Here are the ones that stood out most...
also check out the spunk rock list of best short recordings of 2018:
https://joelspunkrock.blogspot.com/2018/12/best-short-records-of-2018.html
Follow these playlists for a one-song sample from each record, and pick your own favorites!
Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/fluid3sally/playlist/0qHzCvtXB3lSJjYoiBT3HL?si=_P_U-RceSv66PW-xCLZYlw
YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWm4729w0mtdmAbtbJ3xpfhwniTUk6FjD
1. Marmozets - Knowing What You Know Now
January release
second full-length, from Leeds, UK
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6F4QBaoHr4
2. Hypophora - Douse
September release
debut full-length, from south-west UK
3. Estrons - You Say I'm Too Much, I Say You're Not Enough
October release
debut full-length, from Cardiff, UK
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT3jOG_nL2s
4. Guerilla Toss - Twisted Crystal
September release
four or more records, from New York City
5. Otep - Kult 45
four or more records, from Los Angeles
July release
lyric video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuWFWNxZ1JA
6. Tonight Alive - Underworld
January release
January release
four or more records, from Sydney, Australia
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkiniO5COl8
7. Metric - The Art of Doubt
September release
four or more records, from Toronto, Canada
8. Halestorm - Vicious
July release
four or more records, from Nashville, USAJuly release
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taanowedKoY
9. The Joy Formidable - Aaarth
September release
four or more records, from London, UK
10. Knee High Fox - Jawbreaker
March release
second full-length, from Los Angeles
audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFfltVwdJpQ
March release
second full-length, from Los Angeles
audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFfltVwdJpQ
11. Northward - Northward
October release
debut full-length side-project, from Holland and Norway
(members of Nightwish and Pagan's Mind)
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAiPeSsqD-4
12. Meg Myers - Take Me To The Disco
July release
Third full-length, from Los Angeles
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORaln6aPqUk
13. Hybrid - Light of the Fearless
July release
multiple previous soundtracks, from Worcester, UK
trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF034sYDvok
14. Against The Current - Past Lives
September release
second full-length, from Pouchkeepsie, New York, USA
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXFEMV919Pk
15. Chvrches - Love Is Dead
May release
third full-length, from Glasgow, UK
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1YqueG2gtQ
16. Danger Twins - Just Got Real
April release
third full-length, from Nashville, USA
audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxmky2T_HWU
17. Magic Wands - Abrakadabra
May release
third full-length, from Los Angeles
audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qOlws99knw
18. Janelle Monae - Dirty Computer
April release
four or more records, from Atlanta, USA
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFK6k-pvXmI
19. The Struts - Young and Dangerous
October release
second full-length, from Derby, UK
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi_QEATjgYM
20. Ice Cube - Everythang's Corrupt
December release
four or more records, from Los Angeles
audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7__FqrJH-bE
21. The Ting Tings - The Black Light
October release
four or more records, from Manchester, UK
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1-rW1LDrGU
22. Dorothy - 28 Days In The Valley
March release
second full-length, from Los Angeles
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1O4FGK0WT8
23. The New Respects - Before The Sun Goes Down
August release
debut full-length, from Nashville, USA
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MsDoroEv34
24. Oceans of Slumber - The Banished Heart
March release
third full-length, from Houston, Texas, USA
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eTq2WiAbBI
25. Eyes Set To Kill - Eyes Set To Kill
February release
four or more records, from Tempe, Arizona, USA
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHfJxEoVGQk
26. Skating Polly - The Make It All Show
May release
four or more records, from Tacoma, Washington, USA
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eERQLJMUhnQ
27. The Kut - Valley of Thorns
May release
debut full-length, from London, UK
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5RxiauMXhg
28. War On Women - Capture The Flag
April release
second full-length, from Baltimore, Maryland, USA
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47m2JTb6J1o
29. A Light Divided - Choose Your Own Adventure
October release
third full-length, from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EecXbDvoxO0
30. Die So Fluid - One Bullet From Paradise
March release
four or more records, from Los Angeles (and London)
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU4rdJMrfJs
31. 69 Chambers - Machine
May release
second full-length, from Zurich, Switzerland
audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhiW7-0yI7o
32. Letters From The Fire - Letters From The Fire
June release
second full-length, from San Francisco Bay Area, USA
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N_L5kcy_5I
33. The Amorettes - Born To Break
April release
four or more records, from central Scotland, UK
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcpSXLENi0g
34. Pale Waves - My Mind Makes Noises
September release
debut full-length, from Manchester, UK
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk9v1zyGXYg
35. Helalyn Flowers - Nyctophilia
June release
four or more records, from Rome, Italy
audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_9lxPd6UmU
36. Veridia - The Beast You Feed
October release
debut full-length, from Nashville, USA
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmQn77yZtQk
37. June Divided - Body Wars
August release
second full-length
from Philadelphia, USA
audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l2wRlVhGk4
38. Diamante - Coming In Hot
June release
debut full-length, from Los Angeles
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvXkYUxKVrE
39. The Royal They - Foreign Being
January release
second full-length, from New York City
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMA9fBFpRtg
40. Rivals - Damned Soul
February release
debut full-length, from Los Angeles
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuJkNgR6tFM
41. Liines - Start-Stop
May release
from Manchester, UK
42. Dream Wife - Dream Wife
January release
debut full-length, from London, UK
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ov_uABrg5U
43. Halocene - Refraction
second full-length (not counting covers)
from Phoenix, USA
44. i:Scintilla - Swayed
September release
four or more records, from Chicago, USA
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_Aro4dwZgA
45. You Want Fox - Reverse The Curse
April release
second full-length, from Nottingham, UK
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XoH1VG2pmc
46. Enemy Inside - Phoenix
September release
debut full-length, from Aschaffenburg, Germany
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc2YEysPTKE
47. The Warning - Queen of the Murder Scene
November release
second full-length, from Monterrey, Mexico
48. Coheed and Cambria - The Unheavenly Creatures
October release
four or more records, from New York City
49. Weekend Recovery - get what you came for
April release
debut full-length, from Kent, UK
50. She Drew The Gun - Revolution of Mind
October release
second full-length, from Wirral, UK
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Because I like round numbers, let's make this an even top-100
Records #51 thru 100 are shown below.
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Bonus: Single of the Year:
Cilver - Turns Me On
Cilver is one of the most exciting spunk bands of the decade. Their debut full-length record "Not The End of the World" finished in the number one spot on the 2016 list, a rich year for new music.
With sharp, crisp, innovative guitar work, every note rings true. Thunderous rythms drop alongside strong, haunting, engaging vocals to create a masterpiece from each song.
Be on the lookout for the second record coming soon.
lyric video: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/turns-me-on-single/1437279284?fbclid=IwAR2lViKN5QKgIkIyN9j3ifzjjX0Y51t-QAPMHRs7vbP8tceOGuRpE_E8ZiA
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to add later:
fifth dawn
That's it for this year. Of course, there was too much for just one list, check out the spunk rock monthly posts for many more exciting records and singles. Stay tuned for what promises to be another exciting year of new music in 2019 !!
Be sure to check out the Spunk Rock list of the best short records from 2018 at the link below:
https://joelspunkrock.blogspot.com/2018/12/best-short-records-of-2018.html
https://joelspunkrock.blogspot.com/2018/12/best-short-records-of-2018.html
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