{"id":74199,"date":"2018-12-14T11:00:41","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T11:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=74199"},"modified":"2023-04-28T22:41:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T21:41:04","slug":"roty2018-staff-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/roty2018-staff-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"Already Heard’s Record of the Year 2018 – Staff Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

You may have recently seen our all-important Record of the Year<\/b><\/a> list, and while that consisted of Already Heard<\/strong>‘s overall favourites, we thought you’d like to know the team’s individual choices for 2018.<\/p>\n

Some of us have also picked out our favourite EP’s of the year and more.<\/p>\n

\n

S\u00eaan Reid<\/a><\/h1>\n

[hoot_one_half]\"\"Top 10 Albums<\/u><\/b>
\n1. Spanish Love Songs – Schmaltz
\n2. Black Peaks – All That Divides
\n3. Turnstile – Time & Space
\n4. M\u00f8l – Jord
\n5. Happy Accidents – Everything But The Here And Now
\n6. Trophy Eyes – The American Dream
\n7. Boston Manor – Welcome To The Neighbourhood
\n8. The Xcerts – Hold On To Your Heart
\n9. Harker – No Discordance
\n10. Real Friends – Composure[\/hoot_one_half][hoot_one_half last=”yes”]\"\"Top 5 EPs<\/u><\/b>
\n1. The Get Up Kids – Kicker
\n2. Redwood – Lay Your Love Down
\n3. The Hyena Kill – Spun
\n4. itoldyouiwouldeatyou – Get Terrified
\n5. Acadia – All Heart<\/p>\n

Favourite Label<\/b>\u00a0Holy Roar Records
\nFavourite Festival:<\/b> 2000Trees Festival[\/hoot_one_half]<\/p>\n

\n

Andrew Davidson<\/a><\/h1>\n

[hoot_one_half]\"\"Top 10 Albums<\/u><\/b>
\n1. Frontierer – Unloved
\n2. Rolo Tomassi – Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It
\n3. Idles – Joy As An Act of Resistance
\n4. Black Peaks – All That Divides
\n5. Greyhaven – Empty Black
\n6. Architects – Holy Hell
\n7. Parkway Drive – Reverence
\n8. Shame – Songs of Praise
\n9. The Wonder Years – Sister Cities
\n10. Svalbard – It\u2019s Hard to Have Hope[\/hoot_one_half][hoot_one_half last=”yes”]\"\"Top 5 EPs<\/u><\/b>
\n1. The Plainviews – A Million Different Ways if Saying Nothing At All
\n2. Trail of Lies – W.A.R.
\n3. HMLTD – Hate Music Last Time Delete
\n4. Declan Welsh & The Decadent West – All My Dreams Are Dull
\n5. Loathe\/Holding Absence – This Is As One[\/hoot_one_half]<\/p>\n

\n

Ben Mills<\/a><\/h1>\n

[hoot_one_half]\"TSSF_properdose\"Top 10 Albums<\/u><\/b>
\n1. The Story So Far – Proper Dose
\n2. Hellions – Rue
\n3. Turnstile – Time & Space
\n4. Drug Church – Cheer
\n5. Super Whatevr – Never Nothing
\n6. Trash Boat – Crown Shyness
\n7. The Wonder Years – Sister Cities
\n8. Greyhaven – Empty Black
\n9. Trophy Eyes – The American Dream
\n10. Tiny Moving Parts – Swell[\/hoot_one_half][hoot_one_half last=”yes”]\"\"Top 5 EPs<\/u><\/b>
\n1. God Complex – Created Sick
\n2. Counterparts – Private Room
\n3. Covent – Heaven Knows
\n4. I Feel Fine – Long Distance Celebration
\n5. Guillotine – Weakness<\/p>\n

