Ana Lee here with a bunch of music I loved in 2018! We keep it kind of loose around here at Lightning 100 as far as what we list, how many we list, etc…With that said, I did have to limit myself to the top ten-ish in most of the categories I chose here. They are in no particular order, except the albums. They are kind of in order based on how much I have played them and keep playing them. There are so many more I didn’t list, again, had to be sort of reasonable with your time. I hope you enjoyed some of the stuff that was on repeat for me this year! Cheers to the year in music!
Albums:
- Changing Colors by The Sheepdogs
- Dying Star by Ruston Kelly
- Blaze Away by Morcheeba
- The Other by King Tuff
- Crushed Coins by Caleb Caudle
- Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves
- Good Thing by Leon Bridges
- Tearing At The Seams by Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats
- Please Don’t Be Dead by Fantastic Negrito
- By The Way, I Forgive You by Brandi Carlile
- That Santa Fe Channel by Cordovas
Songs:
- “Never Ending Sunshine” – King Tuff
- “Sweet L.A.” – Morcheeba
- “Oh Dear Brother” – Howard
- “Florence Jean” – Damien Jurado
- “Middle Man” – Pet Envy
- “Nobody” – The Sheepdogs
- “Heaven Only Knows” – Bob Moses
- “Where We Are” – Curtis Harding
- “Love & Pain” – Doyle Bramhall, II
- “Magnolia Sunrise” – Parker Gispert
- “Jeannie Becomes A Mom” – Caroline Rose
- “The Joke” – Brandi Carlile
- “Hey Yeah!” – Deer Tick
- “Warriors” – Allen Stone
- “Ghost” – Sister Sparrow
Nashville Sunday Night shows:
- The Sheepdogs
- Doyle Bramhall, II
- Willie Watson
- Dom Flemmons
- Chris Shifflet
- Great Peacock (opening set)
- Liz Vice with Propaganda
- Luthi
- Natalie Hemby and Caleb Caudle
- Wolf Alice
Live Shows:
- Paul Simon at Bridgestone Arena
- Iron & Wine at Ryman Auditorium
- Marcus King Band at Cannery Ballroom
- Ruston Kelly at Mercy Lounge
- I’m With Her at City Winery and Grimey’s In Store
- Tennis at Mercy Lounge and 3rd & Lindsley
- Theo Katzman at Live on the Green