Best Of 2018. Top50 Albums. 41 - 50

Sometimes I felt it like my second dayjob. With over 330 releases passed through my ears this year it was really hard to make choice - but somehow I finalized this quest. So...

This is where we start!

50. Ofrenda Floral "Las Flores No Me Odian"
(p)self-released
BNDCMP

The tiny, quiet and naïve indietronica from Gente Joven's mastermind Fernando de la Flor.

49. Aliment "Brother"
(p)La Castanya
BNDCMP

The hard-punching punk/hardcore that sonically lies between Flipper and Juventud Juche.

48. Los Jaguares De La Bahia "Canciones Para El Discman"
(p)Gran Sol
BNDCMP
Paco Loco-led outfit crosses, bends and rubs out the genre borders under the 'rock music' umbrella brand.

47. Baiuca "Solpor"
(p)raso.
BNDCMP

Techno producer Alex Casanova melds the Galician folklore with the beat-driven trance music.

46. Juarez "Boreal"
(p)Caballito
BNDCMP

Much more accessible record (as compared to the previous ones) by the band from Navarra.

45. Trituradora "Carneperro"
(p)self-released
BNDCMP

Recorded live in studio, this experimental rock album is the successor of the likes of Unicornibot's "Mambotron" and Betunizer's "Gran Veta".

44. Escuelas Pias "Musica Ligera Para Un Funeral"
(p)El Genio Equivocado
BNDCMP

This is where the dream pop and indietronica have clashed to produce the beautiful, memorable and touching music.

43. Opatov "Botanica Oculta"
(p)BCore Disc/ Famelic
BNDCMP

Another stylistically undefinable album from the totally uncategorizable band.

42. Caboverde "La Peor Version De Nosotros Mismos"
(p)The Braves Records
BNDCMP

The contemporary alternative rock with thick sound, strong melodies and heart-on-a-sleeve emotion.

41. Autoescuela "Quattro"
(p)Slap! Clap! Club/ Caballito/ Fikasound
BNDCMP

Indie pop on speed. 20+ short tracks that demonstrate the unmistakably sharp melodic sense of Pamplona-based duo.

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40. Keep Out "Spicy Mud Cake" (p)Polar

BANDCAMP

Electrified and contaminating, this album is like the bottle of Molotov cocktail ready to explode thrown into the trash container full of the construction debris and chemical production paraphernalia.

39. Shinova "Volver" (p)Warner

SPOTIFY

Switching from punching alt-rock to more folk-tinged song constructions doesn't change the main thing about this Basque band: they specialize on hymns, not songs. All these tracks are born to set flames to stadiums. Sometimes this approach leads to the great results.

38. Escuelas Pias "Nuevas Degenarciones" (p)El Genio Equivocado

BANDCAMP

The synth-driven branch of indie pop that's called 'indietronica' is something of a common place in Spanish music since the first successes of Elefant Records. But some true pearls are still appearing seemingly out of nowhere. This duo is one of these pearls.

37. Modelo De Respuesta Polar "Dos Amigos" (p)self-released

SPOTIFY

As introverted as gorgeous and as subdued as sublime, the new album of Modelo de Respuesta Polar (initially released via the crowdfunding campaign) presents Borja Mompo's band on a peak of the creating form.

36. Hola A Todo El Mundo "Away" (p)Mushroom Pillow

SPOTIFY

These are the pop songs. These are the tight guitar-driven pop songs. I'm unaware about the intention but for me this 'away' is somewhere where the R.E.M's "Shiny Happy People" were born.

35. Sidonie "El Peor Grupo Del Mundo" (p)Warner

SPOTIFY

Call it irony, call it self-indulgence but for Marc Ros and his pals it's a kind of a cheap trick to name their best album "The Worst Band In The World". The bleak Beatlesque melodies themselves can't make me love it as I'm not the fan of The Beatles, but the irresistible lighthearted elegance this album was created with - surely can.

34. Biscuit "Biscuit" (p)La Castanya

BANDCAMP

"Biscuit" reminds me of Nerf Herder, Against Me! (before gender reclassification of their front[wo]man) and The Hold Steady. But mostly it reminds me of Bullitt's "Sparks". And it's really nice cos I like "Sparks" alot.

33. El Lado Oscuro De La Broca "Poderosa" (p)El Genio Equivocado

BANDCAMP

The most inflammable band in El Genio Equivocado roster fires on all cylinders in the sophomore release. Just like on the previous album, "Poderosa"'s sound is the sound of a crashing aircraft backed with the most brutal form of post-punk.

32. Les Cruet "Pomes Agres" (p)Bankrobber

BANDCAMP

I ain't learned about the themes Les Cruet are exploring in their songs cos the lyrics are 100% Catalan. Anyway, this harsh angry shrieky primordial punk album with sratching gnashy vocals is a good soundtrack to the modern society demise despite the things they are singing about really.

31. Doble Pletina "Asi Es Como Escapo" (p)Jabalina Musica

BANDCAMP

The best ever pop music for those who don't like pop music.