2018 was another busy year for John Nolan, who released his best solo album yet with Abendigo. The Taking Back Sunday guitarist/vocalist also just played two holiday shows in NJ and a last-minute NYC show with TBS and they’ll head out on a 20th anniversary tour in 2019. Like at the recent NJ/NY shows, they’ll be playing their first three albums in full.
As the year is coming to a close, we asked John what his favorite albums of the year were, and he sent a list that includes fellow indie/emo vets Cursive, newer torch-carriers boygenius and All Get Out, as well as other stuff like Bon Iver/The National offshoot Big Red Machine, Gorillaz, Florence + the Machine, Phoshorescent, and more. Check out his full list below.
John Nolan’s 10 Favorite Albums of 2018
1. Phosphorescent – C’est La Vie
2. Big Red Machine – Big Red Machine
3. Cat Power – Wanderer
4. Florence And The Machine – High As Hope
5. All Get Out – No Bouquet
6. Nathaniel Rateliff And The Night Sweats – Tearing At The Seams
7. Gorillaz – The Now Now
8. boygenius – boygenius
9. Cursive – Vitriola
10. John Nolan – Abendigo