Nigel's Top Tens from 2018 are:
Albums
1. All Melody - Nils Frahm
2. Double Negative - Low
3. Wide Awake - Parquet Courts
4. Babelsburg - Gruff Rhys
5. Heaven and Earth - Kamasi Washington
6. Amen Dunes - Freedom
7. Songs of Praise - Shame
8. Le Kov - Gwenno
9. Clean - Soccer Mommy
10. Transangelic Exodus - Ezra Furman
Gigs
1. Connan Mockasin, The Barbican, London
2. Colter Wall, The Wardrobe, Leeds
3. Bon Iver, Hammersmith Odeon, London
4. St Vincent, Cadogan Hall, London
5. Angel Olsen, Union Chapel, London
6. Rolling Stones, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
7. Taylor Swift, Wembley Stadium, London
8. Amanda Palmer, Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen
9. Maria McKee, The Islington, London
10. Parquet Courts, SWX, Bristol
Festival Shows
1. St Vincent, All Points East
2. Boy Azooga, Green Man
3. Nice Cave & The Bad Seeds, All Points East
4. The War On Drugs, Green Man
5. Fleet Foxes, Green Man
6. Joan As Police Woman, Green Man
7. Shame, All Points East
8. Patti Smith, Cambridge Folk Festival
