Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2018
And here we are, the end of another year. The last 12 months tried the patience of anyone who longed for civility in politics, with divisive policies and a president beloved by only his most ardent supporters.
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Heaven and Earth | Kamasi Washington | Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz |
| #2 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #3 | Boygenius | boygenius | Oct-26-2018, Indie Rock |
| #4 | Double Negative | Low | Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #5 | Tell Me How You Really Feel | Courtney Barnett | May-18-2018, Indie Rock |
| #6 | 7 | Beach House | May-11-2018, Dream Pop |
| #7 | God's Favorite Customer | Father John Misty | Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #8 | Wide Awake! | Parquet Courts | May-18-2018, |
| #9 | Bottle It In | Kurt Vile | Oct-12-2018, Folk Rock |
| #10 | Aviary | Julia Holter | Oct-26-2018, Progressive Pop |
| #11 | Cocoa Sugar | Young Fathers | Mar-09-2018, Indietronica |
| #12 | In A Poem Unlimited | U.S. Girls | Feb-16-2018, Art Pop |
| #13 | Hope Downs | Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | Jun-15-2018, Jangle Pop |
| #14 | LUMP | LUMP, Laura Marling, Mike Lindsay | Jun-01-2018, Folktronica |
| #15 | The Future and the Past | Natalie Prass | Jun-01-2018, Pop Soul |
| #16 | Loma | Loma | Feb-16-2018, Art Pop |
| #17 | Little Dark Age | MGMT | Feb-09-2018, Synthpop |
| #18 | I'm All Ears | Let's Eat Grandma | Jun-29-2018, Art Pop |
| #19 | Indigo | Wild Nothing | Aug-31-2018, Dream Pop |
| #20 | Joy as an Act of Resistance. | IDLES | Aug-31-2018, Post-Punk |
| #21 | Love Is Magic | John Grant | Oct-12-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #22 | Tracyanne & Danny | Tracyanne & Danny | May-25-2018, Indie Pop |
| #23 | The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs | Wye Oak | Apr-06-2018, Indie Pop |
| #24 | Now Only | Mount Eerie | Mar-16-2018, Indie Folk |
| #25 | Lush | Snail Mail | Jun-08-2018, Indie Rock |
| #26 | Singularity | Jon Hopkins | May-04-2018, Tech House |
| #27 | LONER | Caroline Rose | Feb-23-2018, Indie Pop |
| #28 | World’s Strongest Man | Gaz Coombes | May-04-2018, Art Rock |
| #29 | And Nothing Hurt | Spiritualized | Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #30 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #31 | Songs of Praise | shame | Jan-12-2018, Post-Punk |
| #32 | Chris | Christine and the Queens | Sep-21-2018, Synthpop |
| #33 | Sparkle Hard | Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks | May-18-2018, Indie Rock |
| #34 | Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino | Arctic Monkeys | May-11-2018, |
| #35 | Clean | Soccer Mommy | Mar-02-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #36 | Sugar & Spice | Hatchie | May-25-2018, Dream Pop |
| #37 | Le Kov | Gwenno | Mar-02-2018, Indie Pop |
| #38 | C’est La Vie | Phosphorescent | Oct-05-2018, Americana |
| #39 | Negro Swan | Blood Orange | Aug-24-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #40 | Beyondless | Iceage | May-04-2018, Post-Punk |
| #41 | Room Inside the World | Ought | Feb-16-2018, Post-Punk |
| #42 | Hunter | Anna Calvi | Aug-31-2018, Art Rock |
| #43 | Historian | Lucy Dacus | Mar-02-2018, Indie Rock |
| #44 | Dose Your Dreams | Fucked Up | Oct-05-2018, Art Punk |
| #45 | Broken Politics | Neneh Cherry | Oct-19-2018, Art Pop |
| #46 | Riddles | Ed Schrader s Music Beat | Mar-02-2018, Post-Punk |
| #47 | There’s A Riot Going On | Yo La Tengo | Mar-16-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #48 | Babelsberg | Gruff Rhys | Jun-08-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #49 | Transangelic Exodus | Ezra Furman | Feb-09-2018, Indie Rock |
| #50 | Superorganism | Superorganism | Mar-02-2018, Indietronica |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Heaven and Earth | Kamasi Washington | Album, Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz |
| #2 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Album, Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #3 | Boygenius | boygenius | EP, Oct-26-2018, Indie Rock |
| #4 | Double Negative | Low | Album, Sep-14-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #5 | Tell Me How You Really Feel | Courtney Barnett | Album, May-18-2018, Indie Rock |
| #6 | 7 | Beach House | Album, May-11-2018, Dream Pop |
| #7 | God's Favorite Customer | Father John Misty | Album, Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #8 | Wide Awake! | Parquet Courts | Album, May-18-2018, |
| #9 | Bottle It In | Kurt Vile | Album, Oct-12-2018, Folk Rock |
| #10 | Aviary | Julia Holter | Album, Oct-26-2018, Progressive Pop |
| #11 | Cocoa Sugar | Young Fathers | Album, Mar-09-2018, Indietronica |
| #12 | In A Poem Unlimited | U.S. Girls | Album, Feb-16-2018, Art Pop |
| #13 | Hope Downs | Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | Album, Jun-15-2018, Jangle Pop |
| #14 | LUMP | LUMPLaura MarlingMike Lindsay | Album, Jun-01-2018, Folktronica |
| #15 | The Future and the Past | Natalie Prass | Album, Jun-01-2018, Pop Soul |
| #16 | Loma | Loma | Album, Feb-16-2018, Art Pop |
| #17 | Little Dark Age | MGMT | Album, Feb-09-2018, Synthpop |
| #18 | I'm All Ears | Let's Eat Grandma | Album, Jun-29-2018, Art Pop |
| #19 | Indigo | Wild Nothing | Album, Aug-31-2018, Dream Pop |
| #20 | Joy as an Act of Resistance. | IDLES | Album, Aug-31-2018, Post-Punk |
| #21 | Love Is Magic | John Grant | Album, Oct-12-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #22 | Tracyanne & Danny | Tracyanne & Danny | Album, May-25-2018, Indie Pop |
| #23 | The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs | Wye Oak | Album, Apr-06-2018, Indie Pop |
| #24 | Now Only | Mount Eerie | Album, Mar-16-2018, Indie Folk |
| #25 | Lush | Snail Mail | Album, Jun-08-2018, Indie Rock |
| #26 | Singularity | Jon Hopkins | Album, May-04-2018, Tech House |
| #27 | LONER | Caroline Rose | Album, Feb-23-2018, Indie Pop |
| #28 | World’s Strongest Man | Gaz Coombes | Album, May-04-2018, Art Rock |
| #29 | And Nothing Hurt | Spiritualized | Album, Sep-07-2018, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #30 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Album, Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #31 | Songs of Praise | shame | Album, Jan-12-2018, Post-Punk |
| #32 | Chris | Christine and the Queens | Album, Sep-21-2018, Synthpop |
| #33 | Sparkle Hard | Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks | Album, May-18-2018, Indie Rock |
| #34 | Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino | Arctic Monkeys | Album, May-11-2018, |
| #35 | Clean | Soccer Mommy | Album, Mar-02-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #36 | Sugar & Spice | Hatchie | EP, May-25-2018, Dream Pop |
| #37 | Le Kov | Gwenno | Album, Mar-02-2018, Indie Pop |
| #38 | C’est La Vie | Phosphorescent | Album, Oct-05-2018, Americana |
| #39 | Negro Swan | Blood Orange | Album, Aug-24-2018, Alternative R&B |
| #40 | Beyondless | Iceage | Album, May-04-2018, Post-Punk |
| #41 | Room Inside the World | Ought | Album, Feb-16-2018, Post-Punk |
| #42 | Hunter | Anna Calvi | Album, Aug-31-2018, Art Rock |
| #43 | Historian | Lucy Dacus | Album, Mar-02-2018, Indie Rock |
| #44 | Dose Your Dreams | Fucked Up | Album, Oct-05-2018, Art Punk |
| #45 | Broken Politics | Neneh Cherry | Album, Oct-19-2018, Art Pop |
| #46 | Riddles | Ed Schrader s Music Beat | Album, Mar-02-2018, Post-Punk |
| #47 | There’s A Riot Going On | Yo La Tengo | Album, Mar-16-2018, Ambient Pop |
| #48 | Babelsberg | Gruff Rhys | Album, Jun-08-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #49 | Transangelic Exodus | Ezra Furman | Album, Feb-09-2018, Indie Rock |
| #50 | Superorganism | Superorganism | Album, Mar-02-2018, Indietronica |