Best Music of 2019

I am slow on new releases this year for sure.

My faves so far (no order)

Beyoncé - Homecoming
Ex Hex - It’s Real
Priests - The Seduction of Kansas
Lizzo - Because I Love You
The Coathangers - The Devil You Know
Solange - When I Get Home
Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow

Waiting for a listen either at home or stream:
Chai - Punk
Filthy Friends - Emerald Valley
Sneaks - Highway Hypnosis
Nots - 3
Superchunk - AF
 
Favorite albums of 2019 so far:

Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow
Julia Jacklin - Crushing
Hand Habits - Placeholder
Stella Donnelly - Beware of the Dogs
Nilüfer Yanya - Miss Universe
Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising
Aldous Harding - Designer
Daniel Norgren - Wooh Dang
Big Thief - U.F.O.F.
Vampire Weekend - Father of the Bride
The National - I Am Easy To Find
 
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My clear top two so far are Vampire Weekend and Big Thief, and the top choice changes depending on my mood. Two really strong albums. The remaining top 5 has been Nilufer Yanya - Miss Universe, Jamila Woods - Legacy Legacy, and Julia Jacklin - Crushing.

And all 5 would rank above my #1 from last year (Mitski). Been a strong year so far.
 
So Far, here's my Top 7 in order of release date [1/1 to 5/16] :

FIidlar - Almost Free
American Football - (LP3)
Sara Bereilles - Amidst the Chaos
Yacht Punk - Ghosts
Lizzo - Cuz I Love You
Aldous Harding - Designer
Vampire Weekend - FOTB


**It was harder to whittle this down than I expected.**
 
1. Durand Jones & the Indications - American Love Call
2. Kelly Finnigan - The Tales People Tell
3. Jamila Woods - Legacy! Legacy!
4. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Fishing for Fishies
5. Mandolin Orange - Tides of a Teardrop
6. The Comet is Coming - Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery
7. Cochemea - All My Relations
8. Andrew Bird -My Finest Work Yet
9. Theon Cross - Fyah
10. Maggie Rogers - Heard it in a Past Lifetime
11. Better Oblivion Community Center
12. Jenny Lewis - On The Line
13. James Blake - Assume Form
14. Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow
 
Here's my top 40 albums of this year, apologies for the obnoxious wall of text, but in my defence I was considering posting this with genre tags on the end which would have been worse 😄

40 Jamila Woods - Legacy! Legacy!
39 Quelle Chris - Guns
38 Julia Jacklin - Crushing
37 Dave - Psychodrama
36 Pom Pom - Untitled II
35 Yugen Blakrok - Anima Mysterium
34 Various Artists - 環境音楽 Kankyō Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980–1990
33 Ithaca - The Language of Injury
32 Xiu Xiu - Girl With Basket of Fruit
31 Murlo - Dolos
30 Inter Arma - Sulphur English
29 Maja S. K. Ratkje - Sult
28 Funereal Presence - Achatius
27 log(m) & Laraaji - The Onrush of Eternity
26 Nihiloxica - Biiri
25 Mchy i Porosty - The Dead Pterodactyl
24 Fennesz - Agora
23 Suffering Hour - Dwell
22 Gonçalo Penas - Ego de espinhos
21 Efdemin - New Atlantis
20 Anderson .Paak - Ventura
19 Surachai - Come, Deathless
18 Malibu Ken - Malibu Ken
17 Young Nudy & Pi'erre Bourne - Sli'merre
16 Caterina Barbieri - Ecstatic Computation
15 Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising
14 Injury Reserve - Injury Reserve
13 Aoratos - Gods Without Name
12 Theon Cross - Fyah
11 Tim Hecker - Anoyo
10 Slauson Malone - A Quiet Farwell, 2016–2018
9 Sunn O))) - Life Metal
8 The Caretaker - Everywhere at the End of Time - Stage 6
7 Little Simz - Grey Area
6 Lucki - Freewave 3
5 Ossuarium - Living Tomb
4 Solange - When I Get Home
3 Rainer Veil - Vanity
2 King Midas Sound - Solitude
1 Billy Woods & Kenny Segal - Hiding Places
 
I don't have an organized list yet, I was planning on doing a list at the midpoint of the year. The thing that is blowing my mind this year is how diverse my list is. Normally my favs are going to be a punk or indie release, but this year has had some stuff I adore from a much wider spectrum. So far, my contenders are:

Weyes Blood
Vampire Weekend
Billie Eilish
Pile
Bad Religion
Aesop/Tobacco
Andrew Bird
PUP
Lena Raine
Millencolin
Bob Mould
Fever 333
Sundara Karma

I have a backlog ATM too, so this list is definitely going to grow. It's been a wonderful year for music, and it's only freakin May!
 
This year has been good to us...these are my favorites so far. Jess Ribeiro is a sleeper. Haven't heard many people talk about it and it's really great. A big step up from her debut and I thought her debut was pretty great.
  • Julia Jacklin - Crushing
  • Hand Habits - Placeholder
  • Jess Ribeiro - LOVE HATE
  • Karen O and Danger Mouse - Lux Prima
  • SASAMI - SASAMI
  • Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising
  • Molly Tuttle - When You're Ready
  • Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow
 
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