Top Albums 2019, 5-1

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Taking the chance to look back on 2019. The list provides an opportunity to revisit albums that were on high rotation and those that have already started to influence other music.

This year the list is more compact at 25 albums, still the the criteria are an unscientific combination of groundbreaking new musical direction, memorable, captivating, and fun. In short, albums that had the most impact.

I enjoyed listening to all of these albums and am excited to share.

  • The Best of Luck Club

    5.

    Alex Lahey

    The Best of Luck Club

    alternative

  • Signal

    4.

    Automatic

    Signal

    alternative

  • Ghosteen

    3.

    Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

    Ghosteen

    dance

  • Fongala

    2.

    Kokoko!

    Fongala

    alternative

  • Remind Me Tomorrow

    1.

    Sharon Van Etten

    Remind Me Tomorrow

    alternative

Top Albums 2019, 10-5

end of year / music / review / Top Albums 2019 / top lists
Taking the chance to look back on 2019. The list provides an opportunity to revisit albums that were on high rotation and those that have already started to influence other music.

This year the list is more compact at 25 albums, still the the criteria are an unscientific combination of groundbreaking new musical direction, memorable, captivating, and fun. In short, albums that had the most impact.

I enjoyed listening to all of these albums and am excited to share.

  • You Deserve Love

    10.

    White Reaper

    You Deserve Love

    alternative

  • King of the Dudes

    9.

    Sunflower Bean

    King of the Dudes

    alternative

  • Surviving

    8.

    Jimmy Eat World

    Surviving

    dance

  • Dogrel

    7.

    Fontaines D.C.

    Dogrel

    alternative

  • Lost Girls

    6.

    Bat for Lashes

    Lost Girls

    alternative

Top 25 Albums 2019, 15-11

end of year / music / review / Top Albums 2019 / top lists
Taking the chance to look back on 2019. The list provides an opportunity to revisit albums that were on high rotation and those that have already started to influence other music.

This year the list is more compact at 25 albums, still the the criteria are an unscientific combination of groundbreaking new musical direction, memorable, captivating, and fun. In short, albums that had the most impact.

I enjoyed listening to all of these albums and am excited to share.

  • IGOR

    15.

    Tyler, The Creator

    IGOR

    hip-hop/rap

  • Watchment Vol.1

    14.

    Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross

    Watchmen Vol.1

    soundtrack

  • Closer to Grey

    13.

    The Chromatics

    Closer to Grey

    dance

  • Hello Exile

    12.

    The Menzingers

    Hello Exile

    alternative

  • Bigger Than Life

    11.

    Black Marble

    Bigger Than Life

    dance

Top 25 Albums 2019, 20-16

end of year / music / review / Top Albums 2019 / top lists
Taking the chance to look back on 2019. The list provides an opportunity to revisit albums that were on high rotation and those that have already started to influence other music.

This year the list is more compact at 25 albums, still the the criteria are an unscientific combination of groundbreaking new musical direction, memorable, captivating, and fun. In short, albums that had the most impact.

I enjoyed listening to all of these albums and am excited to share.

  • Buoys

    20.

    Panda Bear

    Buoys

    alternative

  • O Futuro Não Demora

    19.

    BaianaSystem

    O Futuro Não Demora

    pop

  • Deceiver

    18.

    DIIV

    Deceiver

    alternative

  • All Mirrors

    17.

    Angel Olsen

    All Mirrors

    alternative

  • Gold & Grey

    16.

    Baroness

    Gold & Grey

    metal

Top 25 Albums 2019, 25-21

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Taking the chance to look back on 2019. The list provides an opportunity to revisit albums that were on high rotation and those that have already started to influence other music.

This year the list is more compact at 25 albums, still the the criteria are an unscientific combination of groundbreaking new musical direction, memorable, captivating, and fun. In short, albums that had the most impact.

I enjoyed listening to all of these albums and am excited to share.

  • Cry

    25.

    Cigarettes After Sex

    Cry

    alternative

  • No Comfort

    24.

    Monolord

    No Comfort

    metal

  • Vols. 11 amp; 12

    23.

    Desert Sessions

    Vols. 11 & 12

    alternative

  • This Is Not Our Universe

    22.

    Tinlicker

    This Is Not Our Universe

    Dance

  • The Only Ones

    21.

    The Milk Carton Kids

    The Only Ones

    singer/songwriter

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