Favourite Things I Heard in March 2019

Albums
1. American Love Call - Durand Jones and The Indications
2. Live in London - Flight of the Conchords 

3. American Football (LP3) - American Football

4. LIL BIG MAN - Maxo
5. Sucker Punch - Sigrid

6. Rap Or Go To the League - 2 Chainz
7. When I Get Home - Solange
8. You're The Man - Marvin Gaye
9. GIRL - Maren Morris
10. Death Race for Love - Juice WRLD

Songs
1."Seagull" - Live in London - Flight of the Conchords
2."Make Out With Me"- GIRL - Maren Morris
3. "Don't Kill My Vibe" - Sucker Punch - Sigrid
4. "Patience" - Single - Tame Impala
5. "Dogwood" - On the Line - Jenny Lewis
6. "Jerrod'" - When I Get Home - Solange
7. "Fast" - Death Race for Love - Juice WRLD

8. "Left Hand" feat. Joey Bada$$, Flatbush Zombies, The Underachievers, Kirk Knight, Nyck Caution and CJ Fly - Single - Beast Coast
9. "Downhill Lullaby" - Single - Sky Ferreira
10. "Momma I Hit A Lick" feat. Kendrick Lamar - Rap Or Go To the League - 2 Chainz

Best music of 2018...so far

This is usually the place where I'd write some quasi-clever introduction wondering at how fast the years has gone by, adding something about music remaining one force for good in the world and trying to end on a positive note. And while all of that is technically true, it feels monumentally unimportant in light of the last few weeks of news. 

So, here's my list of 25 favorite albums (ranked this time) from the first six months of the year, followed by 50 songs. 

But more importantly, here's organizations fighting the country's cruel border policy. Support them: 
Move On - Families Belong Together
RAICES fundraiser
Support ACLU
Catholic Charities USA
SLATE collection of organizations

Albums
1. Black Panther The Album - Various Artists 

2. Golden Hour - Kacey Musgraves

3. Daytona - Pusha T 

4. Good Thing - Leon Bridges

5. Come Tomorrow - Dave Matthews Band

6. Sleepwalkers - Brian Fallon

7. Between Two Shores - Glen Hansard

8. Girl Going Nowhere - Ashley McBryde

9. Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino - Arctic Monkeys 

10. Redemption - Jay Rock

11. Scorpion - Drake

12. Everything Is Recorded by Richard Russell - Everything Is Recorded 

13. On the Train Ride Home - The Paper Kites

14. Camila - Camila Cabello

15. Sway - Tove Stryke

16. 7 - Beach House

17. Light of Mine - KYLE

18. The Future and The Past - Natale Prass

19. Tell Me How You Really Feel - Courtney Barnett 

20. Letters of Irrelevance - Patrick Paige II

21. Die Lit - Playboi Carti

22. November - SiR

23. CARE FOR ME - Saba

24. Lush - Snail Mail

25. Dirty Computer - Janelle Monae 

Songs
1. "King's Dead" - Black Panther The Album - Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future and James Blake
2. "Golden Hour" - Golden Hour - Kacey Musgraves
3. "The Games We Play" - Daytona - Pusha T 
4. "Star Treatment" - Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino - Arctic Monkeys
5. "The Middle" - Single - Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey
6. "Lucky Man" - Between Two Shores - Glen Hansard

7. "You Don't Know" - Good Thing - Leon Bridges

8. "Never Be The Same" - Camila - Camila Cabello
9. "Musta Been Something" - Free Yourself Up - Lake Street Dive
10. "Bloody Waters" - Black Panther The Album - Ab-Soul, Anderson .Paak and James Blake

11. "Watson" - Sleepwalkers - Brian Fallon

12. "All the Stars" - Black Panther The Album - Kendrick Lamar and SZA 

13. "New Light" - Single - John Mayer

14. "I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You)" - The Continuum Project - Lindsay Ell

