My Top 20 Favourite Tracks of 2018

I've already rounded up the worst songs of 2018. It's now time to celebrate some of my favourites! This list was tough to put together given the amount of great music released this year, but I think I've finally settled on a list I can be proud of. 

The 10 Worst Songs of 2018

It's time to eat tide pods, blow your brains out with a smocking gun and incinerate your remains with one of Elon Musk's flamethrowers - the worst songs of 2018 are here!

Review of 'Some Rap Songs' by Earl Sweatshirt

The biggest challenge with Some Rap Songs is the lack of actual ‘songs’.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 01/12/2018: Gesaffelstein, DUCKWRTH, Arctic Monkeys and more...

The Arctic Monkeys are now making lounge music and I think I'm okay with that...

Review of 'The Wake' by Voivod

14 albums in, Voivod still sound like no other metal band.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 23/11/2018: Earl Sweatshirt, Captain of the Lost Waves, Ariel Pink and more...

Earl Sweatshirt gets weirder and Ariel Pink gets too weird.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 18/11/2018: Fontaines D.C., Old Paradice, Zayn and more...

It's time for another weekly roundup...

Review of 'FM!' by Vince Staples

Vince knows how to cram a lot of energy into 22 minutes.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 09/11/2018: Ariana Grande, Earl Sweatshirt, Milk Buttons and more…

Personal pop and moody rock make up this week’s tracks.

Review of 'Sweetener' by Ariana Grande

The ponytailed pop princess delivers playful production and positivity on her new polished LP. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Pppppppp.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 02/11/2018: Duckwrth, Slipknot, Matthew Dear and more...

I was expecting lots of creepy tunes this week given that it was Halloween, but the scariest thing I could find was a song about Batman crying.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 26/10/2018: Travis Scott, Sunshine Brothers Inc., iLOVEFRiDAY and more…

Diss tracks aimed at porn stars, 'candy floss laced in acid' and soul music seductive enough to make you pregnant.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 19/10/2018: Anderson .Paak, Riz MC, Charli XCX and more…

It's time to round up the week's best and worst new tracks.

Double Review: 'Acts of Fear And Love' by Slaves and 'Joy As An Act Of Resistance' by Idles

UK rock acts Slaves and Idles compete for the punk record of the year.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 05/10/2018: John Grant, Pleasure Barge, Thom Yorke and more...

More tracks to feast your ears on.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 28/09/2018: Young Thug (ft. Elton John), Will McBride Group, Cheap Teeth and more...

It’s time for you weekly dose of Music Related Junk.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 21/09/2018: Eminem, Lana Del Rey, Gorillaz and more…

This week, I take a look at the new savage diss track from Eminem amongst other new songs…

Review of 'Kamikaze' by Eminem

Hide your kids. Hide your wife. Eminem is out to attack everyone on this new surprise album.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 14/09/2018: Kanye West, Buke and Gase, 21 Pilots and more…

Let's talk about that new Kanye and Lil Pump track...

Review of 'Queen' by Nicki Minaj

Does Nicki Minaj deserve the title of 'queen', or is her plastic butt not worthy of the throne?

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 07/09/2018: Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, George Clanton, Soulfly and more…

New tunes to get you busting moves like Theresa May.

INTRODUCING: Star The Moonlight

Meet Star The Moonlight.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 24/08/2018: Disclosure, I Aeronaut, Paul McCartney and more…

Disclosure won’t stop dropping new songs and Paul McCartney wants to ‘fuh’ you.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 17/08/2018: Twenty One Pilots, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, False Advertising and more…

Twenty One Pilots sound less poppy, whilst The 1975 have gone the opposite way.

Review of 'TA13OO' by Denzel Curry

Denzel spits, sings and screeches on his most dynamic record to date.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 11/08/2018: Mikaela Davis, Hollowlove, Matthew & The Arrogant Sea and more...

Review of 'Scorpion' by Drake

Drake’s new double album is a drag.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 28/07/2018: Blood Orange, Idles, Yoko Ono and more…

The new Yoko Ono single is quite something.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 20/07/2018: Chance the Rapper, The Internet, Guerilla Toss and more…

Double Review: 'Year of the Snitch' by Death Grips and 'Oil of Every Pearl's Un-insides' by SOPHIE

Rhythmless hip hop and undanceable EDM – these two albums are certainly challenging.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 15/07/2018: Milk White Throat, Hollowlove, The Molochs and more…

This week I decided to take a break from the popular hits circulating the web and focus solely on the ton of submissions in my inbox (I’ve meaning to catch up for a while!). Here are some of the best (and worst) underground tunes that I came across.

THE BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 22/06/2018: Ariana Grande, The Carters, Firstworld and more…

This week I look at The Carters' new banger, the strange new single from Ariana Grande and the 'Flossing' dance craze that's blowing up on the internet...

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 15/06/2018: Big Shaq, Slaves, Death Grips and more…

Big Shaq removes his coat and Slaves are soundly oddly upbeat.

Review of 'Ye' by Kanye West

Rapper, producer, fashion designer and nutter, Kanye West, drops his eighth record. Is it his Kanye best, or is it a Kanye mess?

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 01/06/2018: James Blake, The Internet, Idles and more...

How the hell is it June already?

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 19/05/2018: Disclosure, The Chromatics, Death Grips and more...

Whilst you've been obsessing over the royal wedding and debating whether its Yanny or Laurel, I've been hunting down the latest and greatest tunes (P.S. it's definitely Laurel).

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 11/05/2018: Childish Gambino, LSD, Florence + The Machine and more...

My thoughts on the new tracks from Childish Gambino, LSD, Florence + The Machine and more…

Double Review: 'Virtue' by The Voidz and 'Boarding House Reach' by Jack White

Julian Casablancas adopts auto-tune and Jack White raps. Somehow it all works.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 28/04/2018: Machinedrum, Kanye West, A$AP Rocky and more...

Truth be told, it’s all been a bit crap this week…

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 22/04/2018: Ariana Grande, Empress Of, Janelle Monae and more...

Ariana Grande pulls her own face off in her new music video and Janelle Monae sings about vaginas. This week has it all…

Review of 'Cocoa Sugar' by Young Fathers

Eclectic Edinburgh experimentalists Young Fathers attempt to make music that’s more ‘normal’.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 07/04/2018: Denzel Curry, SOPHIE, Drake and more…

Get ready for your ears to be ringing with the sound of distorted bass and rattling hi-hats - it’s mostly trap bangers this week.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 30/03/2018: Tyler the Creator, Royce da 5'9, Wax Idols and more...

It’s a nice mix of rock and rap this week.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 24/03/2018: Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Let's Eat Grandma, Scarlxrd and more...

Whilst Facebook have been mining everyone’s personal data, I’ve been busy digging these new tunes.

Review of 'Veteran' by JPEGMAFIA

Experimental hip hop finds its sense of humour thanks to Baltimore rapper/producer JPEGMAFIA.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 10/03/2018: Sal Dulu, serpentwithfeet, Oliver Tree and more...

NME may have ended its printed edition this week, but Music Related Junk is just getting started! Get your 500-page papyrus-paper hand-written-in-human-blood monthly magazine at your nearest newsagents.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 03/03/2018: Young Fathers, Jack White, Voids and more…

Lots of bubbly and bizarre tunes this week as we say bye bye to winter.