Airiel
Molten Young Lovers
First things first - this album came out in late 2017, and only entered my radar this year. So like in previous top albums posts, the tops list for 2018 is based on LPs that were new to ME this year. And thank goodness this did make itself known to me, despite having heard of the band for many years prior, because to me it's a new shoegaze classic, right up there with the best of Ride, Slowdive, Lush, and Adorable. Like a long lost album finally seeing the light of day 25 years later, it almost feels criminal these guys weren't in the right place at the right time so this album could get all the attention it deserves. So I'm doing my part here to say you must listen to this album if shoegaze is a godsend of a genre to you. It's crisp, catchy, with "chiming, swirling guitars" and ace songwriting. You simply can't go wrong .... shoegaze perfection.
2018 ALBUMS OF THE YEAR
aphex twin collapse EP blood orange negro swan clairo diary 001 EP courtney barnett tell me how you really feel crozet running time daniel avery song for alpha dead sea colorate​ ​domenique dumont miniatures de auto rhythm dream wife dream wife gas rausch ​geniuser i am ​george clanton slide gum the underdog hana vu how many times have you driven by? jay glass dubs plegnic jex opolis ravines kristin hersh possible dust clouds kurt vile bottle it in lou rebecca lou rebecca EP lusts call of the void m. geddes gengras hawaiki tapes magic shoppe in parallel metropolis metropolis part time spell #6​ ​ride​ ​tomorrow’s shore EP ​shamir resolution skee mask compro sudan archives sink EP swirlpool camomile EP tanners tanners EP tanukichan​ ​sundays the field infinite moment the orielles silver dollar moment thought gang thought gang u.s. girls​ ​in a poem unlimited wild nothing indigo wooden shjips v. ​yuno moodie EP
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