15. "Sway" - Sway - Tove Stryke

16. "Doesn't Matter" - Single - Gallant

17. "Bet Ain't Worth the Hand" - Good Thing - Leon Bridges

18. "Fallingwater" - Single - Maggie Rogers

19. "X" - Black Panther The Album - ScHoolboy Q, 2 Chainz and Saudi

20. "If You Know You Know" - Daytona - Pusha T

21. "Here On Out" - Come Tomorrow - Dave Matthews Band

22. "Short Court Style" - The Future and The Past - Natalie Prass

23. "Give Yourself a Try" - Single - The 1975

24. "Fake Like" - Music for the Long Emergency - POLIÇA and s t a r g a z e

25. "Reborn" - KIDS SEE GHOSTS - KIDS SEE GHOSTS

26. "The Story of Adidon" - Single - Pusha T

27. "Call Out My Name" - My Dear Melancholy, - The Weeknd

28. "Rainbow" - Golden Hour - Kacey Musgraves

29. "Friday Morning" - Con Todo El Mundo - Khruangbin

30. "Wow Freestyle" feat. Kendrick Lamar - Redemption - Jay Rock

31. "Etta James" - Sleepwalkers - Brian Fallon

32. "On the Low" - Sway - Tove Stryke

33. "Sandra's Rose" - Scorpion - Drake

34. "Morning View" feat. SZA - WWW. - Towkio

35. "Touchscreen Navigation" - SR3MM - Rae Sremmurd

36. "A Little Dive Bar Dahlonega" - Girl Going Nowhere - Ashley McBryde

37. "Move Me" feat. Octavian - Single - Mura Masa

38. "Once in My Life" - I'll Be Your Girl -The Decemberists

39. "Honey" - Three/Three - Dabrye

40. "'Til It's Over" - Single - Anderson .Paak

41. "Toy Soldier" - Single - The Menzingers

42. "No Shame" feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR - SUPERFLY - Future

43. "This Too Shall Last" - Encore - Anderson East

44. "2006" - Tracyanne and Danny - Tracyanne and Danny

45. "Music on My Teeth (feat. Jose Gonzalez)" - Knock Knock - DJ Koze

46. "Between the Houses" - On the Train Ride Home - The Paper Kites

47. "Time Flies Either Way" - Passwords - Dawes

48. "Heat Wave" - Lush - Snail Mail

49. "Oh My" feat. SL, Yung Fume and Tiggs Da Author - Crop Circle - Nines

50. "Lost in Japan" - Shawn Mendes - Shawn Mendes

Missing from playlist:

26. "The Story of Adidon" - Single - Pusha T

Favourite things I heard in March 2018

Albums.

1. Golden Hour - Kacey Musgraves
2. Girl Going Nowhere - Ashley McBryde
3. Language - Starchild and The New Romantic
4. Every Little Thought - Hurry
5. Historian - Lucy Dacus

6. Tearing at the Seams - Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats
7. Cocoa Sugar - Young Fathers
8. Clean - Soccer Mommy
9. United We Swing - Wynton Marsalis Septet
10. May Your Kindness Remain - Courtney Marie Andrews

Songs
1. "Oh, What A World" - Golden Hour - Kacey Musgraves
2. "Call Out My Name" - My Dear Melancholy, - The Weeknd
3. "Livin' Next to Leroy" - Girl Going Nowhere - Ashley McBryde
4. "'Til It's Over" - Single - Anderson .Paak
5. "Get the Fuck Off My Dick" - Single - Vince Staples
6. "Once in My Life" - I'll Be Your Girl -The Decemberists
7. "Language" - Language - Starchild and The New Romantic
8. "Boyfriend" - Castles - Lissie
9. "Eureka" - Single - The Hold Steady
10. "Lost in Japan" - Single - Shawn Mendes

Clarke's Favourite Music '17

“That's a pretty fucking fast year flew by”

-Frank Ocean

Yeah, what he said.

Most years I feel like I’m doing a pretty good job of keeping up with all the releases coming out, but this year I felt like I was drowning in new music. But man, what a way to go.

In a year that seemed even more overstuffed with incident than normal – from dipshit in the Oval Office to weather wackiness and near constant reminders how shitty men can be – music was one of the few things that seemed to help in the day to day.

Here’s my list of music from this year that made a difference – inspired me, thrilled me, broke me, and helped me get out of bed. As we head into 2018, let's hope music keeps on giving. We're going to need it.

