2018 Favorite Albums (15-11)

More of my countdown of favorite albums of 2018:

15. Drug Church - Cheer

Drug Church draw their sound from bands like Pixies, Jawbreaker, and Fugazi but have fashioned them into their own unique sound. They have also fashioned the best hardcore record of the year, full of massive hooks and serated guitars.



14. Neneh Cherry - Broken Politics

While her sound is now far removed from her sassy, bratty style of Raw Like Sushi, Neneh Cherry is still unmistakably Neneh Cherry. Most of the tracks on Broken Politics are spare and minimal, drawing their power from her commanding voice, however, occasionally she lets loose, as on the jazzy "Natural Skin Deep."



13. How to Dress Well - The Anteroom

Most of Tom Krell's output under the How to Dress Well moniker has been rooting in future R&B, however, he's gone almost full on industrial on the brilliantly experimental album The Anteroom.



12. Skee Mask - Compro

Skee Mask brilliantly combines both analog and digital instrumentation in his dancefloor and ambient techno creations. His work on Compro brings to mind early Autechre and Aphex Twin.



11. Jon Hopkins - Singularity

Hopkins takes you on a journey through uncharted worlds on the masterful Singularity. There are so many textures in these tracks you can practically reach out and touch them.