Mike Minda (The Commonheart) shares his 10 favorite albums of 2018

With gritty vocals over rock riffs and horns, The Commonheart delivers an emotion-packed, soulful sound that lights up any stage. Frontman Clinton Clegg is a powerhouse who commands full attention with his limitless onstage energy and vocal range. The Commonheart’s sound is a true testament to the past while completely holding its own as one of today’s most promising newcomer acts.

The album “Grown” is a remarkable display of each member’s talent interlacing heavy blues, soul, and gospel influence across trumpet, saxophone, keys, guitar, and singers. I met their guitar player Mike Minda after a The Teskey Brothers show in Austin earlier this year.

Mike Minda (guitar player, The Commonheart) shares his 10 favorite albums of 2018:

1) Mac Miller - Swimming

2) J. Cole - KOD

3) Paul McCartney - Egypt Station

4) John Scofield - Combo 66

5) The Marcus King Band - Carolina Confessions

6) The Wood Brothers - One Drop of Truth

7) John Prine - The Tree Of Forgiveness

8) The Teskey Brothers - Half Mile Harvest

9) Colter Wall - Songs of the Plains

10) Leon Bridges - Good Thing

+ Honorable Mention: Paul Luc - Bad Seed