The U & U's Best Albums of 2018 & Show 551!

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Honorable Mentions (25 of them)

Phosphorescent : C'est La Vie

Big Ups : Two Parts Together

Iceage : Beyondless

Yonatan Gat : Universalists

Richard Swift : The Hex

Moonface : This One’s For The Dancer & This One’s For The Dancers Bouquet

Les Big Byrd : Iran, Iraq, IKEA

GØGGS : Pre Strike Sweep

Preoccupations : New Material

Sunflowers : Castle Spell

Swamp Dogg : Love, Loss, and Auto-Tune

Father John Misty : God's Favorite Customer

Speedy Ortiz : Twerp Verse

Young Jesus : The Whole Thing Is Just There

Mutual Benefit : Thunder Follows the Light

Pinegrove : Skylight

El Ten Eleven : Banker’s Hill

Howlin Rain : The Alligator Bride

Stove : ‘s Favorite Friend

Mt. Mountain : Golden Rise

Nap Eyes : I’m Bad Now & Too Bad EP

Moses Sumney : Black In Deep Red, 2014 EP

Protomartyr : Consolation EP

Strange Ranger : How It All Went By EP

Wand : Perfume EP

25 : The Soft Moon : Choke

Criminal (2018)  |  Official Site

24 : Swearin’ : Stabilize

Fall Into The Sun (2018)  |  BandCamp

 

23 : U.S. Girls : Incidental Boogie

In A Poem Unlimited (2018)  |  BandCamp

 

22 : Parquet Courts : Total Football

Wide Awake (2018)  |  Official Site

 

21 : Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam : Meatloaf To The Camera

Blackout Cowboy (2018)  |  BandCamp

 

20 : Slift : Trapezohedron

La Planète Inexplorée (2018)  |  BandCamp

 

19 : Big Red Machine : Gratitude

Big Red Machine (2018)  |  BandCamp

 

18 : Devon Welsh : Chances

Dream Songs (2018)  |  BandCamp

 

17 : Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks : Bike Lane

Sparkle Hard (2018)  |  Official Site

 

16 : Kurt Vile : Check Baby

Bottle It In (2018)  |  Official Site

 

15 : Charles Bradley : Slip Away

Black Velvet (2018)  |  Official Site

 

14 : J. Mascis : See You At The Movies

Elastic Days (2018)  |  Official Site

 

13 : Detroit Rebellion : Troubadour

See You Next Year (2018)  |  Official Site

 

12 : Sudakistan : Last Love Supreme

Swedish Cobra (2018)  |  BandCamp

 

11 : David Nance Group : In Her Kingdom

Peaced and Slightly Pulverized (2018)  |  BandCamp

 

10 : Fucked Up : Dose Your Dreams

Dose Your Dreams (2018)  |  Official Site

 

9 : Ezra Furman : Suck The Blood From My Wound

Transangelic Exodus (2018)  |  Official Site 

 

8 : Trace Mountains : Cary's Dreams

A Partner To Lean On (2018)  |  BandCamp

 

7 : Waxahatchee : Singer's No Star

The Great Thunder EP (2018)  |  BandCamp

 

6 : Camp Cope : How to Socialise & Make Friends

How to Socialise & Make Friends (2018)  |  BandCamp

 

5 : (Thee) Oh Sees : C

Smote Reverser (2018)  |  Official Site

 

4 : Amen Dunes : Believe

Freedom (2018)  |  BandCamp

 

3 : Ty Segall : My Lady's On Fire

Freedom’s Goblin (2018)  |  Official Site

 

2 :  Spiritualized : I'm Your Man

And Nothing Hurt (2018)  |  Official Site

 

1 : Idles : Colossus

Joy As An Act of Resistance (2018)  |  Official Site