**AUTHOR'S NOTE - At the bottom of the page you'll find two Spotify links - one with all the albums (minus one) and the songs I selected (minus two). Happy listening**

Top 50 Albums

1. DAMN. – Kendrick Lamar

2. Ctrl – SZA 

3. Near to the Wild Heart of Life – Japandroids 

4. A Deeper Understanding – The War on Drugs 

5. The Search for Everything – John Mayer 

6. Go Farther in Lightness – Gang of Youths 

7. Big Fish Theory – Vince Staples 

8. More Life – Drake 

9. Good Nature - Turnover

10. Prisoner – Ryan Adams 

11. Flower Boy – Tyler, The Creator

12. We All Want the Same Things – Craig Finn 

13. The Space Between – Majid Jordan 

14. Hallelujah Anyhow – Hiss Golden Messenger

15. LANY – LANY 

16. Something To Tell You - HAIM

17. Out In the Storm - Waxahatchee

18. One Foot Out – Nines 

19. City Music – Kevin Morby

20. Process – Sampha 

21. Crack-Up – Fleet Foxes 

22. French Kiwi Juice – FKJ

23. Tourist in This Town – Allison Crutchfield

24. Turn Out the Lights – Julien Baker

25. 4:44 – JAY-Z

26. reputation – Taylor Swift

27. Drunk – Thundercat  

28. After the Party – The Menzingers 

29. The World's Best America Band – White Reaper

30. The Far Field – Future Islands

31. Every Little Thing – Carly Pearce 

32. From A Room: Volume 2 – Chris Stapleton 

33. City of No Reply – Amber Coffman 

34. Half-Light – Rostam

35. SATURATION II - BROCKHAMPTON

36. Beast Epic – Iron and Wine

37. Capacity – Big Thief

38. Always Foreign – The World Is A Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die

39. Beach House 3 – Ty Dolla $ign

40. Sounds of Crenshaw Vol. 1 – Terrace Martin presents The Pollyseeds and Terrace Martin

41. No Shape – Perfume Genius

42. Capture – Thunder Dreamer

43. Good For You - Aminé

44. Swim Inside the Moon – Angelo De Augustine

45. Take Me Apart – Kelela 

46. American Teen - Khalid

47. The Order of Time – Valerie June

48. Versatile – Van Morrison

49. Okovi – Zola Jesus

50. Sleep Well Beast – The National 

Top 100 Songs

1. "FEEL."– DAMN. – Kendrick Lamar

2. "All I Can Think About Is You" – Kaleidoscope EP - Coldplay

3. "Rescue Blues" – We All Want the Same Things – Craig Finn

4. "North East South West" – Near To The Wild Heart of Life - Japandroids

5. "Still Feel Like Your Man" – The Search For Everything – John Mayer

6. "BagBak" – Big Fish Theory – Vince Staples

7. "Nothing Burns Like The Cold" feat. Vince Staples – FEELS – Snoh Aalegra

8. "Provider" – Single – Frank Ocean

9. "Millionaire" – From A Room: Volume 2 – Chris Stapleton

10. "One I Want" feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR – The Space Between – Majid Jordan

11. "Cut to the Feeling" – Single – Carly Rae Jepsen

12. "Blem" – More Life - Drake

13. "The Story of O.J." – 4:44 – JAY-Z

14. "Flowers On the Floor" – LANY - LANY

15. "LOVE." feat. Zacari. – DAMN. – Kendrick Lamar

16. "New Year's Day" – reputation – Taylor Swift

17. "Caledonia, My Love" – Hallelujah Anyhow – Hiss Golden Messenger

18. "Love Galore" feat. Travis Scott – Ctrl - SZA

19. "Clean Living" – A Deeper Understanding – The War on Drugs

20. "DNA." – DAMN. – Kendrick Lamar

21. "Fire Away" – Flicker – Niall Horan

22. "U + Me (Love Lesson)" – Strength of A Woman – Mary J. Blige

23. "Outbound Train" – Prisoner – Ryan Adams

24. "Let Me Down Easy" – Go Farther In Lightness – Gang of Youths

25. "Whiskey" feat. A$AP Rocky – Red Pill Blues – Maroon 5

26. "Gave Your Love Away" – The Space Between – Majid Jordan

27. "You Never Knew" – Something To Tell You - HAIM

28. "Funeral Pyre" – Single – Julien Baker

29. "Arc of Bar" - Near To The Wild Heart of Life - Japandroids

30. "Garden Shed" – Flower Boy – Tyler, The Creator

31. "Up All Night" – A Deeper Understanding – The War on Drugs

32. "Shiver and Shake" – Prisoner – Ryan Adams

33. "Perfect Pint" feat. Kendrick Lamar, Gucci Mane and Rae Sremmurd – Ransom 2 – Mile WILL Made-It

