The A.V. Club's Best Albums of 2018 So Far

As arbitrary as the demarcation of New Year’s Day is, it’s always thrilling to watch a new year in music take shape. While it’s often slow going in the earliest weeks, our first serious best-of contender arrived in the earliest hours of 2018 via Jeff Rosenstock’s vital, politically charged POST-. By the spring, we had…

Published: June 27, 2018 11:00 Source

# 1

The Wolf of Grape Street by 03 Greedo

Album • Mar 09 / 2018 West Coast Hip Hop Trap

# 2

7 by Beach House

Album • May 11 / 2018 Dream Pop Neo-Psychedelia

# 3

A Different Age by Current Joys

Album • Mar 02 / 2018 Slowcore Indie Rock Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock

# 4

Song for Alpha by Daniel Avery

Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Ambient Techno

# 5

Knock Knock by DJ Koze

Album • May 04 / 2018 House Deep House

# 6

Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe

Album • Apr 27 / 2018 Contemporary R&B Art Pop

# 7

Dans ma main by Jean-Michel Blais

Album • May 11 / 2018 Modern Classical

# 8

POST- by Jeff Rosenstock

Album • Jan 02 / 2018 Power Pop Indie Rock

# 9

Singularity by Jon Hopkins

Album • May 04 / 2018 Tech House Microhouse

# 10

Childqueen by Kadhja Bonet

Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Psychedelic Soul Neo-Soul

# 11

Isolation by Kali Uchis

Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Neo-Soul Contemporary R&B

# 12

Heaven and Earth by Kamasi Washington

Album • Jun 22 / 2018 Spiritual Jazz

# 13

Punken by Maxo Kream

Album • Jan 12 / 2018 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 14

Now Only by Mount Eerie

Album • Mar 16 / 2018 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 15

Hell-On by Neko Case

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

# 16

All Melody by Nils Frahm

Album • Jan 26 / 2018 Post-Minimalism Electronic

# 17

Victory Lap by Nipsey Hussle

Album • Feb 16 / 2018 West Coast Hip Hop Gangsta Rap

# 18

Snares Like a Haircut by No Age

Album • Jan 26 / 2018 Noise Pop Indie Rock

# 19

Age Of by Oneohtrix Point Never

Album • Jun 01 / 2018 Progressive Electronic

# 20

DAYTONA by Pusha T

Album • May 25 / 2018 Hardcore Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop

# 21

Blood by Rhye

Album • Feb 02 / 2018 Sophisti-Pop Smooth Soul Alternative R&B

# 22

Persona by Rival Consoles

Album • Apr 13 / 2018 Microhouse IDM

# 23

CARE FOR ME by Saba

Album • Apr 05 / 2018 Conscious Hip Hop Jazz Rap

# 24

All at Once by Screaming Females

Album • Feb 23 / 2018 Indie Rock Garage Rock

# 25

November by SiR

Album • Jan 19 / 2018 Neo-Soul Alternative R&B

# 26

Lush by Snail Mail

Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Indie Rock Indie Pop

# 27

Clean by Soccer Mommy

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

# 28

Everything Is Love by THE CARTERS

Album • Jun 16 / 2018 Pop Rap Contemporary R&B

# 29

In A Poem Unlimited by U.S. Girls

Album • Feb 16 / 2018 Art Pop Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Pop

# 30

Stranger Fruit by Zeal & Ardor

Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Avant-Garde Metal Spirituals