KQED Arts - Top 20 Albums of 2018
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13846693/list ... ms-of-2018
Best Album to Feed the Spirit of Global Resistance
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Black Times (Strut)
Best Album to Preserve an Endangered Language
Jeremy Dutcher, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa (Fontana North)
Best Reminder that Multi-Instrumentalists are Super Heroes
Kadhja Bonet, Childqueen (Fat Possum Records)
Best Album to Channel Your Rage
Rico Nasty, Nasty (Sugar Trap)
Best Album for Cruising in a Vintage Cadillac
Kali Uchis, Isolation (Universal)
Best Album for People Who Live on the Internet
Sophie, Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides (MSMSMSM/Future Classic)
Best Album to Fuel a Creative Spree
Tierra Whack, Whack World (Self-Released)
Best Album To Remind Us That Good People Still Exist
Courtney Marie Andrews, May Your Kindness Remain (Fat Possum Records)
Best Album to Turn Arcade Games into Revelations
Kamasi Washington, Heaven and Earth (Young Turks)
Most Likely to Start a Mosh Pit
Courtney Barnett, Tell Me How You Really Feel (Marathon Artists/Mom+Pop)
Best Reminder That Everyone Needs an Editor
Vince Staples, FM! (Def Jam)
Best Album for Flossing Out Your Poor Oversaturated Brain
Autechre, NTS Sessions (Warp Records)
Best Album to Accompany a Psychedelic Trip
Kikagaku Moyo, Masana Temples (Guruguru Brain)
Best Album For Throwing a Middle Finger Up to the Patriarchy
Alice Bag, Blueprint (Don Giovanni Records)
Best Album to Demonstrate Reggaeton's Staying Power in Pop
J Balvin, Vibras (Universal Music Latino)
Best Album to Help Overcome Heartbreak
Mitski, Be the Cowboy (Dead Oceans)
Best Album to Remind Us of History's Lessons
Tiffany Austin, Unbroken (Con Alma Music)
Best Pissed-off-at-the-Presidency Album
Ministry, AmeriKKKant (Nuclear Blast)
Best Album for Dancing the Pain Away
Robyn, Honey (Embassy One)
Best Album for Jamming Out at Home in Your Socks
Francis and the Lights, Just for Us (KTTF)
EOY 2018 - KQED Arts (US)
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