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2018

Brent Thomas

Welcome to my lists list. I like to keep track of the things I read, watch and listen to. You know, sort of based on that quote (which I have edited): “The person you will be in five years is based on the books you read, the movies you watch, the music you listen to, and the people you surround yourself with today.” It’s important to understand the things that you put in to your system. Think of it like a pop culture diet record. Or something like that. Feel free to follow along. Or don’t. You can also browse lists from past years. Or don’t. And please feel free to interact and make suggestions.

Pre-2018 Music Discovered/Or At-Least Really Paid-Attention-To in 2018 (In order according to first heard):


Favorite Music Reissues/Box Sets in 2018 (in alphabetical order):

  • Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space) by Digable Planets (originally released 1993)

  • More Blood, More Tracks: The Bootleg Series Vol. 14 by Bob Dylan

  • I Can See My House From Here by The Glands

  • Devotion: Songs About Rivers and Spirits and Children by Hiss Golden Messenger

  • Concrete Jungle Dub by King Tubby (originally released 1976)


Favorite Singles/Songs of 2018 (in alphabetical order):

  • “The Truth” by Phil Cook

  • “This Is America” by Childish Gambino

  • “Passing Clouds” by Hiss Golden Messenger Meets Spacebomb

Favorite Albums/EPs released in 2018 (in alphabetical order):

  • An Angel Fell by Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids

  • 7 Billion by Kiran Ahluwalia

  • Freedom by Amen Dunes

  • Morning Star by Daniel Bachman

  • Peter Pears Balinese Ceremonial Music by Thomas Bartlett And Nico Muhly

  • Plainly Mistaken by Nathan Bowles

  • boygenius EP by boygenius

  • American Utopia by David Byrne

  • The Thread That Keeps Us by Calexico

  • Conquistador by Dylan Carlson

  • Hell-On by Neko Case

  • Historian by Lucy Dacus

  • Chris Dave and the Drumhedz by Chris Dave and the Drumhedz

  • Interplanetary Travels by Condor Gruppe

  • Close But No Cigar by Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio

  • Cosmic Yard by DJ DJ KRUSH

  • More Blood, More Tracks: The Bootleg Series Vol. 14 by Bob Dylan

  • Myths 003 EP by Dungen & Woods

  • The Ghost You Love Most by Qais Essar

  • Cosmic Cash by Garcia Peoples

  • OK OK OK by Gilberto Gil

  • Road To Knowhere by Tommy Guerrero

  • Matterhorn by Heaters

  • “Passing Clouds” by Hiss Golden Messenger Meets Spacebomb

  • Devotion: Songs About Rivers and Spirits and Children by Hiss Golden Messenger

  • MITH by Lonnie Holley

  • Appreciation by Horse Feathers

  • The Dream My Bones Dream Eiko Ishibashi

  • The Horizon Just Laughed by Damien Jurado

  • Con Todo El Mundo by Khruangbin

  • Money by KIALA & the Afroblaster

  • Masana Temples by Kikagaku Moyo

  • Black Times by Seun Kuti & Egypt 80

  • Double Negative by Low

  • Nudes by Lucius

  • Lionheart by H.C. McEntire

  • Tawassol by Gabacho Maroc

  • Omnisphere by Medeski Martin and Wood (with Alarm Will Sound)

  • Pissing Stars by Efrim Manuel Menuck

  • Be The Cowboy by Mitski

  • Moontribe by Moontribe

  • Upheaval by Mythic Sunship

  • Another Shape of Psychedelic Music by Mythic Sunship

  • I'm Bad Now by Nap Eyes

  • Volume 1 by Naujawanan Baidar

  • Body by The Necks

  • Everything’s Better by One Eleven Heavy

  • Laugh to Keep From Crying to Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra

  • C’est La Vie by Phosphorescent

  • Enter The Stream by Prana Crafter

  • Limbo by Dylan Pratt

  • El Mal Querer by Rosalía

  • I Don't Want: The Gold Fire Sessions by Santigold

  • To The Sunset by Amanda Shires

  • And Nothing Hurt by Spiritualized

  • What A Time To Be Alive by Superchunk

  • WARM by Jeff Tweedy

  • Bottle It In by Kurt Vile

  • Deafman Glance by Ryley Walker

  • Heaven and Earth by Kamasi Washington

  • Livin’ the Die by Wet Tuna

  • Performance by White Denim

  • Mother by Xylouris White

  • V. by Wooden Shjips

  • Live in Tel Aviv by Yemen Blues

  • There's a Riot Going On by Yo La Tengo

  • The Whole Thing Is Just There by Young Jesus


Favorite Albums/EPs released in 2018 (in order first heard):

