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Top 89 of 2018: Bill DeVille, host

The Current's Staff Picks of 2018
The Current's Staff Picks of 2018Luke Mills | MPR

by Bill DeVille

December 04, 2018

Top 10 Songs of 2018 (in no particular order)


Death Cab for Cutie – "60 & Punk"
Brandi Carlile – "The Joke"
Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats – "Hey Mama"
Phosphorescent – "New Birth In New England"
IDLES – "Danny Nedelko"
Khruangbin – "Maria También"
Leon Bridges – "Bad Bad News"
Parquet Courts – "Wide Awake"
Amanda Shires – "Leave It Alone"
Caroline Rose – "Soul No. 5"

Honorable Mentions


First Aid Kit – "Fireworks"
David Byrne – "Everybody's Coming to My House"
Eels – "The Deconstruction"
Dr. Dog – "Heartkiller"
Jade Bird – "Lottery"
Elvis Costello & the Imposters – "Under Lime"