FAVORITE MUSIC MAKERS OF 2018 |
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An Annual Report By Dave Ratzlow | |||||
Friends:
Here are a few lists of my favorite music makers of 2018. If you have Spotify, you can also listen to an extended playlist linked here (or with the ebedded playlist at the bottom of this page): Let me know what you think. Keep rocking, |
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TOP DOZEN FAVORITE MUSIC MAKERS OF THE YEAR | |||||
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BAHAMAS |
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BAND OF GOLD |
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BØRNS |
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BUZZY LEE |
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CHLOE X HALLE |
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KHRUANGBIN |
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LEYYA |
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MIYA FOLLICK SONG OF THE YEAR: "Deadbody"!!! |
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NATALIE PRASS |
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PETER CAT RECORDING CO. |
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U.S. GIRLS |
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YOUTH IN A ROMAN FIELD BAND AND ALBUM OF THE YEAR!!! |
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HONORABLE MENTIONS | ||||||
ADRIANNE LENKER |
ALELA DIANE |
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ANNA CALVI |
ARC IRIS |
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AVA LUNA |
CHRISTINE AND THE QUEENS |
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COURTNEY BARNETT |
DRINKS |
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ESTERE |
FIRST AID KIT |
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FRANZ FERDINAND |
HALF WAIF |
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HALO MAUD |
IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE |
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JANELLE MONAE |
LAUREN RUTH WARD |
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LOMA |
LUCIUS |
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LUCY DACUS |
LUMP |
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LYKKE LI |
MIA DOI TODD |
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MØ |
MOUNTAIN MAN |
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OHMME |
RUBBLEBUCKET |
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SEINABO SEY |
SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO |
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STEADY HOLIDAY |
STEPHEN MALKMUS AND THE JICKS |
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SUNFLOWER BEAN |
SUPERORGANISM |
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THE REGRETTES |
TIRZAH |
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WHOMADEWHO |
YOUNG FATHERS |
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MISSED IN PREVIOUS YEARS | ||||||
ALICE MERTON |
CATE LE BON |
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PRINCE |
REXY |
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SOPHIA KENNEDY |
THE BELLE GAME |
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CHECK IT OUT! |
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BEST CONCERTS OF THE YEAR |
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YACHT and JENNIFER VANILLA @ Bowery Ballroom - 1/16
NOA FORT @ Rockwood Music Hall - 1/23
LOU TIDES (as Nancy Feast) @ National Sawdust - 3/2
MARE BERGER @ Three's Brewing - 6/25
STARR BUSBY @ Rockwood Music Hall - 7/29
BRIARS OF NORTH AMERICA with BIODUM KUTI @ Brooklyn Studios for Dance - 9/1
YOUTH IN A ROMAN FIELD @ Hill Country - 11/6 - CONCERT OF THE YEAR!
ELANA BRODY @ Rockwood Music Hall - 12/23
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Thanks for reading and listening. Let me know if there's anything else you think I should really hear.
Check out my previous best-of-the-year lists: |
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And much more in the... SPOTIFY EXTENDED PLAYLIST |
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