ZombieToyDuck's 2018 AOTY list
My favorites of the year yadda yadda |
| 50 |  | Snail Mail
Lush
Album I wanted to love more that had some incredible tracks in it's folds. |
| 49 |  | Sophie
Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides
Wacky as fuck but can only be consumed in small amounts. |
| 48 |  | Jeff Rosenstock
POST-
More awesome work from Jeff that sorta disappointed me but still had a fair bit of jams. |
| 47 |  | Monkberry Airplane
The Grand Waltz
A high school buddy put out this killer album I intend to review soon. |
| 46 |  | Shakey Graves
Can't Wake Up
Consistently catchy and enjoyable as hell Indie Folk. |
| 45 |  | Greyhaven
Empty Black
Hardcore/Metalcore blend that impressed me but has room for growth. |
| 44 |  | Circles
The Last One
More prog rock in the vein of TOOL and Karnivool. |
| 43 |  | Shopping
The Official Body
Post punk with great bass. |
| 42 |  | Dance Gavin Dance
Artificial Selection
Another solid DGD album that didn’t quite rival their last album for me. |
| 41 |  | Kars Landman
Everlasting, Ever-Fleeting
User black metal project that rules dude... check it! |
| 40 |  | Fiddlehead
Springtime And Blind
Where Title Fight should have went with their sound… |
| 39 |  | Flying Horseman
Rooms/Ruins
Just let this one sink in, real slow… |
| 38 |  | Owane
yeah whatever
GROOVES, GROOVES AND MORE GROOVES. |
| 37 |  | The Pineapple Thief
Dissolution
A great lil’ progressive album here folks. |
| 36 |  | The Mackrosoft
Snakerhythms
Jazz and electronic blend that works insanely well. |
| 35 |  | The Story So Far
Proper Dose
A proper return with loads of heart and change. |
| 34 |  | Red Lama
Motions
Pysch Alt-Rock stuff with some mellow bass. |
| 33 |  | Tribulation
Down Below
Goth-oriented metal stuff I dug a lot. |
| 32 |  | Ben Howard
Noonday Dream
Underrated beauty that will inevitably grow on me with time. |
| 31 |  | MGMT
Little Dark Age
Psych Pop with sick grooves. |
| 30 |  | John Scofield
Combo 66
Jazz guitarist with great accompaniment doing what he does best. |
| 29 |  | Night Verses
From the Gallery of Sleep
Diverse instrumental album with tons of memorability. |
| 28 |  | Tropical Fuck Storm
A Laughing Death in Meatspace
Weird, spacey, noise rock stuff. YEAH! |
| 27 |  | Polyphia
New Levels New Devils
Technical guitars and trap beats? Who knew it could work so well… |
| 26 |  | Spanish Love Songs
Schmaltz
Emotional pop punk with loads of potential. |
| 25 |  | Oddnote
Oddnote
Debut hard rock album from band with loads of potential. |
| 24 |  | Royal Coda
Royal Coda
I’m a sucker for Kurt Travis so yeah, this. |
| 23 |  | Allelic
The Smoke of Atavistic Fires
Folk and Black Metal fusion done right. |
| 22 |  | The Residents
Intruders
My killer introduction to a weird and creepy old band that still has loads of merit. |
| 21 |  | Tonight Alive
Underworld
The return to form I had hoped for and more. |
| 20 |  | mewithoutYou
[Untitled]
More Aaron Weiss wanderings but this time, aggression added to full effect. |
| 19 |  | The Dirty Nil
Master Volume
Hard rock with riffs galore and a pop punky edge. |
| 18 |  | U.S. Girls
In A Poem Unlimited
Interesting and expansive female pop album. |
| 17 |  | The Bamboos
Night Time People
Funk/ Soul with lots of spirit and grooves galore |
| 16 |  | Kali Uchis
Isolation
Pop vocalist with R&B vibes in the vein of Amy Winehouse but this time with more energetic beats and instrumentals behind them. |
| 15 |  | Tash Sultana
Flow State
Incredible multi-instrumentalist with lush female vocals. |
| 14 |  | Tomberlin
At Weddings
Female vocalist to watch out for in the future. |
| 13 |  | Snail's House
L'été
Legend of Zelda soundtrack vibes… but really this could be a soundtrack for it. |
| 12 |  | Storm{O}
Ere
A massive and crushing Italian post hardcore record. |
| 11 |  | Anna von Hausswolff
Dead Magic
Doomy occult stuff with incredible female vocals. |
| 10 |  | Alkaline Trio
Is This Thing Cursed?
