Remember LuckyKip’s first blog post about how people complain that there isn’t good music anymore? Well this right here might be your best argument yet. So who brought the best music of 2018 ?
The winner, of course, is the emergent UK -mostly jazz and RnB- scene. After Alfa Mist set the tone for the best music ever made in 2017 (no bias here), other UK artists said ‘we could make a religion out of this!’ (these are real facts taken from
But in order to remain completely objective, we did a poll amongst
Top pick (5 votes)
R+R=NOW – Collagically Speaking
Ain’t no surprise people voted the most for this one, mostly out of fear of being judged for not doing so.
2nd Place (4 votes)
Maisha – There is a Place
Various Artists – We Out Here
Second place came in a tie between the beauty of a band that Joja brought us (Maisha) and the compilation album of UK artists who can be seen in this
3rd Place (3 votes)
In third place we have a heck of a selection, from the epic jazzman Kamasi Washington to the energetic Sons of Kemet, these guys’ spot is well deserved.
Kamasi Washington – Heaven and Earth
Sons of Kemet – Your Queen Is a Reptile
Tom Misch – Geography
JPEGMAFIA – Veteran
Kikagaku Moyo – Masana Temples
Idris Ackamoor – An Angel Fell
4th Place
Finally, here are those that got 2 votes, and
Dinosaur – Wonder Trail
Blue Lab Beats – Xover
Bokanté – What Heat
Jimi Tenor – Chupa Chups
KIDS SEE GHOSTS – KIDS SEE GHOSTS
ASA-CHANG – Debut
Beak – >>>
Uniting of Opposites – Ancient Lights
Noname – Room 25
MABUTA – Welcome to this world
Honorable Mentions
Here are 2018 albums that
Jorja Smith : Lost & Found
BONUS ROUND
Thankfully, someone wasn’t sleeping on the
How great is that.
I have so much to say about it I could go on and on for hours.
So here it is anyways :
I definitely didn’t just vote on a couple and then forget to look through the albums again to vote later……
@kip im surprised 5 people even voted
Great post I really enjoyed R+R=NOW definitely is our album of the year! but, JPEGMAFIA – VETERAN WILL ALWAYS BE AOTY :REALSHIT: