{"id":69678,"date":"2018-12-05T16:52:30","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T22:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=69678"},"modified":"2018-12-06T10:43:55","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T16:43:55","slug":"top-albums-of-2018-staff-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2018\/12\/05\/top-albums-of-2018-staff-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Albums of 2018: Staff Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"

2018 has come and gone and left us in a vast wasteland. On the bright side, it happens to be chalked full of great albums! Some tucked into trenches, others in toxic dead zones, but great albums nonetheless. We put our game faces on and braved the warzone to find the best records we could. While it was no easy task, KJHK’s music and executive staff made it look easy. Without further ado, here are the albums that fought their way to the top of our year-end lists:<\/p>\n

Patrick Kennedy<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Pllush –\u00a0Stranger to the Pain<\/em><\/li>\n
  2. The Spirit of the Beehive – Hypnic Jerks<\/em><\/li>\n
  3. Mitski – Be the Cowboy<\/em>\"\"<\/li>\n
  4. Boygenius – Boygenius<\/em><\/li>\n
  5. Trace Mountains – A Partner to Lean On<\/em><\/li>\n
  6. Blood Orange – Negro Swan<\/em><\/li>\n
  7. Foxwarren –\u00a0Foxwarren<\/em><\/li>\n
  8. Yowler – Black Dog In My Path<\/em><\/li>\n
  9. Gouge Away – Burnt Sugar<\/em><\/li>\n
  10. Snail Mail – Lush<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Miranda Roberts<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Blood Orange – Negro Swan<\/em><\/li>\n
    2. Sidney Gish – No Dogs Allowed<\/em><\/li>\n
    3. Jorja Smith – Lost & Found<\/em>\"\"<\/li>\n
    4. Boygenius – B<\/em>oygenius<\/em><\/li>\n
    5. Foxwarren –\u00a0Foxwarren<\/em><\/li>\n
    6. Salad Boys – This Is Glue<\/em><\/li>\n
    7. Frank Turner – Be More Kind<\/em><\/li>\n
    8. Mitski – Be the Cowboy<\/em><\/li>\n
    9. Trampled by Turtles – Life is Good on the Open Road<\/em><\/li>\n
    10. Yowler – Black Dog In My Path<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Jamie Martin<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Jon Hopkins – Singularity<\/em><\/li>\n
      2. Against All Logic – 2012-2017<\/em><\/li>\n
      3. Khruangbin – Con Todo El Mundo<\/em>\"\"<\/li>\n
      4. IDLES –\u00a0Joy as an Act of Resistance<\/em><\/li>\n
      5. SOPHIE – OIL OF EVERY PEARL\u2019S UN-INSIDES<\/em><\/li>\n
      6. Employer –\u00a0Fax of Life<\/em><\/li>\n
      7. Foxwarren – Foxwarren<\/em><\/li>\n
      8. Pllush – Stranger to the Pain<\/em><\/li>\n
      9. Yves Tumor –\u00a0Safe in the Hands of Love<\/em><\/li>\n
      10. Ought –\u00a0Room Inside the World<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Erin Bugee<\/strong><\/p>\n

          \n
        1. MGMT – Little Dark Age<\/em><\/li>\n
        2. Jack Stauber – HiLo<\/em><\/li>\n
        3. B\u00d8RNS – Blue Madonna<\/em>\"\"<\/li>\n
        4. Death Grips – Year Of The Snitch<\/em><\/li>\n
        5. The Babe Rainbow –\u00a0Double Rainbow<\/em><\/li>\n
        6. Hippo Campus –\u00a0Bambi<\/em><\/li>\n
        7. Peach Pit –\u00a0Being So Normal<\/em><\/li>\n
        8. BROCKHAMPTON –\u00a0iridescence<\/em><\/li>\n
        9. \u00a0Spooky Mansion –\u00a0Alright<\/em><\/li>\n
        10. deM atlaS –\u00a0Bad Actress<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Dylan Fox<\/strong><\/p>\n

            \n
          1. Yves Tumor –\u00a0Safe in the Hands of Love<\/em><\/li>\n
          2. Amen Dunes –\u00a0Freedom<\/em><\/li>\n
          3. Low –\u00a0Double Negative<\/em>\"\"<\/li>\n
          4. Dedekind Cut –\u00a0Tahoe<\/em><\/li>\n
          5. Grouper –\u00a0Grid of Points<\/em><\/li>\n
          6. Death Grips –\u00a0Year of the Snitch<\/em><\/li>\n
          7. DJ Koze – Knock Knock<\/em><\/li>\n
          8. JPEGMAFIA –\u00a0Veteran<\/em><\/li>\n
          9. Blood Orange –\u00a0Negro Swan<\/em><\/li>\n
          10. Kiran –\u00a0Konduku<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Quinn Leyda<\/strong><\/p>\n

              \n
            1. Car Seat Headrest –\u00a0Twin Fantasy<\/em><\/li>\n
            2. Grapetooth –\u00a0Grapetooth<\/em><\/li>\n
            3. Tash Sultana –\u00a0Flow State<\/em>\"\"<\/li>\n
            4. Mitski –\u00a0Be The Cowboy<\/em><\/li>\n
            5. Foxing –\u00a0Nearer My God<\/em><\/li>\n
            6. Snail Mail –\u00a0Lush<\/em><\/li>\n
            7. Hippo Campus –\u00a0Bambi<\/em><\/li>\n
            8. Ocean Alley –\u00a0Chiaroscuro<\/em><\/li>\n
            9. Ron Gallo –\u00a0Stardust Birthday Party<\/em><\/li>\n
            10. The Nude Party –\u00a0The Nude Party<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Jaya Chakka<\/strong><\/p>\n

                \n
              1. Foxing –\u00a0Nearer My God<\/em><\/li>\n
              2. Ex:Re –\u00a0Ex:Re<\/em><\/li>\n
              3. Boygenius –\u00a0Boygenius<\/em>\"\"<\/li>\n
              4. BROCKHAMPTON – iridescence<\/em><\/li>\n
              5. Joji –\u00a0BALLADS1<\/em><\/li>\n
              6. Son Lux –\u00a0Brighter Wounds<\/em><\/li>\n
              7. Car Seat Headrest –\u00a0Twin Fantasy<\/em><\/li>\n
              8. Mountain Man –\u00a0Magic Ship<\/em><\/li>\n
              9. MGMT –\u00a0Little Dark Age<\/em><\/li>\n
              10. Marlon Williams –\u00a0Make Way For Love<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                Zara Strayer<\/strong><\/p>\n

                  \n
                1. Lucy Dacus –\u00a0Historian<\/em><\/li>\n
                2. The Decemberists –\u00a0I’ll Be Your Girl<\/em><\/li>\n
                3. Boygenius –\u00a0Boygenius<\/em><\/li>\n
                4. Blood Orange –\u00a0Negro Swan<\/em>\"\"<\/li>\n
                5. Half Waif –\u00a0Lavender<\/em><\/li>\n
                6. Foxing –\u00a0Nearer My God<\/em><\/li>\n
                7. Yowler –\u00a0Black Dog In My Path<\/em><\/li>\n
                8. Kississippi –\u00a0Sunset Blush<\/em><\/li>\n
                9. The Beths –\u00a0Future Me Hates Me<\/em><\/li>\n
                10. Snail Mail –\u00a0Lush<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  Kade Schoenfeldt<\/strong><\/p>\n

