Music Tracking 2018
These are 2018 releases that I've taken note of, listed alphabetically
by artist, with VA comps at the bottom. My grades, where available, are
in brackets at the end of the line (stars in B+ range). Lines in
blue indicate that I have a physical copy
(albeit sometimes just a promo CDR); in green
are records that I graded based on a Rhapsody stream or other such
source. Most records have release dates and a brief generic note
(usually taken from AMG).
Unheard records are prioritized 0-3 (graded records are 4-5).
The priotization is based subjectively on personal interests,
reviews I've noticed, reviewers I particularly respect, what
I know about the artists, etc. Roughly speaking: 0 is something
I have no reason to consider (default page omits 0); 1 has been
noted as having some cred somewhere; 2 is something I have some
specific reason to search out; 3 is something I'll listen to
ASAP.
Option selectors:
Genre switches (no data for Indie Rock, Pop, Singer-Songwriter):
New Releases
- 3MA: Anarouz (Six Degrees) [05-18] - world
- Alexander Abreu & Havana D'Primera: Cantor Del Pueblo (Patata Productions) [04-10] - Latin
- P Adrix: Album Desconhecido (Principe) [02-23] - world
- AKA: Touch My Blood (Beam Group) [06-15] - African rap
- Gaye Su Akyol: Isrikrarli Hayal Hakikattir (Glitterbeat) [10-26] - Turkish
- Alba Griot Ensemble: The Darkness Between the Lines (Riverboat) [09-28] - African
- Amsterdam Klezmer Band & Sondorgo: Szikra (Vetnasj) [04-27] - klezmer
- Anbessa Orchestra: Negestat (self-released) [03-30] - world
- Anda: Do Worry Be Happy (Amoeba Culture -EP) [04-03] - K-pop
- Huda Asfour: Kouni (self-released) [05-18] -
- Anelis Assumpcao: Taurina (Pomm_elo/Scubidu Music) [02-16] - Brazil
- Baloji: 137 Avenue Kaniama (Bella Union) [03-23] - Afrobeat [***]
- J Balvin: Vibras (Universal Latino) [05-25] - Latin pop [**]
- Bixiga 70: Quebra Cabeca (Glitterbeat) [07-20] - Brazilian
- Ivar Bjornson & Einar Selvik: Hugsja (By Norse) [04-20] - Nordic folk
- Black Uhuru: As the World Turns (self-released) [09-07] - reggae
- BoA: WOMAN (SM Entertainment) [10-24] - K-pop
- Bokante and Metropole Orkest: What Heat (Real World) [09-28] - world
- Bombino: Deran (Partisan) [05-18] - African [***]
- BTS: Love Yourself: Tear (Big Hit) [05-18] - K-pop [B]
- BTS: Love Yourself: Answer (Big Hit) [08-24] - K-pop
- Burna Boy: Outside (Atlantic) [01-26] - reggae [*]
- Eduardo "Visitante" Cabra/Vicente Garcia/Trending Tropics: Trending Tropics (Sony) [10-19] - Latin
- Rodrigo Campos: 9 Sambas (YB Music) [08-03] - samba
- Centavrvs: Somos Uno (Casete Upload) [03-16] - Latin
- Chungha: Blooming Blue (Stone Music Entertainment) [07-18] - K-pop
- Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba: Routes (Twelve/Eight) [06-29] - African [A-]
- Hollie Cook: Vessel of Love (Merge) [01-26] - reggae
- Fatoumata Diawara: Fenfo: Something to Say (Shanachie) [05-18] - African [**]
- Dirtmusic: Bu Bir Ruya (Glitterbeat) [01-26] -
- DJ Call Me: Marry Me (Highlife ) [04-20] - kwaito
- Doctor Nativo: Guatemaya (Stonetree) [09-15] - Latin [A-]
- Estelle: Lovers Rock (VP) [09-07] - reggae
- Etran De L'Air: No 1 (Sahel Sounds) [10-01] - African
