Thursday, December 27, 2018

Best Short Records of 2018


It has become increasingly common for artists to release shorter groupings of songs on a more frequent interval, compared to the album-length paradigm the past.

Accordingly, I offer my list of BEST SHORT RECORDINGS from 2018. This list accompanies the main spunk rock list of best records of the year, found here:
https://joelspunkrock.blogspot.com/2018/12/best-of-2018.html


By "short", I mean records in a range from (about) 10 to 25 minutes in duration.












As usual, you can check out a sample from each record using these playlists:

Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/fluid3sally/playlist/726E3ibhjhfg6zmS1799wy?si=U8uq6_wLT-SQm6xgrKTfNg

YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TffAwb6Nya4&list=PLWm4729w0mtfbzfztyzBThX4L1IlEqHNa







1.  Salvation Jayne - Salvation Jayne 
November release
from Kent, UK
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TffAwb6Nya4









2.  Nico Vega - Wars 
September release
two previous full-lengths, from Los Angeles
audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Agr2TTGHRk









3.  Glass Mansions - Ritual
April release
debut recording, from South Carolina, USA
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMnFvmioKEM









4.  Tigress - Who Cares?
June Release
third short recording, from Chelmsford, UK









5.  Renee Phoenix - Renee Phoenix
March release
from Florida, USA, see also Pink Fly and Fit For Rivals









6.  Hazen - This House
April release
from Arizona, USA
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFt1Wp2eDJY










7. The Material - Gray States
May release
from Los Angeles
audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfIp6sziWdI









8.  Yonaka - Teach Me To Fight
August release
from Brighton, UK
audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOeCrQpqeOw









9.  Eva Plays Dead - The Fix
April release
from Nottingham, UK
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsuKonDsBro









10.  Ledger - Ledger
April release
audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcpAfOZlMnk









11.  For The Fire - Bridges
September release
from Indianapolis, USA








12.  MonoWhales - Control Freak
June release
from Toronto, Canada
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVNwxK1Ej6M









13.  Dead Sara - Temporary Things Taking Up Space
June release
from Los Angeles
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amc9UAAy-NM









14.  Dead Posey - Freak Show
August release
from Los Angeles
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dH23G6ioZo









15:  Kevlar - Aftermath
May release
from Pennsylvania, USA
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSum07VSiNE









16.  Jackknife Stiletto - Chronicles of Jane vol 2
October release
from New York City
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOkNqq7u9Ew








17.  Petrol Girls - The Future Is Dark
September release
from Bristol, UK
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgc0Yybvqms









18.  Digital Criminals - Hell Yeah
April release
from Griffithstown, UK
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GiDVtnPGYo









19.  Echoheart - The Way We Were Made
March release
from Maryland, USA
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv_X7TjCHo4









20.  Lauren Strange - Shake
May release
from Nashville, USA
audio: https://soundcloud.com/laurenstrange/sets/shake







21.  Dig Exotic - Act Two and Act Three
April release
from Los Angeles








22.  Starbenders - Julian
January release, from Atlanta, USA
lyric video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7PUKAEooWM









23.  LPX - Bolt In Blue
August release
lyric video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNCk7vJ0UWA 









24.  Fear Me December - Who Cares
September release
from Manchester, UK
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKMkaHytovY









25.  Vices of Vanity - Rowdy
January release, from Atlanta, USA
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uBmSlpzcYs






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BONUS: Most Exciting New Artist goes to:

Gina And The Eastern Block
(Los Angeles / SoCal)


Based on the singles released so far, this is shooting spunk star. Looking forward to more from this artist!

Check out their single "Sippin' On A Forty"













That's it for this year, stay tuned to see what 2019 will bring...

Be sure to check out the main spunk rock best-of-2018 list here:

https://joelspunkrock.blogspot.com/2018/12/best-of-2018.html





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