                    \n
                  1. Car Seat Headrest –\u00a0Twin Fantasy<\/em><\/li>\n
                  2. Snail Mail –\u00a0Lush<\/em><\/li>\n
                  3. Courtney Barnett –\u00a0Tell Me How You Really Feel<\/em>\"\"<\/li>\n
                  4. Parquet Courts –\u00a0Wide Awake!<\/em><\/li>\n
                  5. Foxing –\u00a0Nearer My God<\/em><\/li>\n
                  6. Denzel Curry –\u00a0TA13OO<\/em><\/li>\n
                  7. Unknown Mortal Orchestra –\u00a0Sex & Food<\/em><\/li>\n
                  8. Teenage Wrist –\u00a0Chrome Neon Jesus<\/em><\/li>\n
                  9. Iceage –\u00a0Beyondless<\/em><\/li>\n
                  10. Mitski –\u00a0Be The Cowboy<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    Caroline McCone<\/strong><\/p>\n

                      \n
                    1. BROCKHAMPTON –\u00a0iridescence<\/em><\/li>\n
                    2. Sidney Gish –\u00a0No Dogs Allowed<\/em><\/li>\n
                    3. Courtney Barnett –\u00a0Tell Me How You Really Feel<\/em><\/li>\n
                    4. \"\"Anderson .Paak –\u00a0Oxnard<\/em><\/li>\n
                    5. Arctic Monkeys –\u00a0Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino<\/em><\/li>\n
                    6. Pinegrove –\u00a0Skylight<\/em><\/li>\n
                    7. Cautious Clay –\u00a0Blood Type<\/em><\/li>\n
                    8. Brother Moses –\u00a0Magnolia<\/em><\/li>\n
                    9. Frankie Cosmos –\u00a0Vessel<\/em><\/li>\n
                    10. Parquet Courts –\u00a0Wide Awake!<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      Megan Kiser<\/strong><\/p>\n

                        \n
                      1. BROCKHAMPTON – iridescence<\/em><\/li>\n
                      2. Noname –\u00a0Room 25<\/em>\"\"<\/li>\n
                      3. Mitski –\u00a0Be The Cowboy<\/em><\/li>\n
                      4. Blood Orange –\u00a0Negro Swan<\/em><\/li>\n
                      5. Anderson .Paak –\u00a0Oxnard<\/em><\/li>\n
                      6. Gorillaz –\u00a0The Now Now<\/em><\/li>\n
                      7. Janelle Monae –\u00a0Dirty Computer<\/em><\/li>\n
                      8. Vince Staples –\u00a0FM!<\/em><\/li>\n
                      9. Jorja Smith –\u00a0Lost & Found<\/em><\/li>\n
                      10. Joji –\u00a0Ballads 1<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                        Alisa Agostinelli<\/strong><\/p>\n

                          \n
                        1. LANY – Malibu Nights<\/em><\/li>\n
                        2. yungblud –\u00a021st Century Liability<\/em>\"\"<\/li>\n
                        3. The Aces –\u00a0When My Heart Felt Volcanic<\/em><\/li>\n
                        4. 5 Seconds of Summer –\u00a0Youngblood<\/em><\/li>\n
                        5. Lovelytheband – Finding It Hard To Smile<\/em><\/li>\n
                        6. Pale Waves – My Mind Makes Noise<\/em><\/li>\n
                        7. With Confidence –\u00a0Love and Loathing<\/em><\/li>\n
                        8. The Hunna –\u00a0Dare<\/em><\/li>\n
                        9. State Champs –\u00a0Living Proof<\/em><\/li>\n
                        10. The Academic –\u00a0Tales From The Backseat<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                          Patrick Sullivan<\/strong><\/p>\n

                            \n
                          1. Mac Miller –\u00a0Swimming<\/em><\/li>\n
                          2. $uicideBoy$ –\u00a0I Want to Die in New Orleans<\/em><\/li>\n
                          3. 88Rising –\u00a0Head In The Clouds<\/em><\/li>\n
                          4. \"\"Denzel Curry –\u00a0TA13OO<\/em><\/li>\n
                          5. Post Malone – Beerbongs and Bentleys<\/em><\/li>\n
                          6. Ghost –\u00a0Prequelle<\/em><\/li>\n
                          7. Greta Van Fleet –\u00a0Anthem of the Peaceful Army<\/em><\/li>\n
                          8. Anderson .Paak –\u00a0Oxnard<\/em><\/li>\n
                          9. Joji –\u00a0BALLADS1<\/em><\/li>\n
                          10. Mumford and Sons –\u00a0Delta<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                            Brian Trevizo<\/strong><\/p>\n

