{"id":14140,"date":"2018-12-10T15:18:47","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T21:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/?p=14140"},"modified":"2026-01-12T15:36:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:36:17","slug":"staff-picks-jamess-top-10-albums-top-tracks-of-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/2018\/12\/10\/staff-picks-jamess-top-10-albums-top-tracks-of-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff Picks–James’s Top 10 Albums & Top Tracks of 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

During the month of December, Loyola Libraries staff make lists and check them twice. What are these lists about? Anything! You can look at past years’ lists here<\/a>, and stay tuned for more lists all month long!<\/em><\/p>\n

For me and the artists on this list 2018 was the year of being unapologetic- unapologetically female, unapologetically Black, unapologetically queer, unapologetically angry. The music that resonated with me in this, what feels like our darkest of times, were songs of triumph, of pain, of survival and of history. The songs on this list imagine a better world where we can and will live our best lives, they speak truth to power by reminding you that we \u201cowe you nothing,\u201d and if you can\u2019t handle it they tell you to \u201cGTFO.\u201d The music presented here is kinetic, abstract, introspective; there are examples of a return to form (Metric, Dido), cinematic ruminations (Mon\u00e1e\u2019s \u201cemotion picture\u201d, Yorke\u2019s \u201cSuspiria\u201d), and DIY dance parties (ionnalee, SSION). This was my 2018. <\/p>\n

Top 10 Albums:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.\tJanelle Mon\u00e1e: \u201cDirty Computer\u201d<\/strong>
\n\u2022\tTop Tracks: \u201cCrazy, Classic, Life\u201d, \u201cDjango Jane\u201d, \u201cDon\u2019t Judge Me\u201d
\n\"\"<\/p>\n

2.\tionnalee: \u201cEveryone Afraid to Be Forgotten\u201d<\/strong>
\n\u2022\tTop Tracks: \u201cSimmer Down\u201d, \u201cSamaritan\u201d, \u201cTemple\u201d
\n\"\"<\/p>\n

3.\tMetric: \u201cArt of Doubt\u201d<\/strong>
\n\u2022\tTop Tracks: \u201cRisk\u201d, \u201cNo Lights on the Horizon\u201d, \u201cDressed to Suppress\u201d
\n\"\"<\/p>\n

4.\tSevdaliza: \u201cThe Calling EP\u201d<\/strong>
\n\u2022\tTop Tracks: \u201cSoothsayer\u201d, \u201cSoul Syncable\u201d, \u201cHuman Nature\u201d
\n\"\"<\/p>\n

5.\tSeinabo Sey: \u201cI\u2019m a Dream\u201d<\/strong>
\n\u2022\tTop Tracks: \u201cI Owe You Nothing\u201d, \u201cBreathe\u201d, \u201cRemember\u201d
\n\"\"<\/p>\n

6.\tKimbra: \u201cPrimal Heart\u201d<\/strong>
\n\u2022\tTop Tracks: \u201cThe Good War\u201d, \u201cBlack Sky\u201d, \u201cHuman\u201d
\n\"\"<\/p>\n

7.\tSSION: \u201cO\u201d<\/strong>
\n\u2022\tTop Tracks: \u201cAt Least the Sky is Blue\u201d, \u201cComeback\u201d, \u201cHeaven Is My Thing Again\u201d
\n\"\"<\/p>\n

8.\tMitski: \u201cBe the Cowboy\u201d<\/strong>
\n\u2022\tTop Tracks: \u201cGeyser\u201d, \u201cRemember My Name\u201d, \u201cWashing Machine Heart\u201d
\n\"\"<\/p>\n

9.\tLeikeli47: \u201cAcrylic\u201d<\/strong>
\n\u2022\tTop Tracks: \u201cTic Boom\u201d, \u201cPost That\u201d, \u201cRoll Call\u201d
\n\"\"<\/p>\n

10.\tNeko Case: \u201cHell-On\u201d<\/strong>
\n\u2022\tTop Tracks: \u201cOracle of the Maritime\u201d, \u201cLast Lion of Albion\u201d, \u201cHell-On\u201d
\n\"\"<\/p>\n


\nEssential Tracks (not on the listed albums):<\/strong>
\n\u2022\tMariah Carey: \u201cGTFO\u201d<\/a>
\n\u2022\tDido: \u201cHurricanes\u201d<\/a>
\n\u2022\tMy Brightest Diamond: \u201cAnother Chance\u201d<\/a>
\n\u2022\tGrimes: \u201cWe Appreciate Power\u201d<\/a>
\n\u2022\tJohn Grant: \u201cLove is Magic\u201d<\/a>
\n\u2022\tYaeji: \u201cOne More\u201d<\/a>
\n\u2022\tShaun Ross: \u201cChrysalis\u201d<\/a>
\n\u2022\tGorillaz: \u201cFire Flies\u201d<\/a>
\n\u2022\tFather John Misty: \u201cJust Dumb Enough to Try\u201d<\/a>
\n\u2022\tRoisin Murphy: \u201cJacuzzi Rollercoaster\u201d<\/a>
\n\u2022\tHibou: \u201cFall Into\u201d<\/a>
\n\u2022\tThom Yorke: \u201cSuspirium\u201d<\/a>
\n\u2022\tCari Cari: \u201cNothing\u2019s Older Than Yesterday\u201d<\/a>
\n\u2022\tRituals of Mine: \u201cNo Time to Go Numb\u201d<\/a>
\n\u2022\tTunde Olaniran: \u201cStranger\u201d<\/a>
\n\u2022\tChristine and the Queens: \u201cMachin-chose\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"James is your Media Services Librarian at Loyola where he collects all of the DVDs and streaming videos for your viewing pleasure. When he\u2019s not doing that he\u2019s busy recording a podcast that looks at film through a Queer lens, volunteering to build exhibits for the Gerber\/Hart Library & Archives, swimming, and getting into long conversations about privilege, film, and why Cate Blanchett deserves to ascend to her rightful place as ruler of the universe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

During the month of December, Loyola Libraries staff make lists and check them twice. What are these lists about? Anything! You can look at past years’ lists here, and stay tuned for more lists all month long! For me and the artists on this list 2018 was the year of being unapologetic- unapologetically female, unapologetically […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[1,5016],"tags":[5019],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14140"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14140"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14155,"href":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14140\/revisions\/14155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}