Albums
of the year
2018
This was a strange year, in the sense that without even planning it I ended up listening to more new releases than any past year. I think it was a subconscious thing, being in the middle of a "oh yeah I'll just build my own house and it will go perfectly with no hiccups whatsoever" type of situation. I was looking for something new and perfect to replace the new home which has yet to arrive. Luckily all this listening paid off as there were some really excellent albums this year. It started off slowly, only for some of the best output to come out towards the end. Killer climax, man.
This year I have not put together a playlist, but instead included a song or video for each review as a taste for the rest. And even though these are numbered as you can see, they are not in any order whatsoever. Except for #1 - that one truly rises above all else this year.
2
Blurred City Lights
Volker
Curve may have ceased to exist some years ago now but Dean Garcia, one-half of Curve along with lead singer Toni Halliday (one of the best front women ever), is as prolific as ever, including this latest release from his Blurred City Lights project. Like another of his bands, SPC ECO, his daughter Rose takes the mic on lead vocals on many of these shoe-y, late night atmospherics, almost like Curve never actually went away. Almost.
Label
Self-released
Released
16 February 2018
Running time
53:00
Tracklist
Obstacles
Secrets
Night Crawlers
For A Day
Don't Let Go
Is This It
Clusters
Starry Eyes
Volker
Argue Till We Die