FLOOD's Best Albums of 2018 (So Far)

From Amen Dunes to Yo La Tengo, twenty-five releases from this year that are leading the pack. 

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Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Freedom Amen Dunes Mar-30-2018, Neo-Psychedelia
#2 Bat Fangs Bat Fangs Feb-02-2018, Power Pop
#3 7 Beach House May-11-2018, Dream Pop
#4 Longwave Bonny Doon Mar-23-2018, Folk Rock
#5 Invasion of Privacy Cardi B Apr-06-2018, Trap
#6 Tell Me How You Really Feel Courtney Barnett May-18-2018, Indie Rock
#7 Hippo Lite Drinks Apr-20-2018, Experimental Rock
#8 Forth Wanderers Forth Wanderers Apr-27-2018, Indie Rock
#9 Boarding House Reach Jack White Mar-23-2018, Blues Rock
#10 Dirty Computer Janelle Monáe Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B
#11 The Tree of Forgiveness John Prine Apr-13-2018, Americana
#12 Golden Hour Kacey Musgraves Mar-30-2018, Country Pop
#13 Con Todo El Mundo Khruangbin Jan-26-2018, Psychedelic Rock
#14 Black Soap MIKE May-25-2018, Experimental Hip Hop
#15 Snares Like a Haircut No Age Jan-26-2018, Noise Pop
#16 Age Of Oneohtrix Point Never Jun-01-2018, Progressive Electronic
#17 Wide Awake! Parquet Courts May-18-2018,
#18 DAYTONA Pusha T May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop
#19 Hope Downs Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Jun-15-2018, Jangle Pop
#20 CARE FOR ME Saba Apr-05-2018, Conscious Hip Hop
#21 Sparkle Hard Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks May-18-2018, Indie Rock
#22 What a Time to Be Alive Superchunk Feb-16-2018, Indie Rock
#23 Freedom's Goblin Ty Segall Jan-26-2018, Garage Rock
#24 In A Poem Unlimited U.S. Girls Feb-16-2018, Art Pop
#25 There’s A Riot Going On Yo La Tengo Mar-16-2018, Ambient Pop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Freedom | Amen Dunes | Album, Mar-30-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #2 | Bat Fangs | Bat Fangs | Album, Feb-02-2018, Power Pop |
| #3 | 7 | Beach House | Album, May-11-2018, Dream Pop |
| #4 | Longwave | Bonny Doon | Album, Mar-23-2018, Folk Rock |
| #5 | Invasion of Privacy | Cardi B | Album, Apr-06-2018, Trap |
| #6 | Tell Me How You Really Feel | Courtney Barnett | Album, May-18-2018, Indie Rock |
| #7 | Hippo Lite | Drinks | Album, Apr-20-2018, Experimental Rock |
| #8 | Forth Wanderers | Forth Wanderers | Album, Apr-27-2018, Indie Rock |
| #9 | Boarding House Reach | Jack White | Album, Mar-23-2018, Blues Rock |
| #10 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Album, Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #11 | The Tree of Forgiveness | John Prine | Album, Apr-13-2018, Americana |
| #12 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Album, Mar-30-2018, Country Pop |
| #13 | Con Todo El Mundo | Khruangbin | Album, Jan-26-2018, Psychedelic Rock |
| #14 | Black Soap | MIKE | Album, May-25-2018, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #15 | Snares Like a Haircut | No Age | Album, Jan-26-2018, Noise Pop |
| #16 | Age Of | Oneohtrix Point Never | Album, Jun-01-2018, Progressive Electronic |
| #17 | Wide Awake! | Parquet Courts | Album, May-18-2018,  |
| #18 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | Album, May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #19 | Hope Downs | Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | Album, Jun-15-2018, Jangle Pop |
| #20 | CARE FOR ME | Saba | Album, Apr-05-2018, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #21 | Sparkle Hard | Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks | Album, May-18-2018, Indie Rock |
| #22 | What a Time to Be Alive | Superchunk | Album, Feb-16-2018, Indie Rock |
| #23 | Freedom's Goblin | Ty Segall | Album, Jan-26-2018, Garage Rock |
| #24 | In A Poem Unlimited | U.S. Girls | Album, Feb-16-2018, Art Pop |
| #25 | There’s A Riot Going On | Yo La Tengo | Album, Mar-16-2018, Ambient Pop |