Pitchfork's Best Experimental Albums of 2018

Including records by Jenny Hval, Amnesia Scanner, Kelly Moran, and more

Published: December 14, 2018 06:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Spa 700 700 Bliss Mar-23-2018, Experimental Hip Hop
#2 Another Life Amnesia Scanner Sep-07-2018, Deconstructed Club
#3 For This From That Will Be Filled Clarice Jensen Apr-06-2018, Modern Classical
#4 Siblings Colin Self Nov-02-2018, Art Pop
#5 Soul On Fire Dean Blunt Oct-05-2018, Hypnagogic Pop
#6 Irisiri Eartheater Jun-08-2018, Post-Industrial
#7 Elysia Crampton Elysia Crampton Apr-27-2018, Deconstructed Club
#8 Skinless X-1 Fire-Toolz Aug-24-2018, Electro-Industrial
#9 The Long Sleep Jenny Hval May-25-2018, Art Pop
#10 Aviary Julia Holter Oct-26-2018, Progressive Pop
#11 Ultraviolet Kelly Moran Nov-02-2018, Post-Minimalism
#12 CC Klein Jul-06-2018, Glitch
#13 Arrive Without Leaving Laraaji, Arji OceAnanda, Dallas Acid Oct-12-2018, New Age
#14 The Smoke Lolina Mar-29-2018, Art Pop
#15 Sacracorpa Matchess Jul-27-2018, Ambient Pop
#16 Voice Hardcore Phew Jan-19-2018, Drone
#17 DJ Tools rkss Aug-31-2018, Deconstructed Club
#18 Devotion Tirzah Aug-10-2018, Alternative R&B
#19 Uliverse Uli K Jun-05-2018, Electronic
#20 Queen of Golden Dogs Vessel Nov-09-2018, Deconstructed Club
#21 Young Echo Young Echo Feb-16-2018, Experimental Hip Hop
#22 Kwaidan Meitei Jan-30-2018,
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Spa 700 | 700 Bliss | EP, Mar-23-2018, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #2 | Another Life | Amnesia Scanner | Album, Sep-07-2018, Deconstructed Club |
| #3 | For This From That Will Be Filled | Clarice Jensen | Album, Apr-06-2018, Modern Classical |
| #4 | Siblings | Colin Self | Album, Nov-02-2018, Art Pop |
| #5 | Soul On Fire | Dean Blunt | EP, Oct-05-2018, Hypnagogic Pop |
| #6 | Irisiri | Eartheater | Album, Jun-08-2018, Post-Industrial |
| #7 | Elysia Crampton | Elysia Crampton | Album, Apr-27-2018, Deconstructed Club |
| #8 | Skinless X-1 | Fire-Toolz | Album, Aug-24-2018, Electro-Industrial |
| #9 | The Long Sleep | Jenny Hval | EP, May-25-2018, Art Pop |
| #10 | Aviary | Julia Holter | Album, Oct-26-2018, Progressive Pop |
| #11 | Ultraviolet | Kelly Moran | Album, Nov-02-2018, Post-Minimalism |
| #12 | CC | Klein | EP, Jul-06-2018, Glitch |
| #13 | Arrive Without Leaving | LaraajiArji OceAnandaDallas Acid | Album, Oct-12-2018, New Age |
| #14 | The Smoke | Lolina | Album, Mar-29-2018, Art Pop |
| #15 | Sacracorpa | Matchess | Album, Jul-27-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #16 | Voice Hardcore | Phew | Album, Jan-19-2018, Drone |
| #17 | DJ Tools | rkss | Album, Aug-31-2018, Deconstructed Club |
| #18 | Devotion | Tirzah | Album, Aug-10-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #19 | Uliverse | Uli K | EP, Jun-05-2018, Electronic |
| #20 | Queen of Golden Dogs | Vessel | Album, Nov-09-2018, Deconstructed Club |
| #21 | Young Echo | Young Echo | Album, Feb-16-2018, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #22 | Kwaidan | Meitei | Album, Jan-30-2018,  |