The best music in 2018

Dukes of the Orient - another offshot of ex-Asia John Payne, kind of continuation of GPS project. Both music and recording quality (surprising for this type of music nowadays) is absolutely outstanding, and IMHO much better effort then GPS " Window to the Soul".
I am not huge fan of Asia,but this recording is superb.

Brandi Carlile  "by the way, I forgive you". Her latest and it is outstanding! She really has matured as an artist.

Slaw
+1 re Brandi Carlile

Haven't heard it yet but betting the new Decemberist lp is a winner.

slaw, The Decemberists are my new hometown's (Portland, Oregon, though I'm actually across the Columbia River in Vancouver, Washington) local heroes. I remember hearing of them in the late 90's, iirc, but never got around to checking them out. Guess I now have to!