OK, last year’s list disappeared, but the album of the year was Deerhoof’s Mountain Moves, with honourable mentions to Bjork’s Utopia and Stormzy’s Gang Signs And Prayers. Without further ado, onto 2018…
- Dead Can Dance Dionysus
- Janelle Monae Dirty Computer
- Richard Thompson 13 Rivers
- Young Fathers Cocoa Sugar
- Adam Stafford Fire Behind The Curtain
- Angelique Kidjo Remain In Light
- Miles Hunt The Custodian
- Broken Records What We Might Know
- Solareye These People Are Me
- Mogwai Kin
- Anna Calvi Hunter
- Breeders All Nerve
- Idles Joy As An Act Of Resistance
- Arctic Monkeys Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
- Gretchen Peters Dancing With The Beast
- Kim Richey Edgeland
- Low Double Negative
- Spare Snare Sounds Recorded By Steve Albini
- Tracey Thorn Dancefloor
- Trials Of Cato Hide and Hair
So, I’ve heard way more albums than this, but this were the twenty that stood out for me. An interview with the winners, Dead Can Dance, will be published very shortly
Lest we forget…
2017 Deerhoof Mountain Moves
2016 David Bowie Blackstar
2015 Bjork Vulnicura
2014 Lisa Gerrard Twilight Kingdom
2013 Dead Flowers Midnight At The Wheel Club
2012 Grimes Genesis
2011 PJ Harvey Let England Shake
2010 DeLorean Subiza
2009 Broken Records Until The Earth Begins To Part
2008 Cave Singers Invitation Songs
2007 Burial Untrue
2006 Camera Obscura Let’s Get Out Of This Country