The Observer: Kitty Empire's Best Pop and Rock of 2018
Albums got shorter and longer, jazz came back again, and our cups ran over with killer music from Janelle Monáe, Idles, Mitski and more
Published: December 30, 2018 09:00
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino | Arctic Monkeys | May-11-2018, |
| #2 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #3 | Chris | Christine and the Queens | Sep-21-2018, Synthpop |
| #4 | Heaven and Earth | Kamasi Washington | Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz |
| #5 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #6 | Body | The Necks | Aug-14-2018, Post-Rock |
| #7 | Your Queen Is A Reptile | Sons Of Kemet | Mar-30-2018, Afro-Jazz |
| #8 | Joy as an Act of Resistance. | IDLES | Aug-31-2018, Post-Punk |
| #9 | You Never Were Much of a Dancer | Gwenifer Raymond | Jun-29-2018, American Primitivism |
| #10 | Hope Downs | Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | Jun-15-2018, Jangle Pop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino | Arctic Monkeys | Album, May-11-2018, |
| #2 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Album, Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #3 | Chris | Christine and the Queens | Album, Sep-21-2018, Synthpop |
| #4 | Heaven and Earth | Kamasi Washington | Album, Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz |
| #5 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Album, Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #6 | Body | The Necks | Album, Aug-14-2018, Post-Rock |
| #7 | Your Queen Is A Reptile | Sons Of Kemet | Album, Mar-30-2018, Afro-Jazz |
| #8 | Joy as an Act of Resistance. | IDLES | Album, Aug-31-2018, Post-Punk |
| #9 | You Never Were Much of a Dancer | Gwenifer Raymond | Album, Jun-29-2018, American Primitivism |
| #10 | Hope Downs | Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | Album, Jun-15-2018, Jangle Pop |