Urban75 Album of the Year 2018 - the Results

[belboid]

Here it is then. After much thought, deliberation, pissing about, and even a bit of sleep, the time is nigh.

A high vote this year, with our usual blend of eclectic, genre busting, age defying, selections. That Low then win.

Or do they?

For the next hour we will control all that you see and hear. You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the inner mind.... to the outer limits.

 

[belboid]

But, just before we get going, let's remind ourselves what won last year.

 

[crossthebreeze]

Nice one - I've tuned in just in time then!

 

[belboid]

Wasn't that just great? Let's hear it for Dicky Dawson!


And now, let me introduce you to my glamourous co-hosts....

 

[nogojones]

Wasn't that just great? Let's hear it for Dicky Dawson!


And now, let me introduce you to my glamourous co-hosts....

Did that really win last year?

 

[belboid]

 

[killer b]

crack on.

 

[belboid]

Okay, I'll stop pissing aobut now....

 

[belboid]

=30 Sleep - The Sciences

More stoner doomtastic magnificence.

 

[nogojones]

Stalling for time so they can put a fix in

 

[belboid]

=30 Odeon - Galaxies

Psychedelic 1970s Italian film soundtracks and 1980s synthpop agogo

 

[belboid]

29 Mogwai - Kin

Slow burning, almost relaxing. It's still Mogwai though.

 

[belboid]

28 DMBQ, Keeenly

Magnificent Jap manicness (youtube clip almost defintely not from the album, but it is at least from this year)

 

[marty21]

29 Mogwai - Kin

Slow burning, almost relaxing. It's still Mogwai though.

One for my listen pile, didn't realise they 'dropped' one this year .

 

[belboid]

27 Soccer Mommy - Clean

Singer-songwriter, debut album type thing.

 

[ManchesterBeth]

29 Mogwai - Kin

Slow burning, almost relaxing. It's still Mogwai though.

Glad we've put that anodyne crud to bed already.

 

[belboid]

26 Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour

The County Music Associations albums of the year. Life is, apparently, beautiful.

 

[belboid]

25 The Breeders - All Nerve

After the middling success of Title TK, would getting the whole band back together work any better? Hell,yes.

 

[May Kasahara]

25 The Breeders - All Nerve

After the middling success of Title TK, would getting te whole band back together work any better? Hell,yes.

Completely forgot they even released an album this year

 

[belboid]

24 Daughters - You Won't Get What You Want

Fourth album from the Yankee rockers, that rocks, ironically enough, like a mutha

 

[belboid]

23 Ezra Furman - Transangelic Exodus

Queer, supernatural lovers on the run in Ezra's latest cinematic epic.

 

[belboid]

22 Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth

Jazz sax with a major dose of Afro-Futurtism. What's not to love?

 

[belboid]

21 Half Man Half Biscuit - No-one Cares About Your Creative Hub So Get You Fuckin Hedge Cut

Wirral witsters cut to the chase.

 

[belboid]

20 Gwenno – Le Kov

Crazy Cornish Cat sings songs about….god only knows what, they're in Cornish.

 

[ManchesterBeth]

=30 Odeon - Galaxies

Psychedelic 1970s Italian film soundtracks and 1980s synthpop agogo

Sounds good, will def be checking this out.

 

[belboid]

19 Goat Girl - Goat Girl

19 tracks in 40 minutes. That's the spirit!

 

[belboid]

18 Vive La Void - Vive La Void

Sanae Yamada from Moon Duo thrums, swirls and crackles magnificently. I should have listened to this properly earlier.

 

[belboid]

17 The Smashing Pumpkins - SHINY AND OH SO BRIGHT, VOL. 1/NO PAST. NO FUTURE. NO SUN.

Insert the annual, 'really, are they still going?' comment here

 

[belboid]

16 Sink Ya Teeth - Sink Ya Teeth

Borrowing from most dance music of the last twenty years, but still boldly original. Plenty to….

 

[belboid]

15 Stick In The Wheel - Follow Them True

North-eastern folkiness, but don't worry, it sounds nothing like richard Dawson.