The Real Concert King's Top Albums of 2018

Well here it is, finally!  My list of the top albums of 2018!  It's always difficult putting these in order, down the road after listening to them more I usually end up feeling like I should have ordered them differently, but I think this is pretty much how I feel it should be at the time of publishing.

I like to highlight some of my favorite albums by writing some semi-coherent sentences going over my thoughts and feelings.  Some people are very gifted at being able to creatively and eloquently describe music, but I don't think I'm particularly good at articulating what I like or don't like about music, especially in technical terms.  I just like to give a little bit of insight into why I chose that album, some background info and what kind of impact it had on me.  

I doubt many people are familiar with every album and artist on here so I highly encourage you to check out the highlighted songs if you're unfamiliar with them and if you like what you hear, then use the link I provided to listen to the full album (or look it up wherever you listen to music) and support the artists if you can. Buy the albums, go to shows, do whatever feels right.

For the first time ever, I've made a Spotify playlist featuring all of the "Check Out" songs linked below! You can check that out here.

EDIT: I realized far too late that I forgot to include "Epitaph" by God is an Astronaut, so I squeezed it in.

Honorable Mentions

Amaranthe - "Helix"  Stream on Spotify
Bayside - "Acoustic Vol. 2"  Stream on Spotify
Covet - "effloresce EP"  Stream on Spotify 

This Will Destroy You - "New Others Part One & Part Two"  Stream/Buy: Part 1  Part 2

Brent Walsh - "Are You Even There At All?" EP  Stream on Spotify

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