The Tenth MOJO Playlist Of 2018
A Top 20 picks from the MOJO sound system
Lots new to sample this week, hopefully, among this list of MOJO stereo selections. Personal highlights, before we get to the action: the suitably hazy and understated return of Jon Hassell (intrigued to learn of his early connections with Can from Rob Young’s new book, incidentally); the Latinx twang of Chicago’s Dos Santos; silvery, Feelies-friendly jangles from the new Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever album; Phil Cook's gospel fervor; Janelle Monáe, of course; and maybe best of all, the second album from new jazz titan, Kamasi Washington. Please enjoy, and report back to shttps://twitter.com/JohnRMulvey
1 Andy Jenkins – SweetBunch (Spacebomb)
2 Zuider Zee – Zeenith (Light In The Attic)
3 Grouper – Grid Of Points (Kranky)
4 Jon Hassell – Listening To Pictures (Pentimento Volume One) (Ndeya)
5 Dos Santos – Logos (International Anthem)
6 Tuluum Shimmering - The One That Touched The Sky (Bandcamp)
7 Eleanor Friedberger – Rebound (Frenchkiss)
8 Underworld - Brilliant Yes That Would Be (Underworld)
9 Phil Cook – People Are My Drug (Psychic Hotline)
10 Cardi B – Invasion Of Privacy (Atlantic)
11 Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Hope Downs (Sub Pop)
12 Jess Williamson – Cosmic Wink (Mexican Summer)
13 Leon Vynehall - Nothing Is Still (Ninja Tune)
14 Nas – Illmatic: Live From The Kennedy Center (Mass Appeal)
15 Kamasi Washington – Heaven & Earth (Young Turks)
16 Landless – Bleaching Bones (Bandcamp)
17 Janelle Monáe – Pynk (Atlantic)
18 Fatoumata Diawara – Fenfo (Wagram)
19 Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar – Ragas Abhogi & Vardhani/Raga Yaman (Ideologic Organ)
20 Yo La Tengo – There’s A Riot Going On (Matador)