  • The Thread That Keeps Us by Calexico

  • Chris Dave and the Drumhedz by Chris Dave and the Drumhedz

  • Con Todo El Mundo by Khruangbin

  • Lionheart by H.C. McEntire

  • Pissing Stars by Efrim Manuel Menuck

  • What A Time To Be Alive by Superchunk

  • Limbo by Dylan Pratt

  • Mother by Xylouris White

  • There's a Riot Going On by Yo La Tengo

  • Black Times by Seun Kuti & Egypt 80

  • Upheaval by Mythic Sunship

  • Nudes by Lucius

  • American Utopia by David Byrne

  • “Passing Clouds” by Hiss Golden Messenger Meets Spacebomb

  • Money by Kiala & The Afroblaster

  • Freedom by Amen Dunes

  • Close But No Cigar by Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio

  • Laugh to Keep From Crying to PAO Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra

  • The Ghost You Love Most by Qais Essar

  • Appreciation by Horse Feathers

  • The Horizon Just Laughed by Damien Jurado

  • Peter Pears Balinese Ceremonial Music by Thomas Bartlett And Nico Muhly

  • Livin’ the Die by Wet Tuna

  • Deafman Glance by Ryley Walker

  • Hell-On by Neko Case

  • Conquistador by Dylan Carlson

  • Tawassol by Gabacho Maroc

  • 7 Billion by Kiran Ahluwalia

  • Heaven and Earth by Kamasi Washington

  • Live in Tel Aviv by Yemen Blues

  • Morning Star by Daniel Bachman

  • Myths 003 EP by Dungen & Woods

  • I Don't Want: The Gold Fire Sessions by Santigold

  • To The Sunset by Amanda Shires

  • Cosmic Cash by Garcia Peoples

  • Enter The Stream by Prana Crafter

  • OK OK OK by Gilberto Gil

  • And Nothing Hurt by Spiritualized

  • Be The Cowboy by Mitski

  • Double Negative by Low

  • Everything’s Better by One Eleven Heavy

  • V. by Wooden Shjips

  • Cosmic Yard by DJ Krush

  • Omnisphere by Medeski Martin and Wood (with Alarm Will Sound)

  • Body by The Necks

  • Moontribe by Moontribe

  • C’est La Vie by Phosphorescent

  • Masana Temples by Kikagaku Moyo

  • Bottle It In by Kurt Vile

  • The Whole Thing Is Just There by Young Jesus

  • Plainly Mistaken by Nathan Bowles

  • Performance by White Denim

  • Another Shape of Psychedelic Music by Mythic Sunship

  • An Angel Fell by Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids

  • Devotion: Songs About Rivers and Spirits and Children by Hiss Golden Messenger

  • More Blood, More Tracks: The Bootleg Series Vol. 14 by Bob Dylan

  • MITH by Lonnie Holley

  • El Mal Querer by Rosalía

  • Matterhorn by Heaters

  • WARM by Jeff Tweedy

  • Historian by Lucy Dacus

  • The Dream My Bones Dream Eiko Ishibashi

  • boygenius EP by boygenius

  • Road To Knowhere by Tommy Guerrero

  • Volume 1 by Naujawanan Baidar

  • Interplanetary Travels by Condor Gruppe

  • I'm Bad Now by Nap Eyes


Things Read in 2018 (in order read):

  • Exegete Your Culture: 10 Checkpoints for Knowing and Reaching Your Culture (booklet) by Ed Stetzer

  • Christian Counter-Culture: The Message of the Sermon on the Mount by John Stott

  • Esio Trot by Roald Dahl (1990)

  • A Layman’s Look at the Lord’s Prayer by Phillip Keller

  • Fight: A Christian Case For Non-Violence by Preston Sprinkle (2013)

  • A Series of Unfortunate Events Book The First: The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket/Daniel Handler (1999)

  • A Series of Unfortunate Events Book The Second: The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket/Daniel Handler (1999)

  • A Series of Unfortunate Events Book The Third: The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket/Daniel Handler (2000)

  • A Series of Unfortunate Events Book The Fourth: The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket/Daniel Handler (2000)

  • A Series of Unfortunate Events Book The Fifth: The Austere Academy by Lemony Snicket/Daniel Handler (2000)

  • A Series of Unfortunate Events Book The Sixth: The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket/Daniel Handler (2001)

