Best Music of 2019

Big Thief - U.F.O.F.
Two People - First Body
The Flaming Lips - King's Mouth
Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow
DJ Yoda - Homecooking
Gavinco - Caravella EP
Wide Awake - Alienation Effects
Octo Octa - For Lovers
Kevin Morby - Oh My God
Danger Mouse & Karen O - Lux Prima
Apparat - LP5
Bibio - Ribbons
Julia Jacklin - Crushing
Aguila - The Club on 27th West
Corey Fuller - Break
Steve Gunn - The Unseen in Between
Shovels & Rope - By Blood
 
sorcerer said:
And I don't think Redacted would let me in since I only share maybe 5% of my music folder. I just use soulseek, which only fails me a little
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I just presumed because the screen caps you post look a lot like the collages from What.CD.

Does SoulSeek come with the risk of viruses? What.CD was always 1000 percent clean.

debianlinux said:
Thoughts on this year's DJ Yoda?
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This is the content I come here for ;). This shit's solid. Not sure how long it'll stay in my rotation but it's a nice change of pace for when I'm craving some turntable based tunes. Didn't realize he was still putting out music.

I will admit that I find it a lot harder to follow the underground these days. In large part because I was so dependent on the forums of What.CD to keep me in the loop post college.
 
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wokeupnew said:
Copying over my list from the old place


  1. Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising
  2. Julia Jacklin - Crushing
  3. The Mountain Goats - In League With Dragons
  4. Beirut - Gallipoli
  5. Wallows - Nothing Happens
  6. Better Oblivion Community Center - Better Oblivion Community Center
  7. Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow
  8. Jenny Lewis - On the Line
  9. Kyle Bobby Dunn - From Here to Eternity
  10. The Drums - Brutalism
  11. Celer - Xièxie
  12. American Football - LP3
  13. Girlpool - What Chaos Is Imaginary
  14. Andrew Bird - My Finest Work Yet
  15. Mike Krol - Power Chords
  16. Pup - Morbid Stuff
  17. Cherry Glazerr - Stuffed & Ready
  18. Lady Lamb - Even in the Tremor
  19. Fawns of Love - Permanent
  20. Tamaryn - Dreaming in the Dark
  21. Deerhunter - Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?
  22. Bob Mould — Sunshine Rock
  23. The Caretaker - Everywhere at the End of Time, Stage 6
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Update time!

  1. The National - I Am Easy to Find
  2. Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising
  3. Julia Jacklin - Crushing
  4. Eluvium - Pianoworks
  5. The Mountain Goats - In League With Dragons
  6. Beirut - Gallipoli
  7. Wallows - Nothing Happens
  8. Better Oblivion Community Center - Better Oblivion Community Center
  9. Kyle Bobby Dunn - From Here to Eternity
  10. Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow
  11. Jenny Lewis - On the Line
  12. Celer - Xièxie
  13. The Drums - Brutalism
  14. Big Thief - U.F.O.F.
  15. American Football - LP3
  16. Girlpool - What Chaos Is Imaginary
  17. Vampire Weekend - Father of the Bride
  18. Andrew Bird - My Finest Work Yet
  19. Mike Krol - Power Chords
  20. Jess Ribeiro - Love Hate
  21. Pup - Morbid Stuff
  22. Cherry Glazerr - Stuffed & Ready
  23. Lady Lamb - Even in the Tremor
  24. Fawns of Love - Permanent
  25. Cate Le Bon - Reward
  26. Tamaryn - Dreaming in the Dark
  27. Deerhunter - Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?
  28. Bob Mould — Sunshine Rock
  29. The Caretaker - Everywhere at the End of Time, Stage 6
 
sorcerer said:
This is the quintessential Gen Z album of the year so far if you're interested. Really all over the place genre wise, but there's a lot of dubstep n pop



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This actually reminds me a bit of earlier in the decade. Sort of like playing Treats era Sleigh Bells, Clams Casino, oOoOO, Salem and Crystal Castles at the same time. I kind of think that's a good thing, but it's certainly a lot lol.
 
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Finally getting around to the new Foals... and I'm really digging it.
zombie.modernist said:
This actually reminds me a bit of earlier in the decade. Sort of like playing Treats era Sleigh Bells, Clams Casino, oOoOO, Salem and Crystal Castles at the same time. I kind of think that's a good thing, but it's certainly a lot lol.
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The autotune makes me want to break things. And not in a good way. Honestly might be the most obnoxious song I've heard all year.
 
DownIsTheNewUp said:
Finally getting around to the new Foals... and I'm really digging it.



The autotune makes me want to break things. And not in a good way. Honestly might be the most obnoxious song I've heard all year.
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Lol, it is a bit grating for sure, probably by design. To be honest I couldn’t make it through the record in one sitting, but I do like this kind of stuff that’s challenging the norms of an already bizarre popscape.