- EXO: Don't Mess Up My Tempo (SM) [11-02] - K-pop
- FAME: Maluma (Sony Music Latin) [05-18] - latin
- Mylene Farmer: Desobeissance (Stuffed Monkey) [09-28] - French
- Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita: Soar (Bendigedig) -
- Romulo Froes: O Disco Das Horas (YB Music) [06-08] - Brazil
- Kany Garcia: Soy Yo (Sony Latin) [05-18] - Latin pop
- Giriboy: Graduation (Loen Entertainment-17) [2017-12-19] - K-hop
- Adekunle Gold: About 30 (Afro Urban/Empire) [05-25] - African
- Grupo Mono Blanco: ¡Fandango! Sones Jaroches de Veracruz (Smithsonian Folkways) [05-25] - Mexican [***]
- Gurrumul: Djarimirri (Skinny Fish Music) [04-13] - Aboriginal
- Francoise Hardy: Personne D'Autre (Parlophone France) [04-06] - French
- Utada Hikaru: Hatsukoi (Sony) [06-27] - Japan
- Koenji Hyakkei: Dhorimvishka (self-released) [07-11] - Japan
- Imarhan: Temet (City Slang) [02-23] - tuareg [***]
- Bert Jansch: Just a Simple Soul (BMG) - folk
- Park Jiha: Communion (Tak:til) [03-02] - modern classical [**]
- Anthony Joseph: People of the Sun (Heavenly Sweetness) [09-21] - [*]
- JosyAra: Mansa Furia (Tratore) [08-24] -
- Angelique Kidjo: Remain in Light (Kravenworks) [06-08] - international
- Femi Kuti: One People One World (Knitting Factory) [02-23] - Afrobeat [*]
- Seun Kuti & Egypt 80: Black Times (Strut) [03-02] - afrobeat [A-]
- Natalia Lafourcade: Musas Vol 2 (Sony Mexico) [02-09] - Latin folk
- Domenico Lancellotti: The Good Is a Big God (Luaka Bop) [05-04] -
- Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares: BooCheeMish (Prophecy Productions) [05-25] - world
- Lio: Lio Canta Caymmi (Crammed Discs) [03-30] - Brazilian
- Loona: [++] (?Vlending) [08-20] - K-pop
- Los Hermanos Cubero: Quique Dibuja La Tristeza (El Segell del Primavera) [04-27] - folk
- Los Rolling Ruanas: Sangre Caliente (M3 Music) [05-04] -
- Los Texmaniacs: Cruzando Borders (Smithsonian Folkways) [05-11] - Tejano
- Kitty MacFarlane: Namer of Clouds (Navigator) -
- Maluma: FAME (Sony Music Latin) [05-18] - Latin pop
- Mariza: Mariza (Parlophone Portugal) [05-25] - Portuguese
- Medhane: Ba Suba Ak Jamm (Grand Closing) [07-24] - world
- Michaela Meise: Ich Bin Griechin (Martin Hossbach) [06-29] - pop
- Hailu Mergia: Lala Belu (Awesome Tapes From Africa) [03-09] - Africa [***]
- Mdou Moctar/Elite Beat: Mdou Moctar Meets Elite Beat in a Budget Dancehall (Boomarm Nation) [05-10] - saharan [A-]
- Molly Tigre: Molly Tigre (Very Special) [05-18] - ethio-jazz [***]
- Mr Eazi: Life Is Eazi Vol 2: Lagos to London (Universal Music) [11-09] - African
- Munya: North Hatley (Winston Wolf) [05-04] - French pop
- MXM: More Than Ever (Warner Music Korea) [08-14] - K-pop
- Thiago Nassif: Tres (Foom) [04-13] - Brazil [A-]
- Nidia: Nidia E Ma Nidia E Fudida (Principe -17) [06-30-2017] -
- Nino De Elche: Antologia Del Cante Flamenco Heterodoxo (Sony Music) [02-23] - flamenco
- Jackie Oates: The Joy of Living (ECC) -
- Lisa O'Neil: Heard a Long Gone Song (River Lea) - world
- Orquesta Akokan: Orquesta Akokan (Daptone) [03-30] - Cuban [***]
- Gesu No Kiwami Otome: Suki Nara Towanai (Warner Music Japan) [08-29] - J-pop
- Ozuna: Aura (Sony Music Latin) [08-24] - Latin
- Eddie Palmieri: Full Circle (Ropeadope) [07-20] - Latin jazz [***]
