As with our revisit of 1969, it's time to shut down our deep dive into 2019's best full-length releases.
The many albums that produced songs included in our 2019 mix collection and excited me to some degree but which I didn't hear enough times to in good faith rate are listed after the official rankings.
HIGHEST RECOMMENDS
1. Purple Mountains
2. Ghosteen - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
STRONG RECOMMENDS
3. Dogrel - Fontaines D.C.4. CALIGULA - Lingua Ignota
5. Crushing - Julia Jacklin
6. Designer - Aldous Harding
7. U.F.O.F. - Big Thief
8. MAGDALENE - FKA Twigs
9. Western Stars - Bruce Springsteen
10. KIWANUKA - Michael Kiwanuka
11. Grey Area - Little Simz
12. Titanic Rising - Weyes Blood
6. Designer - Aldous Harding
7. U.F.O.F. - Big Thief
8. MAGDALENE - FKA Twigs
9. Western Stars - Bruce Springsteen
10. KIWANUKA - Michael Kiwanuka
11. Grey Area - Little Simz
12. Titanic Rising - Weyes Blood
13. When I Have Fears - The Murder Capital
14. Remind Me Tomorrow - Sharon Van Etten
15. Norman Fucking Rockwell - Lana Del Rey
14. Remind Me Tomorrow - Sharon Van Etten
15. Norman Fucking Rockwell - Lana Del Rey
16. This Is How You Smile - Helado Negro
18. Psychodrama - Dave
19. Father Of The Bride - Vampire Weekend
SOLID RECOMMENDS
17. Punk - Chai18. Psychodrama - Dave
19. Father Of The Bride - Vampire Weekend
20. Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest - Bill Callahan
21. Ulfila's Alphabet - Sundara Karma
22. Cuz I Love You - Lizzo
23. Schlagenheim - black midi
23. Schlagenheim - black midi
24. Face Stabber - Thee Oh Sees
25. Legacy! Legacy! - Jamila Woods
25. Legacy! Legacy! - Jamila Woods
26. Amyl And The Sniffers
27. PROTO - Holly Herndon
28. "Let's Rock" - The Black Keys
29. I Need A New War - Craig Finn
29. I Need A New War - Craig Finn
30. ITEKOMA HITS - Otoboke Beaver
31. About The Light - Steve Mason
32. Oh My God - Kevin Moby
33. All Mirrors - Angel Olsen
34. Giant Of All Sizes - Elbow
33. All Mirrors - Angel Olsen
34. Giant Of All Sizes - Elbow
35. Eton Alive - Sleaford Mods
36. Jimmy Lee - Raphael Saadiq
37. Incidental Music - W. H. Lung
38. SOUND & FURY - Sturgil Simpson
39. Gallipoli - Beirut
40. Miami Memory - Alex Cameron
41. The Book Of Traps And Lessons - Kate Tempest
42. No Geography - The Chemical Brothers
43. Patience - Mannequin Pussy
44. Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery - The Comet Is Coming
45. Bandana - Freddie Gibbs & Madlib
46. Morbid Stuff - PUP
46. Morbid Stuff - PUP
47. Old LP - that dog
48. A Bath Full Of Ecstasy - Hot Chip
49. 5 - SAULT
50. Psychedelic Country Soul - The Long Ryders
51. Pony - Orville Peck
52. Malibu Ken
53. WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO - Billie Eilish
54. I Am Easy To Find - The National
55. To Believe - The Cinematic Orchestra
56. Anima - Thom Yorke
57. We Are Not Your Kind - Slipknot
58. It Won't Be Like This At All - The Twilight Sad
59. Two Hands - Big Thief
60. Young Enough - Charly Bliss
61. Fear Inoculum - TOOL
61. Fear Inoculum - TOOL
62. Gold & Grey - Baroness
63. Nothing Great About Britain - Slowthai
MILD RECOMMENDS
64. No Home Record - Kim Gordon
65. Beware Of The Dogs - Stella Donnelly
66. Miss Universe - Nilufer Yanya
67. IGOR - Tyler, The Creator68. i, i - Bon Iver
69. Reward - Cate Le Bon
70. Charlie - Charlie XCX
71. Jamie - Brittany Howard
72. Bird Songs Of A Kill Joy - Bedouine
73. Hoodies All Summer - Kano
74. When I Get Home - Solange
75. Be Content - Indoor Pets
Didn't Listen To Enough Times To Rank But Well Worth Checking Out
1000 gecs
2020 - Richard Dawson
African Giant - Burna Boy
All My Heroes Are Cornballs - JPEGMAFIA
American Football (LP3)
Anak Ko - Jay Som
Any Human Friend - Marika Hackman
Assume Form - James Blake
At The Party With My Brown Friends - Black Belt Eagle Scout
Atlanta Millionaires Club - Faye Webster
Basking In The Glow - Oso Oso
Better Oblivion Community Center
Beyond The Door - Redd Kross
Bigger Than Life - Black Marble
Closer To Grey - Chromatics
COIN COIN Chapter Four: Memphis - Matana Roberts
Crush - Floating Points
Deceiver - DIIV
Dedicated - Carly Rae Jepsen
Distance Over Time - Dream Theater
Eternal Forward Motion - Employed To Serve
Eve - Rapsody
Everyday Life - Coldplay
Feral Roots - Rival Sons
Fever - Megan Thee Stallion
Free Company - Boy Scouts
For You And I - Lorraine James
Get Tragic - Blood Red Shoes
Girl With Basket Of Fruit - Xui Xui
Heard It In A Past Life - Maggie Rogers
Help Us Stranger - The Raconteurs
Hiding Places - Billy Woods & Kenny Segal
HOMECOMING: THE LIVE ALBUM - Beyonce
House Of Sugar - (Sandy) Alex G
How Do You Love - The Regrettes
I Was Real - 75 Dollar Bill
Immunity - Clairo
In League With Dragons - The Mountain Goats
Infest The Rats' Nest - King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
It's Real - Ex Hex
leaving meaning. - Swans
Life Metal - Sunn O)))
Lost Girls - Bat For Lashes
Lover - Taylor Swift
Lux Prima - Karen O & Dangerous
Ode To Joy - Wilco
On The Line - Jenny Lewis
Pang - Caroline Polachek
Part 1 Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost - Foals
Part 2 Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost - Foals
Patty Griffin
Plastic Anniversary - Matmos
Queen Zee
Quiet Signs - Jessica Pratt
Serf's Up! - Fat White Family
Shea Butter Baby - Ari Lennox
Silences - Adia Victoria
Somebody's Knocking - Mark Lanegan
Sunshine Rock - Bob Mould
Thank U, Next - Ariana Grande
The Age Of Immunology - Vanishing Twin
The Center Won't Hold - Sleater-Kinney
The Devil You Know - The Coathangers
The Highwomen
The Practice Of Love - Jenny Hval
The Quanta Series - Karyyn
The Talkies - Girl Band
There Is No Other - Rhiannon Giddens
Thrashing Thru The Passion - The Hold Steady
Turn Off The News (Build A Garden) - Lukas Nelson And The Promise Of The Real
Twelve Nudes - Ezra Furman
uknowhatimsayin? - Danny Brown
Utility - Barker
Ventura - Anderson .Paak
War Music - Refused
What Chaos Is Imaginary - Girlpool
Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared - Deerhunter
ZUU - Denzel Curry
Last Updated 01.03.2021
