Top 1/2 of 2019, Bro
Happy Don't Forget To Pay Rent Day. |
| 20 |  | La Dispute
Panorama
Glad they came back after Rooms of the House.
Best: "RHODONITE AND GRIEF" |
| 19 |  | Laura Stevenson
The Big Freeze
Just see Laura Stevenson in a room of ~30 people play the guitar and sing some songs and you'll all finally realize she's the most underrated singer/songwriter out there now.
Best: "Dermaitllomania" |
| 18 |  | Little Simz
GREY Area
Not sorry to Slowthai, this is the best rap album out of England this year.
Best: "Boss" |
| 17 |  | Malibu Ken
Malibu Ken
Ew: The Album
Best: "Tuesday" |
| 16 |  | Sharon Van Etten
Remind Me Tomorrow
I got most of the way through the OA without realizing that Sharon Van Etten was a major character.
Best: "Seventeen" |
| 15 |  | Better Oblivion Community Center
Better Oblivion Community Center
Obligatory Phoebe Bridgers-related project addition to this year's list.
Best: "Dylan Thomas" |
| 14 |  | Quelle Chris
Guns
Chris is a rad dude and I want to meet him.
Best: "You, Me, And Nobody Else" |
| 13 |  | Two People
First Body
Lo-Fi Chill Album to Study/Relax To
Best: "Fading" |
| 12 |  | Injury Reserve
Injury Reserve
Wish this slapped as hard as Floss, but it's dope that they're experimenting more.
Best: "Jailbreak the Tesla" |
| 11 |  | Club Night
What Life
I still don't understand the words they're singing.
Best: "Path" |
| 10 |  | The Tallest Man on Earth
I Love You. It's a Fever Dream.
Back to form for the actually-not-that-tall guy.
Best: "I'm A Stranger Now" |
| 9 |  | Billie Eilish
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Quiet and kinda creepy. Like me in high school, but in a cool way.
Best: "bad guy" |
| 8 |  | Denzel Curry
Zuu
Quick and to the point. Albums mostly slaps.
Best: "BIRDZ" |
| 7 |  | Numenorean
Adore
I haven't listened to enough metal this year. Recs?
Best: "Adore" |
| 6 |  | The Comet Is Coming
Trust in the Lifeforce of Deep Mystery
The required contemporary jazz album on 2019 lists.
Best: "Summon the Fire" |
| 5 |  | Prince Daddy and The Hyena
Cosmic Thrill Seekers
Like Jeff Rosenstock put his vocal chords through a cheese grater and wrote American Idiot.
Best: "Laruen (Track 2)" |
| 4 |  | Mannequin Pussy
Patience
I like to tell the Alexa to play this album so she censors herself saying the band name.
Best: "Drunk II", "F.U.C.A.W." |
| 3 |  | Big Thief
U.F.O.F.
Female Fronted is not a genre.
Best: "Jenni" |
| 2 |  | Pup
Morbid Stuff
Name one bad Pup song, I dare you.
Best: "Free At Last", "Bare Hands" |
| 1 |  | The National
I Am Easy to Find
A perfectly National album.
Best: "Quiet Lights", "Where Is Her Head", "Rylan" |
|
