Best Music of 2019

panino said:
Sharon Van Etten - Remind me Tomorrow, has been growing and growing with each new listen.
top of the list for me for sure, at this stage.

There's a nice interview/live gig at Sound Opinions (link to the podcast episode is below)
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702: Sharon Van Etten, Opinions on Jamila Woods , 5/10/2019

Edgy folk-rocker Sharon Van Etten is busier than ever. After quitting the music industry four years ago, she’s now back and experimenting with new sounds, like the vintage synthesizer that lives in her New York City rehearsal space. Sharon joins hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot for an interview...
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Did you see her performance of Seventeen with Norah Jones?! So good.

And I agree, it's top of my list right now for AOTY.
 
wokeupnew said:
I don't know where I would place the New National album yet. Does anyone have it as the best thing they've heard this year or close to it?

After a few listens I'd say it was a 5/10 or 6/10, but with repetition it's grown on me a lot and I might think it's a solid 7/10, 8/10 or more.
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I like it but it also just feels like "just" another big The National album. Not necessarily a bad thing but I wouldn't say it's a top 10 album of the year imo.
 
Will continue to edit/tweak but:

Tier 1: Will probably end up in my top 200 for the decade
1) Jai Paul: Leak 04-13 (Bait Ones)
2) Nilifer Yanya- Miss Universe
3) Little Simz- Grey Arena
4) Sharon Van Etten- Remind Me Tomorrow
5) The Comet Is Coming: Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery

Tier 2: Might end up in my top 200 for the decade
6) Chemical Brothers- No Geography
7) Local Natives- Violet Street
8) Billy Woods- Hiding Places
9) These New Puritans- Inside the Rose
10 Weyes Blood- Titanic Rising

Still absorbing:
11) Julia Jacklin- Crushing
12) Jamila Woods- Legacy! Legacy!
13) Tyler The Creator- Igor

Tier 3: Solid
14) Chris Crack: Never Hated I Just Waited
15) Billy Eilish- When We All Fall Asleep
16) Blood Red Shoes- Get Tragic
17) DJ Yoda: Homecooking
18) Aesop Rock/Tobacco- Malibu Ken
19) Fontaines DC- Dogrel
20) Cherry Glazerr- Stuffed and Ready

Still need to get around to the new James Blake, Solange and a handful of others, but it feels like weakest year for music in some time. Maybe 2012?
 
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sorcerer said:
nahhh i wouldn't say that. there's a lot of dope stuff out this year.
plus we're not even halfway through with the year (day 145 out of 365).
u just gotta keep looking.
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I definitely need to keep digging. And there are definitely a lotta months left in the year. I also just think 2014-2018 were insanely deep years.
 
sorcerer said:
2016 is still my favorite year of the decade so far, music-wise. Not sure if I could pick a least favorite since I didn't start keeping up with newly-released music until 2014/2015.
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2016 was a heavy-hitter for me too. A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead, WORRY. by Jeff Rosenstock, Bottomless Pit by Death Grips and Weezer's White Album alone made that year worth it and that's just scratching the surface. You also had Danny Brown, Mitski, Bowie, Gambino and the list just goes on and on...
 
Have to add Flying Lotus to my list. It's really outstanding. Otherwise, in order by release date:

Better Oblivion Community Center - Self-titled
Beirut - Gallipoli
Millencolin - SOS
The Claypool Lennon Delirium - South of Reality
Dream Theater - Distance Over Time
Foals - Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 1
The Comet Is Coming - Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery
Karen O & Danger Mouse - Lux Prima
Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Fishing For Fishes
Flying Lotus - Flamagra
 
In no particular order (basically as I see them on discogs)

The National - I Am Easy To Find
Strand Of Oaks - Eraserland
Kelly Finnigan - The Tales People Tell (probably my favorite so far)
Shovels And Rope - By Blood
Sasami* - Sasami
Durand Jones & The Indications - American Love Call
Better Oblivion Community Center - Better Oblivion Community Center

Jealous of all the Weyes Blood's I still haven't listened to it yet as I am holding out for the VMP one that probably won't ever come

I am sure there are more, I still have a backlog of VMP stuff that has new releases and a few I need to listen to again, VW, Kevin Morby, and Josh Ritter for example
 
current top 20:
  1. the national - i am easy to find
  2. little simz - grey area
  3. nilufer yanya - miss universe
  4. better oblivion community center - better oblivion community center
  5. blackpink - kill this love (ep)
  6. julia jacklin - crushing
  7. andrew bird - my finest work yet
  8. weyes blood - titanic rising
  9. aldous harding - designer
  10. sharon van etten - remind me tomorrow
  11. billie eilish - when we all fall asleep, where do we go?
  12. tyler, the creator - igor
  13. the flaming lips - king's mouth
  14. anderson paak - ventura
  15. jess ribeiro - love hate
  16. duckwrth - the falling man (ep)
  17. the chemical brothers - no geography
  18. dawn richard - new breed
  19. solange - when i get home
  20. dave - psychodrama
first ten are all very strong albums, and first two would possibly / probably will place in my top 20 for the decade thus far
 
In no order, and I'll probably do some editing later

James Blake - Assume Form
Lady Midnight - Death Before Mourning
Anderson .Paak - Ventura
Jamila Woods - LEGACY! LEGACY!
Sault - 5
Omar Apollo - Friends
Tyler, The Creator - IGOR
Sasha Keable - Man
Ari Lennox - Shea Buter Baby
The Comet Is Coming - Trust In The Lifeforce of the Deep
Ezra Collective - You Can't Steal My Joy
Shafiq Husayn - The Loop
Black Pumas - Black Pumas
Phonte - Pacific Time
Clever Austin - Pareodiela
Steve Lacy - Apollo XXI
Nilufer Yanya - Miss Universe
Fer Casillas - Imagenes de Olga
Black Pumas - Black Pumas
Daniel Caesar - Case Study 01
 
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The Coathangers-"The Devil You Know" is outstanding on Suicide Squeeze. Great punk music and when I saw them live, they are at the top of their game.
My other favorites are Todd Snider's "Cash Cabin Sessions Vol 3", Juliana Hatfield's "Weird", Randy Rogers Band's " Hellbent", Sleaford Mods' "Eton Alive", Fontaines DC "Dogrel", Amyl and the Sniffers "s/t", Judy and the Jerks "Music for Donuts", Dale Watson "Call Me Lucky" Infamous Stringdusters "Rise Sun"...so far.
 
I don't know what it is but this year for me hasn't been great so far. I think the only two albums I've really enjoyed are Malibu Ken and Barry. At this point I doubt I'll even be able to put together a list at the end of the year.
 
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