January 20, 2019

Best of: Top 20 of 2018: My favourite albums of 2018

Best of: Top 20 of 2018: My favourite albums of 2018: best of, chvrches, dizzy, dream wife, ellevator, favourites, frank turner, little junior, marlon chaplin, pale waves, screaming females, sunflower bean, the dirty nil, lykke li, restorations, cloud nothings, culture abuse, the wombats, ought, weakened friends, king princess, alex lahey,
Best of: Top 20 of 2018: My favourite albums of 2018: best of, chvrches, dizzy, dream wife, ellevator, favourites, frank turner, little junior, marlon chaplin, pale waves, screaming females, sunflower bean, the dirty nil, lykke li, restorations, cloud nothings, culture abuse, the wombats, ought, weakened friends, king princess, alex lahey,
Best of: Top 20 of 2018: My favourite albums of 2018: best of, chvrches, dizzy, dream wife, ellevator, favourites, frank turner, little junior, marlon chaplin, pale waves, screaming females, sunflower bean, the dirty nil, lykke li, restorations, cloud nothings, culture abuse, the wombats, ought, weakened friends, king princess, alex lahey,
Best of: Top 20 of 2018: My favourite albums of 2018: best of, chvrches, dizzy, dream wife, ellevator, favourites, frank turner, little junior, marlon chaplin, pale waves, screaming females, sunflower bean, the dirty nil, lykke li, restorations, cloud nothings, culture abuse, the wombats, ought, weakened friends, king princess, alex lahey,
2018 was a pretty damn cool year in music. There were so many beautiful souls trying their best to fill the world with beauty, empowerment, kindness and positive strength. While looking at the ugliness, racism, intolerance and just plain outright stupidity that so many people were trying, and unfortunately succeeding, in promoting, I loved the positive messages that I was hearing from the stage and from my speakers. The list below is the 20 albums, plus 2, that hit me the hardest, in the best way, in 2018.

And I guess I should explain the "top 20, plus 2" thing. It's because there were two albums that really only came to my attention in the past year, even though they were released in 2017. They're just so amazing that I had to recognize them; to put them on this list, kinda, sorta.

Check out my other "best of" posts of 2018. My Top 50 Favourite Songs of 2018 list is right here. And I'll link my Favourite Concert Photos of 2018 when I have that finalized.

The hyperlinks below each artist and album name link to my coverage of the artists, including my photos from those particular performances.

Here's to hoping we can all make 2019 a kinder, more empowering and inclusive year.

20. Lykke Li So Sad So Sexy

19. Restorations LP5000
18. Frank Turner Be More Kind
17. Cloud Nothings Last Burning Buildings
16. Culture Abuse Bay Dream

15. The Wombats Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life
14. Ought Room Inside the World
13. Weakened Friends Common Blah
12. Tancred Nightstand
11. Sunflower Bean Twentytwo in Blue
10. Marlon Chaplin The Circle
*. Alex Lahey I Love You Like A Brother

9. King Princess Make My Bed

8. The Dirty Nil Master Volume
7. Little Junior Hi
6. Chvrches Love is Dead
5. Pale Waves My Mind Makes Noises
*. Sam Coffey & the Iron Lungs Sam Coffey & the Iron Lungs

4. Dream Wife Dream Wife
3. Ellevator Ellevator

2. Dizzy Baby Teeth

1. Screaming Females All At Once