With 2017 being such a good year for music with Father John Misty releasing a great album, along with Wolf Alice and Mount Eerie also producing two top class albums, what should we be looking forward to in 2018?
10. Table Scraps – ‘Autonomy’
February 2018
https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/5XKjsh8YlXVLexKCTllATG
This is a bit of a cheat on my side as I have already heard the album, however it still will be big when it’s released in February. Table Scraps have been around for a while now and have released some great EP’s and Singles, but they are yet to release the big one. Finally this year they have bought it to us, and you will not want to miss it. Filled with heavy guitars and punching drums, each song has it’s own swagger and it will surely be an underdog for one of the albums of the year.
9. Pale Waves – ‘TBA’
https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/324lOBmPbUuIi5Ra2KKz8O
After hearing so many great things about this band, it’s exciting to see what they can produce over an album. They’ve already had some good releases with ‘My Obsession‘ and ‘Television Romance‘ , but it’s quite the challenge to produce something of that quality over the course of a 10-12 song stretch.
8. Peace – ‘TBA’
https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/4Upj1Jx9qIM1MKyE5Bn5DP
The Birmingham band haven’t released an album since 2015 with ‘Happy People’ however they still have people waiting on the edge of their seat for their brand new album. After releasing ‘From Under Liquid Glass’ they’ve got people talking, and if the album piggie backs from what that song gave us, it’s certain it will be another strong release from the established PEACE.
7.CHVRCHES -‘TBA’
https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/1Tlk5UV5vbff34BPJHCaZy
CHUVRCHES were a band that were heavily lauded in 2013 with their release of their debut album ‘The Bones Of What You Believe’, as they managed to bring a twist to an electronic sound that was slowly losing pace. After the release of their second album, the band clearly showed that they still have so much to offer, hopefully 2018 they can prove that.
6. The Vaccines – ‘TBA’
https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/0XiZ2H6hFwXGm5CjoJza0a
5. The 1975 – ‘Music For Cars’
https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/6BPpeUq5q7cHzoa35HHmNL
The 1975 seems to have always been fighting off this plastic hollow-pop stereotype since they were favoured so heavily by the likes of Radio 1 and getting quite a lot of publicity. However Matt Healy and the guys have such a lot to offer, as they dive into depths of what it’s like being a kid, growing up and falling in love. The bed of music they produce along with Matts unique vocal style, they bring something different to the table, and ‘Music For Cars’ will defnitely be another good installment from the band.
4. Julian Casablancas & The Voidz – ‘TBA’
https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/2avCzL6HtaJ5Nspq2fVFQe
Since the start of The Strokes Julian Casablancas has established himself as a unique vocalist that never seems to put out anything bad. His music always has that raw edge, while he always puts his own label on it. However his run with The Voidz hasn’t kicked off the way it perhaps should have, with their debut album not leaving a lasting impression. It will be interesting to hear now the band have spent some real time together crafting this new album.
https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/6Nle9hKrkL1wQpwNfEkxjh
2. Arctic Monkeys -‘TBA’
https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/5FVd6KXrgO9B3JPmC8OPst
Ah, the Arctic Monkeys, the ever changing band that consistently put out great tunes since they first banded together. However their latest instalment ‘AM‘ gathered the band some mixed reactions, which they have never be shy of as pockets of fans clamour for the days when Turner would sing about drinking in Sheffield. As much as some hope I don’t think this new album will be a return to the past, but another move on into the future as the bad constantly evolve, and the same is bound to happen again.
1- Father John Misty -‘TBA’
https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/7oicWlCIeYclL5eUYFpXfz
After last years album Father John Misty well and truly put himself on the map, as he released possibly the best album in 2017. Also with another one on the way, if this could be just as good we could be looking at a very special period for Josh Tillman as he corners songwriting and has it at his mercy. I don’t know how long FJM is planning to keep this run going, but while it is lets just drink coffee and enjoy.
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