Favourite Label:<\/b> Failure By Design Records[\/hoot_one_half]<\/p>\n

\n

Edward Layland<\/a><\/h1>\n

[hoot_one_half]<\/u>\"\"<\/u>Top 10 Albums<\/u><\/b>
\n1. Conjurer – Mire
\n2. Winchester – Life Begins at These Dead Ends
\n3. Palm Reader – Braille
\n4. Black Foxxes – Rei\u00f0i
\n5. Failure – In the Future Your Body Will Be The Furthest Thing From Your Mind
\n6. Idles – Joy As an Act of Resistance
\n7. Black Peaks – All That Divides
\n8. Canavar – Canavar
\n9. Barely Civil – We Can Live Here Forever
\n10. Bleed From Within – Era[\/hoot_one_half][hoot_one_half last=”yes”]\"AFI\"Top 5 EPs<\/u><\/b>
\n1. AFI – The Missing Man
\n2. Circle of Crows – Everything Comes After Zero
\n3. Nine Inch Nail – Bad Witch
\n4. Neshiima – Purple
\n5. Dissonants – Vultures<\/p>\n

Favourite Gig:<\/b> Ozzy Osbourne in Rio.
\n[\/hoot_one_half]<\/p>\n

\n

Tim Birkbeck<\/a><\/h1>\n

[hoot_one_half]
\n\"\"Top 10 Albums<\/u><\/b>
\n1. Turnstile – Time & Space
\n2. Candy – Good to Feel
\n3. Zeal & Ardor – Stranger Fruit
\n4. The Hirs Collective – Friends, Lovers, Favourites
\n5. Orchards – Losers\/Lovers
\n6. Cult Leader – A Patient Man
\n7. Cassus – Separation Abxuety
\n8. Svalbard- It’s Hard to Have Hope
\n9. Culture Abuse – Bay Dream
\n10. Mind Force – Excalibu[\/hoot_one_half][hoot_one_half last=”yes”]Favourite Label:<\/b> Triple B Records
\nFavourite Festival:<\/b> 2000Trees Festival
\nFavourite Gig:<\/b> Let it Die\u2019s final show @ Stuck on a Name, Nottingham
\nFavourite Song:<\/b> Lay Low by Fiddlehead[\/hoot_one_half]<\/p>\n

\n

Sam Seaton<\/a><\/h1>\n

\"\"Top 10 Albums<\/u><\/b>
\n1. Conjurer – Mire
\n2. Jpegmafia – Veteran
\n3. Deafheaven – Ordinary Corrupt Human Love
\n4. Young Fathers – Cocoa Sugar
\n5. Zeal and Ardor – Stranger Fruit
\n6. Svalbard – It\u2019s Hard to Have Hope
\n7. Jeff Eosenstock – Post-
\n8. Brockhampton – Iridescence
\n9. Soccer Mommy – Clean
\n10. M\u00f8l – Jord<\/p>\n

\n

Luke Nuttall<\/a><\/h1>\n

\"TheTop 10 Albums<\/u><\/b>
\n1. The Wonder Years – Sister Cities
\n2. Architects – Holy Hell
\n3. The Xcerts – Hold On To Your Heart
\n4. Ghost – Prequelle
\n5. Nervus – Everything Dies
\n6. Boston Manor – Welcome To The Neighbourhood
\n7. Itoldyouiwouldeatyou – Oh Dearism
\n8. Black Peaks – All That Divides
\n9. Rolo Tomassi – Time Will Die And Love Will Bury It
\n10. Idles – Joy As An Act Of Resistance<\/p>\n

\n

Peter Stewart<\/a><\/h1>\n

\"hotTop 10 Albums<\/u><\/b>
\n1. Hot Mulligan – Pilot
\n2. Trophy Eyes – The American Dream
\n3. Charmer – Charmer
\n4. Beartooth – Disease
\n5. Can’t Swim – This Too Won’t Pass
\n6. No Better – It Felt Like Glass
\n7. Panic! At The Disco – Pray For The Wicked
\n8. mewithoutYou – [Untitled]
\n9. Stand Atlantic – Skinny Dipping
\n10. The Xcerts – Hold On To Your Heart<\/p>\n

\n

Kathryn Black<\/a><\/h1>\n

\"\"Top 10 Albums<\/u><\/b>
\n1. Spanish Love Songs – Schmaltz
\n2. Janelle Monae – Dirty Computer
\n3. Lily Allen – No Shame
\n4. The Wonder Years – Sister Cities
\n5. Ariana Grande – Sweetener
\n6. Chvrches – Love Is Dead
\n7. Fickle Friends – You Are Someone Else
\n8. Fatherson – Sum Of All Your Parts
\n9. The Xcerts – Hold On To Your Heart
\n10. Idles – Joy As An Act Of Resistance<\/p>\n

