I listened to lots of new music in 2018. I was pleasantly surprised by new/ refreshed directions by some of my all-time favourite artists (Thom Yorke, The Decemberists, Death Cab) and my good friend Dom Fricot. It was lovely to discover Pinegrove, Dizzy and Sunflowers. Probably my favourite album of the year was Deafheaven’s Ordinary Corrupt Human Love but, as
with every year, there are loads of albums I still need to digest.
Here are my favourite songs of the year, in a purposeful but not preferential order: