As the title says, these are the albums from 2018 that I enjoyed mostest. While I make no claims as to “best” outside of these Barn doors, you may enjoy some of them too, especially if there’s something new to you. Enjoy!
Ambrose Akinmusire: Origami Harvest (Blue Note)
IDLES: Joy as an Act of Resistance (Partisan Records)
Ora Iso: Image Certifies (Downwards)
Smerz: Have Fun (XL Recordings)
Tropical Fuck Storm: A Laughing Death in Meatspace (Joyful Noise Recordings)
Tzusing: 東方不敗 (L.I.E.S. Records)
Tirzah: Devotion (Domino Recording Co.)
Lucy Dacus: Historian (Matador Records)
Eiko Ishibashi: The Dream My Bones Dream (Drag City Records)
Ryuichi Sakamoto + Alva Noto: Glass (NOTON)
Lonnie Holley: MITH (Jagjaguwar)
boygenius: boygenius (Matador Records)
City Girls: Girl Code (Quality Control Music/Motown Records/Capitol Records)
ILLS: We Are ILL (Box Records)
Julia Holter: Aviary (Domino Recording Co)
Grouper: Grid Of Points (kranky)
