Top 89 of 2018: Mark Wheat, host
by Mark Wheat
December 04, 2018
Top 5 Songs From Old Faves
Brandi Carlile – "The Joke"
Father John Misty – "Mr. Tillman"
Spiritualized – "Perfect Miracle"
Devotchka – "Straight Shot"
Phosphorescent – "New Birth In New England"
Top 5 Songs From New Discoveries
Greta Van Fleet – "Highway Tune"
Bedouine – "Solitary Daughter"
Bodega – "How Did This Happen"
Big Red Machine – "Hymnostic"
Young Fathers – "In My View"
Top 5 Albums
Low – Double Negative
Janelle Monáe – Dirty Computer
Courtney Barnett – Tell Me How You Really Feel
Death Cab for Cutie – Thank You For Today
IDLES – Joy as an Act of Resistance
Top 5 Concerts
Rock the Garden at the Walker Art Center (One word ... Feist)
Robert Plant at Orpheum (Got to meet him)
Rod Stewart at Xcel Energy Center (Maybe the last time?!)
Jack White at the Armory (For the first time)
CMJ / Mina Moore / Sims at Caravan Du Nord in Austin, Minn.
Top 5 Sessions
All of Iceland Airwaves Festival especially...DJ FoG, Mugison and Reykjavíkurdatur
Har Mar at the Fair (Arms in the air in rain gear!)
Chastity Brown at the Fair (Story of "Mad Love")
Bedouine in April and Iceland ("Solitary Daughter" song)
Natalie Prass in studio and Iceland (Building relationships ...)
Top 5 New Artists
Thomas Abban
AURORA
Stella Donnelly
Greta Van Fleet
IDLES
Top 5 Best Local Artists
Atmosphere
Bad Bad Hats
Hippo Campus
Low
Mina Moore