YEAR END MEGALIST 2019

01 Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains (10pts)
02 The Harmaleighs - She Won't Make Sense (10)
03 The Ocean Blue - Kings and Queens/Knaves and Thieves (10)
04 Marika Hackman - Any Human Friend (10)
05 Girl Band - The Talkies (10)
06 Starflyer 59 - Young in My Head (5)
07 Michael Kiwanuka - Kiwanuka (5)
08 Richard Dawson - 2020 (5)
09 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Ghosteen (5)
10 Vampire Weekend - Father of the Bride (5)
11 Fontaines D.C. - Dogrel (3)
12 The Comet is Coming - Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery (3)
13 W.H. Lung - Incidental Music (3)
14 Elbow - Giants of All Sizes (3)
15 Bill Callahan - Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest (3)
16 Kishi Bashi - Omoiyari (2)
17 Kelly Finnigan - The Tales People Tell (2)
18 The Futureheads - Powers (2)
19 Omni - Networker (2)
20 The Whiffs - Another Whiff (2)

HM:
American Football - LP3
Better Oblivion Community Center - Better Oblivion Community Center
Big Thief - U.F.O.F.
Black Midi - Schlagenheim
Deerhunter - Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?
Ghost Funk Orchestra - A Song for Paul
Hatchie - Keepsake
Brittany Howard - Jaime - Stay High
Julia Jacklin - Crushing
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Fishing for Fishies
Mark Lanegan Band - Somebody's Knocking
Steve Mason - About the Light
The Mountain Goats - In League With Dragons
Oh Sees - Face Stabber
The Pernice Brothers - Spread the Feeling
Ride - This Is Not A Safe Place
Sleater-Kinney - The Center Won't Hold - Hurry on Home
William Tyler - Goes West
Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow
White Reaper - You Deserve Love
 
andyf said:
I went through a tough breakup this year so that may have affected the top of my list.
  1. FKA twigs - MAGDALENE - 20
  2. Julia Jacklin - Crushing - 20
  3. Wyes Blood - Titanic Rising - 15
  4. Tyler the Creator - IGOR - 10
  5. Little Simz - Grey Area - 10
  6. SASAMI - SASAMI - 5
  7. Frankie and the Witch Fingers - ZAM - 5
  8. Big Thief - Two Hands - 5
  9. Jay Som - Anak Ko - 5
  10. The Comet is Coming - Trust int the Lifeforce… - 5
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I love this list! ♥️♥️♥️
 
  1. The Highwomen - The Highwomen - 20
  2. Charly Bliss - Young Enough - 17
  3. Benjamin Tod - A Heart of Gold is Hard to Find - 15
  4. Julia Jacklin - Crushing - 10
  5. Jenny Lewis - On the Line -10
  6. Cherry Glazerr - Stuffed & Ready - 8
  7. Yola - Walk Through Fire -8
  8. Better Oblivion Community Center - BOCC - 5
  9. Jade Bird - Jade Bird - 4
  10. Kelly Finnigan - The Tales People Tell - 3
(I have a ton more albums on my favorites list, but these are the ones I have points for)
 
Ethos99 said:
Not a diverse or long as some of you, nevertheless a great year for music. I'm sure I'm forgetting some, but here goes.

Teskey brothers - run home slow (20)
The Lumineers - 3 (20)
Sturgill Simpson - sound and fury (15)
Lana Del Ray - Norman Fucking Rockwell (10)
Tedeschi Trucks Band - signs (10)
Black Pumas - Black Pumas (8)
Caamp - by and by (5)
The Black Keys - let's rock (5)
The Raconteurs - Help us stranger (5)
The National - I Am Easy to Find (2)


Honorable Mentions:
Illiterate Light
White Reaper

Worst album of the year:
Coldplay - everyday life
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Love that Tedeschi Trucks Band album. <3
 
AotY
Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow (15)

Next 5
Angel Olsen - All Mirrors (10)
Big Thief - UFOF (10)
Comet is Coming, The - Trust in the Lifeforce (10)
Lana Del Ray - Norman Fucking Rockwell! (10)
Lizzo - Cuz I Love You (10)

Seven More
Better Oblivion Community Center - s/t (5)
Big Thief - Two Hands (5)
Black Pumas - s/t (5)
Brittany Howard - Jaime (5)
Fruit Bats - Gold Past Life (5)
Raphael Saadiq - Jimmy Lee (5)
Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising (5)
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Honorables
Aldus Harding - Designer
Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep…
Bon Iver - i,i
Burna Boy - African Giant
Comet is Coming, The - Afterlife
Highwomen, The - The Highwomen
J Balvin/Bad Bunny - Oasis
J.S. Ondara - Tales of America
Joe Henry - The Gospel According to Water
Julia Jacklin - Crushing
Solange - When I Get Home
Tyler, The Creator - Igor
 
GritNGlitter said:
  1. The Highwomen - The Highwomen - 20
  2. Charly Bliss - Young Enough - 17
  3. Benjamin Tod - A Heart of Gold is Hard to Find - 15
  4. Julia Jacklin - Crushing - 10
  5. Jenny Lewis - On the Line -10
  6. Cherry Glazerr - Stuffed & Ready - 8
  7. Yola - Walk Through Fire -8
  8. Better Oblivion Community Center - BOCC - 5
  9. Jade Bird - Jade Bird - 4
  10. Kelly Finnigan - The Tales People Tell - 3
(I have a ton more albums on my favorites list, but these are the ones I have points for)
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Happy to see someone else giving the Jade Bird album some love, it's so good!
 