\n

Ian Kenworthy<\/a><\/h1>\n

\"\"Top 10 Albums<\/u><\/b>
\n1. Rolo Tomassi – Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It
\n2. Palm Reader – Braille
\n3. Hypophora – Douse
\n4. Mask of Judas – The Conspirator
\n5. Drones – Exiled
\n6. A Perfect Circle – Eat The Elephant
\n7. Pjin – Loss
\n8. Thrice – Palms
\n9. Pagan – Black Wash
\n10. Press To Meco – Here’s To The Fatigue<\/p>\n

\n

Ashwin Bhandari<\/a><\/h1>\n

\"\"Top 10 Albums<\/u><\/b>
\n1. Camp Cope – How To Socialise & Make Friends
\n2. Fiddlehead – Springtide & Blind
\n3. Drug Church – Cheer
\n4. Self Defence Family – Have You Considered Punk Rock
\n5. Portrayal Of Guilt – Let Pain Be Your Guide
\n6. Doe – Grow Into It
\n7. Basement – Beside Myself
\n8. Slow Crush – Aurora
\n9. Nothing – Dance On The Blacktop
\n10. Montero – Performer<\/p>\n

\n

Ffion Riordan-Jones<\/a><\/h1>\n

\"\"Top 10 Albums<\/u><\/b>
\n1. Black Foxxes \u2013 Rei\u00f0i
\n2. Palm Reader – Braille
\n3. Black Peaks – All That Divides
\n4. Gouge Away – Burnt Sugar
\n5. Boston Manor – Welcome To The Neighbourhood
\n6. Conjurer – Mire
\n7. Estrons – You Say I’m Too Much, I Say You’re Not Enough
\n8. Trash Boat – Crown Shyness
\n9. Turnstile – Time & Space
\n10. Basement – Beside Myself<\/p>\n

\n

Dylan Whitty<\/a><\/h1>\n

\"\"Top 10 Albums<\/u><\/b>
\n1. Conjurer – Mire
\n2. Idles – Joy As An Act of Resistance
\n3. Gouge Away – Burnt Sugar
\n4. Young Fathers – Cocoa Sugar
\n5. Deafheaven – Ordinary Corrupt Human Love
\n6. Turnstile – Time and Space
\n7. Zeal and Ardor – Stranger Fruit
\n8. M\u00f8l – Jord
\n9. Jpegmafia – Veteran
\n10. Frontierer – Unloved<\/p>\n

\n

Helen Messenger<\/a><\/h1>\n

\"\u2018JoyTop 10 Albums<\/u><\/b>
\n1. Idles – Joy as an Act of Resistance
\n2. Drug Church – Cheer
\n3. Bad Moves – Tell no one
\n4. Rolo Tomassi – Time will die and love will bury it
\n5. Deafheaven – Ordinary Corrupt Human love
\n6. M\u00f8l – Jord
\n7. Black Peaks – All That Divides
\n8. Ruth Rundle – On Dark Horses
\n9. The Xcerts – Hold on to Your Heart
\n10. Black Foxxes – Rei\u00f0i<\/p>\n

\n

Jez Pennington<\/a><\/h1>\n

\"\"Top 10 Albums<\/u><\/b>
\n1. Foxing – Nearer My God
\n2. Basement – Beside Myself
\n3. The Dangerous Summer – The Dangerous Summer
\n4. Thrice – Palms
\n5. Can’t Swim – This Too Won’t Pass
\n6. Elder Brother – Stay Inside
\n7. Black Foxxes – Rei\u00f0i
\n8. Tiny Moving Parts – Swell
\n9. The Wonder Years – Sister Cities
\n10. The Xcerts – Hold On To Your Heart<\/p>\n

\n

Angelah Betmead<\/a><\/h1>\n

\"\"Top 10 Albums<\/u><\/b>
\n1. Three Days Grace – Outsider
\n2. Cane Hill – Too Far Gone
\n3. Tonight Alive – Underworld
\n4. Halestorm – Vicious
\n5. Shinedown – ATTENTION ATTENTION
\n6. Architects – Holy Hell
\n7. Don Broco – Technology
\n8. Waterparks – Entertainment
\n9. Of Mice & Men – Defy
\n10. Mayday Parade – Sunnyland
\n.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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