The 11th MOJO Playlist Of 2018
This week's key new music, recommended by the MOJO team
The new issue of MOJO is unveiled tomorrow, but in the meantime here’s a selection of key, mostly new, releases we’ve played in the office over the past few days. As usual, some personal favourites: One Eleven Heavy (a rough cross between Royal Trux and Workingman’s Dead era Grateful Dead), Sonic Boom and co’s La Monte Young tribute, new Gas, new Cope, and Jim James’ return to rock. Have I mentioned the Rolling Blackouts album yet? That’s great, too.
1 Various – African Scream Contest Volume 2 (Analog Africa)
2 Jon Hassell – Listening To Pictures (Pentimento Volume One) (Ndeya)
3 AMMAR 808 – Maghreb United (Glitterbeat)
4 Nils Frahm – All Melody (Erased Tapes)
5 Infinite Music – A Tribute To La Monte Young (Fire)
6 Janelle Monáe – Pynk (Atlantic)
7 Natalie Prass – The Future And The Past (Spacebomb)
8 Wilko Johnson – Blow Your Mind (Chess/UMC)
9 Gas – Rausch (Kompakt)
10 Julian Cope – Skellington 3 (Head Heritage)
11 The Sylvers – II (Mr Bongo)
12 Millie Jackson – Exposed (Southbound)
13 Kamasi Washington – Heaven & Earth (Young Turks)
14 Phil Cook – People Are My Drug (Psychic Hotline)
15 Jenny Hval – The Long Sleep EP (Sacred Bones)
16 John Renbourn – Live In Kyoto 1978 (Drag City)
17 Anteloper – Kudu (International Anthem)
18 Jim James – Just A Fool (ATO)
19 Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Hope Downs (Sub Pop)
20 One Eleven Heavy – Dawson Lane (Kith And Kin)
Jim James picture: Justin Tyler Close