Jeremy's Top Albums of 2018 on Jeremy Meyers dot com

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	Andy Cooper – The Layered Effect (Rocafort) The DJ/Producer of Ugly Duckling. Clever rhymes, funky production, silly verses. Mostly about how “old rap used to be better but theres still some good stuff out there”.
	Ben Frost – All That You Love Will Be Eviscerated (Mute) A supplemental EP to 2017’s dark political album “The Centre Cannot Hold”, this is dark melancholy cinematic crusty electronica.
	Cardi B – Invasion of Privacy (Atlantic) Is she still okay? I can’t keep track. Have listened to this more than almost any other album this year tho.
	CHVRCHES – Love is Dead (Virgin/Glassnote) Shiny 80sy Femme Vocal Synth Goodness (there’s a reason i’m not a music writer) Meant for big speakers.
	Editors – Violence (PIAS) Editors are basically targeted specifically at me at this point. Baritone vocals over dark guitar synthpop and big choruses. Yes please.
	Findlay Brown – Not Everything Beautiful Is Good (Nettwerk) This years’s heartbreaking guy-with-acoustic guitar selection. His voice makes me sad
	HAERTS – New Compassion (Arts & Crafts) In the way that their first album was super Synth-forward, this one integrates real percussion and guitar to make for a more balanced indie dance experience.
	Janelle Monae – Dirty Computer (Bad Boy) Not sure I can add anything to the discourse about this other than to say that its relistenable as hell.
	Logistics – Hologram (Hospital Records) Neurofunk Drum & Bass (slightly jazzy and shiny rather than gruff) from a vet.
	Ocean Wisdom – Wizville (High Focus Records) Twista-style vocal gymnastic hip-hop with boom bap beats from Camden, featuring guest spots from Dizzee Rascal, Meth, Roots Manuva and others.
	Penya – Super Liminal (On The Corner Records) Afro-Cuban (And therefore percussion groove-heavy) deliciousness plus just a little bit of electronics.
	The Summer Kills – Last Night We Became Swans (Self-released) Hammock + Matthew Ryan. So like… post-rock but also anthem-y.
	V/A – 1+1=X (Erased Tapes) A collection of exclusive music from each of the artists on the Erased Tapes, created around a single recording session with the same instruments. the Kiasmos track is a standout
	Solar Fields – Ourdom (Sidereal) Spacey New Age but intense and atmospheric. (also if you haven’t heard his Mirror’s Edge soundtracks, get on that)
	Marcin Wasilewski Trio – Live (ECM) One of my favorite current pianists in great form with part of the Tomasz Stanko (RIP) band. Includes a cover of “message in a bottle” and herbie’s “Actual Proof”

Andy Cooper – The Layered Effect (Rocafort)
The DJ/Producer of Ugly Duckling. Clever rhymes, funky production, silly verses. Mostly about how “old rap used to be better but theres still some good stuff out there”.

Ben Frost – All That You Love Will Be Eviscerated (Mute)
A supplemental EP to 2017’s dark political album “The Centre Cannot Hold”, this is dark melancholy cinematic crusty electronica.

Cardi B – Invasion of Privacy (Atlantic)
Is she still okay? I can’t keep track. Have listened to this more than almost any other album this year tho.

CHVRCHES – Love is Dead (Virgin/Glassnote)
Shiny 80sy Femme Vocal Synth Goodness (there’s a reason i’m not a music writer) Meant for big speakers.

Editors – Violence (PIAS)
Editors are basically targeted specifically at me at this point. Baritone vocals over dark guitar synthpop and big choruses. Yes please.

Findlay Brown – Not Everything Beautiful Is Good (Nettwerk)
This years’s heartbreaking guy-with-acoustic guitar selection. His voice makes me sad

HAERTS – New Compassion (Arts & Crafts)
In the way that their first album was super Synth-forward, this one integrates real percussion and guitar to make for a more balanced indie dance experience.

Janelle Monae – Dirty Computer (Bad Boy)
Not sure I can add anything to the discourse about this other than to say that its relistenable as hell.

Logistics – Hologram (Hospital Records)
Neurofunk Drum & Bass (slightly jazzy and shiny rather than gruff) from a vet.

Ocean Wisdom – Wizville (High Focus Records)
Twista-style vocal gymnastic hip-hop with boom bap beats from Camden, featuring guest spots from Dizzee Rascal, Meth, Roots Manuva and others.

Penya – Super Liminal (On The Corner Records)
Afro-Cuban (And therefore percussion groove-heavy) deliciousness plus just a little bit of electronics.

The Summer Kills – Last Night We Became Swans (Self-released) Hammock + Matthew Ryan. So like… post-rock but also anthem-y.

V/A – 1+1=X (Erased Tapes)
A collection of exclusive music from each of the artists on the Erased Tapes, created around a single recording session with the same instruments. the Kiasmos track is a standout

Solar Fields – Ourdom (Sidereal)
Spacey New Age but intense and atmospheric. (also if you haven’t heard his Mirror’s Edge soundtracks, get on that)

Marcin Wasilewski Trio – Live (ECM)
One of my favorite current pianists in great form with part of the Tomasz Stanko (RIP) band. Includes a cover of “message in a bottle” and herbie’s “Actual Proof”

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