Jan 26, 2020

Best Albums of 2019

2019 presented lots of great music but I think there was only one true classic to me. Lots of very good to great music to listen to whether it was by veterans or by new artists. But one album stood clearly above the rest and that was House of Sugar by (Sandy) Alex G. The Philadelphia artist has been making music for years even though he is still very young. But his latest release was his most ambitious yet. Extremely creative and inventive but still retaining his impeccable ear for melody. Some of my man crushes released albums too. Kevin Morby made his most ambitious album to date. Ty Segall released an album with no lead guiat and yet it still rocked extremely hard and his best mate Mikal Cronin gave us another album of sublime melodies. Indie heavyweights Vampire Weekend, Wilco, Bon Iver and The National returned and showed they have lost none of their touch. Perhaps the year belonged to Big Thief who managed to release two wonderful albums in the one year and a song in 'Not' that was my song of year. Danny Brown I think is the best rapper working today and his latest album was fantastic yet again. So many amazing women making music too. Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen albums were truly spectacular and I loved records by Stef Chura, Vagabon, Hand Habits, Jay Som, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Claire Cronin and many, many more.

1. House of Sugar-(Sandy) Alex G
2. First Taste-Ty Segall
3. Two Hands-Big Thief
4. Seeker-Mikal Cronin
5. uknowwhatimsaying-Danny Brown
6. Oh My God-Kevin Morby
7. Forever Turned Around-Whitney
8. Remind Me Tomorrow-Sharon Van Etten
9. All Mirrors-Angel Olsen
10. Father of the Bride-Vampire Weekend
11. Violet Street-Local Natives
12. An Obelisk-Titus Andronicus
13. I Am Easy to Find-The National
14. Ghosteen-Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
15. Eraserland-Strand of Oaks
16. Placeholder-Hand Habits
17. Ode to Joy-Wilco
18. Anima-Thom Yorke
19. i,i-Bon Iver
20. Face Stabber-Oh Sees
21. At the Party With My Brown Friends-Black Belt Eagle Scout
22. Midnight-Stef Chura
23. Undress-The Felice Brothers
24. U.F.O.F.-Big Thief
25. I'm You-Hallelujah the Hills
26. Lost Wisdom Pt 2-Mount Eerie with Julie Doiron
27. In the Morse Code of Brake Lights-The New Pornographers
28. Big Dread Moon-Claire Cronin
29. Cows on Hourglass Road-Avey Tare
30. Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?-Deerhunter
31. Buoys-Panda Bear
32. Vagabon-Vagabon
33. In the Shape of a Storm-Damien Jurado
34. Glacial Pace-Hurt Valley
35. On the Line-Jenny Lewis
36. I Need a New War-Craig Finn
37. Purple Mountains-Purple Mountains
38. Anak Co-Jay Som
39. Seeing Other People-Foxygen
40. Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest-Bill Callahan
41. Thrashing Thru The Passion-The Hold Steady
42. August-Shannon Lay
43. Nowhere Now Here-Mono
44. Plastic Anniversary-Matmos
45. Better Oblivion Community Center-Better Oblivion Community Center
46. LAHS-Allah Las
47. Warmer-Jeff Tweedy
48. Deceiver-DIIV
49. Between the Country-Ian Noe
50. I Made a Place-Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

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