BRAVE NEW FAVES

2018 VIEWERS' CHOICE AWARDS

As selected by viewers of Kathleen De Vere's pirate radio stream Brave New Faves from songs played on that stream in the year 2018.
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BEST

HIP HOP

OF 2018

“Acid King” EXPLICIT

by Malibu Ken from Malibu Ken

  1. “Relatable (peak OME)” by Open Mic Eagle
  2. “Tints” by Anderson .Paak, feat. Kendrick Lamar
  3. “1999 Wildfire” by BROCKHAMPTON
  4. “BLACK BALLOONS | 13LACK 13ALLOONZ” by Denzel Curry, feat. Twelve'len & GoldLink
  5. “Streaky Death” by Grips
  6. “BERLIN” by BROCKHAMPTON
  7. “Dunno” by Mac Miller
  8. “Runaway” by Lil Peep
  9. “Window” by Noname, feat. Phoelix
  10. “Smoke.Netflix.Chill” by Tank and the Bangas

BEST

ACOUSTIC

OF 2018

“Blood Bank”

by The Mountain Goats from Aquarium Drunkard's Lagniappe Session - EP

  1. “Night Shift” by Lady Dacus
  2. “Shedding Skin” by Mutual Benefit
  3. “On the Warm Side” by Mimicking Birds
  4. “Some Birds” by Jeff Tweedy
  5. “Having Been is No Way to Be” by Jeff Tweedy

BEST

EXPERIMENTAL

OF 2018

“The Station”

by Oneohtrix Point Never from Age Of

  1. “Green Apple” by Guerilla Toss
  2. “Walls of the Universe” by Guerilla Toss
  3. “PINK” by Mothers
  4. “Solus” by Bonnacons of Doom
  5. “Charcoal Baby” by Blood Orange
  6. “The Spell of a Vanishing Loveliness (Beach Fossils Rework)” by Cornelius
  7. “Charlotte” by Jockstrap
  8. “Sweet Child” by Peluche
  9. “Aerosol” by Georgia Anne Muldrow
  10. “Wanna Sip (Olof Dreijer Remix)” by Fever Ray
  11. “Whether” by Julia Holter

BEST

GARAGE ROCK

OF 2018

“Small Talk”

by Courtney Barnett

  1. “One Trick Ponies” by Kurt Vile
  2. “Loading Zones” by Kurt Vile
  3. “You Know More Than I Know” by Sam Evian
  4. “Health Machine” by Sam Evian
  5. “Let Me Comb Your Hair” by Psychic Temple, feat. Cherry Glazerr

BEST

SONG WITH AN EPIC JAM

OF 2018

“Gatherings”

by Kikagaku Moyo from Masana Temples

  1. “Heat Wave” by Snail Mail
  2. “Comber” by Onono
  3. “Perfume” by Wand
  4. “C” by Oh Sees
  5. “Lysander” by Heaters
  6. “Mr. Major” by Acid Dad
  7. “No Answer” by Acid Dad

BEST

PIANO

OF 2018

“Suspirium”

by Thom Yorke from Suspiria

  1. “Helix” by Kelly Moran
  2. “Treasure” by Sampha

BEST

VOCAL

OF 2018

“whisper”

by serpentwithfeet from soil

  1. “Thingamajig” by Miya Folick
  2. “Emblem” by Colin Self
  3. “The Garden” by David Allred

BEST

PSYCHADELIC

OF 2018

“Death in Midsummer”

by Deerhunter from Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?

“Majupose”

by Kikagaku Moyo from Masana Temples

  1. “Baby's in the Void Black” by Moth Super Rainbow
  2. “Element” by Deerhunter
  3. “Eureka” by The Babe Rainbow
  4. “Desert Horse” by Melody's Echo Chamber
  5. “Night on Earth” by HOLY
  6. “Run the Risk” by Cones
  7. “49 Years” by Club Kuru
  8. “and she breaks the day! A clarity” by HOLY

BEST

PUNK

OF 2018

“Blood in Gutters”

by The Distillers from Man vs. Magnet / Blood in Gutters

  1. “Bisexual” by GRLwood
  2. “Be Myself” by THICK

BEST

R&B

OF 2018

“TOOGOODTOBETRUE”

by Gallant (feat. Sufjan Stevens & Rebecca Sugar)

