The A.V. Club's Best Indie & Rock Albums of 2018

Like pop and R&B, indie and rock are huge, diverse fields overlapping and extending outward to countless iterations, a reality reflected in our picks for the best albums of the year below. You might’ve been looking for Jeff Rosenstock on our punk and hardcore list, or Neko Case among our top 10 country albums, but…

Published: December 17, 2018 16:00 Source

# 1

Freedom by Amen Dunes

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

# 2

Hunter by Anna Calvi

Album • Aug 31 / 2018 Art Rock

# 3

7 by Beach House

Album • May 11 / 2018 Dream Pop Neo-Psychedelia

# 4

POST- by Jeff Rosenstock

Album • Jan 02 / 2018 Power Pop Indie Rock

# 5

Aviary by Julia Holter

Album • Oct 26 / 2018 Progressive Pop Art Pop Experimental Ambient Pop

# 6

Double Negative by Low

Album • Sep 14 / 2018 Ambient Pop Glitch Pop

# 7

Be the Cowboy by Mitski

Album • Aug 17 / 2018 Art Pop Indie Rock

# 8

Hell-On by Neko Case

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

# 9

Lush by Snail Mail

Album • Jun 08 / 2018 Indie Rock Indie Pop

# 10

And Nothing Hurt by Spiritualized

Album • Sep 07 / 2018 Neo-Psychedelia Art Rock