Favorite Music in 2018

FAVORITE NON-2018 ALBUMS
[30] Head - The Jesus Lizard (Touch & Go, 1990)
[29] Moment of Truth - Gang Starr (Noo Trybe / Virgin, 1998)
[28] You Can't Hide Your Love Forever - Orange Juice (Polydor, 1982)
[27] You Are Free - Cat Power (Matador, 2003)
[26] Chelsea Girl - Nico (Verve, 1967)
[25] So - Peter Gabriel (Charisma, 1986)
[24] Sunburn - Blake Babies (Mammoth, 1990)
[23] Dookie - Green Day (Reprise, 1994)
[22] Slip - Quicksand (Polydor, 1993)
[21] Orange Rhyming Dictionary - Jets to Brazil (Jade Tree, 1998)
[20] Pink Flag - Wire (Harvest, 1977)
[19] The Ocean Blue - The Ocean Blue (Sire, 1989)
[18] Light Upon the Lake - Whitney (Secretly Canadian, 2016)
[17] What's Going On - Marvin Gaye (Tamla, 1971)
[16] Document - R.E.M. (I.R.S., 1987)
[15] Fantastic Planet - Failure (Slash / Warner Bros., 1996)
[14] 99th Dream - Swervedriver (Zero Hour, 1998)
[13] White Trash Heroes - Archers of Loaf (Alias, 1998)
[12] Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City - Kendrick Lamar (Interscope / Aftermath / Top Dawg, 2012)
[11] 6 Feet Beneath the Moon - King Krule (True Panther / XL, 2013)
[10] New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) - Erykah Baduh (Universal Motown, 2010)
[9] Lucifer in the Rain - Zoos of Berlin (Time No Place, 2013)
[8] Here Come the Warm Jets - Brian Eno (Island, 1974)
[7] Channel Orange - Frank Ocean (Def Jam, 2012)
[6] Illmatic - Nas (Columbia, 1994)
[5] Fix My Brain - The Marked Men (Swami, 2006)
[4] Heaven or Las Vegas - Cocteau Twins (4AD, 1990)
[3] Steve McQueen - Prefab Sprout (Kitchenware, 1985)
[2] Things Fall Apart - The Roots (MCA, 1999)
[1] Connected - The Foreign Exchange (BBE, 2004)



2018 HONORABLE MENTIONS
No Recover - Eric Bachmann (Merge)
Blue Room - Alex Bloom (self-released)
Longwave - Bonny Doon (Woodsist)
All Nerve - The Breeders (4AD)
Ex-Void EP - Ex-Void (Don Giovanni)
Pink Sky - Golden Drag (Buzz)
Bark Your Head Off, Dog - Hop Along (Saddle Creek)
Ouch - Nicholas Krgovich (Tin Angel)
Be the Cowboy - Mitski (Dead Oceans)
Salt - Mr. Twin Sister (Twin Group)
Oh My - Nadine (Father/Daughter)
What Happens When I Try to Relax EP - Open Mike Eagle (Auto Reverse)
Oxnard - Anderson .Paak (Aftermath)
Nothing's Changed EP - Justus Proffit & Jay Som (Polyvinyl)
Consolation EP - Protomartyr (Domino)
Post- - Jeff Rosenstock (Polyvinyl / Quote Unquote)
Ain't Lines - South South Million (Time No Place)
Fall Into the Sun - Swearin' (Merge)
I Like Fun - They Might be Giants (Idlewild)
Old Ghost - Renata Zeiguer (Northern Spy)



2018 FAVORITE SONGS
[100] "Drone Lover" - Swervedriver, from Future Ruins
[99] "Tweakin'" - Vince Staples, from FM!
