2018 so far: 3 questions...

Fav. Oso - Brymo (streaming only :-(

Pre-release - Brave - Marillion

Anticipated ... Last Day of June physical release - Steven Wilson

 

Favorite new album: Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul - Soulfire Live (just a download so far - ? - CD release date still not announced)
Archival: D.O.A. - Live In London Vol. 2 (download only; no date or location given, though the year 1980 presumed; audience recording; better quality than the volume 1 recording)
Forthcoming: Hopefully Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol. 14 (please make it the complete Blood On The Tracks, please please please...)

 

1. Father John Misty, though I have very high hopes for my next purchase, Weather Walker by Tim Garland.
2. I can't think of one...
3. Suede

 

1. Favourite new album of 2018:

This is difficult but here's a four-way tie off the top of my head:

Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
The Limiñanas - Shadow People
Ty Segall - Freedom's Goblin
Confidence Man - Confident Music For Confident People

2. Favourite archival release of 2018 so far?
The Who - Fillmore East 1968

3. Most exciting forthcoming 2018 release (new or archival)?
The new My Bloody Valentine or Spiritualized but I'm open to anything, really. I'm sure there'll be a few pleasant surprises along the way.

 

With you on that one.

Is the MBV release confirmed?

 

1) Jennifer Warnes-Another Time Another Place
2) Bram Tchaikovsky box set
3) Fabulous Poodles box set

 

I'm not sure about the first two but for the third one its tied between Egypt Station and Letters To Our Former Selves
Letters To Our Former Selves, by Bedroom Talk

 

1. Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino

2. Pete Wiggs & Bob Stanley Present Paris In The Spring

3. Dear Tommy

 

1. Snail Mail. Not even close. It will take a lot to eclipse this album.
2. Springsteen Vol. 2 box set. It's what Boss fans have been clamoring for.
3. Death Cab For Cutie

 

I don't know. Kevin Shields said last year they would release an album in 2018 "one hundred percent." Now I read they are going to release a couple of EPs - let's see what happens.

 

Best New Album: Ty Segall - Freedom's Goblin
Best Archival Set: Frank Zappa's Roxy Performances
Most anticipated: I'm assuming that we'll get another Beach Boys release from the Friends era. I'm also intrigued by rumors of the forthcoming Pink Floyd Animals set.

 

Guided by Voices- Space Gun

Gomez- Bring It On (20th Anniversary Edition)

(tie)
Paul Weller- True Meanings
PIL- Public Image is Rotten (box set)
The Flaming Lips- Seeing the Unseeable (box set)

 

1 WVR BVBY
2 Last one I bought was the 50th pet sounds
3 White album/ Electric ladyland

 

I try to look at new releases on Bleep, Boomkat, Bandcamp, Qobuz, eclassical, and Presto Classical each week.

 

1 - The Tree of Forgiveness (John Prine)
2 - Roxy (Neil Young)
3 - Blood on the Tracks Box! (Bob Dylan)

I'm keeping those senior citizens employed!

 

Sonar is one of my favorite bands and this is my favorite release. Torn adds a lot.

 

1. Favourite new album of 2018:
Haven't heard that much new, but

Johnny Marr - Call The Comet

is a strong contender. Great guitar rock somewhere between retro and fresh alternative, didn't know he had such song writing skills.

2. Favourite archival release of 2018 so far?
The Cure - Mixed Up (Deluxe Edition)

3. Most exciting forthcoming 2018 release (new or archival)?
Would be great to get something officially unknown from Led Zep,
Japan live maybe.

 

1. Beach House - 7
2. I'm going to stretch the rules a bit and go with John Coltrane's new album coming out next week.
3. Offhand, I'll go with Ty Segall and White Fence's new collaborative album. I loved the last one from six years ago.

 

New: so far I've liked newies from Caroline Rose; Anna Burch; L.A. Salami; Here Lies Man.....equally!
Old: Bowie - Blackout & Temptations - Solid Rock
Forthcoming: Thee Oh Sees - Smote Reverser

 

nothing nothing and nothing [ yet ]

 

1.Buddy Guy - The Blues Is Alive & Well
2.None.
3.Fantastic Negrito.

 

Given my enthusiasm for #2 and #3, I must try to hear #1.

 

Only Prine (in this case with co-author Pat McLaughlin) could deliver such a glum view of old age with a smile in his voice and his tongue a bit in his cheek:

When your Grandkids all are grown
And they put you in a home
And eternity is approaching fast

Yeah, you're half out of your head
And you probably pissed the bed
And you can't see a thing
To save your ass

And far across the prairie
In the local cemetery
They already got your name carved out in stone
When all them nurses say
"Grandpa, why you walk that way?"
Just blame it on that old Crazy Bone

 

Favorite new album of 2018 so far: Math and Physics Club Lived Here Before
Favorite Archival release so far: Gene Clark Sings for You
Most anticipated archival release: white album deluxe tied with (fingers crossed) the BOTT Bootleg Series

 

1. Gods Favorite Customer - Father John Misty
2. Welcome To The Blackout - David Bowie (I also would like to mention Pulse by Pink Floyd - a fantastic set)
3. The Now Now - Gorillaz - the singles are pretty cool so far...