Best of 2018

Jay-Z makes a playlist of his 40 favorite songs of 2019

Including songs from DaBaby, Drake, Rick Ross, Travis Scott, Solange, Tyler the Creator, Burna Boy, Koffee, Kanye West, Freddie Gibbs and Madlib, J. Cole, Denzel Curry, Megan Thee Stallion, Maxo Kream, his wife Beyonce, and more.

Octavian wins BBC Sound of 2019

Drake-endorsed UK rapper Octavian is the first rapper to win the award since 50 Cent won the very first ‘Sound Of’ in 2003.

Bill's Indie Basement (1/4): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

This week in the Basement: a new box set of Scottish independent music of the ’70s/’80s, new band Beauty Parlor featuring members of Fungi Girls, a new video from fictitious cult artist Mick Trouble, a tribute to late music writer David Cavanagh, and more.

Barack Obama, Wilco, Superchunk, Thou & more list the Best Music of 2018

It’s officially 2019 but before we jump fully into the year’s new music, there’s still some ‘Best of 2018’ catching up to do…

Wreckless Eric tells us about his favorite music, towns & espressos of 2018

”As a pop musician it looks like I can only count to four so 10 might be pushing it.” Wreckless Eric, of “Whole Wide World” fame, tells us about his top stuff of 2018.

Bill's Indie Basement: Favorite Albums of 2018

This week in the Indie Basement: Bill’s favorite albums of 2018, focusing on classic indie, college rock, and more.

Bill's Indie Basement: Favorite EPs of 2018

Here are Indie Basement’s favorite records that are longer than a single but shorter than an LP.

The Go-Betweens' Robert Forster preps new LP 'Inferno' (watch a video), tells us his Top 10 of 2018

Robert Forster, co-founder of The Go-Betweens, will release new solo album, ’Inferno’, on March 1 via Tapete Records. This is his first in four years, following 2015’s ’Songs to Play’ and you can hear part of “I’ll Look After You”…

This Will Destroy You's Chris King lists his favorite albums of 2018

This Will Destroy You guitarist Christopher Royal King’s list ranges from electronic music to death metal to ambient music, and it’s far from the stuff you see on most year-end lists.

Mark Kozelek announces another LP, two books, & tells us about his favorite stuff of 2018

Mark released two albums in 2018 and has two in the works for 2019, plus two books. Read about his Top 10 of 2018.
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