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

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Feeding Frenzy C.H.E.W. Sep-28-2018, Hardcore Punk
#2 Good To Feel Candy Sep-28-2018, Hardcore Punk
#3 You Won't Get What You Want Daughters Oct-26-2018, Noise Rock
#4 Springtime and Blind Fiddlehead Apr-13-2018, Post-Hardcore
#5 Burnt Sugar Gouge Away Sep-28-2018, Post-Hardcore
#6 Fixed Ideals Muncie Girls Aug-31-2018, Pop Punk
#7 Only Love The Armed Apr-27-2018, Post-Hardcore
#8 Friends. Lovers. Favorites. The Hirs Collective Apr-20-2018, Queercore
#9 Time & Space Turnstile Feb-23-2018, Hardcore Punk
#10 Errorzone Vein.fm Jun-22-2018, Metalcore
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Feeding Frenzy | C.H.E.W. | Album, Sep-28-2018, Hardcore Punk |
| #2 | Good To Feel | Candy | Album, Sep-28-2018, Hardcore Punk |
| #3 | You Won't Get What You Want | Daughters | Album, Oct-26-2018, Noise Rock |
| #4 | Springtime and Blind | Fiddlehead | Album, Apr-13-2018, Post-Hardcore |
| #5 | Burnt Sugar | Gouge Away | Album, Sep-28-2018, Post-Hardcore |
| #6 | Fixed Ideals | Muncie Girls | Album, Aug-31-2018, Pop Punk |
| #7 | Only Love | The Armed | Album, Apr-27-2018, Post-Hardcore |
| #8 | Friends. Lovers. Favorites. | The Hirs Collective | Album, Apr-20-2018, Queercore |
| #9 | Time & Space | Turnstile | Album, Feb-23-2018, Hardcore Punk |
| #10 | Errorzone | Vein.fm | Album, Jun-22-2018, Metalcore |