Hi,

I got an Itunes giftcard earlier this week. I've been browsing the Itunes store for two days now but nothing is piquing my interest. I would like to find some new music, but I guess I'm not with it anymore...

so here's to hoping you guys can give me some inspiration. What are your best albums released so far in 2018?

thx

ps: sorry if a simmilar thread already exists i didn't find it.

new janelle monae is awesome!

Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer

Jean Grae, Quelle Chris - Everything's Fine

I dunno, but I am enjoying the hell out of Sananda Maitreya's Prometheus and Pandora and Unknown Mortal Orchestra's Sex and Food right now.

I'm looking forward to grabbing some more jazz cuts this year, too.

I've only bought two albums this year: Me'Shell Ndegeocello's Ventriloquism and Janelle Monae's Dirty Computer. Haven't listened to DC yet.

Pretty sad, isn't it

"Victory Lap" - Nipsey Hussle

Parade America

Billy Sunglasses

Oops, I mean

Janelle

and then after a big space

Kacey Musgraves (Golden Hour)- country alt/pop

Brandi Carlile (By The Way I Forgive You) - folk rock

Camila Cabello - Camila I know, but it sure is catchy the way pop is supposed to be but rarely is these days.

Germanegro said:

I look at P&P as epic good, in the long haul. Takes you on a trip--"this is not music, this is a trip" kind of deal. I like the storytelling and the songs are all cool to me!

Romeoblu said:

Germanegro said:

I dunno, but I am enjoying the hell out of Sananda Maitreya's Prometheus and Pandora and Unknown Mortal Orchestra's Sex and Food right now.

I'm looking forward to grabbing some more jazz cuts this year, too.

Promethus and Pandora has some great stuff on it but it's too long with to many alternative anf instrumental versions of songs. I condensed it down to 21 tracks and it rivals Wildcard.

I forgot, I've bought three albums this year.

The third is The Bad Plus', Never Stop II, which is a real joy.

Ghost, great metal band. Scurrs the kiddies.

Willie Nelson has a new album. Good ole coot country. Line of the day: Bad breath is better than no breath at all.

2freaky4church1 said:

Willie Nelson has a new album. Good ole coot country. Line of the day: Bad breath is better than no breath at all.

Willie is awesome. Alice in Hulaland

kitbradley said:

2freaky4church1 said:

Willie Nelson has a new album. Good ole coot country. Line of the day: Bad breath is better than no breath at all.

Indeed.

For me:

Janelle, see above.

Boa: One Shot, Two Shot (K Pop)

Fifth Dawn: Duality (Oz Rock)

Confidence Man: Confident Music for Confident People (Oz Dance)

Fat Boy Slim Vs Australia (technically not an album but a collection of remixes of Fat Boy Slim songs

Kendrick Lamar: Black Panther the Album

Scandal: Honey (J Rock)

My top five of 2018 so far:

1. Sunflower Bean - Twentytwo In Blue (70s Fleetwood Mac)




2. Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer (Orgers already know what Janelle sounds like.)




3. Pearl Charles - Sleepless Dreamer (Country-disco)




4. Goat Girl - Goat Girl (U.K. country-punk)




5. The Limiñanas - Shadow People (Serge Gainsbourg meets The Velvet Underground)

JACK WHITE

For electronic music I'll nominate the new album Impossible Star by Meat Beat Manifesto.

Subversive, grooving, slippery funk.

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One single is "We Are Surrounded"

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Willie Nelson has a top joint. hehe

Janelle Monae - Dirty Computer

Tracey Thorn - Record

Charlotte Gainsbourg - Rest

Simple Minds - Walk Between Worlds

Delv!s - No Ending

I still like Borns Blue Madonna:

MattUK said:

Charlotte Gainsbourg - Rest

My #2 album of 2017. Love it.

Germanegro said:

For electronic music I'll nominate the new album Impossible Star by Meat Beat Manifesto.

Subversive, grooving, slippery funk.

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One single is "We Are Surrounded"

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oh, man...i had no idea they had a new record out. sounds pretty good from that sample. thanks for hipping me!

EmmaMcG said:

XL Middleton - G-Funk Vibes Vol 2 Top quality G-Funk. I don't even like rap music all that much but this is funky as hell. Also, do yourself a favour and check out XL Middleton's last album, 'Things Are Happening'. Rick James-type funk. Much better than anything you'll hear on the charts. Janelle Monae - Dirty Computer No explanation necessary for that one.

yeah, that's pretty good stuff, too...top notch synth funk, that.