                              \n
                            1. Hermit & The Recluse –\u00a0Orpheus V. The Sirens<\/em><\/li>\n
                            2. Deathgrips –\u00a0Year of the Snitch<\/em><\/li>\n
                            3. Lupe Fiasco –\u00a0Drogas Wave<\/em><\/li>\n
                            4. JPEGMAFIA –\u00a0Veteran<\/em>\"\"<\/li>\n
                            5. Blood Orange –\u00a0Negro Swan<\/em><\/li>\n
                            6. Armand Hammer –\u00a0Paraffin<\/em><\/li>\n
                            7. Quelle Chris & Jean Grae – Everything’s Fine<\/em><\/li>\n
                            8. Kamasi Washington –\u00a0Heaven & Earth<\/em><\/li>\n
                            9. Guerilla Toss –\u00a0Twisted Crystal<\/em><\/li>\n
                            10. BROCKHAMPTON –\u00a0iridescence<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                              Deegan Poores<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                \n
                              1. Playboi Carti –\u00a0Die Lit<\/em><\/li>\n
                              2. Saba –\u00a0CARE FOR ME<\/em><\/li>\n
                              3. Snail Mail –\u00a0Lush<\/em><\/li>\n
                              4. Pusha T –\u00a0DAYTONA<\/em><\/li>\n
                              5. KIDS SEE GHOSTS –\u00a0KIDS SEE GHOSTS<\/em>\"\"<\/li>\n
                              6. SOPHIE – OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES<\/em><\/li>\n
                              7. Mitski –\u00a0Be The Cowboy<\/em><\/li>\n
                              8. Soccer Mommy –\u00a0Clean<\/em><\/li>\n
                              9. Yves Tumor –\u00a0Safe in the Hands of Love<\/em><\/li>\n
                              10. Hatchie –\u00a0Sugar & Spice<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                Cole Billings<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                  \n
                                1. Employer –\u00a0The Fax of Life<\/em><\/li>\n
                                2. Stars Hollow –\u00a0Happy Again<\/em><\/li>\n
                                3. Bladee –\u00a0Red Light<\/em><\/li>\n
                                4. Nylon Smile –\u00a0Angel of Doubt<\/em>\"\"<\/li>\n
                                5. Mom Jeans. –\u00a0Puppy Love<\/em><\/li>\n
                                6. Connan Mockasin –\u00a0Jassbusters<\/em><\/li>\n
                                7. loveboy –\u00a0Malfunction<\/em><\/li>\n
                                8. Snail Mail –\u00a0Lush<\/em><\/li>\n
                                9. Yung Lean –\u00a0Poison Ivy<\/em><\/li>\n
                                10. Earl Sweatshirt –\u00a0Some Rap Songs<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                  Liam Mays<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                    \n
                                  1. boygenius –\u00a0boygenius<\/em><\/li>\n
                                  2. Conner Youngblood –\u00a0Cheyenne<\/em><\/li>\n
                                  3. Valley Maker – Rhododendron<\/i><\/li>\n
                                  4. Pinegrove –\u00a0Skylight<\/em>\"\"<\/li>\n
                                  5. Wilderado – Favors<\/em><\/li>\n
                                  6. Haley Heynderickx – I need to Start A Garden<\/em><\/li>\n
                                  7. Death Cab For Cutie –\u00a0Thank You For Today<\/em><\/li>\n
                                  8. Hovvdy – Cranberry<\/em><\/li>\n
                                  9. Mitski –\u00a0Be The Cowboy<\/em><\/li>\n
                                  10. Kurt Vile – Bottle It In<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                    Sasha Artaega\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                      \n
                                    1. Jess Sah Bi & Peter One –\u00a0Our Garden Needs Its Flower<\/em>\"\"<\/li>\n
                                    2. Tancred –\u00a0Nightstand<\/em><\/li>\n
                                    3. Marcus Lewis Big Band –\u00a0Brass and Boujee<\/em><\/li>\n
                                    4. Foxing –\u00a0Nearer My God<\/em><\/li>\n
                                    5. Soccer Mommy –\u00a0Clean<\/em><\/li>\n
                                    6. Part Time –\u00a0Spell #6<\/em><\/li>\n
                                    7. Laura Jane Grace and the Devouring Mothers –\u00a0Bought To Rot<\/em><\/li>\n
                                    8. Blushing –\u00a0Weak<\/em><\/li>\n
                                    9. mewithoutYou –\u00a0[untitled] e.p.<\/em><\/li>\n
                                    10. Joey Purp – QUARTERLOVE<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                      Matthew Stratton<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                        \n
                                      1. Rainbow Kitten Surprise –\u00a0How to: Friend, Love, Freefall<\/em><\/li>\n
                                      2. Black Foxxes –\u00a0Rei\u00f0i<\/em>\"\"<\/li>\n
                                      3. Denzel Curry – TA13OO<\/em><\/li>\n
                                      4. Car Seat Headrest –\u00a0Twin Fantasy<\/em><\/li>\n