34. "The Deepest Sighs, The Frankest Shadows" – Go Farther In Lightness – Gang of Youths

35. "HUMBLE." – DAMN. – Kendrick Lamr

36. "Normal Girl" – Ctrl - SZA

37. "Thinking Of A Place" - A Deeper Understanding – The War on Drugs

38. "You're Gonna Live Forever In Me" – The Search for Everything – John Mayer

39. "After the Party" – After the Party – The Menzingers

40. "Butterfly Dream" – Good Nature - Turnover

41. "Chanel" – Single – Frank Ocean

42. "Passionfruit" – More Life - Drake

43.  "Shot Down" – American Teen - Khalid

44. "Alan" – No Shape – Perfume Genius

45. "Slide" feat. Frank Ocean and Migos – Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 – Calvin Harris

46. "Regional Echo" – Jen Cloher – Jen Cloher

47. "XO TOUR Llif3" – Luv Is Rage 2 – Lil Uzi Vert

48. "Throwing Lines" – Kelly Lee Owens – Kelly Lee Owens

49. "Astral Plane" – The Order of Time – Valerie June

50. "Across the Room" feat. Leon Bridges – A Moment Apart - ODESZA

51. “Plead the Fifth” – Slowheart – Kip Moore

52. “Cold Summer” feat. Kendrick Lamarr, MAC Miller, Kevin Gates & Rell – The Big Brother – DJ Kay Slay

53. “Entitlement Crew” – Single – The Hold Steady

54. “…Ready For It?” – reputation – Taylor Swift

55. “See You Again” – Flower Boy – Tyler, The Creator

56. “Please Take Me With You” – Hug of Thunder – Broken Social Scene

57. “Mythological Beauty” – Capacity – Big Thief

58. “I Dare You” – I See You – The xx

59. “Sightseeing” – Tourist in This Town - Allison Crutchfield

60. “Recite Remorse” – Out in the Storm – Waxahatchee

61. “If We Were Vampires” – The Nashville Sound – Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit

62. “Waitin” – Take Me Apart - Kelela

63. “Get You” feat. Kali Uchis – Freudian – Daniel Caesar

64. “Rosie” – The Search For Everything – John Mayer

65. “call the police” – American Dream – LCD Soundsystem

66. “Don’t Don’t Do It!” feat. Kendrick Lamar – NO_ONE EVER REALLY DIES – N.E.R.D

67. “(No One Knows Me) Like the Piano – Process – Sampha

68. “Sportstar” – Rocket – (Sandy) Alex G

69. “SUMMER” – SATURATION II - Brockhampton

70. “Gwan” – Half-Light – Rostam

71. “Favorite Song” – Life & Livin’ It – Sinkane

72. “Show You the Way” feat. Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins – Drunk - Thundercat

73. “Hunting for Sugar” – UNDIVIDED HEART AND SOUL – JD McPherson

74. “Need to Feel Your Love” – Need to Feel Your Love – Sheer Mag

75. “Droptop in the Rain” feat. Tory Lanez – Beach House 3 – Ty Dolla $ign

76. “Glow” – What Now – Sylvan Esso

77. “Dancing With Our Hands Tied” – reputation – Taylor Swift

78. “Chinatown” – As You Were – Liam Gallagher

79. “Feels Like Heaven” – Dedicated to Bobby Jameson – Ariel Pink

80. “Road Head” – Soft Sounds from Another Planet – Japanese Breakfast

81. “Feathered Indians” – Purgatory – Tyler Childers

82. “After the Moon” – In Mind – Real Estate

83. “What Happened To Fire?” – What Happened To Fire EP – Wiki and Your Old Droog

84. “Plastic” – Aromanticism – Moses Sumney

85. “I’ll Still Destroy You” – Sleep Well Beast – The National

86. “I’m the One” feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne – Grateful – DJ Khaled

87. “Sunday Morning Jetpack” feat. The-Dream – I Decided. – Big Sean

88. “SUPER PREDATOR” feat. Styles P – ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$ - Joey Bada$$