  1. “La Di Da” by The Internet
  2. “Tried” by BADBADNOTGOOD & Little Dragon
  3. “Juno” by Choker
  4. “Moon Undah Water” by Puma Blue
  5. “Rain” by Billy Lemos
  6. “Lucy” by Still Woozy
  7. “Midnight Blue” by Puma Blue
  8. “The Way Things Change” by Yellow Days
  9. “Whatever Comes to Mind” by MorMor
  10. “Bedroom” by Ian Isiah

BEST

SINGER/SONGWRITER

OF 2018

“Pantsuit Sasquatch”

by Molly Lewis

  1. “9/10” by Jeff Rosenstock
  2. “Let Love Inn” by The Entire Universe
  3. “Mariners Apartment Complex” by Lana Del Rey
  4. “The Canyon” by Laura Veirs
  5. “She” by Alice Phoebe Lou

BEST

INDUSTRIAL

OF 2018

“Faceshopping”

by SOPHIE from OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES

  1. “Legacy” by Black Dresses
  2. “Choke” by The Soft Moon
  3. “Nothing” by How to Dress Well

BEST

DANCE

OF 2018

“Where Angels Fear To Tread”

by Disclosure from D3

  1. “1999” by Charli XCX & Troye Sivan
  2. “One More” by Yaeji
  3. “Beach” by Petite Noir
  4. “Blowing Up the Congo” by Petite Noir
  5. “Beach” by Petite Noir
  6. “Stay with the Trouble (for Donna)” by Colin Self
  7. “Douk Saga” by Pierre Kwenders & Moonshine
  8. “Jet Black” by Channel Tres
  9. “Only Yu” by gv.grace

BEST

ALTERNATIVE

OF 2018

“Tranz”

by Gorillaz from The Now Now

  1. “Curse of the Contemporary” by LUMP
  2. “Fire Flies” by Gorillaz
  3. “Funeral Singers” by Sylvan Esso
  4. “Clueless” by The Marias
  5. “Dominoes” by Paul McCartney
  6. “How I Love You” by Mass Gothic
  7. “In Between Stars” by Elenor Friedberger
  8. “Cigarette Lighter” by Mellah
  9. “Longtime Listener” by Wild Moccasins
  10. “Turn It Up” by Arc Iris

BEST

ELECTRONIC (IDM)

OF 2018

“T69 collapse”

by Aphex Twin from Collapse EP

  1. “MT1 t29r2” by Aphex Twin
  2. “Harpsichord ECST” by Clark
  3. “Love in the Time of Lexapro” by Oneohtrix Point Never
  4. “Emerald Rush” by John Hopkins
  5. “Woodlawn” by Mmph
  6. “Paplu (Love That Moves the Sun)” by Vessel
  7. “The Undying Overrated” by Blood Wine or Honey
  8. “Creature, Pt. 2” by Djrum

BEST

ELECTRONIC (MINIMALIST HOUSE)

OF 2018

“SHUNUNUNU”

by SHXCXCHCXSH from SHULULULU

  1. “Panegyric” by Helana Hauff
  2. “Fog” by Flame 1

BEST

ELECTRONIC (POP)

OF 2018

“Sway Daisy”

by Little Dragon

  1. “This Is My Rock” by DJ Koze
  2. “Laugh With Me” by Paul White, feat. Sarah Williams White
  3. “Gondolier” by Geotic
  4. “Hours” by Julien Dyne, feat. Ladi6
  5. “Set The Tone” by Paul White, feat. Denai Moore

BEST

INDIE (POP)

OF 2018

“Girls on the TV”

by Laura Jean from Devotion

  1. “Break-Thru” by Dirty Projectors
  2. “Crush (It's Late, Just Stay)” by Yumi Zouma
  3. “Sand Dunes” by Django Django
  4. “What Life Is” by Rubblebucket
  5. “Sometimes” by Goth Babe
  6. “Cadillac” by Sports
  7. “Dumb” by George Clanton
  8. “Freelance” by Toro y Moi
  9. “Who Is It Now?” by Art d'Ecco
  10. “Your Letter” by Paul Cherry
  11. “Albatross” by Westerman
  12. “Between Jupiter and Mars” by Glue Trip
  13. “Candid” by Kllo
  14. “The Second Shift” by Virginia Wing

BEST

INDIE (ROCK)

