Monday, January 7, 2019

BEST MUSIC: 2018, with Music Players!


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ALL THE
REAL MUSIC!


Nevermind all those suburban-angst
"Best Music" lists that taste like paste!


These tunes will offset your mindset
and bolster your keister!


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The Mac.


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BEST ALBUMS 2018
by Tym Stevens
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This music player has songs from the following albums, in the same order.




-Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, "Tearing At The Seams"
Stax-style Soul.

-Khruangbin, "Con Todo El Mundo"
Psychedelic Funk World Music Dub from Houston.

-Anderson East, "Encore"
Muscle Shoals-style Soul.

-La Luz, "Floating Features"
Dreamy Surf.




-Charles Bradley and Menahan Street Band, "Black Velvet"
James Brown gutbucket Soul.

-The Courettes, "We Are The Courettes!"
Fiery Garage Rock from Brazil/Denmark.

-Django Django, "Marble Skies"
Like Depeche Mode jamming with Brian Wilson.

-Guadalupe Plata, "Guadalupe Plata 2018"
Rootsy Blues from Spain.




-Father John Misty, "God's Favorite Customer"
Like the "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" album spliced with "Imagine".>

-The War and Treaty, "Healing Tide"
Gospel Soul.

-Jacco Gardner, "Somnium"
Hallucinatory Baroque Pop instrumentals from the Netherlands.

-White Denim, "Performance"
DubBluesFunkPsycheArtPop you can boogie to, from Austin.




-Kandle, "Holy Smoke"
Beautiful Pop Noir.

-Orgone, "Undercover Mixtape"
Kickass Funk cover versions from L.A. ensemble.

-Imarhan, "Temet"
Desert Rock from Algeria.

-Barrence Whitfield & The Savages, "Soul Flowers Of Titan"
Garage Rock and Soul.





-Anna Calvi, "Hunter"
Cinematic Art Rock.

-Eli Paperboy Reed, "Roll With You"
Full-throated Soul.

-Caroline Rose, "LONER"
Alt Pop with Electro edge.

-Ty Segall, "Freedom's Goblin"
Heyyyy, you've got your Black Sabbath in my Psychedelia.




-Brownout, "Fear Of A Brown Planet"
Raised-fist covers of Public Enemy songs by Latin Funk band.

-Mitski, "Be The Cowboy"
Complex innovative Pop.

-Cedric Burnside, "Benton County Relic"
Bruising Blues.

-Angelique Kidjo, "Remain In Light"
Stunning rethink of Talking Heads' "Remain In Light" album by the African queen.




-Lera Lynn, "Plays Well With Others"
Alt-Americana duets with guests like Rodney Crowell and Nicole Atkins.

-Tune-Yards, "I can feel you creep into my private life"
Afrobeat IndiePop.

-Palatine, "Grand Paon de Nuit"
Like a moody PostPunk western soundtrack, from France.

-The Midnight Hour, "The Midnight Hour"
Adrian Younge's Isaac Hayes/Ennio Morricone street funk, with a full ensemble.




-Sam Phillips, "World On Sticks"
The smartest and catchiest of Indie songwriters returns.

-Mike Farris, "Silver And Stone"
Soul is Timeless.

-Guerilla Toss, "Twisted Crystal"
Ever erratic while melodic Art Rock.

-BOYTOY, "Night Leaf"
Merseybeat with Surf punch.




-Sly & Robbie, "Nordub"
Jamaican Dub spliffed with Norwegian Jazz.

-Mr. Airplane Man, "Jacaranda Blue"
Punky Blues and atmospheric Garage.

-GUM, "The Underdog"
Psyche-tronica by Tame Impala's drummer.

-Fantastic Negrito, "Please Don't Be Dead"
Future Blues with a conscience.




-Blackwater Holylight, "Blackwater Holylight"
Drone Psyche laced with melody and noize.

-DJ Khalab, "Black Noise 2084"
Post-Afrobeat.

-Groovy Uncle with Suzi Chunk, "Meanwhile Back In Medieval Britain...">
Beatlesque Pop, plus the Soul of guest-star Suzi Chunk.

-Here Lies Man, "You Will Know Nothing"
AfroBeat Rock from L.A.




-Gabriella Cohen, "Pink Is The Colour Of Unconditional Love"
Smart Indie Pop by former Garage artist.

-Ernie Hawks And The Soul Investigators, "Scorpio Man"
Funky Jazz instrumentals from Finland frontman.