Angel Olsen - All Mirrors 20
Of Monsters And Men ‎– Fever Dream 15
Mannequin Pussy ‎– Patience 15
Sasami ‎– Sasami 15
Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard ‎– Yn Ol I Annwn 10
The Budos Band ‎– V 10
Gary Clark Jr. ‎– This Land 5
Le Butcherettes ‎– bi/MENTAL 5
Sturgill Simpson ‎– Sound & Fury 5
 
Wicked Dreamer said:
Kelly Finnigan - The Tales People Tell
Billie Eilish - WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
Ghost Funk Orchestra - A Song For Paul
Black Pumas - s/t
Emotional Oranges - The Juice, Vol. 1
Cochemea - All My Relations
FKA twigs - MAGDALENE
Tyler, the Creator - IGOR
Durand Jones & The Indications - American Love Call
Harry Styles - Fine Line
Black Mountain - Destroyer

15 pts each for Kelly Finnigan & Billie Eilish, 5 pts each for IGOR, Durand Jones, Harry Styles & Black Mountain, 10 pts each for the rest.
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Yet another update!
 
Matt M said:
When you actually write down all the albums you've dug in a year, it always seems to be more than you think. I'll get something here soon and thanks for putting this together once again!
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This year I started making a list of albums I loved as soon as I knew I dug them. Then I just ranked them as I went. Easiest way I’ve done this yet. Plan to continue this practice this year.

If you’d told me in June that Durand Jones wouldn’t be my #1, I probably would have been like “well Kishi does have an album coming out.” If you had told me it would end the year at number nine, I would have called you a fucking liar.
 
Lee Newman said:
This year I started making a list of albums I loved as soon as I knew I dug them. Then I just ranked them as I went. Easiest way I’ve done this yet. Plan to continue this practice this year.

If you’d told me in June that Durand Jones wouldn’t be my #1, I probably would have been like “well Kishi does have an album coming out.” If you had told me it would end the year at number nine, I would have called you a fucking liar.
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I must say I was a bit “what the fuck?” when I saw it that low down your list after your gushing over it in Q2!
 
Lee Newman said:
This year I started making a list of albums I loved as soon as I knew I dug them. Then I just ranked them as I went. Easiest way I’ve done this yet. Plan to continue this practice this year.

If you’d told me in June that Durand Jones wouldn’t be my #1, I probably would have been like “well Kishi does have an album coming out.” If you had told me it would end the year at number nine, I would have called you a fucking liar.
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I probably need to start doing the same thing. It does help that I usually try to throw top songs in a list, and look at a lot of top lists to remind me what I might not be thinking of.
 
I'm also gonna give more points to albums I listened to and enjoyed the most, soundtracking my year, critical reception be damned.

William Tyler - Goes West (15)
Karen O & Danger Mouse - Lux Prima (15)
Calexico / Iron & Wine - Years to Burn (15)
Kit Sebastian - Mantra Moderne (10)
Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains (10)
Dominique Fils-Aimé - Stay Tuned! (8)
Tinariwen - Amadjar (4)
Jeff Tweedy - WARMER (4)
Andre Ethier - Croak in the Weeds (4)
Mark de Clive-Lowe - Heritage II (3)
Michael Kiwanuka - KIWANUKA (3)
Bill Callahan - Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest (2)
Cass McCombs - Tip of the Sphere (2)
Bruce Cockburn - Crowing Ignites (1)
Garcia Peoples - One Step Behind (1)
Wilco - Ode to Joy (1)
Bedouine - Bird Songs of a Killjoy (1)
Kevin Morby - Oh My God (1)
 
Ethos99 said:
Not as diverse or long as some of you, nevertheless a great year for music. I'm sure I'm forgetting some, but here goes.

Teskey brothers - run home slow (20)
The Lumineers - 3 (20)
Sturgill Simpson - sound and fury (15)
Lana Del Ray - Norman Fucking Rockwell (10)
Tedeschi Trucks Band - signs (10)
Black Pumas - Black Pumas (8)
Caamp - by and by (5)
The Black Keys - let's rock (5)
The Raconteurs - Help us stranger (5)
The National - I Am Easy to Find (2)


Honorable Mentions:
Illiterate Light
White Reaper

Worst album of the year:
Coldplay - everyday life
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Lee Newman said:
Okay, I’m officially announcing this Teskey Brothers record as the one that got away this year. Also, yet again, you’re all on notice for letting me miss out on this... (except for @Teeeee )
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It was @Ethos99 !!! He said it was the album he wanted us all to take from his list as the must listen!

And look at his list, he's got good taste. So, everyone else - get aboard the Teskey Brothers hype train. :)
 
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