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