-HOLY, "All These Worlds Are Yours">
Psychedelic Rock epic from Sweden.

-The Last Poets, "Understand What Black Is"
The Original Rappers, the True School still schoolin'.




-Kadhja Bonet, "Childqueen"
Psychedelic Soul.

-The Jayhawks, "Back Roads And Abandoned Motels"
The deans of Indie Americana.

-Fanny Walked The Earth, "Fanny Walked The Earth"
The return of Fanny, the first all-female band signed by a major record label to make albums (1970).

-Sarah Klang, "Love In The Milky Way"
Country Soul with some grand builds.




-Lenny Kravitz, "Raise Vibration"
More solid Funk, Rock, and ballads from our stalwart.

-Paul McCartney, "Egypt Station"
The bounding playfulness of "Ram" with the sonic adventurousness of "New".

-Aaron Lee Tasjan, "Karma For Cheap">
Latter Beatles-style magic.

-The Pen Friend Club, "Garden Of The Pen Friend Club"
Brian Wilson disciples from Japan.









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All the REAL MUSIC
beyond the box!


Nevermind Gloss Pop, Stepford Idols, Karaoke Choruses ("woh-oo-oh"), Ego Brats, Emo Prats, Kiddie Folk, Brittle Bombast, Vegas Country, Smug Thug, Mope Noodling, De-mixed Throb, and Robot-o-Tune schlock!

Here's the
D R E A M
J U K E B O X !

Boogie down with more soul
than a shoe factory!


COOL SONGS 2018
by Tym Stevens
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This year's jukebox is sequenced into groups of sound, instead of randomly.
All the songs elasticize their genres.
Get your groove on in this sonic order.:

Rockabilly! Surf! Garage! Psychedelic!

Beatlesque! Glam! Epic Folk! Country!

Soul! Funk! World! Covers!

Riot Grrrl! RESIST! Alt-Rap!

Alt Rock! Alt Jazz! Soundtracks!



Adrian Younge; La Luz;
Mitski; Jacco Gardner;
Angelique Kidjo; Here Lies Man


14 hours of mind-lurching, booty-whirling music, featuring:

Curtis Harding, Habibi, Julia Holter, Thee Oh Sees, Guadalupe Plata, The Jayhawks, Beach House, Death Valley Girls, Diane Coffee, serpentwithfeet, U.S. Girls, Adrian Younge, David Byrne, Orquesta Akokán, Parquet Courts, Ramin Djawadi, Nicole Atkins, Ibibio Sound Machine, Otoboke Beaver, Bush Tetras, Sleigh Bells, Kate Tempest, L7, Franz Ferdinand, Goat Girl, Chrysta Bell, Kamasi Washington, Makaya McCraven, The Monkees,
and throngs more songs!






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Quality is timeless.

Revolution #68:
Mother Nature's sons.



BEST REISSUES 2018
by Tym Stevens
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This music player has songs from the following albums, in the same order.




Noel Redding, Jimi Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell.

1960s

-Sleepy Labeef, "Columbia Singles" (1960s)
Country, Honky Tonk, and Rockabilly from Smackover, Arkansas' finest.

-John Coltrane, "Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album" (1963)
Jazz Sea Scrolls.

-The Debutantes, "The Debutantes" (mid-'60s)
All-Female rock band pioneers finally get a compilation.

-Bob Seger And The Last Heard, "Heavy Music: The Complete Cameo Recordings 1966-1967"
Garage and Soul.

-Gene Clark, "Gene Clark Sings For You" (1967)
Unreleased album by Folk-Rock troubadour.

-Love, "Forever Changes" (1967)
50th Anniversary of the L.A. "Sgt. Pepper".

-Dennis Coffey, "One Night At Moreys: 1968"
The Psychedelic Soul guitarist of Motown in the spotlight.

John Coltrane; The Debutantes; Gene Clark;
Booker T And The MG's; Beach Boys; Bobbie Gentry


-The Beatles, "The Beatles" (1968)
A huge Box Set for The White Album's 50th Anniversary, loaded with unreleased demos, alternate takes, and surprise songs.

-Stax various artists, "Stax '68: A Memphis Story"
A Box Set of all Stax's huge output when the Memphis label went solo from Atlantic Records.

-Jimi Hendrix, "Electric Ladyland" (1968)
Box Set of remasters, demos, takes, a live gig, and documentary for the 50th Anniversary of Electric Ladyland.

