Another December just about passed, and another 100 independent albums and EP’s you probably missed this year. In any artistic industry, so much of the exciting content flies quietly under the radar, except for when you know where to look for it. π€πΈ
Since 2015, I’ve given you lists of 100 independent albums and EPβs you probably missed during the year. Here they are:
Now here comes 2018’s. I’m so stoked for the new crop of artists here, as well as for those returning again. A lot of the content on this year’s list comes from artists I’ve known for years, producing music for new projects they’ve put together recently. This is a different kind of excitement; I love seeing the evolution of these creatives.
As with all previous lists, these 100 albums and EPβs come from artists all over the world. This yearβs list includes artists from: Canada, Greece, Germany, South Korea, Belarus, Austria, Singapore, France, South Africa, Sweden, Australia, Norway, Spain, Estonia, Ukraine, Italy, the U.K., Switzerland, Russia, and 22 different U.S. states.Β The independent world is massive.
It’s always interesting to see what each year brings in terms of style and genre, and 2018 seems to have been heavy on punk, pop-punk, alternative, instrumental, metal, and jazz-influenced material, both in terms of my personal taste and overall releases.
With all that said, here are 100 of the independent albums and EPβs that you probably missed in 2018. All were released during the 2018 calendar year. Music is multidimensional, and all these artists should be treated as such.
As always, albums are in no particular order.
Come expand your universe and live in my world for a little while. ππ
1. SatellitesΒ β Chelsea ShagΒ β Atlanta, Georgia, USA

2. Painting with ScissorsΒ β Andy GruhinΒ β Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

3. FeelsΒ β Fair PanicΒ β Wayne, New Jersey, USA

4. OverseasΒ β White CovenΒ β Zaragoza, Spain

5. Hannah Wicklund & The Steppin StonesΒ β Hannah Wicklund & The Steppin StonesΒ β Nashville, Tennessee, USA

6. DreamlandΒ β Just Like HoneyΒ β New York, New York, USA

7. Personal IssuesΒ β Oh See DemonsΒ β Bergen, Norway

8. My Only HopeΒ β Adam SingerΒ β San Francisco, California, USA

9. Β Mind TricksΒ β Brownstone Inc.Β β Graz, Austria

10. Thriving, Given The ConsequencesΒ β Soviet OhioΒ β Syracuse, New York, USA

11. In Moon We Trust β HΔlley β Paris, France

12. What The Wreck? βΒ Stan Stewart β Ithaca, New York, USA

13. Poor You, Part TwoΒ β JinxboxΒ β Middlebury, Vermont, USA

14. Centipede – EPΒ β Blooming FireΒ β Los Angeles, California, USA

15. The Candleman and the CurtainΒ β The Earth and IΒ β Warwick, New York, USA

16. Everyone I’ve Ever Loved β Valleyheart β Salem, Massachusetts, USA

17. KingdomsΒ β CooperthebandΒ β Nashville, Tennessee, USA

18. Self TitledΒ β Alias MayΒ β Melbourne, Australia

19. Make My MillenniumΒ β Resident OneΒ β Atlanta, Georgia, USA

20. FunnySexyCool β Hollywood Horses β Birmingham, Alabama, USA

21. .ghostworld – EPΒ β .ghostworldΒ β Singapore, Singapore

22. Heaven and Her DemonsΒ β BlackBeakΒ β Johannesburg, South Africa

23. Wherever That Is β Panhandler β Stockholm, Sweden

24. White Roses EPΒ β Dream ChambersΒ β Nashville, Tennessee, USA

25. Soul TransferΒ β EmphasisΒ β Tallin, Estonia

26. Westline Drive EPΒ β Westline DriveΒ β San Francisco, California, USA

27. EPΒ β LampionΒ β Montreal, Quebec, Canada

28. SalvationΒ β The Penske FileΒ β Burlington, Ontario, Canada

29. Hypnotizing EuphoriaΒ β The Who Was PhoneΒ β Zurich, Switzerland

30. Bridges – EPΒ β For The FireΒ β Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

31. DispositionΒ β Young AnimalsΒ β St. Louis, Missouri, USA

32. Glow In The DarkΒ β Rachel Rose MitchellΒ β Melbourne, Australia

33. Dear BeerΒ β The BombpopsΒ β Los Angeles, California, USA

34. AftermindΒ β HighViewΒ β Canberra, Australia

35. It’s History, It’s PoetryΒ β Detour NorthΒ β Chicago, Illinois, USA

36. Voices in My HeadΒ β Failing UpΒ β Los Angeles, California, USA

37. OmegaΒ β Shades of DissonanceΒ β Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

38. From the Wild SkyΒ β Halie LorenΒ β Eugene, Oregon, USA

39. Up in RosesΒ β FeverΒ β Portland, Oregon, USA

40. Passing YearsΒ β Looking For AlaskaΒ β Regensburg, Germany

41. Desire PathsΒ β TurnspitΒ β Chicago, Illinois, USA

42. Absolution EPΒ β KeatingΒ β Columbus, Ohio, USA

43. The Fallen KingΒ β Frozen CrownΒ β Milan, Italy

44. Heartwoken EPΒ β The ReviesΒ β Los Angeles, California, USA

45. AmnesiaticΒ β ODD ROBOTΒ β Fullerton, California, USA

46.Β Everything Is TemporaryΒ β Between You & MeΒ β Melbourne, Australia

47. DuoyuΒ β DuoyuΒ β Athens, Greece

48. Six People in a Dream βΒ Baronaqua β Melbourne, Australia

49. Hometown StaticΒ β Second StreetΒ β Kansas City, Missouri, USA

50. Happy ThoughtsΒ β MidfieldΒ β Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

51. Becoming a GhostΒ β Becoming a GhostΒ β Troy, New York, USA

52. Bedtime β Pawn Pawn β Toledo, Ohio, USA

53. AllianceΒ β We Call The ShotsΒ β Phoenix, Arizona, USA

54. Mother’s KeeperΒ β Mother’s KeeperΒ β Birmingham, Alabama, USA

55. Is an EPΒ β THISΒ β Buffalo, New York, USA

56. Distraction EPΒ β Paper CitizenΒ β Boston, Massachusetts, USA

57. NostalgiaΒ β deerfield.Β β Syracuse, New York, USA

58.Β Street TalkΒ β Big WhiteΒ β Sydney, Australia

59. For Me This TimeΒ β Analog HeartΒ β Boston, Massachusetts, USA

60. While We Dream β Lights & Motion β Gothenburg, Sweden

61. Raw Sugar β L’Absence β Zaragoza, Spain

62. Tameless β Buffalo Rampage β Moscow, Russia

63. Never Asked for It EP β Sorry, Scout β St. Louis, Missouri, USA

64. Old Soul β Sharp Sleeves β Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

65. AspireΒ β VENUESΒ β Stuttgart, Germany

66. From Blue to Bone β Mama Doom β Poughkeepsie, New York, USA

67. Heart Whispers (EP) βΒ Grace & the Midnight Angel β Clovis, California, USA

68. Cirque Du Skank β Skunk Funk β American Canyon, California, USA

69. Spring Silver EPΒ β Spring SilverΒ β Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

70. The View From Here β Stealing Home β Concord, California, USA

71. Weird’N’Confused β Appocaloosers β Madrid, Spain

72. Inception β Wallbangers β Nantes, France

73. Wanderlust EP β Growling RabbitΒ β Minsk, Belarus

74. Paper Saints β Paper Saints β Dallas, Texas, USA

75. Spinneret EP β JEM β Singapore, Singapore

76. Cashmore Demos β Cashmore β Brisbane, Australia

77. Dakota β Go Murphy β Fargo, North Dakota, USA

78. Categories of Colour β Either/Or β Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

79. Facade β Boxford β Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

80. Casual Corner β Blesst Chest β Portland, Oregon, USA

81. Paper Hearts β The Brothers Union β Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA

82. New Ruins β Candace β Portland, Oregon, USA

83. Growing Pain β Envious View β Springfield, Missouri, USA

84. Hangin’ On! β The Glycereens β Brisbane, Australia

85. Digital EP β Anemoria β Fullerton, California, USA

86. Agonize β Sever The Ear β Gwangju, South Korea

87. Laugh It Off! β Domino & the Derelicts β San Jose, California, USA

88. Glass Bones β WolvesMouth β Voorhees, New Jersey, USA

89. Ashes β Led By LanternsΒ β Birmingham, England, UK

90. A Quiet Riot Vol. 1 β We Are Riot β Bremen, Germany

91. Membership Dues β Sad Girlz Club β San Francisco, California, USA

92. Broken Codes β In Parallel β Nashville, Tennessee, USA

93. The Deep Sleep βΒ Unveil β Sherebrooke, Quebec, Canada

94. The Nexstone β The Nexstone β Kramatorsk, Ukraine

95. Comfort Zone βΒ Superhaunted β Miami, Florida, USA

96. Fault Lines EP β Aeve Ribbons β Manchester, England, UK

97. Visions EP βΒ Noise Maze β Udine, Italy

98.The Outer Space (EP) β Fallcie β Saint Petersburg, Russia

99. Jaren β Jenn’s Apartment β Lansing, Michigan, USA

100. Nothing Left β My Favorite Fault β Moscow, Russia

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