The A.V. Club's Best Punk and Hardcore Albums of 2018

In 2018, the loose genre boundaries of punk and hardcore became more expansive than ever. For decades now, these blanket terms have encompassed a wide swath of sounds, ideologies, and aesthetics. But for most of that time, those distinct subgenres were largely walled off from one another, rarely mingling, much less…

Published: December 04, 2018 17:38 Source

# 1

Feeding Frenzy by C.H.E.W.

Album • Sep 28 / 2018 Hardcore Punk

# 2

Good To Feel by Candy

Album • Sep 28 / 2018 Hardcore Punk Metalcore

# 3

You Won't Get What You Want by Daughters

Album • Oct 26 / 2018 Noise Rock Industrial Rock

# 4

Springtime and Blind by Fiddlehead

Album • Apr 13 / 2018 Post-Hardcore Emo

# 5

Burnt Sugar by Gouge Away

Album • Sep 28 / 2018 Post-Hardcore Hardcore Punk

# 6

Fixed Ideals by Muncie Girls

Album • Aug 31 / 2018 Pop Punk

# 7

Only Love by The Armed

Album • Apr 27 / 2018 Post-Hardcore Noise Rock

# 8

Friends. Lovers. Favorites. by The Hirs Collective

Album • Apr 20 / 2018 Queercore Grindcore Powerviolence

# 9

Time & Space by Turnstile

Album • Feb 23 / 2018 Hardcore Punk New York Hardcore

# 10

Errorzone by Vein.fm

Album • Jun 22 / 2018 Metalcore Mathcore