Here are 18 albums I loved in 2018. I think Low and Tim Rutili & Craig Ross made my favorites. There were many more.
Meg Baird & Mary Lattimore - Ghosts Forests
Bat Fangs - Bat Fangs
Buffalo Tom - Quiet and Peace
Neneh Cherry - Broken Politics
Gaz Coombes - World's Strongest Man
E - Negative Work
The Good, The Bad & The Queen - Merrie Land
Lonnie Holley - MITH
Low - Double Negative
Hailu Mergia - Lala Belu
One Eleven Heavy - Everything's Better
Papercuts - Parallel Universe Blues
John Prine - The Tree of Forgiveness
Tim Rutili & Craig Ross - 10 Seconds To Collapse
Bill Ryder-Jones - Yawn
Richard Thompson - 13 Rivers
Dean Wareham - vs. Cheval Sombre
Thalia Zedek Band - Fighting Season
The record I played the most in 2018 was probably 2017's self-titled Joan Shelley album.
Early picks for 2019: Steve Gunn, Swervedriver & Sunny Slopes
I saw a whole bunch of Gillian Welch / David Rawlings shows this year, each one special. Four Bob Dylan shows this year, two of which were among the best I've seen him play in 20 years. Lots of other long drives, great shows & great friends along the way.
Hey, I started doing yoga.
Carrburritos. Second barstool from the right. Saturday afternoon. Nachos.
I also got to have a chat with the guitar player & songwriter for my favorite band. He was kind enough to iron my shirt.