                                      5. Kids See Ghosts –\u00a0Kids See Ghosts<\/em><\/li>\n
                                      6. Snail Mail –\u00a0Lush<\/em><\/li>\n
                                      7. Anderson .Paak –\u00a0Oxnard<\/em><\/li>\n
                                      8. IDLES –\u00a0Joy as an Act of Resistance<\/em><\/li>\n
                                      9. JPEGMAFIA –\u00a0Veteran<\/em><\/li>\n
                                      10. Judas Priest –\u00a0Firepower<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                        Dawson Frick<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                          \n
                                        1. The Voidz –\u00a0Virtue<\/em><\/li>\n
                                        2. Car Seat Headrest –\u00a0Twin Fantasy<\/em><\/li>\n
                                        3. Jack White –\u00a0Boarding House Reach<\/em><\/li>\n
                                        4. Nine Inch Nails –\u00a0Bad Witch<\/em>\"\"<\/li>\n
                                        5. Courtney Barnett –\u00a0Tell Me How You Really Feel<\/em><\/li>\n
                                        6. Kids See Ghosts –\u00a0Kids See Ghosts<\/em><\/li>\n
                                        7. Arctic Monkeys –\u00a0Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino<\/em><\/li>\n
                                        8. Middle Kids –\u00a0Lost Friends<\/em><\/li>\n
                                        9. AWOLNATION – Here Come the Runts<\/em><\/li>\n
                                        10. Sleep – The Sciences<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                          Lorena de la O<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                            \n
                                          1. Khruangbin – Con Todo El Mundo<\/em><\/li>\n
                                          2. Shakey Graves –\u00a0Can’t Sleep<\/em><\/li>\n
                                          3. boygenius –\u00a0boygenius<\/em>\"\"<\/li>\n
                                          4. Jorja Smith –\u00a0Lost & Found<\/em><\/li>\n
                                          5. Ought – Room Inside the World<\/em><\/li>\n
                                          6. Tiny Moving Parts – Swell<\/em><\/li>\n
                                          7. Mitski –\u00a0Be The Cowboy<\/em><\/li>\n
                                          8. Blood Orange –\u00a0Negro Swan<\/em><\/li>\n
                                          9. Vein –\u00a0Errorzone<\/em><\/li>\n
                                          10. SOPHIE –\u00a0OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                            Cami Koons<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                              \n
                                            1. Snail Mail –\u00a0Lush<\/em><\/li>\n
                                            2. The Internet –\u00a0Hive Mind<\/em>\"\"<\/li>\n
                                            3. Mac Miller –\u00a0Swimming<\/em><\/li>\n
                                            4. The Mar\u00edas –\u00a0Superclean Vol. II<\/em><\/li>\n
                                            5. Florence and the Machine –\u00a0High as Hope<\/em><\/li>\n
                                            6. Noname – Room 25<\/em><\/li>\n
                                            7. Soccer Mommy –\u00a0Clean<\/em><\/li>\n
                                            8. BROCKHAMPTON –\u00a0iridescence<\/em><\/li>\n
                                            9. Kacey Musgraves –\u00a0Golden Hour<\/em><\/li>\n
                                            10. Beach House –\u00a07<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                              Andrew Chavez<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                \n
                                              1. Robyn –\u00a0Honey<\/em><\/li>\n
                                              2. Beach House –\u00a07<\/em><\/li>\n
                                              3. Ryan Beatty –\u00a0Boy in Jeans<\/em>\"\"<\/li>\n
                                              4. Mitski –\u00a0Be the Cowboy<\/em><\/li>\n
                                              5. Jack Larsen –\u00a0Push-Ups<\/em><\/li>\n
                                              6. Unknown Mortal Orchestra –\u00a0IC-01 Hanoi<\/em><\/li>\n
                                              7. Teyana Taylor –\u00a0K.T.S.E.<\/em><\/li>\n
                                              8. Blood Orange –\u00a0Negro Swan<\/em><\/li>\n
                                              9. Snail Mail –\u00a0Lush<\/em><\/li>\n
                                              10. Ricky Eat Acid –\u00a0I Am Happy, Singing<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                Parker Freeman<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                  \n
                                                1. Julia Holter –\u00a0Aviary<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                2. Spiritualized –\u00a0And Nothing Hurt<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                3. The Voidz –\u00a0Virtue<\/em>\"\"<\/li>\n
