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.
5
GusGus
Lies Are More Flexible
Look who is back. Again. Who would have thought when GusGus started in 1995 they would continue 23 years with multiple lineup changes and now this, their 10th album. Not even I expected that. And all the while they just seem to get better and better as they go along. Cool, Icelandic techno soul is generally how they describe it these days, a sort of change from their initial "volcanic, icy trip-hop" or whatever they were originally described as. And yet, despite their ever-changing sound, the core of what GusGus remains the same, and each album only compliments the other. Put this album on. It WILL speak to you.
Label
Oroom
Released
23 February 2018
Running time
40:00
Tracklist
Featherlight
Don't Know How To Love
Fireworks
Lifetime
No Manual
Lies Are More Flexible
Towards A Storm
Fuel