I think these vocals are a peek into the frontier beyond early Sophie (Lemonade and Bipp era) and PC Music (QT in particular) and maybe it’s a little to far to be listenable, but to me it’s still “fun” as @sorcerer says.
 
zombie.modernist said:
Lol, it is a bit grating for sure, probably by design. To be honest I couldn’t make it through the record in one sitting, but I do like this kind of stuff that’s challenging the norms of an already bizarre popscape.

I think these vocals are a peek into the frontier beyond early Sophie (Lemonade and Bipp era) and PC Music (QT in particular) and maybe it’s a little to far to be listenable, but to me it’s still “fun” as @sorcerer says.
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Hey man, I've spent the past two days binging Marilyn Manson because the political landscape (and impending realities of climate change) has me channeling my high school goth. I'm in no place to judge anyone for their musical tastes.

I just happen to be very, very picky with autotune. And that shit ain't it.
 
Here is my top ten so far:

1. Kelly Finnigan - The Tales People Tell
2. Durand Jones & the Indications - American Love Call
3. Jamila Woods - Legacy! Legacy!
4. Little Sim - Grey Area
5. Julia Jacklin - Crushing
6. The Comet is Coming - Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery
7. Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow
8. Nilüfer Yanya - Miss Universe
9. Drahla - Useless coordinates
10. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Fishing for Fishies
 
Very tentative halfway through list of AOTY contenders. This year has been OUTSTANDING so far.

Julia Jacklin- Crushing
Nilüfer Yanya - Miss Universe
Orville Peck - Pony
Little Simz- GREY Area
Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising
Fontaines DC- Dogrel
Jamila Woods - Legacy! Legacy!
The Comet is Coming - Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery
Hayden Thorpe - Diviner
Idlewild - Interview Music
The National - I am Easy to Find
The Twilight Sad - It Won/t Be Like This All the Time
Stella Donnelly - Beware of the Dogs
Aldous Harding - Designer
Martha - Love Keeps Kicking
Cate Le Bon - Reward
 
McGlam said:
Very tentative halfway through list of AOTY contenders. This year has been OUTSTANDING so far.

Julia Jacklin- Crushing
Nilüfer Yanya - Miss Universe
Orville Peck - Pony
Little Simz- GREY Area
Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising
Fontaines DC- Dogrel
Jamila Woods - Legacy! Legacy!
The Comet is Coming - Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery
Hayden Thorpe - Diviner
Idlewild - Interview Music
The National - I am Easy to Find
The Twilight Sad - It Won/t Be Like This All the Time
Stella Donnelly - Beware of the Dogs
Aldous Harding - Designer
Martha - Love Keeps Kicking
Cate Le Bon - Reward
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The National and Orville Peck are very close to my top ten!
The new Idlewild is pretty good too.
Nice picks
 
gafacaode said:
The National and Orville Peck are very close to my top ten!
The new Idlewild is pretty good too.
Nice picks
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Yours too! I'm checking out that Drahla album now.

For some reason I can't get into any of the colemine stuff, it's just too retro for me. I need some kind of modern twist to make me no long for actual records from that era, even if the songs are pretty good.
 
McGlam said:
Yours too! I'm checking out that Drahla album now.

For some reason I can't get into any of the colemine stuff, it's just too retro for me. I need some kind of modern twist to make me no long for actual records from that era, even if the songs are pretty good.
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My wallet wishes I wasn't into the Colemine stuff... I'm a sucker for that sound. Hahaha
 
DownIsTheNewUp said:
Thanks to the people who recommended The Comet Is Coming.

Heads up to those same people-- Kate Tempest (who has a cameo on Blood of the Past) is worth checking out. Her album Let Them Eat Choas from a couple year back is one of the weirdest, headiest "hip-hop" albums of the decade. Her lyrics are always on point, she tells vivid stories and the production on the album is super unique.

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Her new album is on NPR's First Listen:

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Kate Tempest's 'The Book Of Traps And Lessons' Is A Blissful Antidote To Now

The London rapper, poet and spoken word artist rips your heart out, offers an assessment, and then returns it with the tools to determine what needs to be done with it.
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This was my first exposure to her, outside of unknowingly hearing her in that CIC track. This is super good. Going down the Let Them Eat Chaos rabbit hole now. How is she not better known?!
 
sjaygray said:
Her new album is on NPR's First Listen:

www.npr.org

Kate Tempest's 'The Book Of Traps And Lessons' Is A Blissful Antidote To Now

The London rapper, poet and spoken word artist rips your heart out, offers an assessment, and then returns it with the tools to determine what needs to be done with it.
www.npr.org www.npr.org

This was my first exposure to her, outside of unknowingly hearing her in that CIC track. This is super good. Going down the Let Them Eat Chaos rabbit hole now. How is she not better known?!
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Her novel is worth a read too.
 
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