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PopMatters' 50 Best Albums of 2018 So Far
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Anderson East - Encore
January 12, 2018
Soul
,
Blue-Eyed Soul
,
Southern Soul
Critic Score
78
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Anna & Elizabeth - The Invisible Comes to Us
March 30, 2018
Avant-Folk
,
Bluegrass
,
Appalachian Folk Music
Critic Score
76
2 reviews
Amazon
Arctic Monkeys - Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
May 11, 2018
Art Rock
,
Psychedelic Pop
,
Lounge
Critic Score
72
44
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Benin City - Last Night
April 6, 2018
Critic Score
79
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Brad Mehldau - After Bach
March 9, 2018
Jazz
,
Third Stream
Critic Score
80
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
April 6, 2018
Trap
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Critic Score
82
23
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Daniel Avery - Song For Alpha
April 6, 2018
Ambient Techno
Critic Score
80
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Darlingside - Extralife
February 23, 2018
Indie Folk
Critic Score
80
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Eartheater - Irisiri
June 8, 2018
Experimental
,
Post-Industrial
Critic Score
74
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Father John Misty - God's Favorite Customer
June 1, 2018
Chamber Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
80
39
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Fatoumata Diawara - Fenfo (Something To Say)
May 18, 2018
Critic Score
83
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Flasher - Constant Image
June 8, 2018
Post-Punk
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
82
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Gang Gang Dance - Kazuashita
June 22, 2018
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Ambient Pop
,
Indietronica
Critic Score
70
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
GAS - Rausch
May 18, 2018
Ambient Techno
,
Ambient
Critic Score
79
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
George FitzGerald - All That Must Be
March 9, 2018
Deep House
Critic Score
71
14
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Ghost - Prequelle
June 1, 2018
Hard Rock
,
Heavy Metal
Critic Score
82
14
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Grouper - Grid of Points
April 27, 2018
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
78
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Half Waif - Lavender
April 27, 2018
Synthpop
,
Art Pop
,
Alt-Pop
Critic Score
78
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Hieroglyphic Being - The Red Notes
February 23, 2018
Acid House
Critic Score
80
3 reviews
Amazon
I'm With Her - See You Around
February 16, 2018
Americana
,
Folk Pop
Critic Score
75
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Iceage - Beyondless
May 4, 2018
Post-Punk
,
Art Punk
Critic Score
81
30
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Jazzanova - The Pool
June 29, 2018
Critic Score
80
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Jeff Rosenstock - POST-
January 1, 2018
Indie Rock
,
Power Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
82
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Jon Hopkins - Singularity
May 4, 2018
Microhouse
,
Tech House
,
Techno
Critic Score
82
34
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Jorja Smith - Lost & Found
June 8, 2018
Neo-Soul
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Trip Hop
,
Adult Contemporary
Critic Score
75
25
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour
March 30, 2018
Country Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
79
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Kadhja Bonet - Childqueen
June 8, 2018
Psychedelic Soul
Critic Score
79
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth
June 22, 2018
Spiritual Jazz
Critic Score
84
33
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Khemmis - Desolation
June 22, 2018
Doom Metal
Critic Score
75
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
KIDS SEE GHOSTS - KIDS SEE GHOSTS
June 8, 2018
Pop Rap
,
Experimental Hip Hop
Critic Score
84
22
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Kyle Craft - Full Circle Nightmare
February 2, 2018
Glam Rock
Critic Score
70
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet - Landfall
February 16, 2018
Modern Classical
Critic Score
81
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Leon Vynehall - Nothing Is Still
June 15, 2018
Downtempo
,
Ambient
,
Ambient House
Critic Score
78
20
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Mary Gauthier - Rifles & Rosary Beads
January 26, 2018
Americana
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
90
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Migos - Culture II
January 26, 2018
Trap
,
Southern Hip Hop
Critic Score
66
23
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Nils Frahm - All Melody
January 26, 2018
Ambient
,
Electronic
,
Modern Classical
,
Post-Minimalism
Critic Score
80
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Rival Consoles - Persona
April 13, 2018
IDM
,
Microhouse
Critic Score
83
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Saba - CARE FOR ME
April 5, 2018
Jazz Rap
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Critic Score
85
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Sami Baha - Free For All
June 1, 2018
Critic Score
79
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Sarah Louise - Deeper Woods
May 11, 2018
Indie Folk
Critic Score
75
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Sarah Shook & The Disarmers - Years
April 6, 2018
Alt-Country
Critic Score
83
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
serpentwithfeet - soil
June 8, 2018
Alternative R&B
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
83
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 - Black Times
March 2, 2018
Afrobeat
Critic Score
76
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Tangents - New Bodies
June 15, 2018
Jazz Fusion
,
Post-Rock
Critic Score
80
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
The Breeders - All Nerve
March 2, 2018
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
80
34
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Tom Misch - Geography
April 6, 2018
Neo-Soul
,
Jazz-Funk
Critic Score
72
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited
February 16, 2018
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Psychedelic Pop
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
85
27
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
William Parker - Voices Fall from the Sky
June 15, 2018
Critic Score
88
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
YoshimiO / Susie Ibarra / Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe - Flower of Sulphur
February 23, 2018
Critic Score
77
3 reviews
Amazon
Young Fathers - Cocoa Sugar
March 9, 2018
Indietronica
,
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
84
28
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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