Islands - Seasons Change (Waiting on You) from the album Singles

10. Gruff Rhys - American Interior from the album American Interior