2018 AOTY
My top fifty albums of the year from 2018.
1. Spiritualized
And Nothing Hurt
Genre: Neo-Psychedelia, Art Rock, Symphonic Rock, Chamber Pop, Space Rock, Dream Pop, Blues Rock
Country: United Kingdom
2. Matt Corby
Rainbow Valley
Genre: Psychedelic Soul, Psychedelic Pop, Neo-Soul, Smooth Soul, Contemporary Folk
Country: Australia
3. Turnstile
Time & Space
Genre: New York Hardcore, Post-Hardcore
Country: United States
5. JYOCHO
美しい終末サイクル
Genre: Math Rock, Post-Rock
Country: Japan
6. Kero Kero Bonito
Time 'n' Place
Genre: Twee Pop, Indie Pop, Noise Pop, Dream Pop, Indietronica, Power Pop, Hypnagogic Pop
Country: United Kingdom
7. Behemoth
I Loved You at Your Darkest
Genre: Black Metal, Death Metal
Country: Poland
8. 春ねむり [Haru Nemuri]
春と修羅 [Haru to Shura]
Genre: Noise Pop, J-Pop, Japanese Hip Hop, Noise Rock, Post-Hardcore, Art Rock
Country: Japan
9. Kikagaku Moyo
Masana Temples
10. ionnalee
Everyone Afraid to be Forgotten
Genre: Art Pop, Synthpop, Electropop, Futurepop, Dance-Pop, Synthwave, Electro-Disco
Country: Sweden
11. Natalia Lafourcade
Musas Vol. 2
Genre: Nueva canción latinoamericana, Mexican Folk, Bolero, Vals criollo, Folk Pop, South American Folk, Son Cubano
Country: Mexico
12. Rivers of Nihil
Where Owls Know My Name
13. Julia Holter
Aviary
Genre: Progressive Pop, Art Pop, Ambient Pop, Experimental, Chamber Jazz, Modern Classical
Country: United States
Bandcamp
14. Soap&Skin
From Gas to Solid / You Are My Friend
Genre: Art Pop, Chamber Pop, Neoclassical Darkwave, Electronic, Ambient Pop
Country: Austria
15. The Ocean Collective
Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic
18. The Black Queen
Infinite Games
19. Tropical Fuckstorm
A Laughing Death in Meatspace
Genre: Art Punk, Punk Blues, Noise Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Post-Punk, Experimental Rock
Country: Australia
20. George Clanton
Slide
Genre: Chillwave, Hypnagogic Pop, Synthpop, Dream Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Alternative Dance, Vaporwave
Country: United States
21. Delta Sleep
Ghost City
22. The Wonder Years
Sister Cities
25. AURORA
Infections of a Different Kind - Step I
Genre: Art Pop, Ambient Pop, Synthpop, Folktronica
Country: Norway
26. Parquet Courts
Wide Awake!
Genre: Art Punk, Indie Rock, Post-Punk, Dance-Punk
Country: United States
27. Rolo Tomassi
Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It
28. Wooden Shjips
V.
30. Teenage Wrist
Chrome Neon Jesus
31. Locktender
Friedrich
32. Azusa
Heavy Yoke
Genre: Progressive Metal, Post-Hardcore, Mathcore
Country: United States
33. The Love Language
Baby Grand
34. Vola
Applause of a Distant Crowd
Genre: Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Dream Pop, Alternative Metal. Djent
Country: Denmark
35. Ghost
Prequelle
Genre: Hard Rock, Pop Rock, AOR
Country: Sweden
36. The Reign of Kindo
Happy However After
Genre: Jazz-Rock, Jazz-Funk
Country: United States
37. Between the Buried and Me
Automata II
Genre: Progressive Metal, Avant-Garde Metal
Country: United States
39. Machine Girl
The Ugly Art
Genre: Digital Hardcore, Hardcore Breaks, Electro-Industrial, Synth Punk, Breakcore
Country: United States
40. Zeal and Ardor
Stranger Fruit
Genre: Avant-Garde Metal, Spirituals, Blues Rock, Black Metal, Gospel
Country: United States
41. Amorphis
Queen of Time
Genre: Progressive Metal, Folk Metal, Symphonic Metal, Melodic Death Metal
Country: Finland
42. Greyhaven
Empty Black
Genre: Metalcore, Post-Hardcore, Mathcore, Alternative Metal, Progressive Metal
Country: United States
43. Imperial Triumphant
Vile Luxury
Genre: Avant-Garde Metal, Black Metal, Technical Death Metal, Avant-Garde Jazz
Country: United States
44. Kraus
Path
45. Author & Punisher
Beastland
Genre: Industrial, Drone Metal, Industrial Metal, Power Noise, Death Industrial
Country: United States
46. Tiny Moving Parts
Swell
47. Guerilla Toss
Twisted Crystal
Genre: Neo-Psychedelia, Zolo, Post-Punk, New Wave, Art Pop, Dance-Punk
Country: United States
48. Clarence Clarity
Think: Peace
Genre: Glitch Pop, Alternative R&B, Art Pop, Electropop, Synth Funk, Noise Pop
Country: United Kingdom
49. Chelsea Jade
Personal Best
50. Glenn Jones
The Giant Who Ate Himself And Other New Works For 6 & 12 String Guitar