{"id":18937,"date":"2018-12-10T19:23:32","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T19:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brightonsfinest.com\/music\/?p=18937"},"modified":"2024-04-09T12:39:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T11:39:48","slug":"review-of-the-year-liam-mcmillen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brightonsfinest.com\/music\/spotlight\/review-of-the-year-liam-mcmillen\/2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Review of the year &#8211; Liam McMillen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/brightonsfinest.com\/music\/album-reviews\/kids-see-ghosts-kanye-west-and-kid-cudi-kids-see-ghosts\/2018\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-11354\" src=\"https:\/\/brightonsfinest.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/Album-Covers\/KIDS-SEE-GHOSTS-KIDS-SEE-GHOSTS.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a>Favourite Album:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/brightonsfinest.com\/music\/album-reviews\/kids-see-ghosts-kanye-west-and-kid-cudi-kids-see-ghosts\/2018\/\">Kids See Ghosts &#8211; <em>Kids See Ghosts<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>No matter your opinion on Kanye West, you can\u2019t deny that the self-proclaimed \u201cYeezy Season\u201d &#8211; which saw the releases of Pusha T, Kanye West, Kids See Ghosts, Nas and Teyana Taylor &#8211; was an incredible spectacle for 2018. One of the best records was Kids See Ghosts, a collaboration between West and Kid Cudi. A record that evokes Kanye West\u2019s <i>808\u2019s and Heartbreak <\/i>and shows a human side to both artists, it was much more of an answer to West\u2019s headspace than his bizarre interviews throughout the year. Exploring both of their struggles with mental health, it\u2019s a beautiful record that is as thrilling as it is innovative. Featuring Pusha T, Ty Dolla $ign and Yasiin Bey, too, it\u2019s an excellent example of where we\u2019re at with 2018 hip-hop.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_55072\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\"  data-relstop=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y8ibdsPYOgw?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Favourite Gig:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/brightonsfinest.com\/music\/home\/black-honey-concorde-2-brighton-14th-october-2018\/2018\/\">Black Honey &#8211; Concorde 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brightonsfinest.com\/music\/home\/black-honey-concorde-2-brighton-14th-october-2018\/2018\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11540\" src=\"https:\/\/brightonsfinest.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bands\/Black-Honey-2018.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"249\" height=\"158\" \/><\/a>Truly one of Brighton\u2019s finest, Black Honey have gone from strength to strength since their inception. 2018 was, without a doubt, their greatest ever year too with the release of their immense debut record and a very special show at Brighton\u2019s Concorde 2. This gig was a celebration of the group between both the band and their adoring fans and a huge statement of just how far they\u2019ve come as a band. From outings of their early, desert-rock-inspired singles \u2018Madonna\u2019 and \u2018Spinning Wheel\u2019, to their innovative takes on disco and funk with album cuts \u2018Midnight\u2019 and \u2018Crowded City\u2019, the band have become an incredibly well-rounded machine and their Concorde 2 show was testament to this.<\/p>\n<p><b>One We\u2019ve Missed<\/b>: Anderson .Paak at Brixton Academy<\/p>\n<p>In terms of musical moments for me this year, it\u2019s been pretty special. From joining Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on stage for \u2018Stagger Lee\u2019 and \u2018Push the Sky Away\u2019 at Primavera Sound, to witnessing Noel Gallagher join YOTA at the 300 capacity XOYO in London, to the return of Childish Gambino at Lovebox Festival, 2018 has been a hell of a spectacle for me personally. One gig &#8211; and moment &#8211; comes to mind straight away, however, and that is Dr Dre joining Anderson .Paak at Brixton Academy. A free show, for Apple Music dubbed as \u201cpresented by Dr Dre\u201d, it was a huge surprise to see the hip-hop icon join his protege onstage for an exceptional version of \u2018Still D.R.E\u2019. An incredible moment that will stay with me forever.<\/p>\n<p>Liam McMillen<\/p>\n<p><b>Top Three Tracks<\/b>:<\/p>\n<p>Janelle Monae &#8211; \u2018Make Me Feel\u2019<br \/>\nChildish Gambino &#8211; \u2018This is America\u2019<br \/>\nKanye West &#8211; \u2018Ghost Town\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Truly one of Brighton\u2019s finest, Black Honey have gone from strength to strength since their inception. 2018 was, without a doubt, their greatest ever year too with the release of their immense debut record and a very special show at Brighton\u2019s Concorde 2. This gig was a celebration of the group between both the band and their adoring fans and a huge statement of just how far they\u2019ve come as a band. From outings of their early, desert-rock-inspired singles \u2018Madonna\u2019 and \u2018Spinning Wheel\u2019, to their innovative takes on disco and funk with album cuts \u2018Midnight\u2019 and \u2018Crowded City\u2019, the band have become an incredibly well-rounded machine and their Concorde 2 show was testament to this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[10171,10021,10313],"class_list":["post-18937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spotlight","tag-anderson-paak","tag-black-honey","tag-kids-see-ghosts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brightonsfinest.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brightonsfinest.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brightonsfinest.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brightonsfinest.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brightonsfinest.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18937"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/brightonsfinest.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18937\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18950,"href":"https:\/\/brightonsfinest.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18937\/revisions\/18950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brightonsfinest.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brightonsfinest.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brightonsfinest.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}