In 2018 I still haven't broken out of the indie rock circle that I've been lost in for the last 25 years. The best music has guitars. The best songwriters are women. Just like it has always been. These are my favorite albums of last year:

1. Yowler - Black Dog In My Path Listen to "WTFK" (YouTube)
2. Frankie Cosmos - Vessel Listen to "Jesse" (YouTube)
3. The Lovely Eggs - This Is Eggland Listen to "Wiggy Giggy" (YouTube)
4. Lala Lala - The Lamb Listen to "Destroyer" (YouTube)
5. Speedy Ortiz - Twerp Verse Listen to "Lean In When I Suffer" (YouTube)
6. The Beths - Future Me Hates Me Listen to "Whatever" (YouTube)
7. Dilly Dally - Heaven Listen to "Marijuana" (YouTube)
8. Hookworms - Microshift Listen to "Static Resistance" (YouTube)
9. Cat Power - Wanderer Listen to "Woman" (YouTube)
10. The Decemberists - I'll Be Your Girl Listen to "Severed" (YouTube)