Happy Holiday’s everyone! The KHOL DJ’s have narrowed down their top albums and songs out of the thousands released in 2018. Some DJs went above and beyond and also complied their top songs. Scroll all the way to the bottom to see the spotify playlist of the 35 most played songs on KHOL this year! What made your top 10 list this year? Let us know on our Facebook page.
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Dr. Dan’s Top 10 Albums & Top 10 Tracks of 2018
The Placebo Effect airs w/Dr. Dan Wednesdays 4-6pm
View Dr. Dans previous playlists here: The Placebo Effect
Albums:
(Artist, Album)
10. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Sparkle Hard
9. Death Cab For Cutie, Thank You For Today
8. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Hope Downs
7. Father John Misty, God’s Favorite Customer
6. Jungle, For Ever
5. Car Seat Headrest, Twin Fantasy
4. Rhye, Blood
3. Snail Mail, Lush
2. Ty Segall, Freedom’s Goblin
1. Kurt Vile, Bottle It In
Tracks:
Artist, Track, Album
10.Ty Segall, Main Pretender, Freedom’s Goblin
9. Beach House, Lemon Glow, 7
8. King Tuff, Psycho Star, The Other
7. White Denim, Fine Slime, Performance
6. Let’s Eat Grandma, Falling Into Me, I’m All Ears
5. Dr. Dog, Go Out Fighting, Critical Equation
4. Starcrawler, Love’s Gone Again, Starcrawler
3. Car Seat Headrest, Bodys, Twin Fantasy
2. Rhye, Taste, Blood
1. Young Fathers, In My View, Cocoa Sugar
Studebacher Hoch’s Top 17 Albums of 2018 (In no particular order)
Jazz iZ airs Saturdays’s 4-7pm.
View Studebacher Hoch’s previous playlists here: Jazz iZ
Kamasi Washington – Heaven and Earth
John Medeski – Mad Skillet
John Scofield – Combo 66
Julian Lage – Modern Love
Christian McBride’s – New Jawn
Phil Stewart – Introducing Phil Stewart
Jeff Hamilton Trio – Live from San Pedro
Eddie Palmieri – Sabiduria
Pete Escovedo – Back to the Bay
Oscar Hernandez – The Art of Latin Jazz
Jon Batiste – Hollywood Africans
Brian Bromberg – Thicker than Water
The New Mastersounds – Renewable Energy
Stephen Kroon – In Your Dreams
Jose Jones – Lean on Me
Antonio Forcione Quartet –afq In Concert
Anat Cohen and Fred Hersch – Live in Healdsburg
Michael Moeri’s Top 18 of 18′ (In no particular order)
Monday’s w/Moeri airs Mondays 11am-1pm
View Michael’s previous playlists here: Mondays w/Moeri
Oh Sees- Smote Reverser
Starcrawler- S/T
King Tuff – The Other
The Allergies – Steal The Show
Ron Gallo – Really Nice Guys
Acid Dad – Acid Dad
Jungle – For Ever
Rufus Du Sol – Solace
Sofi Tucker- Treehouse
Car Seat Headrest – Twin Fantasy
Snail Mail – Lush
Ty Segall – Freedom’s Goblin
Shannon and the Clams- Onion
Young Fathers – Cocoa Sugar
tunng – Songs You Make at Night
Maribou State – Kingdoms In Colour
Dilly Dally – Heaven
Metric – Art of Doubt
Big E’s Top 10 Albums of 2018
Blue’s With A Feelin’ airs Wednesdays 6-8pm
View Big E’s previous playlists here: Blue’s With A Feelin’
Shemeika Copeland – America’s Child
Bettye LaVette – Things Have Changed
Dave Alvin & Jimmy Dale Gilmore – Downey to Lubbock
Johnny Tucker – Seven Days Blues
Mud Morganfield – They Call Me Mud
Curtis Salgado and Alan Hager – Rough Cut
Doug Deming & The Jewel Tones – Complicated Mess
Richard Koechli & Blue Roots Company – Parcours
Joe Louis Walker, Bruce Katz and Giles Robson – Journeys to the Heart of the Blues
Sue Foley – The Ice Queen
Dawn’s Top 11 Albums of 2018
Fridays w/Dawn airs Fridays 4-6pm
View Dawn’s previous playlists here: Fridays w/Dawn
1- The Allergies- Steal The Show
2- Slightly Stoopid- Everyday Life Everyday People
3- Sofi Tucker- Treehouse
4- Potatohead People- Nick & Astro’s Guide To The Galaxy
5- Fakear- All Glows
6- Black Milk – Fever
7- Nickodemus- A Long Engagment
8- Wye Oak- The Louder I Call The Faster It Runs
9- Ziggy Marley- Rebellion Rises
10- Odesza – Loyal ( single)
11- Maribou State – Kingdoms In Colour
Capt’n Steve-Z’s Top 10 Albums and Top 20 Singles of 2018
The Life Hypnotic airs Thursdays from 4-6pm
View Capt’n Steve-Z’s previous playlists here: The Life Hypnotic
Top 10 Albums
1 – Bob Moses – Battle Lines
2- Jon Hopkins – Singularity
3 – Let’s Eat Grandma – I’m All Ears
4 – Anderson .Paak – Oxnard
5 – Roosevelt – Young Romance
6 – Jungle – For Ever
7 – Beach House – 7
8 – Rufus Du Sol – Solace
