FLOOD's Best Albums of 2018

Twenty-five albums to kill your loneliness. Or at least make it suffer a little.

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# 1

Be the Cowboy by Mitski

Album • Aug 17 / 2018 Art Pop Indie Rock

# 2

7 by Beach House

Album • May 11 / 2018 Dream Pop Neo-Psychedelia

# 3

Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe

Album • Apr 27 / 2018 Contemporary R&B Art Pop

# 4

In A Poem Unlimited by U.S. Girls

Album • Feb 16 / 2018 Art Pop Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Pop

# 5

Wide Awake! by Parquet Courts

Album • May 18 / 2018

# 6

Sparkle Hard by Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks

Album • May 18 / 2018 Indie Rock

# 7

Tell Me How You Really Feel by Courtney Barnett

Album • May 18 / 2018 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 8

Redemption by Jay Rock

Album • Jun 15 / 2018 West Coast Hip Hop Trap

# 9

Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves

Album • Mar 30 / 2018 Country Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 10

DAYTONA by Pusha T

Album • May 25 / 2018 Hardcore Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop

# 11

Freedom by Amen Dunes

Album • Mar 30 / 2018 Neo-Psychedelia Singer-Songwriter

# 12

FM! by Vince Staples

Album • Nov 02 / 2018 West Coast Hip Hop Trap Hardcore Hip Hop

# 13

Boygenius by boygenius

EP • Oct 26 / 2018 Indie Rock Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 14

Ordinary Corrupt Human Love by Deafheaven

Album • Jul 13 / 2018 Blackgaze Post-Metal

# 15

And Nothing Hurt by Spiritualized

Album • Sep 07 / 2018 Neo-Psychedelia Art Rock

# 16

Double Negative by Low

Album • Sep 14 / 2018 Ambient Pop Glitch Pop

# 17

Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino by Arctic Monkeys

Album • May 11 / 2018

# 18

No Dogs Allowed by Sidney Gish

Album • Dec 31 / 2017 Twee Pop Bedroom Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 19

Forth Wanderers by Forth Wanderers

Album • Apr 27 / 2018 Indie Rock

# 20

Twin Fantasy by Car Seat Headrest

Album • Feb 16 / 2018 Slacker Rock

# 21

Invasion of Privacy by Cardi B

Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Trap East Coast Hip Hop

# 22

There’s A Riot Going On by Yo La Tengo

Album • Mar 16 / 2018 Ambient Pop Indie Rock

# 23

Look Now by Elvis Costello & The Imposters

Album • Oct 12 / 2018 Pop Rock Singer-Songwriter Sophisti-Pop

# 24

Some Rap Songs by Earl Sweatshirt

Album • Nov 30 / 2018 Abstract Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop

# 25

In the Lover's Corner by The Love-Birds

Album • May 25 / 2018 Jangle Pop