Throughout 2018 the four EPs from the previous year were reissued on CD and bundled together. Many of these songs were later compiled for the digital release of the She is Murder EP.
It released the long-awaited sophomore album in 2018, titled Dictator , under the name “Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway”.
In 2018, Guided by Voices announced the future release of the double album Zeppelin Over China and Warp and Woof for 2019. They also made their 7″ single, “You Own the Night” available for pre-order containing singles from both albums.
In 2018, Duritz became an investor in three wineries based in Napa Valley , California—Elyse Winery, Institution Winery, and Addax Winery—managed by winemaker Russell Bevan.
On March 29, 2018, Polyvinyl Records and Big Scary Monsters announced on their Instagram account that they had signed the band and that new music will be coming soon. The band released a thirteen-minute, four song EP entitled Kicker on June 8, 2018. This was followed by Problems on May…
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and again in 2018 on the group’s Christmas Party
In 2018 54-40 performed with fiddler Daniel Lapp , both locally and also as the opening band at Ottawa’s CityFolk Festival .
On April 22, 2018, the official VAST shop website announced the track listing for Black Magic , as well as two other releases: a limited edition EP for the song “She Is Murder,” along with a follow-up to the Jon Crosby solo release Posthumous Serenade titled “More Posthumous Serenades”.
In mid-2018, the band embarked on a co-headlining tour with Bush and the Cult .
On May 4, 2018, the band released “Love Never” / “half heart”, featuring two new songs.