2018 Year in Review: Favorite Songs – Part 2

Read Part 1 of this list for Songs 25 to 16.

15. “Mambo Rapidito” ::  Orquesta Akokán

14. “Gallipoli” :: Beirut

13. “Sisters” :: Natalie Prass

12. “The Queen of New York” :: Tancred

11. “Once in a Lifetime” :: Angélique Kidjo

10. “Colonizer” ::  tUnE-yArDs

9. “Everybody Wants To Be Famous” :: Superorganism

8. “Nobody” :: Mitski

7. “Sleep” :: Hatchie

6. “Mujeres” :: Y La Bamba

 

What will be my #1 favorite song of 2018?  You’ll have to wait with breathless anticipation for my final post with the top five songs of the year!

 

Favorite Songs by Year, 1973-2017

1973	1974	1975	1976
1977	1978	1979	1980
1981	1982	1983	1984
1985	1986	1987	1988
1989	1990	1991	1992
1993	1994	1995	1996
1997	1998	1999	2000
2001	2002	2003	2004
2005	2006	2007	2008
2009	2010	2011	2012
2013	2014	2015	2016
2017

 

Album Review: Nightstand by Tancred

Album: Nightstand
Artist: Tancred
Release Date: June 1, 2018
Favorite Tracks:

• Queen of New York
• Something Else
• Underwear
• Reviews

Thoughts:

This album from Tancred, the stage name for a project of Maine’s own Jess Abbott, is a collection of 90s style power pop, somewhere in-between Letters to Cleo and The Breeders.  The lyrics are confessional and intimate.  Abbott alternates rockers with quieter, acoustic tunes.  I prefer the former, but really there’s something for everyone here.

Rating: ***

Monthly Mixtape – May 2018

I’ve spent much of May listening to terrific new albums by Janelle Monáe and Courtney Barnett, but here are some stray songs I like too.

Joshua Hedley – “Mr. Jukebox”

Tancred – “Queen of New York”

Hinds – “The Club”

Kamasi Washington – “Space Travelers Lullaby”