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1
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Ty Segall - Freedom's Goblin
January 26, 2018
Garage Rock
Score
94
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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GAS - Rausch
May 18, 2018
Ambient Techno
,
Ambient
Score
92
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
.
Kali Uchis - Isolation
April 6, 2018
Neo-Soul
,
Contemporary R&B
Score
92
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Snail Mail - Lush
June 8, 2018
Indie Rock
,
Indie Pop
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
First Aid Kit - Ruins
January 19, 2018
Indie Folk
,
Americana
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
Robyn - Honey
October 26, 2018
Synthpop
,
Electropop
,
House
,
Dance-Pop
,
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Mount Eerie - Now Only
March 16, 2018
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Richard Swift - The Hex
September 21, 2018
Indie Rock
Score
89
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Hope Downs
June 15, 2018
Indie Rock
,
Jangle Pop
Score
89
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Ashley Monroe - Sparrow
April 20, 2018
Contemporary Country
Score
89
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
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Brandi Carlile - By The Way, I Forgive You
February 16, 2018
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Rock
Score
89
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
They Might Be Giants - I Like Fun
January 19, 2018
Indie Pop
,
Power Pop
,
Alternative Rock
Score
89
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Shopping - The Official Body
January 19, 2018
Post-Punk
Score
89
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
boygenius - boygenius
October 26, 2018
Indie Rock
,
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
88
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Big Red Machine - Big Red Machine
August 31, 2018
Art Pop
,
Folktronica
Score
88
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Blood Orange - Negro Swan
August 24, 2018
Alternative R&B
,
Sophisti-Pop
,
Neo-Soul
Score
88
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Tony Molina - Kill the Lights
July 27, 2018
Indie Rock
,
Folk Rock
,
Folk Pop
Score
88
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Sarah Louise - Deeper Woods
May 11, 2018
Indie Folk
Score
88
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Say Sue Me - Where We Were Together
April 13, 2018
Indie Rock
,
Jangle Pop
Score
88
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
No Age - Snares Like a Haircut
January 26, 2018
Noise Pop
,
Indie Rock
Score
88
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Jim Lauderdale - Time Flies
August 3, 2018
Score
87
Source →
Amazon
22
.
HALEY - Pleasureland
October 12, 2018
Score
87
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Cat Power - Wanderer
October 5, 2018
Singer-Songwriter
,
Americana
Score
87
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Mark Lanegan & Duke Garwood - With Animals
August 24, 2018
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk
Score
87
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Sparkle Hard
May 18, 2018
Indie Rock
Score
87
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Paste awarded albums throughout 2018.
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