DoofusWainwright: Doof's 2018 Half Way Jamboree

DoofusWainwright 06.15.18	Doofcore 2018 - dig in
bgillesp 06.15.18	Your ratings for pop are higher than rock. Also shame on you for that Slugdge rating.
bgillesp 06.15.18	Also that City Calm Down cover looks just like a Hidden Orchestra cover
DoofusWainwright 06.15.18	bgillesp - rock 'off the list' was WAAAAAAYY stronger than pop - there were like 50 great rocks albums above a 3.5 rating.
bgillesp 06.15.18	Sense
Astral Abortis 06.15.18	ur metal taste is lackkin
Papa Universe 06.15.18	You need Jesus and punk.
DoofusWainwright 06.15.18	Astral - tbh I haven’t the time to really get into too much music that’s extreme enough to make the wife cry, married life and metal only ever worked on the Osbournes and not even then
Papa Universe 06.15.18	Pesus
DoofusWainwright 06.15.18	The Tropical Fuck Storm is the most punk album I’ve heard this year...is there anything more punk? I’m primarily referring to ‘punk spirit’ than ‘punk sounds’
anat 06.15.18	great to see the scattering of my recs (namely 26, 32, 46 - everyone else needs to get on these too), just gotta hope they make it all the way to year-end. also lots here for me to be getting on with too
Papa Universe 06.15.18	I suppose wait for the new Idles then.
Papa Universe 06.15.18	Also, Protomartyr have an EP out today.
DoofusWainwright 06.15.18	Anatelier - your recs kept me going early on this year, those first three months were slow for new releases. Sure most of those here will make it into an end of year top 100. Uni I’m going to annoy you and always class punk and post punk as sub genres of rock. I think it’s been alright for punk influenced stuff this year. I’ll check the Protomartyr, last album was a good ‘un.
Papa Universe 06.15.18	Ya nasty soul.
luci 06.15.18	looking forward to sifting through this! lol at sowing dropping his mid-year list at the same time... stealing your spotlight :P
DoofusWainwright 06.15.18	Sowing always does that....arghhhhhh No, god bless Sowing, I feel like I'm the darkside balance in the Force to Sowing's positivity and general inclusiveness
DoofusWainwright 06.15.18	Anyone want to suggest what the song of the year for 2018 is so far?
anat 06.15.18	gotta be someone in the doorway or rust from ed schrader
DoofusWainwright 06.15.18	I always think he's singing 'baby give me Rusks', it is a classic though. As is 'Dizzy Devil'.
anat 06.15.18	there’s also mz locum from the aidan moffat: “she told me her troubles, she said what should what should I do then? she said she fancied a change, I said well I fancy you hen”
DoofusWainwright 06.15.18	I listened to the Moffat today for the first time in over a week, it hasn't got the jawdropping moments 'The Most Important' had but it has a natural grace, the first two songs are the best I'd say. I like the existential themes, a lot of staring into the night sky references.
RadicalEd 06.16.18	ur taste in hip/hop is .... interesting. Other than that good list =D.
DoofusWainwright 06.16.18	Ed - What am I missing in hip hop this year? I found the Saba quite boring unfortunately as on paper that sounded like it'd be my thing. I'd have thought...Black Thought would have rated high for a Roots fan like yerself :/ Really I only found three releases with 'rap vocals' I like a lot this year so far, so really my taste in hip hop is hard to ascertain this time. There's no 'Flower Boy' crossover, or RtJ, or Kendrick, or whoever else is considered mainstream. Just an empty year if you don't worship Kanye.
DoofusWainwright 06.16.18	Also bear in mind albums scoring 2.7 or 2.8 wouldn't have made a top 100 of the year so far...or more damning still...they wouldn't have made a top 100 for rock releases in 2018 so far. Yes there are 100 2018 rock albums better than my 6th placed hip hop 'release' (4th placed album). Sh't year for hip hop for me so far, hope that puts it in context!
RadicalEd 06.16.18	I'm really hyped on that Daytona album you don't really like because it's too short. (Also as far as I recall your fav is "Hard Piano" which imo is the worst track). Stream of Thoughts is fine, but that Nickelus LP was soooooooo boring to me. Shygirl is really, really bad as well. Not the best year for hip hop agreed: Check: Evidence - Wheater or Not https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmUY_T5fPW4 maaaybe: Royce da 5'9 - Book of Ryan
DoofusWainwright 06.17.18	Ed - 'Daytona' I've rated based on the music, like it's an EP. I don't like it being called the 'AOTY' because imo it's barely an album. If you trimmed 50% of the albums released this year into 20 minutes there'd be some tight 'albums' but I don't think I'd be happy labelling them as albums really. The Nickelus F is so much more interesting to me than any of the Ye projects but I am quite old school in my hip hop taste and the palette he's working with is very old school. I loved 'Trick Dice' so much and I honestly think this one might be better. Shygirl I come to after really really trying with PC music and listening to loads of GFOTY and the like...it's like that mixed with some Tricky, esp the final track. I like it, though as with most PC Music type stuff it can be very irritating if not in the mood. I'll give the recs a go.
Lucman 06.17.18	Ah, that Matt Maltese album is so good. Definitelu gonna make my own list soon. Got some more to listen from here as well. Good list, Doof!
DoofusWainwright 06.17.18	Thanks Lucman, will look out for your list
luci 06.17.18	fun read, I vibe with the folk section most from your picks. The community here is on top with what's best from the genre, been a lot to sift through. that moffat/hubbert was enjoyable, should have more attention on the site (it's at 6 or so ratings?). don't understand the pop designation for your picks, i'd file jurado with the best folk this year.
DoofusWainwright 06.17.18	Thanks Lucid, the Jurado is close to soul in places...like I said there’s some overlap, I’d say the FJM is more pop than folk, so I classed Damien as pop.
zakalwe 06.17.18	This is quality
DoofusWainwright 06.18.18	Now would the Father John Misty have made a straightforward top 100 of the year so far? I'm thinking maybe it wouldn't. That's quite something.