The Fashionably Late Top 101 of 2018: Big Bliss
This year I had an even harder time coming up with my list than I did for the 2017 version of the list, which is probably obvious given there's 101 records in this year's batch (and that's after whittling about 30 off that total). But I just couldn't leave any of these hundred and one records off my list.
As with my 2017 picks, I've gone in alpha order from A-Z and nothing has a number ranking. Partially, that's because I'm pretty indecisive and it also just feels wrong to do anything other than just share the love equally. 101 ways. As always, the list ended up surprising me. Some records I thought might end up on my list are absent, and happily there were quite a few previously unknown bands that ended up stealing my heart and getting themselves in on the list. I truly hope you'll be reminded of some music you enjoyed last year, and I also hope you'll perhaps find new favorites to swoon over from here on out. My sincere and endless thanks to each and every band/artist on the list, because thanks to them 2018 was a little less insane.
Who: Big Bliss
What: At Middle Distance
When: October 2018
Where: Exit Stencil Recordings
Why: As far as debuts are concerned, I consider At Middle Distance to be one hell of a coming out party. Relative debs of the gorgeous, gloomy post-punk arena (on record, at least), Brooklyn's Big Bliss threw down quite the gauntlet with this record. The band's ambitions of "attempting to bridge the gap between precision, pop, dissonance, and power" have been rather successful in these ten songs. Each lean and hungry song has a rawness to it, a vigor that won't be denied. The only problem with putting out a record like this? Making another one even half as good. Your move, Big Bliss.
[posted 3.2.19]
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