                                                4. Panda Bear –\u00a0A Day with the Homies<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                5. Tim Hecker –\u00a0Konoyo<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                6. Mid-Air Thief –\u00a0Crumbling\u00a0\ubb34\ub108\uc9c0\uae30<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                7. Everett Bird –\u00a0People Person<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                8. Clarence Clarity –\u00a0THINK: PEACE<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                9. Mount Eerie –\u00a0Now Only<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                10. Autechre –\u00a0NTS Sessions 1-4<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                  Benji Bloom<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                    \n
                                                  1. Saba –\u00a0CARE FOR ME<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                  2. Nipsey Hussle –\u00a0Victory Lap<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                  3. Pusha T –\u00a0DAYTONA<\/em>\"\"<\/li>\n
                                                  4. Denzel Curry –\u00a0TA13OO<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                  5. Flatbush Zombies –\u00a0Vacation in Hell<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                  6. Mozzy –\u00a0Gangland Landlord<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                  7. Smino –\u00a0Noir<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                  8. Blood Orange –\u00a0Negro Swan<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                  9. G Herbo –\u00a0Swervo<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                  10. Anderson .Paak –\u00a0Oxnard<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                    Sophie Johnson<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                      \n
                                                    1. Courtney Barnett –\u00a0Tell Me How You Really Feel<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                    2. Snail Mail –\u00a0Lush<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                    3. Mitski –\u00a0Be The Cowboy<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                    4. \"\"Beach House –\u00a07<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                    5. Boygenius –\u00a0Boygenius<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                    6. Rubblebucket –\u00a0Sun Machine<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                    7. Blood Orange –\u00a0Negro Swan<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                    8. Noname –\u00a0Room 25<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                    9. Parquet Courts –\u00a0Wide Awake!<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                    10. U.S. Girls –\u00a0In a Poem Unlimited<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                      Kalekidan Yeshiwas<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                        \n
                                                      1. Kali Uchis –\u00a0Isolation<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                      2. Clairo –\u00a0dairy 001<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                      3. BROCKHAMPTON –\u00a0iridescence<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                      4. Noname –\u00a0Room 25<\/em>\"\"<\/li>\n
                                                      5. Dreamgirl –\u00a0Dreamgirl<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                      6. SALES –\u00a0Forever & Ever<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                      7. Omar Apollo –\u00a0Stereo<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                      8. The Internet –\u00a0Hive Mind<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                      9. JPEGMAFIA – Veteran<\/li>\n
                                                      10. Ravyn Lanae –\u00a0Crush EP<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                        Maggie Witherow<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                          \n
                                                        1. Courtney Barnett –\u00a0Tell Me How You Really Feel<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                        2. Tierra Whack –\u00a0Whack World<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                        3. Noname –\u00a0Room 25<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                        4. Robyn –\u00a0Honey<\/em>\"\"<\/li>\n
