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
 
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I truly think Durand Jones will end up at the top of my list at the end of the year. Last.fm says it is my most listened to album of all time (full disclosure, I only started scrobbling in 2017)
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I'm finally listening to this and man, you weren't kidding. Every song is like a long-lost R&B or soul hit from the 70s. This is really something special :love:
 
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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