SHREM'S 2018 COUNTDOWN OF TOP 100 BEST TRACKS OF THE YEAR: part 1: 100-76

100 "Echo Arms" - Mr Twin Sister (Twin Group)

99 "After The Storm" - Kali Uchis feat. Tyler, The Creator & Bootsy Collins (A Rinse/Virgin EMI)

98 "Scorched Moth" - Miink (self-released)

97 "Tangerine" - Aaron Childs (GODMODE)

96 "Black Walls" - Chromatics (Italians Do It Better)

95 "Short Court Style" - Natalie Prass (ATO Records)

94 "Paténipat" - Charlotte Adigéry (DEEWEE)

93 "WHITNEY" - Gavin Turek (self-released)

92 "Kong" - Neneh Cherry (Smalltown Supersound)

91 "Crush (It's Late, Just Stay)" - Yumi Zouma (Cascine)

90 "Signorelli" - Galleriet (self-released)

89 "Long As I Live" - Toni Braxton (Def Jam)

88 "Black Box No Cops" - Fit of Body (2MR)

87 "Girls Night Out" - Charli XCX (Asylum Records)

86 "Canyons" - Barrie (Winspear)

85 "Make Me Feel" - Janelle Monáe (Atlantic/WEA)

84 "Travelling Without Arriving" - Peggy Gou (Phonica White)

83 "UFO" - Mallrat feat. Allday (self-released)

82 "Missing U" - Robyn (Konichiwa Records)

81 "Bad Bad News" - Leon Bridges (LisaSawyer63)

80 "Eros" - Little Boots feat. Planningtorock (On Repeat Records)

79 "deep end" - Lykke Li (LL Recordings)

78 "Looking From Above" - Fede Lng feat. Yaeji (Axe On Wax)

77 "PIENSO EN TU MIRÁ (Cap.3: Celos)" - ROSALÍA (Sony)

76 "World's Crazy" - Róisín Murphy (The Vinyl Factory)

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SHREM'S LIST OBSESSION: Top 20 Best EPs of 2018

20 "Metropolis" - Kornél Kovács
LABEL: Unknown to the Unknown
LOCATION: Sweden
KEY TRACK: "Panda"

19 "Burn" - Little Boots
LABEL: On Repeat Records
LOCATION: UK
KEY TRACK: "Eros" [feat. Planningtorock]

18 "We Share Our Blood" - Ouri
LABEL: Ghostly International
LOCATION: Canada
KEY TRACK: "Escape"

17 "Don't Know How to Love" - Gus Gus
LABEL: Oroom
LOCATION: Iceland
KEY TRACK: "Don't Know How to Love" [feat. John Grant]

16 "Petit garçon" - Miel De Montagne
LABEL: Pain Surprises & Délicieuse Records
LOCATION: France
KEY TRACK: "Pourquoi pas"

15 "Lover Chanting" - Little Dragon
LABEL: Ninja Tune
LOCATION: Sweden
KEY TRACK: "In My House"

14 "The Boche" - Ellen Milgrau
LABEL: self-released
LOCATION: Brazil
KEY TRACK: "Pussybilidades"

13 "Ambivert Tools, Vol. 4" - Lone
LABEL: R&S Records
LOCATION: UK
KEY TRACK: "Oedo 808"

12 "III" - Yumi Zouma
LABEL: Cascine
LOCATION: New Zealand
KEY TRACK: "Crush (It's Late, Just Stay)"

11 "Je pense à toi" - Lewis OfMan
LABEL: self-released
LOCATION: France
KEY TRACK: "Yes"

10 "Singles" - Barrie
LABEL: Winspear
LOCATION: US
KEY TRACK: "Canyons"

9 "Stone Woman" - Charlotte Day Wilson
LABEL: self-released
LOCATION: Canada
KEY TRACK: "Nothing New"

8 "The Rite of May" - Oklou
LABEL: NUXXE
LOCATION: France
KEY TRACK: "They Can't Hear Me"

7 "Conexão" - Amber Mark
LABEL: PMR/Virgin EMI
LOCATION:
KEY TRACK: "Love Is Stronger Than Pride"

6 "Send Me Your Daughter" - Galleriet
LABEL: self-released
LOCATION: Sweden
KEY TRACK: "Signorelli"

5 "Facepaint" - Buzzy Lee
LABEL: Future Classic
LOCATION: US
KEY TRACK: "Coolhand"

4 "Fire" - Bella Boo
LABEL: Studio Barnhus
LOCATION: Sweden
KEY TRACK: "Keep Me Warm"

3 "Fille de ta région (Vol. 2)" - Corine
LABEL: Kwaidan
LOCATION: France
KEY TRACK: "Épopée Solaire" [feat. Juliette Armanet]

2 "Once" - Peggy Gou
LABEL: Ninja Tune
LOCATION: South Korea
KEY TRACK: "It Makes You Forget (Itgehane)"

1 "Channel Tres" - Channel Tres
LABEL: GODMODE
LOCATION: US
KEY TRACK: "Controller"

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SHREM'S LIST OBSESSION: Top 10 Hottest Newcomers of 2018

Many of the emerging artists I have selected exactly this time last year for a list celebrating Top 10 Hottest Newcomers of 2017 continued to inspire and impress us throughout 2018. Miink, Ellen Milgrau, Sink Ya Teeth, Nathy Peluso or Kwaye all remained creatively prolific throughout this year. It is always exhilarating to discover up-and-coming artists at the very beginning of their artistic journeys. Here's my selection of the most promising new artists of 2018, the first of my year-end rankings I am delighted to share with you until the end of December.

10 MIEL DE MONTAGNE

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FROM: France

LABEL: Pain Surprises & Délicieuse Records

KEY TRACK: "Pourquoi pas"
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9 LYZZA

Photo by Nikola Lamburov

FROM: Brazil

LABEL: self-released

KEY TRACK: "Girls R Us"
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8 MILD MINDS

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FROM: Australia

LABEL: Foreign Family Collective

KEY TRACK: "Swim"
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7 PONGO

FROM: Angola

LABEL: Jardin Rouge

KEY TRACK: "Kuzola (Meu Amor Me Deixou)"
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6 LYNDA DAWN

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FROM: UK

LABEL: Brownswood

KEY TRACK: "Move"
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5 BARRIE

Photo by Joanna Sullivan

FROM: US

LABEL: Winspear

KEY TRACK: "Canyons"
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4 BELLA BOO

FROM: Sweden

LABEL: Studio Barnhus

KEY TRACK: "Keep Me Warm"
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3 BUZZY LEE

FROM: US

LABEL: Future Classic

KEY TRACK: "Better (Demo)"
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2 OTHA

FROM: Norway

LABEL: self-released

KEY TRACK: "One of the Girls"
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1 CHANNEL TRES

FROM: US

LABEL: GODMODE

KEY TRACK: "Controller"
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