We're not quite halfway through 2018, but here's our annual recap of the albums + songs of the first half of the year anyway. I’ve excluded any records that we’ve released on our new label Luminelle Recordings; otherwise, the stellar new ones from Helena Deland, Anemone, and Hana Vu would have all figured prominently into both of these lists. Also, I guess a few of these aren’t officially out yet. Sorry!



ALBUMS:

01 AMEN DUNES | Freedom













02 TIRZAH | Devotion













03 GROUPER | Grid of Points













04 BELLA BOO | Fire













05 BEACH HOUSE | 7













06 PLAYBOI CARTI | Die Lit













07 DJ HEALER | Nothing 2 Loose / Planet Lonely













08 ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER | Age Of













09 TESS ROBY | Beacon













10 MUNYA | North Hatley

Next 20 (alphabetical):

A.A.L. | 2012-2017

CAROLINE SAYS | No Fool Like an Old Fool

DJ KOZE | Knock Knock

JOHNNY JEWEL | Digital Rain / Themes for Television

LAURA JEAN | Devotion

LENA RAINE | Celeste OST

LEON BRIDGES | Good Thing

LOMA | Loma

NADINE | oh my

NEGATIVE GEMINI | Bad Baby

OKLOU | The Rite of May

PANDA BEAR | A Day With the Homies

PENDANT | Make Me Know You Sweet

PRIMO | Amici

PYNKIE | Neoteny

SMERZ | Have Fun

SUN JUNE | Years

TONY PRICE | celica absolu

U.S. GIRLS | In a Poem Unlimited

WISHED BONE | cellar belly













SONGS:

01 ARIANA GRANDE :: No Tears Left To Cry

02 AMEN DUNES :: Believe

03 TIRZAH :: Gladly

04 MGMT :: Me and Michael

05 JAY ROCK :: King’s Dead

06 CHROMATICS :: Black Walls

07 MOODYMAN :: Got Me Coming Back Right Now

08 BELLA BOO :: Fire Fire

09 OTHA :: One of the Girls

10 WESTERMAN :: Confirmation

11 ANDRE 3000 :: Me&My (To Bury Your Parents)

12 MORABEZA TOBACCO :: TTYL

13 PLAYBOI CARTI :: Shoota

14 PYNKIE :: Dew

15 KATE TEAGUE :: Low Life

16 BARRIE :: Canyons

17 SUN JUNE :: Young

18 MORMOR :: Heaven’s Only Wishful

19 JAMES BLAKE :: Don’t Miss It

20 AVALON :: Deadbeat Boy

21 OKLOU :: Friendless

22 AMBER MARK :: Love Me Right

23 RAE MORRIS :: Dancing with Character

24 EASYFUN :: Be Your USA

25 PEGGY GOU :: It Makes You Forget (itgehane)

26 MEN I TRUST :: Show Me How

27 TRUE BLUE :: Tell Me Texas

28 DENA :: Things That Mean a Lot (feat. Eyedress)

29 THE GREEN CHILD :: Her Majesty II

30 NILÜFER YANYA :: Thanks 4 Nothing