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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