Tagging. Mumford & Sons are releasing their new album on the 16th, which will hopefully be one of my favourites of 2018 (though the first two singles have been rather disappointing).
Uhh, I'm actually not sure. There are a number of albums I really liked that I thought were released this year but then realized all of them were actually from last year. The only one I can think of is The Sacrament of Sin by Powerwolf.
Not a good year for me. I usually do a top 5 albums but there weren't 5 good albums for me this year, so I'll go with top 4 songs instead:
4. Keep Shelly in Athens - Denial
One of my favourite discoveries in recent years, thanks to their tracks often showing up on my Spotify recommended list, is Keep Shelly in Athens, an indie/pop/rock/electronic duo with 'big' female vocals (think Florence + the Machine, but with a more electronic sound). They release tracks sporadically - seemingly at random - and one of the better ones from this year is Denial. It's not as good as some of their 2017 tracks but I've listened to it a fair bit over the course of the year nonetheless.
3. A Perfect Circle - The Doomed
From their new album, Eat the Elephant, which is noMer de Noms but it's decent.
It's good to have APC back after a 15 year gap. Not sure the wait was worth it, but all of the tracks are at least ok-to-good. This is one of the better songs - I like the dark lyrics, but as with most of the album it's a bit too slow-paced and not very powerful musically; there's no Judith or Magdalena on the album unfortunately.
2. A Perfect Circle - So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
My favourite track from the new Perfect Circle album was actually the track that most fans thought was the worst one on the album - So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish. Fans didn't like the almost pop-rock sound, with an upbeat tempo and nostalgic-bordering-on-cheesy lyrics, but I've got quite an eclectic and unpredictable music taste, so I'm not opposed to bands exploring other genres.
1. Florence + the Machine - South London Forever
From Florence's worst album to date, and by quite some distance. 6 shit songs, 3 'ehhh, guess it's ok' songs, and 1 really good one. The good one is South London Forever, which is a beautifully nostalgic track.
Can't say I agree with the name though - fuck London, signed most of the rest of the UK :)
Well, Muse recently released a new album, The Simulation Theory. I'm digging a few songs, there are some I don't like, and some that are slowly growing onto me. So here's a few songs I like from that album;
A few honourable mentions that didn't make it into my op but where still great albums just maybe either weaker than their predecessor or just lacked something to make them amazing.