Top 50 Albums of 2018
From local bands making a name for themselves to veterans in the industry continuing to put out bangers, 2018 was a huge year for music! I took a while, but I put together a list of 50 of my favorite albums/EPs of the year! Here they are, in no particular order:
408 – “What Are You Chewing”
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Scared20 – “More Punk Than Pop”
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Makeshift – “Reflection”
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Times Like These – “Take It or Leave It”
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Aimless Again – “2020 Future Punks”
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Hungover – “Wilt”
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Fernway – “An Ache for Distant Places”
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Real Friends – “Composure”
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Bad Juju – “Hidden Desire”
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Trash Boat – “Crown Shyness”
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WSTR – “Identity Crisis”
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Oh, Weatherly – “Lips Like Oxygen”
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The Weekend Classic – “Better Health”
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Action/Adventure – “Going Heel”
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The Fever333 – “Made An America”
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Capstan – “In the Wake of Our Discord”
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Youth Fountain – “Youth Fountain”
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Boys of Fall – “Chasing Lonely”
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We Were Sharks – “Lost Touch”
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Stars Hollow – “Happy Again”
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Abandoned By Bears – “Headstorm”
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Settle Your Scores – “Better Luck Tomorrow”
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This Curse – “From the Darkest of Places”
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Sink The Ship – “Persevere”
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Haunting Portraits – “Smile”
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GutterLIFE – “Radio Silence”
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Brave Heart – “Leaving//Remembering”
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Hopesfall – “Arbiter”
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Sargasm – “Monster of the Week”
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Fortunate Losers – “Cut Teeth”
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My Own Co-Pilot – “Textures”
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My Sword and Shield – “Detonate”
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Ballyhoo! – “Detonate”
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Tunnel Vision – “Days Away”
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Samurai Pizza Cats – “Anxiety”
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Propaganjah – “Road to Somewhere”
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Iration – “Iration”
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The Dirty Shovels – “100 Proof”
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The Unlikely Candidates – “Danger to Myself”
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The Great Heights Band – “rad-pop.”
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The Wrecks – “Panic Vertigo”
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Cinders – “Looking Forward to Looking Back”
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The Rebecca Riots – “Private Lives Above the Surface”
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Denim Gorgeous – “Songs From the Shelf”
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Kids See Ghosts – “Kids See Ghosts”
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Eminem – Kamikaze
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Pusha T – “DAYTONA”
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Mac Miller – “Swimming”
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J. Cole – “KOD”
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Nas – “Nasir”
