The Needle Drop's Fav Albums of 2018 (So Far)

The Needle Drop's Fav Albums of 2018 (So Far)

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Against All Logic - 2012 - 2017
February 17, 2018
Critic Score
74
8 reviews
Nicolas Jaar's full-length debut as Against All Logic is one of the funkiest, most entrancing, and most cutting-edge collections of house music ever produced.

Jack White - Boarding House Reach
March 23, 2018
Critic Score
71
40 reviews

Jack White's Boarding House Reach is his most unorthodox stroke of genius since going solo.

JPEGMAFIA - Veteran
January 19, 2018
Critic Score
82
3 reviews

Veteran is sure to be one of the most in-your-face, off-the-wall and creative rap projects of 2018.

Judas Priest - Firepower
March 9, 2018
Critic Score
79
14 reviews

At nearly 50 years old as a band, Judas Priest has just released not only a late career highlight, but one of the greatest heavy metal albums of the decade.

Kali Uchis - Isolation
April 6, 2018
Critic Score
84
24 reviews

Thanks to its strong melodies and aesthetic, Isolation is a great and promising full-length debut from the Colombian soul singer.

Kanye West - ye
June 1, 2018
Critic Score
64
37 reviews

Ye paints a vivid picture of Kanye's current state of self and, for as brief as it is, succeeds as an intimate exploration of family and mental health.

KIDS SEE GHOSTS - KIDS SEE GHOSTS
June 8, 2018
Critic Score
84
22 reviews

KIDS SEE GHOSTS finds both Kanye West and Kid Cudi in top form as they host a psychedelic odyssey through the darkest and brightest corners of their psyches.

MGMT - Little Dark Age
February 9, 2018
Critic Score
76
33 reviews

NY pop duo MGMT executes a fantastic return to form with the sounds of synth pop on Little Dark Age.

Natalia Lafourcade - Musas, Vol. 2
February 9, 2018
Critic Score
81
3 reviews

Natalia Lafourcade and Los Macorinos explore the wide world of Latin American folk music with a generous tracklist of quality originals and creative revisions on Musas Vol. 2.

Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
May 18, 2018
Critic Score
84
35 reviews

Not only is Wide Awake! better performed and written than any Parquet Courts album thus far, but on it the band consistently manages to make interesting artistic statements on some very difficult topics.

Portal - ION
January 26, 2018
Critic Score
81
9 reviews

Horrifying! Portal's Ion is one of the most dystopian and sound-rich technical death metal records of the decade.

Sons of Kemet - Your Queen is a Reptile
March 30, 2018
Critic Score
81
10 reviews

Your Queen Is a Reptile should go down as one of the most exhilarating and revolutionary jazz records of 2018.

SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES
June 15, 2018
Critic Score
82
23 reviews
Though structurally jarring, SOPHIE's full-length debut is an unforgettable and potentially DNA-altering pop album.

U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited
February 16, 2018
Critic Score
85
27 reviews

With In a Poem Unlimited, U.S. Girls delivers what is sure to be one of the year's most versatile and lyrically intriguing pop albums.

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