I sadly hadn’t heard any of Alkaline Trio’s work until this album but this sure was the introduction I hoped it would be. This has some of the catchiest songs of the year. The consistency of an album by a band at this stage of their career is something to be marveled and I only wish I had heard their other material long ago. |
| 9 |  | Horrendous
Idol
I was admittedly quite late getting to this but I can’t say enough how mind blowing this album was. (see cover art for reaction) The audible, technical bass grooves, tight guitar playing and intense drum work is something to behold. |
| 8 |  | of Montreal
White Is Relic/Irrealis Mood
It saddens me that I hadn’t heard Of Montreal until this album but let me tell you this has been a real treating starting with this album. This has some incredible atmosphere to it and grooves that stick like hot glue. An adventurous and tasteful album with a ton of charisma. |
| 7 |  | Parquet Courts
Wide Awake
This album took me by surprise and continued to grow over repeated listens with conscious lyrics about today’s world and Savage’s thoughtful views. It’s just an added bonus that the music is entertaining as hell to match. |
| 6 |  | Man with a Mission
Chasing the Horizon
Man with a Mission are one of the most entertaining offerings from Japan and there’s plenty of reason for it. Hearkening the messaging prowess of a modern day Rage Against the Machine, these fun semi political offerings are not without their fair share of fun and playful moments. |
| 5 |  | Rolo Tomassi
Time Will Die And Love Will Bury It
Rolo Tomassi hadn’t met the radar of many until this album but I loved these guys since I first heard Hysterics last year. This was a bold and triumphant offering with splendid diversity and power all around. It most definitely earned it’s spot in my top 5 and I know that a vast majority of other’s will justifiably pick this as their respective AOTY. Although it didn’t snag first, it’s still a stellar album in my book. |
| 4 |  | The Wonder Years
Sister Cities
It took this long for The Wonder Years to clench my attention but I’m so glad they finally did. Though some could describe Soupy’s vocals here melodramatic I strongly disagree and enraptured by his deliveries and the buildups to the emotional climaxes and heart entrenched offerings given here. Some of this nearly brought me to tears on several occasions long after my first listen. A touching album which held a place close to my heart this year. |
| 3 |  | Foxing
Nearer My God
I wanted it all from Foxing and they sure did deliver. This album brought palpable emotional tenderness, energy, vision and a no holds barred personality that was well above my expectations. This easily stole the spot for my Indie Rock album of the year. From the stellar solo of Lich Prince, to the blissful offering of Five Cups and the moody Won’t Drown. I was sold from the start. |
| 2 |  | Daughters
You Won't Get What You Want
Where to even start here?... This thing is like a thriller movie in headphones. An album which swivels between discordant noise rock, spastic grind and grimy industrial grooves. A marvel amongst Daughter’s wild discography filled with ambition and creative vision. This was exactly what I wanted. (pun intended) |
| 1 |  | Mid-Air Thief
Crumbling
In a stacked year with so many contenders duking it out for this spot, it’s not without surprise this album garnered the most attention from me. This dazzling blend of folk and electronica creates soundscapes and cascading melodies that will carry you to majestic heights. A hidden gem amongst the vast landscape of music that was released this year. I attest that Daughters would have normally taken this spot easily as it melds with my music taste more naturally, but this album just swept me off my feet without hassle or care. |
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