Редакция Stereogum выбрала 50 лучших альбомов первой половины 2018 года.
На верхушке — балтиморский дрим-поп дуэт Beach House с их волшебным альбомом «7». Следом за ними идет Кейси Масгрейвс и ее «Golden Hour». Замыкает тройку пластинка «Lush» слоукор проекта Snail Mail.
В ТОП-20 также попали Flasher, Soccer Mommy, Cardi B, Iceage, Young Fathers, Father John Misty и другие.
А так выглядит полный список:
50. Jeff Rosenstock – POST-
49. Playboi Carti – Die Lit
48. Screaming Females – All At Once
47. Jean Grae & Quelle Chris – Everything’s Fine
46. Hot Snakes – Jericho Sirens
45. Frankie Cosmos – Vessel
44. Now, Now – Saved
43. MGMT – Little Dark Age
42. Caroline Says – No Fool Like An Old Fool
41. Tiny Moving Parts – Swell
40. American Pleasure Club – A Whole Fucking Lifetime Of This
39. The Armed – Only Love
38. Jon Hopkins – Singularity
37. Turnstile – Time & Space
36. SOB X RBE – Gangin
35. Parquet Courts – Wide Awake!
34. Sleep – The Sciences
33. JPEGMAFIA – Veteran
32. The Voidz – Virtue
31. Wye Oak – The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs
30. Dear Nora – Skulls Example
29. The Republic Of Wolves – Shrine
28. Møl – Jord
27. Jonny Greenwood – Phantom Thread Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
26. At The Gates – To Drink From The Night Itself
25. Black Dresses – WASTEISOLATION
24. Hop Along – Bark Your Head Off, Dog
23. DJ Koze – Knock Knock
22. Kamasi Washington – Heaven And Earth
21. Saba – Care For Me
20. Forth Wanderers – Forth Wanderers
19. Illuminati Hotties – Kiss Yr Frenemies
18. Lucy Dacus – Historian
17. Ryley Walker – Deafman Glance
16. Young Fathers – Cocoa Sugar
15. Rolo Tomassi – Time Will Die And Love Will Bury It
14. Father John Misty – God’s Favorite Customer
13. U.S. Girls – In A Poem Unlimited
12. Kali Uchis – Isolation
11. Oneohtrix Point Never – Age Of
10. Iceage – Beyondless
09. Janelle Monáe – Dirty Computer
08. Cardi B – Invasion Of Privacy
07. Half Waif – Lavender
06. Pusha-T – Daytona
05. Soccer Mommy – Clean
04. Flasher – Constant Image
03. Snail Mail – Lush
02. Kacey Musgraves – Golden Hour
01. Beach House – 7
Автор: Кирилл Неволин