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
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Freedom | Amen Dunes | Mar-30-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #2 | Hunter | Anna Calvi | Aug-31-2018, Art Rock |
| #3 | 7 | Beach House | May-11-2018, Dream Pop |
| #4 | POST- | Jeff Rosenstock | Jan-02-2018, Power Pop |
| #5 | Aviary | Julia Holter | Oct-26-2018, Progressive Pop |
| #6 | Double Negative | Low | Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #7 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #8 | Hell-On | Neko Case | Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Lush | Snail Mail | Jun-08-2018, Indie Rock |
| #10 | And Nothing Hurt | Spiritualized | Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Freedom | Amen Dunes | Album, Mar-30-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #2 | Hunter | Anna Calvi | Album, Aug-31-2018, Art Rock |
| #3 | 7 | Beach House | Album, May-11-2018, Dream Pop |
| #4 | POST- | Jeff Rosenstock | Album, Jan-02-2018, Power Pop |
| #5 | Aviary | Julia Holter | Album, Oct-26-2018, Progressive Pop |
| #6 | Double Negative | Low | Album, Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #7 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Album, Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #8 | Hell-On | Neko Case | Album, Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Lush | Snail Mail | Album, Jun-08-2018, Indie Rock |
| #10 | And Nothing Hurt | Spiritualized | Album, Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |