The New Yorker: Amanda Petrusich's Ten Best Albums of 2018

Amanda Petrusich reflects on the year in music and offers ten of her favorite albums of 2018, including records from boygenius, Noname, Ariana Grande, and more.

Published: December 11, 2018 10:00 Source

# 1

7 by Beach House

Album • May 11 / 2018 Dream Pop Neo-Psychedelia

# 2

Boygenius by boygenius

EP • Oct 26 / 2018 Indie Rock Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 3

Wanderer by Cat Power

Album • Oct 05 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Americana

# 4

Starter Home by Doug Paisley

Album • Nov 02 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk Alt-Country

# 5

MITH by Lonnie Holley

Album • Sep 21 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Soul

# 6

Ghost Forests by Meg Baird + Mary Lattimore

Album • Nov 09 / 2018 Psychedelic Folk Chamber Folk

# 7

Magic Ship by Mountain Man

Album • Sep 21 / 2018 Contemporary Folk A cappella

# 8

Plainly Mistaken by Nathan Bowles

Album • Oct 05 / 2018 Avant-Folk

# 9

Room 25 by noname

Album • Sep 14 / 2018 Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop

# 10

El Mal Querer by ROSALÍA

Album • Nov 02 / 2018 Flamenco Pop Flamenco nuevo Art Pop