Shawn's Best Music of 2018

Best Shows of 2018

20. Belle and Sebastian with Perfume Genius, Frankie Cosmos
Forest Hills Stadium • Queens, NY
June 8
[setlist]

19. Fleet Foxes
Randall’s Island (Panorama) • New York, NY
July 29
[setlist]

18. Thom Yorke with Oliver Coates
Kings Theatre • Brooklyn, NY
November 27
[setlist]

17. Mac DeMarco with Juan Wauters
Central Park Summerstage • New York, NY
September 8
[setlist]

16. Rex Orange County
Randall’s Island (Panorama) • New York, NY
July 29
[setlist]

15. Dr. Dog with (Sandy) Alex G
Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing • Philadelphia, PA
June 23
[setlist]

14. Kishi Bashi
Joe’s Pub • New York, NY
January 12
[setlist]

13. Big Red Machine with Naeem
Terminal 5 • New York, NY
November 7
[setlist]

12. St. Vincent
Randall’s Island (Panorama) • New York, NY
July 28
[setlist]

11. MGMT
Sony Hall • New York, NY
March 27
[setlist]

10. Jenny Lewis with Cut Worms
White Eagle Hall • Jersey City, NJ
July 27
[setlist]

9. Arone Dyer’s Drone Choir with Mahogany L. Browne
Merkin Concert Hall (Ecstatic Music Fest) • New York, NY
March 1
[setlist]

8. Phoebe Bridgers with Soccer Mommy
Music Hall of Williamsburg • Brooklyn, NY
February 22
[setlist]

7. David Byrne
Randall’s Island (Panorama) • New York, NY
July 29
[setlist]

6. Bent Knee with Mantra Percussion
Merkin Concert Hall (Ecstatic Music Fest) • New York, NY
March 29
[setlist]

5. Mitski with Arooj Aftab
Brooklyn Steel • Brooklyn, NY
December 3
[setlist]

4. Dirty Projectors with Lower Dens
Elsewhere • Brooklyn, NY
November 18
[setlist]

3. Cornelius with Ava Luna
Irving Plaza • New York, NY
March 9
[setlist]

2. Animal Collective with Laraaji
Town Hall • New York, NY
July 19
[setlist]

1. Xenia Rubinos with Adam Schatz’s Civil Engineering
Merkin Concert Hall (Ecstatic Music Fest) • New York, NY
January 27
[setlist]

Best EPs of 2018

10. Bbymutha - Bbyshoe
[SmokeOuts]

9. Little Wings & Maher Shalal Hash Baz - Share
[Moone]

8. Laurel Halo - Raw Silk Uncut Wood
[Latency]

7. Panda Bear - A Day With The Homies
[Domino]

6. Bill Waves - For The Lost Children
[1988]

5. boygenius - boygenius
[Matador]

4. Oneohtrix Point Never - Love In The Time Of Lexapro
[Warp]

3. Open Mike Eagle - What Happens When I Try To Relax
[Auto Reverse]

2. Black Thought & Salaam Remi - Streams Of Thought Vol. 2
[Passyunk]

1. Sean Kiely - It Sure Was Good
[self-released]

Best Albums of 2018

50. La Luz - Floating Features [Hardly Art]
49. Hank Wood and the Hammerheads - Hank Wood and the Hammerheads [Toxic State]
48. Locate S,1 - Healing Contest [Nicey]
47. Pat Van Dyke - Hello, Summer [Cotter]
46. The Low Anthem - The Salt Doll Went to Measure the Depth of the Sea [Joyful Noise]
45. Caroline Rose - Loner [New West]
44. The Shacks - Haze [Big Crown]
43. Natalie Prass - The Future and the Past [ATO]
42. Mount Eerie - Now Only [P.W. Elverum & Sun]
41. Soccer Mommy - Clean [Fat Possum]

40. Jean Grae & Quelle Chris - Everything’s Fine [Mello Music Group]
39. The Sloppy Boys - Lifelong Vacation [Sludge People]
38. 79.5 - Predictions [Big Crown]
37. Maisha - There Is A Place [Brownswood]
36. Arc Iris - Icon of Ego [Ba Da Bing!]
35. Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer [Bad Boy]
34. Wye Oak - The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs [Merge]
33. Luna Rose - The Bye Liars Club [self-released]
32. Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks - Sparkle Hard [Matador]
31. Lucy Dacus - Historian [Matador]

30. Kadhja Bonet - Childqueen [Fat Possum]
29. Anderson .Paak - Oxnard [Aftermath]
28. Rex Orange County - Apricot Princess [self-released]
27. Denzel Curry - TA13OO [Loma Vista]
26. Jeff Tweedy - Warm [dBpm]
25. Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel [Mom + Pop]
24. Ryley Walker - Deafman Glance [Dead Oceans]
23. Frontperson - Frontrunner [Oscar St.]
22. Khruangbin - Con Todo El Mundo [Dead Oceans]
21. Agar Agar - Dog And The Future [Grönland]

20. Montero - Performer [Chapter Music]
19. Tropical Fuck Storm - A Laughing Death In Meatspace [Joyful Noise]
18. Floating Action - Heartache Essentials [PIAPTK]
17. IDLES - Joy As An Act Of Resistance [Partisan]
16. Saba - Care For Me [self-released]
15. Palm - Rock Island [Carpark]
14. B.C. Camplight - Deportation Blues [Bella Union]
13. Parquet Courts - Wide Awake! [Rough Trade]
12. Adrianne Lenker - Abysskiss [Saddle Creek]
11. Mitski - Be The Cowboy [Dead Oceans]