End of the Year / Album of the Year

Around 2018 in 12 Weeks // Favorite Albums of The Modern Folk

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back catalog and live recordings at practice records

Roundup of favorite albums of 2018 by The Modern Folk (aka J. Moss)!

modern folk X is out now on Hypnic Jerk Tapes.


Andrew Weathers / Tanner Menard – wanna live in the world w​/​a whole face (Full Spectrum Records)
Solstice MMXVIII compilation (SunHypnotic)
Hastio – Al Aire Libre I (Self Released)
Cinchel – In Chaos (Self Released)
Midwestern Medicine – The Winking Badge (Self Released)
Coolin – Near Netcong (Self Released)
Elkhorn – Lionfish (Eiderdown Records)
Buck Curran – Morning Haikus, Afternoon Ragas (Obsolete Recordings)
The Gateless Gate – Nothing is Missing (Custom Made Music)
Alchymie / Gregg Skloff – The Oort Cloud (Aerocade Music)
The Fossil Lickers – S/T and Lajitas, TX (Both Self-Released)
Eli Winter Tour Tape Summer 2018 (Blue Hole Recordings)
C. Reider – Sun Kinks (Self Released)
Whettman Chelmets – Annihilate Your Masters (Weatnu Records)
Prana Crafter – Enter the Stream (Cardinal Fuzz / Sunrise Ocean Bender)
PC Worship – Future Phase (Northern Spy Records)
Daniel Bachman – The Morning Star (Three Lobed Recordings)
Eliot Eidelman – Handheld Recordings, Vol. 1: The Hotel Life (Self Released)

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