Norman Records' Best Albums of 2018

Our picks of the best new albums and reissues of 2018.

Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Death from a Love Malk Dec-08-2017,
#2 You Won't Get What You Want Daughters Oct-26-2018, Noise Rock
#3 New Bodies Tangents Jun-15-2018, Jazz Fusion
#4 There’s A Riot Going On Yo La Tengo Mar-16-2018, Ambient Pop
#5 Your Queen Is A Reptile Sons Of Kemet Mar-30-2018, Afro-Jazz
#6 soil serpentwithfeet Jun-08-2018, Alternative R&B
#7 27 Passports The Ex Mar-22-2018, Art Punk
#8 Be the Cowboy Mitski Aug-17-2018, Art Pop
#9 Lush Snail Mail Jun-08-2018, Indie Rock
#10 An Angel Fell Idris Ackamoor, The Pyramids May-11-2018, Spiritual Jazz
#11 Humble Pi Homeboy Sandman, Edan Oct-26-2018, East Coast Hip Hop
#12 Slowly Paradise Eric Chenaux Mar-09-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#13 The Return Kamaal Williams May-25-2018, Jazz-Funk
#14 Hope Downs Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Jun-15-2018, Jangle Pop
#15 Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino Arctic Monkeys May-11-2018,
#16 I Have Fought Against It, But I Can’t Any Longer. The Body May-11-2018, Death Industrial
#17 Belmont Slope The Declining Winter Sep-21-2018, Slowcore
#18 Safe in the Hands of Love Yves Tumor Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia
#19 Con Todo El Mundo Khruangbin Jan-26-2018, Psychedelic Rock
#20 Devotion Tirzah Aug-10-2018, Alternative R&B
#21 Now Only Mount Eerie Mar-16-2018, Indie Folk
#22 >>> Beak> Sep-21-2018, Experimental Rock
#23 Grid of Points Grouper Apr-27-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#24 Pure Expenditure Hiro Kone Aug-24-2018, IDM
#25 Hive Mind The Internet Jul-20-2018, Neo-Soul
#26 Aviary Julia Holter Oct-26-2018, Progressive Pop
#27 MITH Lonnie Holley Sep-21-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#28 K.O. Miss Red Jul-13-2018, Dancehall
#29 Universal Beings Makaya McCraven Oct-26-2018, Jazz Fusion
#30 And Then There Was This Sound Cult Party Jul-23-2018, Indie Folk
#31 Anne Joseph Shabason May-10-2019, Ambient
#32 Sujud Senyawa Nov-02-2018, Avant-Folk
#33 Heaven and Earth Kamasi Washington Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz
#34 Gave in Rest Sarah Davachi Sep-14-2018, Ambient
#35 Channels Daniel Brandt Oct-12-2018, Post-Minimalism
#36 My Mother the Vent Guttersnipe Oct-26-2018, Noise Rock
#37 Double Negative Low Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop
#38 Possible Dust Clouds Kristin Hersh Oct-05-2018, Alternative Rock
#39 Hairband Hairband Oct-19-2018, Indie Rock
#40 The Lookout Laura Veirs Apr-13-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#41 Body The Necks Aug-14-2018, Post-Rock
#42 Janus Dalham Dec-01-2017,
#43 Permanently Midnight The Gentleman Losers Dec-08-2017, Ambient
#44 Hormone Lemonade Cavern of Anti-Matter Mar-23-2018, Krautrock
#45 For Concrete and Country Concretism Apr-20-2018, Progressive Electronic
#46 OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES SOPHIE Jun-15-2018, Bubblegum Bass
#47 The Height of the Reeds Eivind Aarset, Jan Bang, Arve Henriksen Aug-31-2018, Third Stream
#48 Energy Dreams Rejoicer Aug-31-2018, Wonky
#49 Magus Thou Aug-31-2018, Doom Metal
#50 Infinite Moment The Field Sep-21-2018, Minimal Techno
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Death from a Love | Malk | Album, Dec-08-2017,  |
| #2 | You Won't Get What You Want | Daughters | Album, Oct-26-2018, Noise Rock |
| #3 | New Bodies | Tangents | Album, Jun-15-2018, Jazz Fusion |
| #4 | There’s A Riot Going On | Yo La Tengo | Album, Mar-16-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #5 | Your Queen Is A Reptile | Sons Of Kemet | Album, Mar-30-2018, Afro-Jazz |
