Sorry this is so late. And I actually thought I was ahead of the game this year. So be it!
Anyway, I bought over 100 albums this year. But here are my favorites that meet two criteria:
1) I bought the album
2) They are 2018 albums (so, for example, I discovered a lot of albums from before 2018, they are not eligible).
Here we go - note that my Cum Laude list is not rank ordered.
Company of Thieves Better Together
From Chicago.
I so love Genevieve, the lead singer of this band. I can't help but geek out.
Against the Current Past Lives
From Poughkeepsie, NY (true story). I really like this band.
Ari Mason The Vault:Pure Gold
From LA, there is much more to come from this artist. I think.
Baum Ungodly
From New York.
Courtney Marie Andrews May Your Kindness Remain
From Phoenix, based in Nashville I believe
Flasher Constant Image
A very good Trio from DC
Giant Kitty Rampage
A great punk band from Houston.
Goat Girl Goat Girl
From South London.
Grace Vunderkuhn Reveries
From Wilmington, DE.
High Up You Are Here
This super awesome band hails from Omaha, Nebraska.
Kalidia The Frozen Throne
Epic rock band from Italy. Hope to see them live sometime.
KIDS N CATS 11 Tracks
This band is a bit different. But from Vienna, Austria, would you want boring?
King Princess Make My Bed
A 20 year old from NY, NY.
KT Tunstall Wax
KT first got our attention way back in 2005. I saw her live at the Cedar a few years ago and found her to be wonderful and intimate singer-songwriter. She is very special. From Edinburgh, Scotland.
Liza Anne Fine But Dying
Based in Nashville