9 – DJ Koze – Knock Knock
10 – Adult Karate – Del Mar
Top 20 Singles (no particular order)
Childish Gambino – This is America
Zhu – My Life (feat. Tame Impala)
Low – Disarray
Bob Moses – Back Down
Rufus Du Sol – No Place
Let’s Eat Grandma – Falling Into Me
Roosevelt – Forgive (feat. Washed Out)
Sharon Van Etten – Comeback Kid
Lo Moon – Loveless
Foxing – Nearer My God
US Girls – Pearly Gates
Anderson .Paak – Til Its Over
Jungle – Heavy, California
DJ Koze – Pick Up
King Tuff – Pyscho Start
Phantogram – Someday
Churches – My Enemy (feat. Matt Berninger)
Beach House – Dive
Kendrick Lamar/Jay Rock/James Blake – Kings Dead
Middle Kids – Edge of Town
Jeff’s Top 10 Albums and Shows of 2018
Freeform Friday airs Fridays from 6-8pm
View Jeff’s previous playlists here: Freeform Friday
Top 10 Albums:
Acid Dad – Acid Dad
All Them Witches – ATW
Cedric Burnside Benton – County Relic
Dick Stusso – In Heaven
The Marcus King Band – Carolina Confessions
Oh Sees – Smote Reverser
Record Company – All of this Life
Ron Gallo – Really Nice Guys
Sam Morrow – Concrete and Mud
Warmduscher – Whale City
Mark B’s Top 20 Albums of 2018
By All Means airs Fridays from 8-10pm
View Mark’s previous playlists here: By All Means
#1 – Shannon Shaw – Shannon In Nashville
#2 – Fraction & Finsta – Thoughtwork
#3 – Del & Amp Live – Gate 13’
#4 – Caz Gardiner & The Bandsonics – Can Gardiner & The Bandsonics
#5 – The Allergies – Steal The Show
#6 – Protoje – A Matter Of Time
#7 – Jonathan Jeremiah – Good Day
#8 – The Nude Party – The Nude Party
#9 – Ruby Velle & The Soulphonics – State Of All Things
#10 – Durand Jones & The Indications – Durand Jone & The Indacations
#11 – King Tuff – The Other
#12 – Shannon & The Clams – Onion
#13 – Slightly Stooped – Everyday Life, Everyday People
#14 – U.S. Girls – In A Poem Unlimited
#15 – Gringo Star – Back To The City
#16 – Max Rub-A-Dub – Style & Passion
#17 – Jr. Thomas & The Volcanoes – Rockstone
#18 – The Garden – Mirror Might Steal Your Charm
#19 – Detroit Rebellion – See You Next Year
#20 – WARMDUSCHER – Whale City
Zach’s Top 10 Albums of 2018
The Afternoon News w/ZZ airs Tuesdays from 1-3pm
View Zach’s previous playlists here: The Afternoon News
All Them Witches- ATW
Brown Acid- The 6th & 7th Trip
Dubmatix- King Size Dub Special
Grant Green- Live at Oil Can Henry’s
Kamasi Washington- Heaven and Earth
Makaya McKraven- Where We Come From & Universal Beings
Oh Sees- Smote Reverser
Prof- Pookie Baby
Shannon and the Clams- Onion
Starcrawler- S/T
Kate’s Top 10 Albums of 2018
The Latest and the Katest airs Mondays from 7-9am
View Kates’s previous playlists here: The Latest and the Katest
1. Superorganism – Superorganism
2. Gregory Alan Isakov – Evening Machines
3. Vacationer – Mindset
4. Kurt Vile – Bottle It In
5. Hiss Golden Messenger – Virgo Fool
6. Daniel Romano – Finally Free
7. The Paper Kites – On the Corner Where You Live
8. Buddy Holly (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)- True Love Ways
9. John Prine – The Tree of Forgiveness
10. Dr. Dog – Critical Equation
Garth’s (KHOL Board Member) Top 35 Albums of 2018:
1. Yves Tumor – Safe in the Hands of Love
2. Nils Frahm – All Melody
3. Haley Henderickx – I need to start a garden
4. Mewithoutyou – Untitled
5. Against All Logic – 2012-2017
6. Amen Dunes – Freedom
7. Beach House – 7
8. Deafheaven – Ordinary Corruption Human Love
9. Shame – Songs of Praise
10. EX:RE – EX:RE
11. Sleep – The Sciences
12. Kan Wakan – Phantasmagoria, Vol 1
13. Low – Double Negative
14. Ellis – The Fuzz EP
15. Foxing – Nearer My God
16. Dilly Dally – Heaven
17. Makaya McCraven – Universal Beings
18. Hana Vu – How many times have you driven by
19. Car Seat Headrest – Twin Fantasy
20. Interpol – Maraudor
21. Boygenius – Boygenius EP
22. Colourblind – Move Like You
23. Helana Deland – Songs from a series of songs (multiple Vol.)
24. US Girls – In a poem
25. Goat Girl – Goat Girl
26. Typhoon – Offerings
27. Sales – forever & ever
28. Ty Segall – Freedoms Goblin
29. Kamasi Washington – Heaven and Earth
30. Grouper – Grid of Points
31. Phantastic Ferniture – Phantastic Ferniture
32. Rubblebucket – Sun Machine
33. Snail Mail – Lush
34. Lucy Dacus – Historian
35. Panopticon – The Scars of Man on the once nameless Wilderness pt. 2
