Pitchfork's Best Rock Albums of 2018

Including records by Hop Along, Chai, Stephen Malkmus, and more

Published: December 17, 2018 06:00 Source

# 1

abysskiss by Adrianne Lenker

Album • Oct 05 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 2

Freedom by Amen Dunes

Album • Mar 30 / 2018 Neo-Psychedelia Singer-Songwriter

# 3

Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino by Arctic Monkeys

Album • May 11 / 2018

# 4

7 by Beach House

Album • May 11 / 2018 Dream Pop Neo-Psychedelia

# 5

Mother of My Children by Black Belt Eagle Scout

Album • Sep 14 / 2018 Indie Rock Dream Pop

# 6

Boygenius by boygenius

EP • Oct 26 / 2018 Indie Rock Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 7

How to Socialise and Make Friends by Camp Cope

Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Indie Rock

# 8

Twin Fantasy by Car Seat Headrest

Album • Feb 16 / 2018 Slacker Rock

# 9

Wanderer by Cat Power

Album • Oct 05 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Americana

# 10

PINK by CHAI

Album • Oct 25 / 2017 Indie Rock Indie Pop Alternative Dance

# 11

Tell Me How You Really Feel by Courtney Barnett

Album • May 18 / 2018 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 12

Look Now by Elvis Costello & The Imposters

Album • Oct 12 / 2018 Pop Rock Singer-Songwriter Sophisti-Pop

# 13

God's Favorite Customer by Father John Misty

Album • Jun 01 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Chamber Pop

# 14

Constant Image by Flasher

Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Indie Rock Post-Punk Post-Punk Revival

# 15

Forth Wanderers by Forth Wanderers

Album • Apr 27 / 2018 Indie Rock

# 16

I Need to Start a Garden by Haley Heynderickx

Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 17

Bark Your Head Off, Dog by Hop Along

Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Indie Rock

# 18

Beyondless by Iceage

Album • May 04 / 2018 Post-Punk Art Punk

# 19

WARM by Jeff Tweedy

Album • Nov 30 / 2018 Alt-Country Singer-Songwriter

# 20

Double Negative by Low

Album • Sep 14 / 2018 Ambient Pop Glitch Pop

# 21

Historian by Lucy Dacus

Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 22

Be the Cowboy by Mitski

Album • Aug 17 / 2018 Art Pop Indie Rock

# 23

Now Only by Mount Eerie

Album • Mar 16 / 2018 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 24

Hell-On by Neko Case

Album • Jun 01 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Alt-Country

# 25

Snares Like a Haircut by No Age

Album • Jan 26 / 2018 Noise Pop Indie Rock

# 26

Wide Awake! by Parquet Courts

Album • May 18 / 2018

# 27

The Official Body by Shopping

Album • Jan 19 / 2018 Post-Punk

# 28

Lush by Snail Mail

Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Indie Rock Indie Pop

# 29

Clean by Soccer Mommy

Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Indie Pop Indie Rock

# 30

Hypnic Jerks by SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE

Album • Sep 14 / 2018 Indie Rock Noise Pop Neo-Psychedelia

# 31

Send Flowers by State Champion

Album • Nov 09 / 2018 Alt-Country

# 32

Sparkle Hard by Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks

Album • May 18 / 2018 Indie Rock

# 33

All Nerve by The Breeders

Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Alternative Rock

# 34

Freedom's Goblin by Ty Segall

Album • Jan 26 / 2018 Garage Rock Glam Rock Psychedelic Rock

# 35

There’s A Riot Going On by Yo La Tengo

Album • Mar 16 / 2018 Ambient Pop Indie Rock