Favorite albums of 2018

  1. Big Red Machine - Big Red Machine

  2. Leon Bridges - Good Thing

  3. Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour

  4. Kid Cudi - KIDS SEE GHOSTS

  5. The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships

  6. Boy Genius - boygenius

  7. Death Cab for Cutie - Thank You for Today

  8. St. Lucia - Hyperion

  9. The Decembrists - I’ll Be Your Girl

  10. Post Malone - beerbongs & bentleys


Best places I visited in 2018

International

  1. South Africa; Stellenbosch, Cape Town, Prince Albert, Kruger (March)

  2. Iceland; Reykjavik (June)

  3. Costa Rica; Santa Teresa, Manuel Antonio (November)

  4. Argentina; Buenos Aires, Bariloche (December)

Domestic

  1. Detroit MI - MoPOP Festival (July)

  2. Portland ME (July)

  3. Kauai & Maui HI - Maui Invitational (November)


Best live performances I saw in 2018

  • Bon Iver, The National - MoPOP Music Festival

  • Frightened Rabbit - Bowery Ballroom

  • The Avett Brothers - Capitol Theatre

  • St. Lucia - The Rooftop at Pier 17


Best places I ate in 2018