Best Music Of 2019


My 2019 Best of Music list is once again full of discovery and wonder. I lead you on this journey to experience new artists and to find your new favourite song. The list I generate is not like any other "best of" list. I am pleased to offer this contrast to you, and if you trust my taste, you will find treasure.

Best Albums of 2019

 10. Foals - Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 2













9. Geographer - New Jersey











8. Mating Ritual - Hot Content











7. Coldplay - Everyday Life











6. Hatchie - Keepsake












5. flora cash - Press











4. Lost Under Heaven - Love Hates What You Become












3. Graveyard Club - Goodnight Paradise












2. Thom Yorke - Anima

  










1. The National - I Am Easy to Find













Best Songs of 2019

100. Caracara - Better
99. Stephen Malkmus - Viktor Borgia
98. TR/ST - Iris
97. Chastity - Sun Poisoning
96. Spirit Award - Is It Enough?
95. Drab Majesty - Oxytocin
94. Skuldpadda - I Found The Others
93. Foals - Neptune
92. Golden Features - The End (Feat. The Presets)
91. Walden - Alive

90. password:password - Price
89. APRE - Dreamworld
88. Kaiser Chiefs - Electric Heart
87. W.H. Lung - Second Death Of My Face
86. Bon Iver - Naeem
85. DMA's - Silver
84. Band Of Skulls - We're Alive
83. Amber Run - The Darkness Has A Voice
82. Emarosa - Ready To Love
81. Now, Now - Enda

80. Graveyard Club - Finally Found
79. Matt Bierwagen - Asleep
78. The Griswolds - Somebody
77. Nada Surf - Something I Should Do
76. Alexander Wolfe - Avalanche
75. flora cash - Missing Home
74. Lea Porcelain - Love Is Not An Empire
73. Dear Boy - Limelight
72. Inspired & The Sleep - Getting Through
71. Shy Girls - Don't Know When I Will Believe

70. Azure Blue - Images Of You (Feat. Paola)
69. RILEY - DUI
68. Geographer - Now You Have To Stay Free
67. TWINKIDS - Eighteen
66. Ceres - Viv In The Front Seat
65. Chet Porter - The Longest Day Ever
64. Mating Ritual - The Name Of Love
63. Post Malone - Circles
62. Telekinesis - Set A Course
61. Drinking In Iceland - Fever

60. pronoun - temporary tantrum
59. Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Sail On
58. Pete Yorn - ECT
57. Bayonne - QA
56. Immanu El - Vesper
55. X Lovers - Cut My Lip
54. Circa Waves - The Way We Say Goodbye
53. White Lies - Never Alone
52. Nick Murphy / Chet Faker - Dangerous
51. Mondo Cozmo - Generator
50. Lawrence - Casualty
49. The Night Cafe - Endless Lovers
48. SONTALK - The One Who Breaks Your Heart
47. Holy Holy - Maybe You Know
46. Glen Hansard - I'll Be You, Be Me
45. Broken Social Scene - Boyfriends
44. John Floreani - Echoes
43. Geographer - Summer Of My Discontentment
42. KennyHoopla - Sore Loser//
41. Local Natives - When Am I Gonna Lose You

40. 0171 - 1000 Words
39. Diane Coffee - Not Ready To Go
38. The Drums - Try
37. MorMor - Outside
36. Aries - SANTA MONICA
35. CAVEPARTY - Strange Lullaby
34. Mating Ritual - Good God Regina It's A Bomb
33. The National - Light Years
32. Nightly - Say Anything Else
31. Midoca - Dry The Rose

30. blackbear - NYLA
29. beabadoobee - Space Cadet
28. Strand Of Oaks - Keys
27. Cameron AG - Headlights
26. The Moth & The Flame - Only Just Begun
25. Sharon Von Etten - Seventeen
24. The Districts - Hey Jo
23. Bat For Lashes - Desert Man
22. Devon Walsh - Faces
21. Jimmy Eat World - 555

20. Bill Ryder-Jones - Mither
19. The Chain Gang Of 1974 - Hide Tonight
18. Hovvdy - Ruin (my ride)
17. Coldplay - Arabesque
16. Hatchie - Her Own Heart
15. Trey - Fangs
14. The Flaming Lips - How Can A Head (Feat. Mick Jones)
13. Dreams We've Had - Perfectly Out Of Place
12. Husband - What A World
11. Landroid - Yellow Sea

10. All Hail The Silence - English Town

 










9. Inhaler - My Honest Face

 










8. Cage The Elephant - Goodbye

 










7. flora cash - They Own This Town

 










6. Graveyard Club - William

 










5. The National - Hairpin Turns

 










4. Lost Under Heaven - Post-Millenial Tension

 










3. Thom Yorke - Dawn Chorus

 










2. La Bouquet - 1990

 










1. Wrabel - flickers














 

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