  • A Series of Unfortunate Events Book The Seventh: The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket/Brett Helquist (2001)

  • A Series of Unfortunate Events Book The Eighth: The Hostile Hospital by Lemony Snicket/Brett Helquist (2001)

  • A Series of Unfortunate Events Book The Ninth: The Carnivorous Carnival by Lemony Snicket/Brett Helquist (2002)

  • A Series of Unfortunate Events Book The Tenth: The Slippery Slope by Lemony Snicket/Brett Helquist (2003)

  • A Series of Unfortunate Events Book The Eleventh: The Grim Grotto by Lemony Snicket/Brett Helquist (2003)

  • A Series of Unfortunate Events Book The Twelfth: The Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket/Brett Helquist (2005)

  • A Series of Unfortunate Events Book The Thirteenth: The End by Lemony Snicket/Brett Helquist (2006)

  • They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib (2017)

  • I’m Still Here: Black Dignity In A World Made For Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown (2018)

  • Reconstructing the Gospel: Finding Freedom from Slaveholder Religion by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove (2018)

  • Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (2004)

  • The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible by Scot McKnight (2008)

  • Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry (2000)

  • On Death and Dying by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (1969)

  • Life of the Beloved by Henri Nouwen (1992)

  • Nothing Else Yet (I blame Infinite Jest)


Concerts, Speakers, Plays and Such:

  • 02/21/18 - The Drowsy Chaperone at/by Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics

  • 03/16/18 - Some Dark Hollow with Catbird Cosgrove at Valley Bar

  • 03/18/18 - G. Love and Special Sauce and Chris Robinson Brotherhood at the Pot of Gold Music Festival

  • 06/03/18 - Shawn Skinner, Summaries, Foreknown and Withered Bones at the Thomas Listening Room for Patrick and Megan’s wedding shower

  • 12/09/18 - Some Dark Hollow with The Blood Feud Family Singers at the Phoenix Center For The Arts

  • 12/16/18 - Jerry David DeCicca, Adam Ostrar, Michael Krassner trio at Cibo Pizzeria Carriage House.


Favorite Movies and/Or Shorts Watched in 2018 (in order seen):

  • Pottersville (2017)

  • Bob Dylan: Trouble No More (2017)

  • Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary (2016)

  • I Called Him Morgan (2016)

  • Polka King (2018) // The Man Who Would Be Polka King (2009)

  • April and the Extraordinary World (2015)

  • Burn After Reading (2008)

  • Shut Up and Play the Hits (2012)

  • Silence (2016)

  • Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents (2015)

  • What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)

  • Fullmetal Alchemist / Netflix (2017)

  • Miss Sharon Jones! (2015)

  • Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007)

  • Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives (2007)

  • Paterson (2016)

  • Black Panther (2018)

  • Isle of Dogs (2018)

  • Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

  • Phantom Boy (2015)

  • The Tiger Hunter (2016)

  • White Right: Meeting The Enemy (2018)

  • Incredibles 2 (2018)

  • The Breadwinner (2017)

  • They Will Have to Kill Us First: Malian Music in Exile (2016)

  • Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock & Roll (2014)

  • Long Time Running (2017)

  • Gimme Danger (2016)

  • Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

  • Lemon (2017)

  • I Am Not Your Negro (2017)

  • Documenting Hate: Charlottesville (2018)

  • The Grave of the Fireflies (1993)

  • Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

  • The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)

  • Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)


Favorite (Or at least most intriguing) Podcasts/Radio Listened to in 2018:


Favorite Television Watched in 2018:

  • Cowboy Bebop (1998–2003)

  • The Good Place (Season Two)

  • Black-ish (Season Four)

  • Fresh Off The Boat (Seasons Three and Four)

  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Seasons One Through Five)

  • A Series of Unfortunate Events (Season 02)

  • Santa Clarita Diet (Season 02)

  • Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (2013 - 2018)

  • Little Lunch (2015)

  • Blue Exorcist (2012)

  • Schitt’s Creek (Seasons Three and Four) (2017 and 2018)

  • The Good Place (Season Three) (2018)

  • Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1996–2003)

  • Boy Meets World (1993 - 2000)


Misc. Pop-Culture Moments of Consequence (Or Not)/Random Thoughts, etc., (2018 Edition):


Random “Best Of 2018” Lists (Because I love year-end lists):

  • Browse Consequence of Sound’s Favorite 2018 Albums.

  • Browse FLOOD Magazine’s album picks.

  • Browse NPR’s 50 album picks.

  • Browse Paste Magazine’s 2018 album picks.


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