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This is an ordered list of No Ripcord's highest rated albums of 2018. Check out
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Marianne Faithfull - Negative Capability
November 2, 2018
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
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Thou - Magus
August 31, 2018
Sludge Metal
Score
90
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3
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Lithics - Mating Surfaces
May 25, 2018
Post-Punk
Score
90
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4
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Mitski - Be the Cowboy
August 17, 2018
Indie Rock
Score
90
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5
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Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Hope Downs
June 15, 2018
Indie Rock
Score
90
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6
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Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth
June 22, 2018
Jazz Fusion
Score
90
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7
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Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
May 18, 2018
Art Punk
Score
90
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8
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Tropical Fuck Storm - A Laughing Death in Meatspace
May 4, 2018
Art Punk
Score
90
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9
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Young Fathers - Cocoa Sugar
March 9, 2018
Neo-Soul
Score
90
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10
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U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited
February 16, 2018
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
90
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11
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Hookworms - Microshift
February 2, 2018
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
90
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12
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Ezra Furman - Transangelic Exodus
February 9, 2018
Indie Rock
Score
90
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13
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Foxwarren - Foxwarren
November 30, 2018
Indie Rock
Score
80
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14
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Gouge Away - Burnt Sugar
September 28, 2018
Post-Hardcore
Score
80
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15
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Julia Holter - Aviary
October 26, 2018
Progressive Pop
Score
80
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16
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Dead Can Dance - DIONYSUS
November 2, 2018
Tribal Ambient
Score
80
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17
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Balún - Prisma Tropical
July 20, 2018
Score
80
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18
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boygenius - boygenius EP
October 26, 2018
Indie Folk
Score
80
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19
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Basement Revolver - Heavy Eyes
August 24, 2018
Score
80
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20
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Cloud Nothings - Last Building Burning
October 19, 2018
Indie Rock
Score
80
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21
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Adrianne Lenker - abysskiss
October 5, 2018
Indie Folk
Score
80
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22
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Blood Orange - Negro Swan
August 24, 2018
Alternative R&B
Score
80
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23
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Guerilla Toss - Twisted Crystal
September 14, 2018
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
80
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24
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Pig Destroyer - Head Cage
September 7, 2018
Metalcore
Score
80
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25
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Alice in Chains - Rainier Fog
August 24, 2018
Alternative Metal
Score
80
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings No Ripcord awarded albums throughout 2018.
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