-The Kinks, "The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society" (1968)
The Kinks' fabulous parallel to "Sgt. Pepper" and The White Album.

-The Beach Boys, "Wake Up The World: The Friends Sessions" (1968)
Unreleased demos and takes from the "Friends" album.

-The Beach Boys, "I Can Hear Music: The 20/20 Sessions" (1968)
Unreleased demos and takes from the "20/20" album.

-Bobbie Gentry, "The Girl From Chickasaw County: The Complete Capitol Masters" (1968-'72)
The queen of Swamp Rock and Cuuntry Pop in all her prime time glory.



Badfinger

1970s

-Jackie DeShannon, "Stone Cold Soul: The Complete Capitol Recordings" (1970-'71)
Unreleased soulful sessions.

-John Lennon, "Imagine (The Ultimate Collection)" (1971)
Deluxe set of remasters, demos, and takes.

-U.S. Music With Funkadelic, "U.S. Music With Funkadelic" (1972)
After this blistering Acid Funk album, Garry Shider jumped ship to join Funkadelic.

-Maxayn, "Reloaded" (1972-'74)
All three albums by Funk Rock band fronted by belter Maxayn Lewis, finally remastered.

-Wings, "Red Rose Speedway" (1973)
Remastered and expanded versions of both "Wild Life" and this underrated warm-up for "Band On The Run".

-Badfinger, "Badfinger" (1973)>
Remastered and expanded version of this rushed album, which still has some great songs.

-Badfinger, "Wish You Were Here" (1974)
Badfinger have two "Abbey Road"s; the stellar "Straight Up" (1972) and this excellent peak, now remastered and expanded.

-Zuider Zee, "Zeenith" (1975)
Cult hit Beatlesque album.


Maxayn; Fuzzy Haskins of Funkadelic;
David Bowie


-Oneness Of Juju, "African Rhythms" (1975)
Afrobeat Funk Jazz from Richmond, Virginia.

-Bob Dylan, "More Blood, More Tracks" (1975)
Demos and outtakes from the "Blood On The Tracks" sessions.

-Fuzzy Haskins, "A Whole Nother Radio Active Thang" (1976-'78)
A reissue of the P-Funk charter member's solo albums, "A Whole Nother Thang" and the great "Radio Active".

-David Bowie, "Welcome To The Blackout (Live London '78)"
Bowie on the cusp, hinging from Thin White Duke to Art Rocker, and inventing every New Romantic act for the next decade.

-Wire, "154" (1979)
Remasters of Wire's essential first albums; the Punk "Pink Flag" (1977), the experimental "Chairs Missing" (1978), and the brilliant culmination "154".


Prince

1980s

-The Cars, "Shake It Up" (1981)
Perfecting their Pop chops to conquer radio.

-Prince, "Piano And A Microphone" (1983)
Intimate and heartfelt solo piano recordings.

-The Flaming Lips, "Scratching The Door: The First Recordings" (1983-'84)
Psyche Rock renaissance with Punk edge.

-Pixies, "Live From The Fallout Shelter" (1986)
The woodshedding of a band about to completely transform Indie Rock with Punk fury and cut-up lyrics.

-Talking Heads, "True Stories, A Film By David Byrne: The Complete Soundtrack" (1986)
At last, the full score of the film, with the actors' song performances and missing film cues.


Bikini Kill

1990s

-Joe Strummer, "Joe Strummer 001" ('75, 80's, '90s)
An overview of Joe's bands before and after The Clash.

-Bikini Kill, "The Singles" (1990s)
Revolution Grrrl Style Now And Forever!

-Liz Phair, "Girly-Sound To Guyville: The 25th Anniversary Box Set" (1993)
Remaster of the original "Girly-Sound" demos and acclaimed "Guyville" studio album.

-Garbage, "Version 2.0" (1998)
Excellent second album remastered.

-The Kaisers, "Ruff'n'Rare" (1996+)
B-Sides and unreleased from the contemporary Merseybeat band.

2000s

-Robert Johnson And Punchdrunks, "Taste The Whup At Oki Dog" (2005)
Blistering twang rock from Sweden.

-Robert Johnson And Punchdrunks, "Traynor In Heaven For Link Wray" (2006)
More punk bruize fury.




© Tym Stevens







"A splendid time is guaranteed for all!"






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