                                                        5. Snail Mail –\u00a0Lush<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                        6. BROCKHAMPTON –\u00a0iridescence<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                        7. The Internet –\u00a0Hive Mind<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                        8. Phantastic Fernature –\u00a0Phantastic Fernature<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                        9. Haley Heynderickx – I Need To Start a Garden<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                        10. Kurt Vile –\u00a0Bottle It In<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                          Coleman Connolly<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                            \n
                                                          1. The Jefferson Park Boys –\u00a0Casual Horns, Dog<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                          2. John Maus –\u00a0Addendum<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                          3. Shades –\u00a0In Praise of Darkness<\/em>\"\"<\/li>\n
                                                          4. Tsuruda –\u00a0Unlimited Data<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                          5. Anderson .Paak –\u00a0Oxnard<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                          6. Woolymammoth –\u00a0Filling Spots<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                          7. Molly Nillson –\u00a0Twenty Twenty<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                          8. Kurt Vile –\u00a0Bottle It In<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                          9. Earl Sweatshirt –\u00a0Some Rap Songs<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                          10. Gangus –\u00a0Anti Self<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                            Kyle Wernimont<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                              \n
                                                            1. JPEGMAFIA – Veteran<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                            2. BROCKHAMPTON – iridescence<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                            3. Joji – BALLADS 1<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                            4. Kali Uchis –\u00a0Isolation<\/em>\"\"<\/li>\n
                                                            5. Vince Staples –\u00a0FM!<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                            6. Blood Orange –\u00a0Negro Swan<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                            7. Dreamgirl –\u00a0Dreamgirl<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                            8. Onyx Collective –\u00a0Lower East Side Pt. 3<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                            9. TWRP –\u00a0Together Through Time<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                            10. Denzel Curry –\u00a0Taboo<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                              Brian Locascio<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                                \n
                                                              1. Jon Bellion –\u00a0Glory Sound Prep<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                              2. Lake Street Dive –\u00a0Free Yourself Up<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                              3. Blue False Indigo –\u00a0More Light<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                              4. Houndmouth –\u00a0Golden Age<\/em>\"\"<\/li>\n
                                                              5. Troye Sivan –\u00a0Bloom<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                              6. Betty Who –\u00a0Betty, Pt. 1<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                              7. Kina Grannis –\u00a0In the Waiting<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                              8. Lauren Daigle –\u00a0Look Up Child<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                              9. ODESZA –\u00a0A Moment Apart (Delux Edition)<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                              10. Vulfpeck –\u00a0Lonely Town<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                                2018 has come and gone and left us in a vast wasteland. On the bright side, it happens to be chalked full of great albums! Some tucked into trenches, others in toxic dead zones, but great albums nonetheless. We put our game faces on and braved the warzone to find the best records we could. While it was no easy task, KJHK’s music and executive staff made it look easy. Without further ado, here are the albums that fought their […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4332,"featured_media":69684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,4,3268],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-on-kjhk","category-music","category-music-articles"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/topsters2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4332"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69678\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}