[98] "Salt Candy" - Half Waif, from Lavender
[97] "Nothing I Can Say" - Tony Molina, from Kill the Lights
[96] "Breathe In, Breathe Out" - Melody's Echo Chamber, from Bon Voyage
[95] "Robby in the Office" - Surf Harp, from Mr. Big Picture
[94] "Something Teenage" - Dream Version
[93] "Stay, Too" - Mike Adams at His Honest Weight, from Turn Our Love Around 7"
[92] "Golden Dream" - Snail Mail, from Lush
[91] "Polyfoam" - Empath, from Environments EP
[90] "Done It Again" - Ghostface Killah feat. Big Daddy Kane, Cappedonna, Styliztik Jones, Harley, from The Lost Tapes
[89] "Riddles" - Ed Schrader's Music Beat, from Riddles
[88] "Caught Leaking Light" - Golden Drag, from Pink Sky
[87] "This is Heaven & I'd Die for It" - American Pleasure Club, from A Whole Fucking Lifetime of This
[86] "No Weekend" - Madeline Kenney, from Perfect Shapes
[85] "Skin" - Soccer Mommy, from Clean
[84] "Let's Dance" - Spiritualized, from And Nothing Hurt
[83] "Every Little Thought" - Hurry, from Every Little Thought
[82] "Role Models" - The Armed, from Only Love
[81] "Stand in the Way" - Young Guv, from 2 Sad 2 Funk
[80] "Breakfast of Champions" - Jean Grae & Quelle Chris, from Everything's Fine
[79] "Grow Into a Ghost" - Swearin', from Fall Into the Sun
[78] "The Fear - Flipped" - The Shins, from The Worm's Heart
[77] "My Own Thing" - Chance the Rapper feat. Joey Purp
[76] "17th Amendment" - Stef Chura, from 27: The Most Perfect Album
[75] "You Hate the Title" - Speedy Ortiz, from Twerp Verse
[74] "Invisible Friends" - Justus Proffit & Jay Som, from Nothing's Changed EP
[73] "Dark Speed" - Failure, from In the Future Your Body Will be the Furthest Thing From Your Mind
[72] "Walking Backwards" - Supercrush, from I Can't Lie b/w Walking Backwards 7"
[71] "Party for One" - Carly Rae Jepsen
[70] "Stress Fracture" - Mick Jenkins feat. Mikahl Anthony, from Pieces of a Man
[69] "Spells" - Jenny Hval, from The Long Sleep EP
[68] "Winnie" - Neko Case, from Hell-On
[67] "Change of Mind" - Phonte feat. Freddie Gibbs, from No News is Good News
[66] "Nail I Couldn't Bite" - The Spirit of the Beehive, from Hypnic Jerks
[65] "Raise Your Voice Joyce" - Fucked Up, from Dose Your Dreams
[64] "Smile" - Saba, from Care for Me
[63] "Time in Common" - Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, from Hope Downs
[62] "I Remember" - Robert Earl Thomas, from Another Age
[61] "Stick" - Ovlov, from Tru
[60] "Yeah Bones" - Kurt Vile, from Bottle It In
[59] "Sept20" - Richard Swift, from The Hex
[58] "Ever Again" - Robyn, from Honey
[57] "Tints" - Anderson .Paak feat. Kendrick Lamar, from Oxnard
[56] "Echo Arms" - Mr. Twin Sister, from Echo Arms EP
[55] "Beamer" - The Glow
[54] "Stay Right Here" - Saba feat. Xavier Omar, Mick Jenkins
[53] "In Between Stars" - Eleanor Friedberger, from Rebound
[52] "Who Pays" - Emily Jane Powers, from Restless
[51] "Country" - Porches, from The House
[50] "Into the Sea" - Ought, from Room Inside the World
[49] "One Rizla" - Shame, from Songs of Praise
[48] "Orchard" - LVL UP
[47] "Evil Sin" - Shy Boys, from Bell House
[46] "In My Dreams" - Kali Uchis feat. Damon Albarn, from Isolation
[45] "City Looks Pretty" - Courtney Barnett, from Tell Me How You Really Feel
[44] "All the Stars" - Kendrick Lamar & SZA, from Black Panther: The Album
[43] "God's Plan" - Drake, from Scorpion
[42] "Freelance" - Toro y Moi, from Outer Peace
[41] "Death Will Bring Change" - Parquet Courts, from Wide Awake!
[40] "Short Court Style" - Natalie Prass, from The Future and the Past
[39] "Noid" - Yves Tumor, from Safe in the Hands of Love
[38] "Solace" - Preoccupations, from New Material
[37] "Has Ended" - Thom Yorke, from Suspiria (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film)
[36] "Turning" - Vacationer, from Mindset
[35] "Ark Technician" - Guided by Voices, from Space Gun
[34] "Composite" - Palm, from Rock Island
[33] "This is America" - Childish Gambino
[32] "Sugar & Spce" - Hatchie, from Sugar & Spice EP
[31] "Mix for Rainy Day" - The Sidekicks, from Happiness Hours
[30] "Honesty" - Yves Tumor, from Safe in the Hands of Love
[29] "Every Time I Listen to a Stranger" - The Glands, from Double Coda
[28] "Slow Burn" - Kacey Musgraves, from Golden Hour
[27] "Time Today" - Kero Kero Bonito, from Time 'n' Place
[26] "The Communists Have the Music" - They Might be Giants, from The Communists Have the Music b/w I've Been Seeing Things 7"
[25] "Had a Fantastic" - Clearance, from At Your Leisure
[24] Late" - Hovvdy, from Cranberry
[23] "One Kiss" - Calvin Harris feat. Dua Lipa
[22] "Mosquiter" - Stove, from Stove's Favorite Friend
[21] "Up the Punx" - Joyce Manor, from Million Dollars to Kill Me
[20] "Believe" - Amen Dunes, from Freedom
[19] "Keep on Mixing" - Mr. Twin Sister, from Salt
[18] "Dark Spring" - Beach House, from 7
[17] "Work Out" - Chance the Rapper
[16] "Apple Tree Girl" - Tancred, from Nightstand
[15] "Rats in the Walls' - Culture Abuse, from Bay Dream
[14] "Blue and Red Horses" - Adrianne Lenker, from Abysskiss
[13] "Send Me" - No Age, from Snares Like a Haircut
[12] "Sunset Preacher" - Omni, from Sunset Preacher b/w Confessional 7"
[11] "Pirouette" - Jay Sam, from Pirouette b/w O.K., Meet Me Underwater 7"
[10] "Your True Name" - The Radio Dept.
