The Top Albums of 2018 (So Far) • Page 3

Hayley is a front runner for me as well, glad to see more love for her.

 

Needs more We Were Sharks

 

That's one opinion.

 

Another one I got into after lists had been submitted. Having never really loved their past work, I can't get enough of it. Top five for me now.

 

Yeah, I gotcha. That makes sense. I've been listening to Panic's new album an unhealthy amount, so it's just on my mind, ha. Haven't enjoyed an album front to back like this in a while.

Great list though. Really diverse and gives me a lot of stuff to dig through. I might have to give The Neighborhood's new album another try. I liked the lead single, but I just couldn't get into the full album when I first listened to it.

 

It’s...actually not?

 

I like the album for what it is, but there were plenty of people that were not fans.

 

It’s still not “opinion” to say the album was generally well received lol

 

Great to see this article. Lots of great artists here. So much good music at the moment - I get stuck balancing the desire to give albums the attention they deserve and the desire to listen to as much new music as possible. Oh and my bank balance!

So many albums here that I've not heard.

Particularly enjoyed the Underoath album write up - I really like that album but it took me a few listens to dive properly into it.

 

Wow. Obviously need to check out the Brian Fallon album a bit more. I loved a few songs off it, but never really got into the routine of listening to the album as a whole.

I'm quite surprised at how The Dangerous Summer fared given their status on this website a few years back. That's actually one of my favourites of this year.

 

It's been less than a month and the second half of my list already looks quite a bit different, haha

More people should check out Caroline Rose!!

 

Lord Huron, The Aces, Middle Kids, and CHVRCHES is a great top 4

 

Just barely missed my top 20, still an amazing album. It’s so much fun. I’m real upset I had to miss her live last week, but it was a Tuesday and a three hour drive :(

 

So many incredible albums from the first half of 2018, but Middle Kids, No Thank You, and Half Waif have been pulling most of my attention

 

never been a big country fan but holy moly the kacey album and the american aquarium albums may finish high on my list. “Rainbow” on Kaceys album is amazing.

 

No love for The Armed, eh?

 

This list introduced me to Spanish Love Songs (which I'm listening to at the moment), and I'm glad I didn't go another day without hearing this!

Most of my faves made the lists, and I'd say Scott's most closely reflects mine.

Not saying I'd have expected it to make the list, or even necessarily that it should, but I've really been loving the Longshot and Lazerbeak album Parades. Always interesting to hear the Doomtree crew with other collaborators.

Edit: And thinking further, other 2018 favourites I haven't seen anyone mention are Mastersystem, Hussey, and Cancer Bats. I've really enjoyed 2018 so far.

 

No particular order, but my top 20:
Janelle Monae - Dirty Computer
Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour
Panic! At the Disco - Pray for the Wicked
Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
Camila Cabello - Camila
Fall Out Boy - M A N I A
Betty Who - Betty, Pt. 1
The Wonder Years - Sister Cities
Saara Aalto - Wild Wild Wonderland
Madame Monsieur - Vu d'ici
Anne-Marie - Speak Your Mind
BLACKPINK - SQUARE UP
Hayley Kiyoko - Expectations
Kali Uchis - Isolation
Charlie Puth - Voicenotes
Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel
Bebe Rexha - Expectations
Father John Misty - God's Favorite Customer
The Carters - EVERYTHING IS LOVE
Tove Styrke - Sway

Five most anticipated for the rest of the year:
Years & Years - Palo Santo
Ariana Grande - Sweetener
The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships
Thrice - TBA
Troye Sivan - Bloom

Biggest disappointments:
Justin Timberlake - Man of the Woods
Florence + the Machine - High as Hope

 

Solid list overall! A bit surprised there was no love for Kali Uchis or Hayley Kiyoko though.

 

I feel like Hayley Kiyoko is on the verge of blowing up. She did Late Night with Seth Meyers, sold out her whole headlining tour and is about to tour with Panic!. I saw her on the Expectations tour and she was amazing, she deserves to get huge (although I'll cry paying arena prices).

 

Agreed! I feel really lucky to have seen her in a 700 cap room on that tour because I’m sure she’ll blow up by her next headliner.

 

I wasn't surprised at all to find it absent from this site's list. It is an incredible album that is getting a ton of positive attention and write-ups from online music communities around the net, but this site consistently doesn't recognize them for some reason. Not upset about it or anything, just calling it like I see it. Anyway, that record is amazing and the band is benefiting from it greatly in terms of a fast growing fan base.

 

The Sidekicks - Happiness Hours • chorus.fm

Album - The Sidekicks - Happiness Hours (May 18, 2018)

 

I knew that would be coming. Makes it even more baffling that it's not on this list.

 

Personal music opinions

But the site definitely talks about them a lot.