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The Top 200 of 2018

The definitive list of the best records of 2018 - including electronic, hip hop, international, jazz, loud and folk roots & blues.

Best of 2018

Full Best of 2018 lists from Programmers and Contributors

Jazz Notes
Jim Dupuis, !earshot contributor and host of Jazz Notes on Kamloops' CFBX give you his Best of Jazz for 2018

Broken Glass
Myles Gregory, host of Broken Gass on CFBX Kamloops, brings you the best of Punk, Hardcore and other heavy sounds for 2018.

Bravery, Repetition & Noise
Mike Taggert, host of Bravery, Repetition & Noise on CHSR Fredericton, brings you the best of garage rock, noise pop, shoegaze, freak-folk and more with an Atlantic Canadian sprin.

Something to Write Home About
Sean Warkentine, Music Director at CKXU in Lethbridge Alberta and host of Something to Write Home About on the best music of 2018.

!earshot National Top 200 of 2017 For January to December 2017
TW	Artist - Title - (Label)
1	Alvvays Antisocialites - (Polyvinyl)
2	Mac DeMarco This Old Dog - (Royal Mountain)
3	Austra Future Politics - (Pink Fizz)
4	Timber Timbre Sincerely, Future Pollution - (Arts & Crafts)
5	Faith Healer Try ;-) - (Mint)
6	Broken Social Scene Hug of Thunder - (Arts & Crafts)
7	Homeshake Fresh Air - (Royal Mountain)
8	Daniel Romano Modern Pressure - (You've Changed)
9	Whitehorse Panther In The Dollhouse - (Six Shooter)
10	Do Make Say Think Stubborn Persistent Illusions - (Constellation)
View the full !earshot Top 200 of 2017

Accessing an Inaccessible World with Peggy Lee
Classically trained cellist Peggy Lee has found a niche in the highly, innovative and challenging improvisational music scene in Vancouver. By Jim Dupuis

Burning Down the House with Lindsay May
Kamloops based performer/composer Lindsay May digs deep into her emotional self to weave musical stories on her new album. By Jim Dupuis

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• Features: March 2019

  Follow our look back at 2018

  The Top 200 of 2018

  The definitive list of the best records of 2018 - including electronic, hip hop, international, jazz, loud and folk roots & blues.

  Best of 2018

  

  Full Best of 2018 lists from Programmers and Contributors

  Jazz Notes
  Jim Dupuis, !earshot contributor and host of Jazz Notes on Kamloops' CFBX give you his Best of Jazz for 2018

  Broken Glass
  Myles Gregory, host of Broken Gass on CFBX Kamloops, brings you the best of Punk, Hardcore and other heavy sounds for 2018.

  Bravery, Repetition & Noise
  Mike Taggert, host of Bravery, Repetition & Noise on CHSR Fredericton, brings you the best of garage rock, noise pop, shoegaze, freak-folk and more with an Atlantic Canadian sprin.

  Something to Write Home About
  Sean Warkentine, Music Director at CKXU in Lethbridge Alberta and host of Something to Write Home About on the best music of 2018.

  !earshot National Top 200 of 2017 For January to December 2017
  TW	Artist - Title - (Label)
  1	Alvvays Antisocialites - (Polyvinyl)
  2	Mac DeMarco This Old Dog - (Royal Mountain)
  3	Austra Future Politics - (Pink Fizz)
  4	Timber Timbre Sincerely, Future Pollution - (Arts & Crafts)
  5	Faith Healer Try ;-) - (Mint)
  6	Broken Social Scene Hug of Thunder - (Arts & Crafts)
  7	Homeshake Fresh Air - (Royal Mountain)
  8	Daniel Romano Modern Pressure - (You've Changed)
  9	Whitehorse Panther In The Dollhouse - (Six Shooter)
  10	Do Make Say Think Stubborn Persistent Illusions - (Constellation)
  View the full !earshot Top 200 of 2017

  Specialty Charts #1s
  Electronic:	Austra - Future Politics - (Pink Fizz)
  Hip Hop:	Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels 3 - (Run the Jewels, Inc.)
  International:	The Souljazz Orchestra - Under Burning Skies - (Do Right! Music)
  Jazz:	Ugly Beauties - Strange Attractors - (Self-Released)
  Loud:	Mastodon - Emperor Of Sand - (Reprise)
  Folk/Roots/Blues:	Rose Cousins - Natural Conclusion - (Outside Music)

  Accessing an Inaccessible World with Peggy Lee
  Classically trained cellist Peggy Lee has found a niche in the highly, innovative and challenging improvisational music scene in Vancouver. By Jim Dupuis

  Burning Down the House with Lindsay May
  Kamloops based performer/composer Lindsay May digs deep into her emotional self to weave musical stories on her new album. By Jim Dupuis

• Features: February 2019

  Follow our look back at 2018

  The Top 200 of 2018

  The definitive list of the best records of 2018 - including electronic, hip hop, international, jazz, loud and folk roots & blues.

