Around 2018 in 12 Weeks: Favorite Albums – Reader's Poll!

Recently we asked our followers/readers to share their 2018 favorites – in particular the things that flew under everyone’s radar. First roundup is dedicated to responses we received from our Facebook followers (see Thread 1 here and Thread 2 here).

Mouse on Mars – Dimensional People (Thrill Jockey)


Further Reading: Sound It Out | Immortal Reviews


Buñuel – The Easy Way Out (La Tempesta International / Goodfellas)

Further Reading: SonOfMarketing | Art’N Roll


Bruce Lamont – Broken Limbs Excite No Pity (War Crime Recordings)

Further Reading: Earsplit PR | Music and Riots


HAAN – By the Grace of Blood and Guts (Aqualamb) – suggested by Jukka Mattila (Throat)
Tongue Party – Looking For a Painful Death (Learning Curve Records) – suggested by Rainer Fronz / Christian Lembach (Whores)
Fishdoll – Noonsense (Paxico Records) – suggested by Marilyn Roxie (Vulpiano Records)
Not Of – Hypocritic Oath (No List Records) – suggested by Topon Scheidt
The Russells – Escape From Philadelphia (Over the Counter Culture Records) – suggested by Kujata Nsse
Madame Gandhi – Voices (Madame Gandhi LLC) – suggested by Justin Avery
Tile – Come on Home, Stranger (Limited Appeal) – suggested by Bryant Kuehner (Hover)
Collate – Liminal Concerns (Self Released) – suggested by Bill Bird
Anna Von Hausswolff – Dead Magic (City Slang) – suggested by Neddal Ayad
Wizard Apprentice – I Am Invisible (Ratskin Records) – suggested by Michael Dadonna
 

Further Reading

[one-half-first] Svbterranean
Outlaws of the Sun
Supercorrupter
Ear Coffee
Paradigm Talent Agency
House of Prog
[/one-half-first] [one-half] Sungenre
Indie Current
Dominionated
Cups N Cakes
Girls Are Awesome
Tape Swap Radio
[/one-half]  
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