Alistair's Top Ten for 2018 are:
Top Ten Albums
1. Kamasi Washington – Heaven and Earth
2. Spiritualized – And Nothing Hurt
3. Jim James – Uniform Distortion
4. Lump - Lump
5. Gwenno – Le Kov
6. Neko Case – Hell -On
7. Daniel Blumberg - Minus
8. Karine Polwart – Laws of Motion
9. Dream Wife – Dream Wife
10. Half Man Half Biscuit – No-One Cares About Your Creative Hub, So Get Your Fuckin' Hedge Cut
Top Ten Gigs
1. David Byrne – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
2. The The – Digbeth Arena
3. The Rolling Stones – Principality Stadium, Cardiff
4. Nova Twins – The Sugarmill, Stoke
5. Boo Hewerdine / Chris Difford- The Flowerpot, Derby
6. Black Honey – The Sugarmill, Stoke
7. Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker – The Cookie, Leicester
8. Dream Wife – The Rescue Rooms , Nottingham
9. Metric – O2 Ritz, Manchester
10. Miya Folick – Dryden Street Social, Leicester
Top Ten Festival Performances
1. The Cure – British Summer Time
2. St.Vincent – End Of The Road
3. Midnight Skyracer – Folk By The Oak
4. Unknown Era – Beat The Streets
5. Pumarosa – All Points East
6. Gwenno – End Of The Road
7. Big Thief – End Of The Road
8. The National – All Points East
9. The Invisible Orchestra – Beat The Streets
10. James Holden and The Animal Spirits – End Of The Road