  Best of 2018

  

  Full Best of 2018 lists from Programmers and Contributors

  Jazz Notes
  Jim Dupuis, !earshot contributor and host of Jazz Notes on Kamloops' CFBX give you his Best of Jazz for 2018

  Broken Glass
  Myles Gregory, host of Broken Gass on CFBX Kamloops, brings you the best of Punk, Hardcore and other heavy sounds for 2018.

  Bravery, Repetition & Noise
  Mike Taggert, host of Bravery, Repetition & Noise on CHSR Fredericton, brings you the best of garage rock, noise pop, shoegaze, freak-folk and more with an Atlantic Canadian sprin.

  Something to Write Home About
  Sean Warkentine, Music Director at CKXU in Lethbridge Alberta and host of Something to Write Home About on the best music of 2018.

  !earshot National Top 200 of 2017 For January to December 2017
  TW	Artist - Title - (Label)
  1	Alvvays Antisocialites - (Polyvinyl)
  2	Mac DeMarco This Old Dog - (Royal Mountain)
  3	Austra Future Politics - (Pink Fizz)
  4	Timber Timbre Sincerely, Future Pollution - (Arts & Crafts)
  5	Faith Healer Try ;-) - (Mint)
  6	Broken Social Scene Hug of Thunder - (Arts & Crafts)
  7	Homeshake Fresh Air - (Royal Mountain)
  8	Daniel Romano Modern Pressure - (You've Changed)
  9	Whitehorse Panther In The Dollhouse - (Six Shooter)
  10	Do Make Say Think Stubborn Persistent Illusions - (Constellation)
  View the full !earshot Top 200 of 2017

  Specialty Charts #1s
  Electronic:	Austra - Future Politics - (Pink Fizz)
  Hip Hop:	Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels 3 - (Run the Jewels, Inc.)
  International:	The Souljazz Orchestra - Under Burning Skies - (Do Right! Music)
  Jazz:	Ugly Beauties - Strange Attractors - (Self-Released)
  Loud:	Mastodon - Emperor Of Sand - (Reprise)
  Folk/Roots/Blues:	Rose Cousins - Natural Conclusion - (Outside Music)

  Accessing an Inaccessible World with Peggy Lee
  Classically trained cellist Peggy Lee has found a niche in the highly, innovative and challenging improvisational music scene in Vancouver. By Jim Dupuis

  Burning Down the House with Lindsay May
  Kamloops based performer/composer Lindsay May digs deep into her emotional self to weave musical stories on her new album. By Jim Dupuis

• Features: January 2019

  Accessing an Inaccessible World with Peggy Lee
  Classically trained cellist Peggy Lee has found a niche in the highly, innovative and challenging improvisational music scene in Vancouver. By Jim Dupuis

  Burning Down the House with Lindsay May
  Kamloops based performer/composer Lindsay May digs deep into her emotional self to weave musical stories on her new album. By Jim Dupuis

  Buck'n'Nice have the Game figured outs
  Saw Buck and DJ So Nice learned some hard lessons before teaming up for their second collaboration, EMAG. By Erin Flynn

  Not Long for A Sentimental Mood: The Joani Taylor Interview
  Undaunted by adversity, Jazz vocalist Joani Taylor is back with a new album, In A Sentimental Mood, on Cellar Live. By Jim Dupuis

• Features: December 2018

  Accessing an Inaccessible World with Peggy Lee
  Classically trained cellist Peggy Lee has found a niche in the highly, innovative and challenging improvisational music scene in Vancouver. By Jim Dupuis

  Burning Down the House with Lindsay May
  Kamloops based performer/composer Lindsay May digs deep into her emotional self to weave musical stories on her new album. By Jim Dupuis

  Buck'n'Nice have the Game figured outs
  Saw Buck and DJ So Nice learned some hard lessons before teaming up for their second collaboration, EMAG. By Erin Flynn

  Not Long for A Sentimental Mood: The Joani Taylor Interview
  Undaunted by adversity, Jazz vocalist Joani Taylor is back with a new album, In A Sentimental Mood, on Cellar Live. By Jim Dupuis

  Finding the Hurt of Happiness with Hey Ocean!
  After a difficult hiatus, Hey Ocean! finds its feet with it's new album The Hurt of Happiness. By Erin Flynn