OF 2018

“Mr. Tillman”

by Father John Misty from God's Favorite Customer

  1. “Slow Fast Disco” by St. Vincent
  2. “Bite The Hand” by boygenius
  3. “Row Row” by Zeal & Ardor
  4. “Bison on the Plains” by Grandaddy
  5. “The Basement” by Lunar Vacation
  6. “Onion” by Shannon & The Clams
  7. “Pizza Body” by Conner Youngblood
  8. “Water Over Sex” by Lala Lala
  9. “A Nation of Bloodsuckers” by Sons of Raphael
  10. “Annie Blue” by Launder
  11. “Berlin Wall” by Hotel Lux
  12. “Cicada” by La Luz
  13. “Hire” by girlpool
  14. “In the Sun” by Hovvdy
  15. “On My Skin” by The KVB
  16. “Powder” by Launder
  17. “Repeat It” by The Lovely Eggs
  18. “Sister's Jeans” by Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
  19. “Steel Birds” by Slow Pulp
  20. “Vital Sign” by Olden Yolk

BEST

BIG FINISH

OF 2018

“Blood Bank”

by The Mountain Goats from Aquarium Drunkard's Lagniappe Session - EP

  1. “Acid King” by Malibu Ken
  2. “Night Shift” by Lucy Dacus
  3. “Heat Wave” by Snail Mail
  4. “Paplu (Love That Moves the Sun)” by Vessel
  5. “9/10” by Jeff Rosenstock
  6. “Be” by T. Hardy Morris
  7. “Blowing Up The Congo” by Petite Noir
  8. “Comber” by Onono
  9. “Hire” by girlpool
  10. “A Nation of Bloodsuckers” by Sons of Raphael
  11. “Bite The Hand” by boygenius
  12. “Health Machine” by Sam Evian
  13. “Let Love Inn” by The Entire Universe
  14. “Long Time Listener” by Wild Moccasins
  15. “Moon Undah Water” by Puma Blue
  16. “No Answer” by Acid Dad
  17. “What Life Is” by Rubblebucket

BAND MOST WORTHY OF BEING PLAYED TWICE

IN 2018

Gorillaz

  1. Kikagaku Moyo
  2. BROCKHAMPTON
  3. Aphex Twin
  4. Kurt Vile
  5. Guerilla Toss
  6. Jeff Tweedy
  7. Paul White
  8. Acid Dad
  9. Deerhunter
  10. Hovvdy
  11. Lala Lala
  12. Oneohtrix Point Never
  13. Petite Noir
  14. Puma Blue

WORST

SONG KATHLEEN PLAYED

IN 2018

3 votes

  • “Charlotte” by Jockstrap

1 vote

  • “BERLIN” by BROCKHAMPTON
  • “Bisexual” by GRLwood
  • “Juno” by Choker
  • “Moon Undah Water” by Puma Blue
  • “Mr. Tillman” by Father John Misty
  • “Streaky Death” by Grips
  • “The Station” by Oneohtrix Point Never

FAVOURITE

SONG KATHLEEN PLAYED

IN 2018

3 votes

  • “Legacy” by Black Dresses

2 votes

  • “Curse of the Contemporary” by LUMP
  • “Girls on the TV” by Laura Jean
  • “Slow Fast Disco” by St. Vincent
  • “The Basement” by Lunar Vacation
  • “Thingamajig” by Miya Folick
  • “Helix” by Kelly Moran

1 vote

  • “9/10” by Jeff Rosenstock
  • “Acid King” by Malibu Ken
  • “Beethoven's 5th” by Portsmouth Sinfonia
  • “Black Balloons” by Denzel Curry
  • “Comber” by Onono
  • “Destroyer” by Lala Lala
  • “Dunno” by Mac Miller
  • “Fantasma” by Vessel
  • “Green Apple” by Guerrila Toss
  • “Meteorological” by Guerilla Toss
  • “Mr. Major” by Acid Dad
  • “Nujabes” by Feather
  • “Paplu (Love That Moves the Sun)” by Vessel
  • “Set The Tone” by Paul White, feat. Denai Moore
  • “Snail Mail” by Heat Wave
  • “Solus” by Bonnacons of Doom
  • “Streaky” by Death Grips
  • “Street Fighter Mas” by Kamasi Washington
  • “Suspirium” by Thom Yorke
  • “Tranz” by Gorillaz
  • “Water Over Sex” by Lala Lala
  • “Whisper” by serpentwithfeet
  • “Zond” by Pond