Rolling Stone's 10 Best Avant Albums of 2018

Autechre, Sophie, Jlin and more in the year's best out-there sounds

Published: December 28, 2018 16:02 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 NTS Sessions 1-4 Autechre Apr-26-2018, IDM
#2 OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES SOPHIE Jun-15-2018, Bubblegum Bass
#3 American Dollar Bill - Keep Facing Sideways, You're Too Hideous To Look At Face On Sumac, Keiji Haino Feb-23-2018,
#4 Rausch GAS May-18-2018, Ambient Techno
#5 My Mother the Vent Guttersnipe Oct-26-2018, Noise Rock
#6 Age Of Oneohtrix Point Never Jun-01-2018, Progressive Electronic
#7 Power Lotic Jul-13-2018, Deconstructed Club
#8 Gasp Seth Graham Mar-23-2018, Sound Collage
#9 Another Life Amnesia Scanner Sep-07-2018, Deconstructed Club
#10 Autobiography (Music from Wayne McGregors Autobiography) Jlin Sep-28-2018,
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | NTS Sessions 1-4 | Autechre | Album, Apr-26-2018, IDM |
| #2 | OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES | SOPHIE | Album, Jun-15-2018, Bubblegum Bass |
| #3 | American Dollar Bill - Keep Facing Sideways, You're Too Hideous To Look At Face On | SumacKeiji Haino | Album, Feb-23-2018,  |
| #4 | Rausch | GAS | Album, May-18-2018, Ambient Techno |
| #5 | My Mother the Vent | Guttersnipe | Album, Oct-26-2018, Noise Rock |
| #6 | Age Of | Oneohtrix Point Never | Album, Jun-01-2018, Progressive Electronic |
| #7 | Power | Lotic | Album, Jul-13-2018, Deconstructed Club |
| #8 | Gasp | Seth Graham | Album, Mar-23-2018, Sound Collage |
| #9 | Another Life | Amnesia Scanner | Album, Sep-07-2018, Deconstructed Club |
| #10 | Autobiography (Music from Wayne McGregors Autobiography) | Jlin | Album, Sep-28-2018,  |