2018 it's almost over

As I lay reminiscent of the last 12months I realise the grip music has on my life is ever stronger. I've broken my personal record of gigs having seen over 50 bands this yest (excluding the other bands I also saw at festivals).
The last few months saw the likes of Blossoms, Ben Howard, Interpol, Anti-flag, Poets of the fall and so much more I haven't written up here either for one reason and another.

As well as some great gigs earlier in the year: False Heads, Sea Girls, Weekend Debt, Meat, The Cure, Pale Waves, PYRO, Able's Army and so many more!

I picked my old Epiphone SG more this year and even moved across to Bass which has been eating my time for the past month - as plan my next ventures for 2019.

So who really made 2018 so great?
Well how about this list of amazing EPs/albums released in 2018

Ben Howard - Noonday dream

Blossoms - Cool Like You

Prodigy - No Tourists

Andrew WK -  You’re Not Alone

False Heads - Less Is Better

Sisteray - Sisteray Said

Interpol - Marauder

Lily Allens  No Shame

MXPX - Mxpx

Pale Waves - My Mind Makes Noises

Poets of the Fall - Ultraviolet

Robyn - Honey

Sam Fender - Dead boys

Sea Girls - Heavenly War / Adored

Shame - Songs of Praise

Tom Grennan - Lighting Matches

Tom Odel - Jubilee road

Years & Years - Salo Panto

YONAKA - Teach Me to Fight / Creature / FWTB 

There really are loads more spanning all genres, this is the list that I played a fair bit this year

And some not so great, but equally worth noting:

Florence and the Machine - High as Hope

Artic Monkeys - Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino

Looking back to last year's who I think will make it big this year:

Yonaka

Sea Girls

Weekend Debt

Sam Fender

Le Boom

False Heads

Shame

How did I fair? I think some are really making it big and some are still working it, but I have faith.

Catch my post in 2 weeks where I map out 2019, who I think is going to be big and upcoming albums.