- Bamba Pana: Poaa (Nyege Nyege) [08-24] - African
- Hermeto Pascoal & Big Band: Natureza Universal (Scubidu) [10-20] - Latin jazz
- Perfume: Future Pop (Universal J/Perfume) [08-15] - J-pop
- Popcaan: Forever (Mixpak) [07-20] - dancehall [**]
- Protoje: A Matter of Time (Easy Star) [06-29] - reggae [*]
- RAM: RAM 7: August 1791 (Willibelle) [07-13] - Haitian [B]
- Red Velvet: The Perfect Red Velvet (SM Entertainment) [01-29] - K-pop
- The Rheingans Sisters: Bright Field (RootBeat) -
- Sheena Ringo: Reimport Vol 2: Civil Aviation Bureau (EMI) [12-06] - J-pop
- Maria Rita: Amor E Musica (Universal Music) [01-26] - Brazil
- Ava Rocha: Tranca (Circus) [06-06] -
- Draco Rosa: Monte Sagrado (Sony Music Latin) [10-26] - rock en espanol
- Mehdi Rostami & Adib Rostami: Melodic Circles: Urban Classical Music From Iran (ARC Music) - Iranian
- San Cha: Capricho Del Diablo (Outside Insight) [07-13] - Latin
- Hama Sankare: Ballebe: Calling All Africans (Clermont Music) [03-02] - Malian [***]
- Sans: Kulku (Cloud Valley) -
- Sauti Sol: Afrikan Sauce (self-released) [11-21] - African
- Senyawa: Sujud (Sublime Frequencies) [11-02] - Indonesian [***]
- Septeto Santiaguero & Jose Alberto El Canario: A Mi Que: Tributo A Los Classicos Cubanos (self-released) [05-25] - Latin
- SHINee: The Story of Light (SM Entertainment) [09-10] - K-pop
- Sly & Robbie Meet Nils Petter Molvaer Feat Eivind Aarset and Vladislav Delay: Nordub (Okeh) [04-06] - dub-jazz fusion [A-]
- Small Island Big Song: Small Island Big Song (self-released) [09-06] -
- Elza Soares: Deus E Mulher (Deckdisc) [05-18] - Brazil [A-]
- Sonadores De Sinaloa: Lo Improvisado (Mayra Music) [03-02] - Latin
- Sonido Gallo Negro: Mambo Cosmico (Glitterbeat) [04-06] - Latin
- Soweto Gospel Choir: Freedom (Shanachie) [09-14] - African
- Spanglish Fly: Ay Que Boogaloo! (Chaco World Music) - Latin jazz
- Spice: Captured (Spice Official) [11-02] - reggae
- Sting & Shaggy: 44/876 (A&M) [04-20] - reggae
- Sting & Shaggy: 44/876 (A&M) [04-20] - reggae
- Suchmos: The Ashtray (Sony) [06-20] - J-pop
- Sunmi: Warning (MakeUs -EP) [09-04] - K-pop
- Tal National: Tantabara (Fat Cat) [02-09] - African [***]
- Tallawit Timbouctou: Hali Diallo (Sahel Sounds) [11-02] - African [***]
- Ebo Taylor: Yen Ara (Mr Bongo) [04-06] - African [**]
- Thabang Tabane: Matjale (Mushroom Hour Half Hour) [09-14] - African
- Samba Toure: Wande (Glitterbeat) [05-25] - African
- Sidi Toure: Toubalbero (Thrill Jockey) [03-23] - Afridcan [**]
- Twice: Summer Nights (JYP -EP) [07-09] - K-pop
- Twice: What Is Love? (JYP -EP) [04-09] - K-pop
- Norma Waterson & Eliza Carthy With the Gift Band: Anchor (Topic) -
- Wednesday Campanella: Galapagos (Warner Music Japan) [06-27] - J-pop
- Youssoupha: Polaroid Experience (Bomaye Musik) [09-28] - African rap
- Zoe: Aztlan (Universal) [04-18] - Latin
- Congo Revolution: African Latin Jazz and Funk Sounds From the Two Congos (1957-73) (Soul Jazz) [04-21] - African
Reissues, Etc.
Priority Counts
- Priority 1: 105
- Priority 2: 27
- Priority 3: 0
- Priority 4: 49
- Priority 5: 0
Total: 181
Grade Counts
- A- : 10
- *** : 17
- ** : 13
- * : 7
- B : 2
Total: 49
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