| #6 | soil | serpentwithfeet | Album, Jun-08-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #7 | 27 Passports | The Ex | Album, Mar-22-2018, Art Punk |
| #8 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Album, Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #9 | Lush | Snail Mail | Album, Jun-08-2018, Indie Rock |
| #10 | An Angel Fell | Idris AckamoorThe Pyramids | Album, May-11-2018, Spiritual Jazz |
| #11 | Humble Pi | Homeboy SandmanEdan | Album, Oct-26-2018, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #12 | Slowly Paradise | Eric Chenaux | Album, Mar-09-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #13 | The Return | Kamaal Williams | Album, May-25-2018, Jazz-Funk |
| #14 | Hope Downs | Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | Album, Jun-15-2018, Jangle Pop |
| #15 | Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino | Arctic Monkeys | Album, May-11-2018,  |
| #16 | I Have Fought Against It, But I Can’t Any Longer. | The Body | Album, May-11-2018, Death Industrial |
| #17 | Belmont Slope | The Declining Winter | Album, Sep-21-2018, Slowcore |
| #18 | Safe in the Hands of Love | Yves Tumor | Album, Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #19 | Con Todo El Mundo | Khruangbin | Album, Jan-26-2018, Psychedelic Rock |
| #20 | Devotion | Tirzah | Album, Aug-10-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #21 | Now Only | Mount Eerie | Album, Mar-16-2018, Indie Folk |
| #22 | >>> | Beak> | Album, Sep-21-2018, Experimental Rock |
| #23 | Grid of Points | Grouper | Album, Apr-27-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #24 | Pure Expenditure | Hiro Kone | Album, Aug-24-2018, IDM |
| #25 | Hive Mind | The Internet | Album, Jul-20-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #26 | Aviary | Julia Holter | Album, Oct-26-2018, Progressive Pop |
| #27 | MITH | Lonnie Holley | Album, Sep-21-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #28 | K.O. | Miss Red | Album, Jul-13-2018, Dancehall |
| #29 | Universal Beings | Makaya McCraven | Album, Oct-26-2018, Jazz Fusion |
| #30 | And Then There Was This Sound | Cult Party | Album, Jul-23-2018, Indie Folk |
| #31 | Anne | Joseph Shabason | Album, May-10-2019, Ambient |
| #32 | Sujud | Senyawa | Album, Nov-02-2018, Avant-Folk |
| #33 | Heaven and Earth | Kamasi Washington | Album, Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz |
| #34 | Gave in Rest | Sarah Davachi | Album, Sep-14-2018, Ambient |
| #35 | Channels | Daniel Brandt | Album, Oct-12-2018, Post-Minimalism |
| #36 | My Mother the Vent | Guttersnipe | Album, Oct-26-2018, Noise Rock |
| #37 | Double Negative | Low | Album, Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #38 | Possible Dust Clouds | Kristin Hersh | Album, Oct-05-2018, Alternative Rock |
| #39 | Hairband | Hairband | EP, Oct-19-2018, Indie Rock |
| #40 | The Lookout | Laura Veirs | Album, Apr-13-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #41 | Body | The Necks | Album, Aug-14-2018, Post-Rock |
| #42 | Janus | Dalham | Album, Dec-01-2017,  |
| #43 | Permanently Midnight | The Gentleman Losers | Album, Dec-08-2017, Ambient |
| #44 | Hormone Lemonade | Cavern of Anti-Matter | Album, Mar-23-2018, Krautrock |
| #45 | For Concrete and Country | Concretism | Album, Apr-20-2018, Progressive Electronic |
| #46 | OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES | SOPHIE | Album, Jun-15-2018, Bubblegum Bass |
| #47 | The Height of the Reeds | Eivind AarsetJan BangArve Henriksen | Album, Aug-31-2018, Third Stream |
| #48 | Energy Dreams | Rejoicer | Album, Aug-31-2018, Wonky |
| #49 | Magus | Thou | Album, Aug-31-2018, Doom Metal |
| #50 | Infinite Moment | The Field | Album, Sep-21-2018, Minimal Techno |