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12 Favorite Albums from 2018

Posted on January 5, 2019

  1. Goon Sax – We’re Not Talking (Wichita)
  2. Blues Lawyer – Guess Work (Emotional Response)
  3. Frankie Cosmos – Vessel (Sub Pop)
  4. Ruby Karinto – Ruby Karinto (Hozac)
  5. Primo! – Amici (Upset The Rhythm)
  6. Shannon & The Clams – Onion (Easy Eye)
  7. Wimps – Garbage People (Kill Rock Stars)
  8. La Luz – Floating Features (Hardly Art)
  9. Yo La Tengo – There’s a Riot Going on (Matador)
  10. Courtney Barnett – Tell Me How You Really Feel (Mom + Pop)
  11. Table Sugar – Introductory Material (Water Wing)
  12. Lithics – Mating Surfaces (Kill Rock Stars)

25 Favorite Songs from 2018

  1. Goon Sax – “Make Time 4 Love” – We’re Not Talking (Wichita)
  2. Blues Lawyer – “27th Street” – Guess Work (Emotional Response)
  3. Primo! – “Ticking Off a List” – Amici (Upset The Rhythm)
  4. Frankie Cosmos – “Cafeteria” – Vessel (Sub Pop)
  5. Horrible/Adorable – “Surf, Rock, Beach, Party, UFO” – Surf Rock, Beach Party, UFO / Gutter Pussy (Yr First Crush)
  6. Ruby Karinto – “Jugemu” – S/T (Hozac)
  7. Spook School – “While You Were Sleeping” – Could It Be Different? (Slumberland)
  8. Shannon & The Clams – “The Boy” – Onion (Easy Eye Sound)
  9. Yo La Tengo –  “For You Too” – There’s a Riot Going on (Matador)
  10. La Luz – “Cicada” – Floating Features (Hardly Art)
  11. Swearin’ – “Margaret” – Fall Into the Sun (Merge)
  12. Wimps – “Garbage People” – Garbage People (Kill Rock Stars)
  13. Essex Green – “Sloane Ranger” – Hardly Electronic (Merge)
  14. Lithics – “Excuse Generator” – Mating Surfaces (Kill Rock Stars)
  15. Table Sugar – “Carried Away” – Introductory Material (Water Wing)
  16. Cut Worms – “Coward’s Confidence” – Hollow Ground (Jagjaguwar)
  17. Eureka California – “Mkultra” – Roadrunners (HHBTM)
  18. Tony Molina – “Give He Take You” – Kill The Lights (Slumberland)
  19. Tracyanne & Danny – “It Can’t Be Love Unless It Hurts” – S/T (Merge)
  20. Smokescreens – “Someone New” – Used To Yesterday (Slumberland)
  21. Karen Meat – “You’re an Ugly Person” – You’re an Ugly Person (Emotional Response)
  22. Courtney Barnett – “Charity” – Tell Me How You Really Feel (Mom + Pop)
  23. Papercuts – “How To Quit Smoking” – Parallel Universe Blues (Slumberland)
  24. RAYS – “Yesterday’s Faces” – You Can Get There From Here (Trouble in Mind)
  25. Parquet Courts – “Tenderness” – Wide Awake! (Rouge Trade)

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    • 60 Years of KALX Radio
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