1. Charly Bliss - Young Enough 2. Charli XCX - Charli 3. FKA twigs - Magdalene 4. Clairo - Immunity 5. Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell! 6. Caroline Polachek - Pang 7. Rico Nasty and Kenny Beats - Anger Management 8. Denzel Curry - ZUU 9. The National - I Am Easy to Find 10. Carly Rae Jepsen - Dedicated 11. The Japanese House - Good at Falling 12. Kim Petras - Clarity 13. Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow 14. Ioanna Gika - Thalassa 15. Kitty - Rose Gold 16. Danny Brown - uknowhatimsayin¿ 17. Young Thug - So Much Fun 18. Jenny Lewis - On the Line 19. BANKS - III 20. Bon Iver - i,i 21. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Bandana 22. Vagabon - Vagabon 23. Baroness - Gold & Grey 24. Mannequin Pussy - Patience 25. EARTHGANG - Mirrorland 26. Tyler, the Creator - IGOR 27. Chelsea Wolfe - Birth of Violence 28. Laura Stevenson - The Big Freeze 29. Marika Hackman - Any Human Friend 30. Polo G - Die A Legend
Top 10 plus a YouTube link to my favorite track off of each. Better Oblivion Community Center - Self-Titled (Service Road) Yak - Momentary Pursuit of Happiness (Bellyache) Bon Iver - i,i (Faith) Bibio - Ribbons (Curls) Vampire Weekend - Father of the Bride (How Long?) Felice Brothers - Undress (Undress) Andrew Bird - My Finest Work Yet (Manifest) Brittany Howard - Jamie (He Loves Me) Michael Nau - Less Ready to Go (Poor Condition) WAND - Laughing Matter (Wonder)
Updated to bump Harry Styles up to the top 5. Probably should be even higher, but I want to let the newness wear off. I also completely forgot Anderson .Paak's album came out this year, but it should definitely be on here, so I added it.
1. Charli XCX - Charli 2. Vampire Weekend - Father of the Bride 3. Jade Bird - Jade Bird 4. Sigrid - Sucker Punch 5. FIDLAR - Almost Free 6. Ariana Grande - thank u, next 7. Taylor Swift - Lover 8. Carly Rae Jepsen - Dedicated 9. blink-182 - Nine 10. Lizzo - Cuz I Love You 11. Mark Ronson - Late Night Feelings 12. Camila Cabello - Romance 13. Shura - forevher 14. The Early November - Lilac 15. Kim Petras - Clarity 16. Anna of the North - Dream Girl 17. Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go 18. Caroline Polachek - Pang 19. The Raconteurs - Help Us Stranger 20. Red Hearse - Red Hearse
I've narrowed down my top 30 (actually 31, but who's counting?) albums of the year, but not the order. The ones in bold are in contention for my top 10: The Appleseed Cast – The Fleeting Light of Impermanence Baroness – Gold & Grey Big Brave – A Gaze Among Them Big Thief – UFOF / Two Hands Blood Incantation – Hidden History of the Human Race Cave In – Final Transmission Ceres – We Are a Team Charly Bliss – Young Enough Copeland – Blushing Full of Hell – Weeping Choir Great Grandpa – Four of Arrows Her Name Is Calla – Animal Choir Jimmy Eat World – Surviving Katie Dey – Solipsisters Kishi Bashi – Omoiyari Knocked Loose – A Different Shade of Blue La Dispute – Panorama Laura Stevenson – The Big Freeze The Maine – You Are OK The Menzingers – Hello Exile Origami Angel – Somewhere City Oso Oso – Basking In the Glow Owel – Paris Pup – Morbid Stuff Pijn & Conjurer – Curse These Metal Hands pronoun – i'll show you stronger Seagulls – Thrown Voice Somos – Prison On a Hill Venom Prison – Samsara Whitney – Forever Turned Around
Lurk more than I post here but I do keep lists and what, so figured I'd share. Finding lotsa cool shit in this thread. Top 10 1) Greet Death - New Hell 2) Lingua Ignota - Caligula 3) Strange Ranger - Remembering the Rockets 4) Never Ending Game - Just Another Day 5) Wreck and Reference - Absolute Still Life 6) Shin Guard - 2020 7) Great Grandpa - Four of Arrows 8) Dead Heat - Certain Death 9) The Menzingers - Hello Exile 10) Angel Olsen - All Mirrors 11- 25 Together To The Stars - An Oblivion Above Rose Gold - In Us We Trust PUP - Morbid Stuff Numenorean - Adore Ceres - We Are A Team Drowse - Light Mirror Claire Cronin - Big Dread Moon Off With Their Heads - Be Good Somos - Prison on a Hill SeeYouSpaceCowboy - The Correlation… DIIV - Deceiver