[9] "Pick Up" - DJ Koze, from Knock Knock
[8] "Muchas" - Myd feat. Cola Boyy
[7] "Where Did You Go?" - Sam Evian, from You, Forever
[6] "Middle America" - Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, from Sparkle Hard
[5] "Love It if We Made It" - The 1975, from A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships
[4] "Just a Stranger" - Kali Uchis feat. Steve Lacy, from Isolation
[3] "Leave It in My Dreams" - The Voidz, from Virtue
[2] "Washing Machine Heart" - Mitski, from Be the Cowboy
[1] "Mood" - The Internet, from Hive Mind



2018 FAVORITE ALBUMS
[50] The Hex - Richard Swift (Secretly Canadian)
[49] There's a Riot Going On - Yo La Tengo (Matador)
[48] Last Building Burning - Cloud Nothings (Carpark)
[47] Sparkle Hard - Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks (Matador)
[46] Songs of Praise - Shame (Dead Oceans)
[45] Future Me Hates Me - The Beths (Carpark)
[44] Pieces of a Man - Mick Jenkins (Cinematic / Free Nation)
[43] This is Glue - Salad Boys (Trouble in Mind)
[42] Restless - Emily Jane Powers (self-released)
[41] Million Dollars to Kill Me - Joyce Manor (Epitaph)
[40] Room 25 - Noname (self-released)
[39] Any Day - The Sea and Cake (Thrill Jockey)
[38] And Nothing Hurt - Spiritualized (Fat Possum / Bella Union)
[37] Double Coda - The Glands (New West)
[36] Vessel - Frankie Cosmos (Sub Pop)
[35] Cheer - Drug Church (Pure Noise)
[34] No News is Good News - Phonte (Foreign Exchange)
[33] Nightstand - Tancred (Polyvinyl)
[32] Twerp Verse - Speedy Ortiz (Carpark)
[31] Golden Hour - Kacey Musgraves (MCA Nashville)
[30] The House - Porches (Domino)
[29] Dose Your Dreams - Fucked Up (Merge)
[28] Silver Dollar Moment - The Orielles (Heavenly)
[27] Hell-On - Neko Case (Anti-)
[26] Hypnic Jerks - The Spirit of the Beehive (Tiny Engines)
[25] Hive Mind - The Internet (Columbia)
[24] At Your Leisure - Clearance (Topshelf)
[23] Quit the Curse - Anna Burch (Polyvinyl)
[22] Abysskiss - Adrianne Lenker (Saddle Creek)
[21] Bay Dream - Culture Abuse (Epitaph)
[20] Honey - Robyn (Konichiwa / Interscope)
[19] Bottle It In - Kurt Vile (Matador)
[18] Wide Awake! - Parquet Courts (Rough Tride)
[17] Bell House - Shy Boys (Polyvinyl)
[16] Tell Me How You Really Feel - Courtney Barnett (Mom + Pop / Milk! / Marthon)
[15] Rock Island - Palm (Carpark)
[14] Constant Image - Flasher (Domino)
[13] Hope Downs - Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever (Sub Pop)
[12] Elevators: Act I & II - Bishop Nehru (Nehruvia)
[11] Cranberry - Hovvdy (Double Double Whammy)
[10] Some Rap Songs - Earl Sweatshirt (Tan Cressida / Columbia)
[9] Happiness Hours - The Sidekicks (Epitaph)
[8] Freedom - Amen Dunes (Sacred Bones)
[7] Only Love - The Armed (No Rest Until Ruin / Throatruiner)
[6] Snares Like a Haircut - No Age (Drag City)
[5] Sugar & Spice EP - Hatchie (Double Double Whammy)
[4] Safe in the Hands of Love - Yves Tumor (Warp)
[3] Stove's Favorite Friend - Stove (Exploding in Sound)
[2] Tru - Ovlov (Exploding in Sound)
[1] Room Inside the World - Ought (Merge)