After a year of highlighting the works of local singer-songwriters, musicians, club promoters and producers, we thought it would be enlightening to learn what some of those same people chose as their favorite albums of 2018. In addition to soliciting scenesters' picks for both local and nonlocal releases, we also asked for their favorite tracks from each, which might serve as a good entry point for new listeners. Here's what they told us. Hopefully you'll discover some new favorites, too.
Diane Jean, Clever Girls
Local album: J Bengoy, Dogwood Winter
Favorite song from the album: "Hands"
Nonlocal album: Lucy Dacus, Historian
Favorite song from the album: "Pillar of Truth" / "Historians"
Jason Cooley, Blue Button
LA: The Dead Shakers, All Circles Vanish
FS: "Neighbors"
NA: Jóhann Jóhannsson, Mandy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
FS: "Mandy Love Theme"
Kat Wright, soul maven
LA: Eric George, Two Hands//Songs of Resistance
FS: "Gentrification Rag"
NA: Brandi Carlile, By the Way, I Forgive You
FS: "The Mother"
JB Ledoux, the Le Duo, Jo Bled
LA: Zoë Keating, Snowmelt
FS: "Possible"
NA: Guerilla Toss, Twisted Crystal
FS: "Jesus Rabbit"
Tomodore64, the Tsunamibots
LA: The High Breaks, Stay Loose & Hang Tight With... the High Breaks
FS: "The Sinister Surfer"
NA: The Demon Seeds, Exercise Your Demons
FS: "Blood Orgy of the She Devils"
AliT, acoustic crooner
LA: Clever Girls, Luck
FS: "Catch and Release"
NA: Greta Van Fleet, Anthem of the Peaceful Army
FS: "When the Curtain Falls"
Kayhl Cooper, director
LA: Chazzy Lake, Goodbye V.D. Baby
FS: "Solar Flare"
NA: Tierra Whack, Whack World
FS: "Pretty Ugly"
Alex Crothers, Higher Ground Presents
LA: The Essex Green, Hardly Electronic
FS: "January Says"
NA: Courtney Barnett, Tell Me How You Really Feel
FS: "Nameless, Faceless"
Justin Barton, J Bengoy
LA: Grease Face, 2
FS: "RA ME"
NA: JPEGMAFIA, Veteran
FS: "Baby I'm Bleeding"
Dave Keller, bluesman
LA: John Smyth, Hunger Mountain Clay
FS: "Something Nice"
NA: Billy Price, Reckoning
FS: "Dreamer"
Urian Hackney, Rough Francis
LA: Paper Castles, Acceptionalism
FS: "Monster of the Week"
NA: Turnstile, Time & Space
FS: "Real Thing"
Rick Norcross, Rick & the Ramblers Western Swing Band
LA: Mark Struhsacker, Town & Country
FS: "Everybody Wins"
NA: The Gibson Brothers, Mockingbird
FS: "Travelin' Day"
Hanknative, 99 Neighbors
LA: Sam., Collision
FS: "DRIP"
NA: Aminé, ONEPOINTFIVE
FS: "SHINE"
Francesca Blanchard, chanteuse
LA: J Bengoy, Dogwood Winter
FS: "Suspended"
NA: Caroline Rose, LONER
FS: "Jeannie Becomes a Mom"
Kristina Stykos, producer
LA: Ariel Zevon, The Detangler
FS: "Cold Hearted Empath"
NA: Ben Reed, Two Dollar Woman
FS: "Ode to Jim"
Luke Awtry, concert photographer, Secret Family
LA: Clever Girls, Luck
FS: "Hannah Wants to See You"
NA: Ohmme, Parts
FS: "Grandmother"
Katy Hellman, Julia Caesar
LA: Honey & Soul, To the River
FS: "Mourning Dove"
NA: Neko Case, Hell-On
FS: "Winnie"
Sam., 99 Neighbors
LA: Hanknative, Problem Child
FS: "Backseat"
NA: Saba, Care for Me
FS: "Prom / King"
Jeff Baron, the Essex Green
LA: The Smittens, City Rock Dove
FS: "Love Is a Word"
NA: Courtney Barnett, Tell Me How You Really Feel
FS: "Need a Little Time"
[Disclosure: Jeff Baron is a Seven Days employee]
Rico James, Equal Eyes Records
LA: Es-K, Koan
FS: "You Said You"
NA: Marlowe (L'Orange & Solemn Brigham), Marlowe
FS: "Gone Believer"
Sam DuPont, the DuPont Brothers
LA: The Dead Shakers, All Circles Vanish
FS: "Accidental Graveyard"
NA: Adrianne Lenker, abysskiss
FS: "Symbol"
Nicole Nelson, Dwight & Nicole
LA: Rough Francis, MSP3: Counter Attack
FS: "Big Box Law Enforcement"
NA: Leon Bridges, Good Thing
FS: "Bad Bad News"
Sean Preece, the Welterweights, Preece
LA: Doom Service, The Uncanny Doom Service
FS: "Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"
NA: The Longshot, Love Is for Losers
FS: "Kill Your Friends"
Eric Olsen, Swale
LA: Bison, Drive Fast, Love Hard
FS: "Arkansas"
NA: Tierra Whack, Whack World
FS: "Black Nails" / "4 Wings"
Matt Hall, the Mountain Carol, Marco Polio
LA: Russ Bailey Trio, Vibrato
FS: "Miles Behind"
NA: Czarface and MF Doom, Czarface Meets Metal Face
FS: "Meddle With Metal"
Carson Ehlert, hope all is well, Signal Kitchen
LA: Adam Wolf, Songs I/II
FS: "Wait Up"
NA: Jay Rock, Redemption
FS: "The Bloodiest"
Django Soulo, Yestrogen
LA: Abby Sherman, Finding Hope
FS: "Feeling Small"
NA: Long Gone John, Miles Away
FS: "Easier to Quit"
Reid Parsons, balladeer
LA: smalltalker, Talk Small
FS: "Wildcard"
NA: Janelle Monáe, Dirty Computer
FS: "I Like That"
Adam Wolf, doom-country tearjerker
LA: The Onlys, Decay
FS: "Chores"
NA: Adrianne Lenker, abysskiss
FS: "Terminal Paradise"
Rebecca Mack, Amerykanka
LA: Inner Fire District, There Will Be Singing About the Dark Times
FS: "Lighthouse"
NA: Various artists, Black Panther: The Album [Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture]
FS: "Big Shot" (by Kendrick Lamar and Travis Scott)
Kevin Bloom, the Dead Shakers
LA: ouzkxqlzn, Cover Songs
FS: "Sleeping Dogs" (Bleach Day cover)
NA: Kikagaku Moyo, Masana Temples
FS: "Entrance"
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