Year-end lists are tricky, and there are always local releases that’ll fly under CL’s radar. These are 28 of of the Bay area albums that moved us in 2018 listen to a mixtape featuring songs from the albums via cltampa.com/music. Click the artist name to hear the album in its entirety.

December 26, 2018

Blake Daniels Demos Photo via David Jenkins
Blestian Photo via Facebook/Blestian
Career Structures Photo by Jess Phillips
Carrollhood and Underoath Carrollhood, Erase Me Photo via Amy Kate Anderson
Clang! Demos Photo via Ulysses Luevano
DEA & Saint T R A P D O O M Photo via Patrick Ryan Deasy
Elizabeth Baker Quadrivium Photo via Elizabeth Baker
FayRoy Oh No, Oh Man Photo via Brian Mahar
Hello Joyce Brother Speedo Photo via Brian Mahar
His Hem Bishxxp Photo via Instagram (@hishemmusic)
Horsewhip Horsewhip Photo via Facebook/Horsewhip
The Jackettes The Jackettes Live the Endless Bummer Photo via Camren Meier
James Suggs You’re Gonna Hear From Me Photo via Marlo Miller Credit: Marlo Miller / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
John Nowicki The Holy Terror (And Other Diversions) Photo via Michael M. Sinclair
Jordan Esker & the Hundred Percent Fail To Learn Photo via Kelsey Walker
Louis Junior Nothing More, Nothing Greater Photo via Michael M. Sinclair
Luxury Mane and Hotel Life Domestic Bliss, All That Glitters Photo via Robert Dennard III
Nude Tayne Everyday Business Photo via Facebook/Nude Tayne
Pleasures Body Pop Photo via Bandcamp/Pleasures
Pohgoh Secret Club Photo via Kelley Jackson/Lucy Pearl Photography
Poster Crawl Photo via Marley Gilliam
Snacking Not Here Photo via Bandcamp/Snacking
Soapbox Soliloquy and Sonic Graffiti Ghost-A-Go-Go Photo via Bandcamp Soapbox Soliloquy
Sun Signs Dopeless Hope Fiend Photo via Facebook/Sun Signs
Team Callahan Dog Days Photo via Instagram (@teamcallahan)
They Hate Change Now & Never Again Photo via Facebook/They Hate Change
WAHH World Fusion Band Brother Ray Photo via Facebook/WAHH World Fusion Band