Loud and Quiet's 40 Best Albums of 2018
Voted for by Loud And Quiet's contributors, these are the 40 best albums released in 2018 – topped by 'Ecstatic Arrow' by Manchester duo Virginia Wing.
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ecstatic Arrow | Virginia Wing | Jun-08-2018, Art Pop |
| #2 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #3 | Double Negative | Low | Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #4 | Devotion | Tirzah | Aug-10-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #5 | LUMP | LUMP, Laura Marling, Mike Lindsay | Jun-01-2018, Folktronica |
| #6 | Pure Beauty | Shirt | Feb-09-2018, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #7 | Now! (in a minute) | Audiobooks | Nov-02-2018, Synthpop |
| #8 | Physical | Gabe Gurnsey | Aug-03-2018, Minimal Synth |
| #9 | Joy as an Act of Resistance. | IDLES | Aug-31-2018, Post-Punk |
| #10 | Shelley's on Zenn-La | Oliver Coates | Sep-07-2018, Electronic |
| #11 | Sink Ya Teeth | Sink Ya Teeth | Jun-22-2018, Minimal Wave |
| #12 | Somewhere Decent to Live | Space Afrika | Mar-08-2018, Ambient Dub |
| #13 | I'm All Ears | Let's Eat Grandma | Jun-29-2018, Art Pop |
| #14 | Street Worms | Viagra Boys | Sep-28-2018, Post-Punk |
| #15 | Le Kov | Gwenno | Mar-02-2018, Indie Pop |
| #16 | Your Queen Is A Reptile | Sons Of Kemet | Mar-30-2018, Afro-Jazz |
| #17 | Dead Magic | Anna von Hausswolff | Mar-02-2018, Neoclassical Darkwave |
| #18 | Safe in the Hands of Love | Yves Tumor | Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #19 | Crop Circle | Nines | Apr-20-2018, UK Hip Hop |
| #20 | >>> | Beak> | Sep-21-2018, Experimental Rock |
| #21 | Pastoral | Gazelle Twin | Sep-21-2018, Post-Industrial |
| #22 | No Shame | Lily Allen | Jun-08-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #23 | Riddles | Ed Schrader s Music Beat | Mar-02-2018, Post-Punk |
| #24 | Ghetto Gospel: The New Testament | Ghetts | Sep-14-2018, Grime |
| #25 | Songs of Praise | shame | Jan-12-2018, Post-Punk |
| #26 | OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES | SOPHIE | Jun-15-2018, Bubblegum Bass |
| #27 | I Need to Start a Garden | Haley Heynderickx | Mar-02-2018, Indie Folk |
| #28 | Hope Downs | Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | Jun-15-2018, Jangle Pop |
| #29 | New Hymn to Freedom | Szun Waves | Aug-31-2018, Nu Jazz |
| #30 | LONER | Caroline Rose | Feb-23-2018, Indie Pop |
| #31 | All Melody | Nils Frahm | Jan-26-2018, Post-Minimalism |
| #32 | MITH | Lonnie Holley | Sep-21-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #33 | Song for Alpha | Daniel Avery | Apr-06-2018, Ambient Techno |
| #34 | We're Not Talking | The Goon Sax | Sep-14-2018, Indie Pop |
| #35 | Now Only | Mount Eerie | Mar-16-2018, Indie Folk |
| #36 | Working Class Woman | Marie Davidson | Oct-05-2018, Minimal Synth |
| #37 | Virtue | The Voidz | Mar-30-2018, Art Rock |
| #38 | Floating Features | La Luz | May-11-2018, Surf Rock |
| #39 | Phantastic Ferniture | Phantastic Ferniture | Jul-27-2018, Indie Pop |
| #40 | Lavender | Half Waif | Apr-27-2018, Art Pop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ecstatic Arrow | Virginia Wing | Album, Jun-08-2018, Art Pop |
| #2 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | Album, May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #3 | Double Negative | Low | Album, Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #4 | Devotion | Tirzah | Album, Aug-10-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #5 | LUMP | LUMPLaura MarlingMike Lindsay | Album, Jun-01-2018, Folktronica |
| #6 | Pure Beauty | Shirt | Album, Feb-09-2018, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #7 | Now! (in a minute) | Audiobooks | Album, Nov-02-2018, Synthpop |
| #8 | Physical | Gabe Gurnsey | Album, Aug-03-2018, Minimal Synth |
| #9 | Joy as an Act of Resistance. | IDLES | Album, Aug-31-2018, Post-Punk |
| #10 | Shelley's on Zenn-La | Oliver Coates | Album, Sep-07-2018, Electronic |
| #11 | Sink Ya Teeth | Sink Ya Teeth | Album, Jun-22-2018, Minimal Wave |
| #12 | Somewhere Decent to Live | Space Afrika | Album, Mar-08-2018, Ambient Dub |
| #13 | I'm All Ears | Let's Eat Grandma | Album, Jun-29-2018, Art Pop |
| #14 | Street Worms | Viagra Boys | Album, Sep-28-2018, Post-Punk |
| #15 | Le Kov | Gwenno | Album, Mar-02-2018, Indie Pop |
| #16 | Your Queen Is A Reptile | Sons Of Kemet | Album, Mar-30-2018, Afro-Jazz |
| #17 | Dead Magic | Anna von Hausswolff | Album, Mar-02-2018, Neoclassical Darkwave |
| #18 | Safe in the Hands of Love | Yves Tumor | Album, Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #19 | Crop Circle | Nines | Album, Apr-20-2018, UK Hip Hop |
| #20 | >>> | Beak> | Album, Sep-21-2018, Experimental Rock |
| #21 | Pastoral | Gazelle Twin | Album, Sep-21-2018, Post-Industrial |
| #22 | No Shame | Lily Allen | Album, Jun-08-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #23 | Riddles | Ed Schrader s Music Beat | Album, Mar-02-2018, Post-Punk |
| #24 | Ghetto Gospel: The New Testament | Ghetts | Album, Sep-14-2018, Grime |
| #25 | Songs of Praise | shame | Album, Jan-12-2018, Post-Punk |
| #26 | OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES | SOPHIE | Album, Jun-15-2018, Bubblegum Bass |
| #27 | I Need to Start a Garden | Haley Heynderickx | Album, Mar-02-2018, Indie Folk |
| #28 | Hope Downs | Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | Album, Jun-15-2018, Jangle Pop |
| #29 | New Hymn to Freedom | Szun Waves | Album, Aug-31-2018, Nu Jazz |
| #30 | LONER | Caroline Rose | Album, Feb-23-2018, Indie Pop |
| #31 | All Melody | Nils Frahm | Album, Jan-26-2018, Post-Minimalism |
| #32 | MITH | Lonnie Holley | Album, Sep-21-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #33 | Song for Alpha | Daniel Avery | Album, Apr-06-2018, Ambient Techno |
| #34 | We're Not Talking | The Goon Sax | Album, Sep-14-2018, Indie Pop |
| #35 | Now Only | Mount Eerie | Album, Mar-16-2018, Indie Folk |
| #36 | Working Class Woman | Marie Davidson | Album, Oct-05-2018, Minimal Synth |
| #37 | Virtue | The Voidz | Album, Mar-30-2018, Art Rock |
| #38 | Floating Features | La Luz | Album, May-11-2018, Surf Rock |
| #39 | Phantastic Ferniture | Phantastic Ferniture | Album, Jul-27-2018, Indie Pop |
| #40 | Lavender | Half Waif | Album, Apr-27-2018, Art Pop |