89. “Gladiator” – To Infinity – Special Explosion

90. “New York” – Masseducation – St. Vincent

91. “Follow You” – One Of Us – Mystery Skulls

92. “G’d up” feat. Method Man, R-Mean and Mzee Jones – The Saga Continues – Wu-Tang Clan

93. “One Day At A Time” – The Thrill of It All – Sam Smith

94. “While We’re Young” – Trip – Jhené Aiko

95. “Alone” – hopeless fountain kingdom - Halsey

96. “Despacito” feat. Justin Bieber (Remix) – Single – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee

97. “Crew” feat. Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy – At What Cost - Goldlink

98. “No Lighter” – Dreadlocks & Headshots – Mozzy & Gunplay

99. “Green Light” (Chromeo Remix) – Single - Lorde

100. “Bodak Yellow” – Single – Cardi B

EPs

1. Harmony of Difference – Kamasi Washington

2. Kaleidoscope EP - Coldplay

3. Ocean & Montana – Buddy

4. We Can Die Happy – Tennis

5. Into EP – Sonder

6. Steve Lacy's Demo – Steve Lacy

7. Carl Sagan EP – Night Moves

8. Burst & Decay (An Acoustic EP) – The Wonder Years

9. The Mountain Has Fallen – DJ Shadow

10. Testify – The Knocks

Reissues

1. Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 – Thelonious Monk

2. May 1977: Get Shown the Light – Grateful Dead

3. OK Computer: OKNOTOK 1997 2017 – Radiohead

4. Being There – Wilco 

5. The Spirit of Memphis (1962-1976) – Isaac Hayes

6. Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (25^th Anniversary) – Various Artists

7. The Authorized Bang Collection – Van Morrison

8. Automatic for the People (25^th Anniversary) – R.E.M.

9. Brown Sugar (Deluxe Edition) – D'Angelo

10. For Sale: Live at Maxwell's 1986 – The Replacements

Live Albums

1. Live North America 2016 – Gary Clark Jr.

2. May 1977: Get Shown the Light – Grateful Dead

3. DH00278 (Live from The 02, London, 12/16/2016) – The 1975

4. 50 Years of Blonde on Blonde: The Concert – Old Crow Medicine Show

5. The Concert in Hyde Park – Paul Simon

6. For Sale: Live at Maxwell's 1986 – The Replacements

7. Live at Red Rocks – Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats

8. Carrie & Lowell Live – Sufjan Stevens

9. Let's Play Two – Pearl Jam

10. Live from the Fox Oakland – Tedeschi Trucks Band

Music Films

1. Chasing Trane

2. The Defiant Ones

3. Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge

4. Long Strange Trip

5. The Complete Monterey Pop Festival (Criterion)

6. Reflektor Tapes – Arcade Fire

7. May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers

8. I Called Him Morgan

9. Let's Play Two – Pearl Jam

10. Gaga: Five Foot Two

Soundtracks

1. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix – Various Artists

2. Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (25th Anniversary) – Various Artists

3. Baby Driver – Various Artists

4. Big Little Lies – Various Artists

5. Master of None Season 2 – Various Artists

6. Twin Peaks (Music from the Limited Event Series) – Various Artists 

7. Stranger Things Season 2: Music From the Netflix Original Series – Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein

8. Call Me By Your Name – Various Artists

9. The Vietnam War – Various Artists

10. The Bob's Burgers Music Album – Various Artists

Box sets

1. May 1977: Get Shown the Light – Grateful Dead

2. Being There – Wilco

3. The Spirit of Memphis (1962-1976) – Isaac Hayes

4. Trouble No More: The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 – Bob Dylan

5. Automatic for the People (25th Anniversary) – R.E.M.  

6. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Super Deluxe Anniversary Edition) – The Beatles

7. The Joshua Tree (Super Deluxe Edition) – U2 

8. Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde (25^th Anniversary Edition) – The Pharcyde

9. Maximum A's & B's: The Complete Singles – The Who

10. The Complete Chris Bell – Chris Bell 

Albums

Missing from playlist:

25. 4:44 - JAY-Z

Songs

Missing from playlist:

13. "The Story of O.J." – 4:44 – JAY-Z

83. “What Happened To Fire?” – What Happened To Fire EP – Wiki and Your Old Droog