Louder Than War's Albums of the Year 2018

Albums of the Year 2018 : The Top 25 and the top two will be no surprise to regular readers!

Published: December 09, 2018 22:58 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Joy as an Act of Resistance. IDLES Aug-31-2018, Post-Punk
#2 Columbia The Blinders Sep-21-2018, Garage Punk
#3 We Are ILL ILL May-11-2018, Art Punk
#4 Nihilistic Glamour Shots Cabbage Mar-30-2018, Garage Punk
#5 Stop - Start LIINES May-04-2018, Post-Punk
#6 Pastoral Gazelle Twin Sep-21-2018, Post-Industrial
#7 Bad Witch Nine Inch Nails Jun-22-2018, Experimental Rock
#8 This Is Eggland The Lovely Eggs Feb-23-2018, Indie Rock
#9 Goat Girl Goat Girl Apr-06-2018, Punk Blues
#10 The Blue Hour The London Suede Sep-21-2018, Alternative Rock
#11 >>> Beak> Sep-21-2018, Experimental Rock
#12 Double Negative Low Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop
#13 Melyn Adwaith Oct-12-2018, Indie Rock
#14 Courtesan Flux Capacitors Feb-06-2018,
#15 The Worst Show on Earth Evil Blizzard Jun-08-2018, Psychedelic Rock
#16 Floating Features La Luz May-11-2018, Surf Rock
#17 Dead Magic Anna von Hausswolff Mar-02-2018, Neoclassical Darkwave
#18 Tell Me How You Really Feel Courtney Barnett May-18-2018, Indie Rock
#19 Wide Awake! Parquet Courts May-18-2018,
#20 Are You Ready To Fly? The Rising Nov-09-2018,
#21 Return 2 Sender Fur Dixon Jul-05-2018,
#22 Crashing Like Stars Heavy Drapes Dec-07-2018,
#23 The Sound of Music Laibach Nov-23-2018, Post-Industrial
#24 King of Cowards Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Sep-28-2018, Stoner Metal
#25 Hold on to That Flame Carol Hodge Nov-29-2018,
#26 Breaking State Brix & The Extricated Oct-26-2018, Post-Punk
#27 Songs of Praise shame Jan-12-2018, Post-Punk
#28 Cleave Therapy? Sep-21-2018, Alternative Rock
#29 Back to Hell The Filthy Tongues May-25-2018,
#30 Righteous Harmony Fist Blue Orchids Oct-19-2018, Post-Punk
#31 Born to Break The Amorettes Apr-06-2018, Hard Rock
#32 Pretty Warnings Lucy Ward Jun-15-2018, English Folk Music
#33 These Dark Ages Are Hurting All the People That We Love Dan O'Farrell & The Difference Engine Nov-09-2018,
#34 I'm All Ears Let's Eat Grandma Jun-29-2018, Art Pop
#35 To Repel Ghosts Radio Europa Mar-12-2018,
#36 Empty Words Whyte Horses Mar-09-2018, Psychedelic Pop
#37 Hand Rolled Halo The Eastern Swell Nov-16-2018,
#38 Free Bleedin' The Menstrual Cramps Aug-18-2018, Punk Rock
#39 Years Sarah Shook & the Disarmers Apr-06-2018, Alt-Country
#40 N / O / I / S / E Ghostemane Oct-10-2018, Industrial Hip Hop
#41 Into the Peace Bethia Beadman Oct-29-2018,
#42 Move Through The Dawn The Coral Aug-17-2018, Indie Rock
#43 Perish the Thought The Nightingales Oct-12-2018, Post-Punk
#44 C’est La Vie Phosphorescent Oct-05-2018, Americana
#45 Wednesday Just Mustard May-02-2018, Shoegaze
#46 Keep It Weird Keep It Wired Reaction Dec-01-2018,
#47 Bimini Twist Alison Statton & Spike Jul-27-2018, Psychedelic Pop
#48 Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino Arctic Monkeys May-11-2018,
#49 Premonitions Miya Folick Oct-26-2018, Synthpop
#50 Golden Hour Kacey Musgraves Mar-30-2018, Country Pop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Joy as an Act of Resistance. | IDLES | Album, Aug-31-2018, Post-Punk |
| #2 | Columbia | The Blinders | Album, Sep-21-2018, Garage Punk |
| #3 | We Are ILL | ILL | Album, May-11-2018, Art Punk |
| #4 | Nihilistic Glamour Shots | Cabbage | Album, Mar-30-2018, Garage Punk |
