January 10, 2019
A divisive year for sure, 2018 left a wide-ranging Top 10 records:
| 10 | IDLES Joy As an Act of Resistance Soundtrack to today’s uplifting revolution. |
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| 9 | Arctic Monkeys Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino No one could have envisioned the original MySpace hit would make such an interesting and new journey. |
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| 8 | Courtney Barnett Tell Me How You Really Feel Rock wunderkind exposes her soul and tells you how she really feels. |
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| 7 | Greta Van Fleet Anthem of the Peaceful Army Reviving the rebel joy we’ve all sorely missed. Read review |
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| 6 | St. Vincent MassEducation Stripping down great material for great, original material, Annie Clark masters the re-work game. Read review |
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| 5 | Interpol Marauder Delivering what fans have long wanted from this alt-rock mainstay – and more. Read review |
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| 4 | Meg Myers Take Me To the Disco For all of those left out of the party, let’s party! |
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| 3 | Janelle Monae Dirty Computer The belle of the modern ball ups her game once again, dance and resistance coming together expertly. |
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| 2 | Sunflower Bean Twentytwo In Blue Indie-rock evoking the loss of innocence and more. |
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| 1 | Christine & The Queens Chris Perfectly marrying empowerment and dance for this new day & age. |
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