| #5 | Stop - Start | LIINES | Album, May-04-2018, Post-Punk |
| #6 | Pastoral | Gazelle Twin | Album, Sep-21-2018, Post-Industrial |
| #7 | Bad Witch | Nine Inch Nails | Album, Jun-22-2018, Experimental Rock |
| #8 | This Is Eggland | The Lovely Eggs | Album, Feb-23-2018, Indie Rock |
| #9 | Goat Girl | Goat Girl | Album, Apr-06-2018, Punk Blues |
| #10 | The Blue Hour | The London Suede | Album, Sep-21-2018, Alternative Rock |
| #11 | >>> | Beak> | Album, Sep-21-2018, Experimental Rock |
| #12 | Double Negative | Low | Album, Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #13 | Melyn | Adwaith | Album, Oct-12-2018, Indie Rock |
| #14 | Courtesan | Flux Capacitors | Album, Feb-06-2018,  |
| #15 | The Worst Show on Earth | Evil Blizzard | Album, Jun-08-2018, Psychedelic Rock |
| #16 | Floating Features | La Luz | Album, May-11-2018, Surf Rock |
| #17 | Dead Magic | Anna von Hausswolff | Album, Mar-02-2018, Neoclassical Darkwave |
| #18 | Tell Me How You Really Feel | Courtney Barnett | Album, May-18-2018, Indie Rock |
| #19 | Wide Awake! | Parquet Courts | Album, May-18-2018,  |
| #20 | Are You Ready To Fly? | The Rising | Album, Nov-09-2018,  |
| #21 | Return 2 Sender | Fur Dixon | Album, Jul-05-2018,  |
| #22 | Crashing Like Stars | Heavy Drapes | Album, Dec-07-2018,  |
| #23 | The Sound of Music | Laibach | Album, Nov-23-2018, Post-Industrial |
| #24 | King of Cowards | Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs | Album, Sep-28-2018, Stoner Metal |
| #25 | Hold on to That Flame | Carol Hodge | Album, Nov-29-2018,  |
| #26 | Breaking State | Brix & The Extricated | Album, Oct-26-2018, Post-Punk |
| #27 | Songs of Praise | shame | Album, Jan-12-2018, Post-Punk |
| #28 | Cleave | Therapy? | Album, Sep-21-2018, Alternative Rock |
| #29 | Back to Hell | The Filthy Tongues | Album, May-25-2018,  |
| #30 | Righteous Harmony Fist | Blue Orchids | Album, Oct-19-2018, Post-Punk |
| #31 | Born to Break | The Amorettes | Album, Apr-06-2018, Hard Rock |
| #32 | Pretty Warnings | Lucy Ward | Album, Jun-15-2018, English Folk Music |
| #33 | These Dark Ages Are Hurting All the People That We Love | Dan O'Farrell & The Difference Engine | Album, Nov-09-2018,  |
| #34 | I'm All Ears | Let's Eat Grandma | Album, Jun-29-2018, Art Pop |
| #35 | To Repel Ghosts | Radio Europa | , Mar-12-2018,  |
| #36 | Empty Words | Whyte Horses | Album, Mar-09-2018, Psychedelic Pop |
| #37 | Hand Rolled Halo | The Eastern Swell | Album, Nov-16-2018,  |
| #38 | Free Bleedin' | The Menstrual Cramps | Album, Aug-18-2018, Punk Rock |
| #39 | Years | Sarah Shook & the Disarmers | Album, Apr-06-2018, Alt-Country |
| #40 | N / O / I / S / E | Ghostemane | Album, Oct-10-2018, Industrial Hip Hop |
| #41 | Into the Peace | Bethia Beadman | Album, Oct-29-2018,  |
| #42 | Move Through The Dawn | The Coral | Album, Aug-17-2018, Indie Rock |
| #43 | Perish the Thought | The Nightingales | Album, Oct-12-2018, Post-Punk |
| #44 | C’est La Vie | Phosphorescent | Album, Oct-05-2018, Americana |
| #45 | Wednesday | Just Mustard | Album, May-02-2018, Shoegaze |
| #46 | Keep It Weird Keep It Wired | Reaction | Album, Dec-01-2018,  |
| #47 | Bimini Twist | Alison Statton & Spike | Album, Jul-27-2018, Psychedelic Pop |
| #48 | Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino | Arctic Monkeys | Album, May-11-2018,  |
| #49 | Premonitions | Miya Folick | Album, Oct-26-2018, Synthpop |
| #50 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Album, Mar-30-2018, Country Pop |