Frail Body - A Brief Memorium Press Club - Wasted Energy Stuck Out Here - Until We’re Each Someone Else Restraining Order - This World is Too Much 26-50 Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow The Lazy Susans - Now that the Party’s Over Denzel Curry - ZUU Magnitude - To Whatever Fateful End Better Oblivion Community Center - ST Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising The Burnt Tapes - Never Better Small Talks - A Conversation Between Us Stella Donnelly - Letters to Our Former Selves Sasami - ST Ioanna Gika - Thalassa Jade Bird - ST Glassing - Spotted Horse Oso Oso - Basking in the Glow I Love Your Lifestyle - The Movie Marissa Nadler - Droneflower Brockhampton - Ginger Strange Magic - Unfortunately Danny Brown - uknowwhatimsayin? Meth. - Mother of Red Light clipping. - There Existed an Addiction to Blood Charly Bliss - Young Enough Future Teens - Breakup Season Her Name is Calla - Animal Choir Origami Angel - Somewhere City NON LPS Pom Pom Squad - Ow Mortality Rate - You Were the Gasoline Jetty Bones - - Padfoot - The Company We Keep Inclination - When Fear Turns to Confidence Redbait - Cages Out For Justice - Northeast Hardcore Pride Sunami - Demonstration Signals Midwest - Pin Hands of God - Blueprint for Self Destruction
Live Shows of the Year: 1. Foxing @ Gothic Theater 2. Menzingers & Tigers Jaw @ The Masquerade 3. Laura Stevenson @ The Earl 4. Camp Cope @ Lost Lake Lounge 5. Alex Lahey @ The Earl
1. Somos – Prison on a Hill 2. Strange Ranger – Remembering the Rockets 3. Red Hearse – Red Hearse 4. The Japanese House – Good at Falling 5. The National – I Am Easy to Find 6. Bon Iver – i,i 7. The Dangerous Summer – Mother Nature 8. PUP – Morbid Stuff 9. MUNA – Saves the World 10. Tyler, the Creator – IGOR 11. Jimmy Eat World - Surviving 12. BROCKHAMPTON - GINGER 13. Coldplay – Everyday Life 14. Charli XCX - Charli 15. The Early November – Lilac 16. Copeland – Blushing 17. blink-182 – NINE 18. Third Eye Blind - Screamer 19. pronoun – i’ll show you stronger 20. Denzel Curry - ZUU 21. The Maine – You Are OK 22. Apparat – LP5 23. Turnover – Altogether 24. Kevin Abstract – ARIZONA BABY 25. Rex Orange County – Pony 26. Carly Rae Jepsen – Dedicated 27. Vagabon – Vagabon 28. Local Natives – Violet Street 29. Lazerbeak – Luther 30. Danny Brown – uknowhatimsayin¿ EPs: 1. Beabadoobee – Loveworm 2. Simple Creatures – Strange Love 3. The Candescents – Grass 4. Lil Nas X – 7 5. The Band CAMINO – tryhard 6. No Rome – Crying In The Prettiest Places the 2019 mix, a playlist by Shane O'Donohue on Spotify 2019-51, a playlist by Shane O'Donohue on Spotify
1. Bear's Den - So That You Might Hear Me 2. Small Talks - A Conversation Between Us 3. Tyler Hilton - City On Fire 4. Copeland - Blushing 5. Silversun Pickups - Widow's Weeds 6. The Maine - You Are OK 7. The Early November - Lilac 8. Dermot Kennedy - Without Fear 9. Dave Hause - Kick 10. Flor - Ley Lines 11. La Bouquet - Sad People Dancing 12. Cold War Kids - New Age Norms 1 13. The Band Camino - Tryhard 14. Holy Holy - My Own Pool of Light 15. Meg & Dia - Happysad 16. Dean Lewis - A Place We Knew 17. Joseph - Good Luck, Kid 18. Jimmy Eat World - Surviving 19. Kalie Shorr - Open Book 20. Blink-182 - Nine 21. Hunny - Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. 22. Bayside - Interrobang 23. Rob Thomas - Chip Tooth Smile 24. Ingrid Michaelson - Stranger Songs 25. Youth Group - Australian Halloween
Slowly putting stuff together, here's my top 50 tracks w/ Apple Music playlist 50. Long Beard – “Sweetheart” 49. Sir Babygirl – “Pink Lite” 48. Vampire Weekend – “Jerusalem, New York, Berlin” 47. James Blake – “Barefoot in the Park (feat. ROSALÍA)” 46. Stella Donnelly – “Season’s Greetings” 45. Maxo Kream – “Meet Again” 44. Earl Sweatshirt – “EAST” 43. Hannah Diamond – “Invisible” 42. HAIM – “Summer Girl” 41. Charli XCX – “Next Level Charli” 40. Sega Bodega – “U Suck” 39. Juice WRLD – “Robbery” 38. Great Grandpa – “Treat Jar” 37. Rico Nasty – “Time Flies” 36. Big Thief – “Two Hands” 35. 100 gecs – “800db cloud” 34. Georgia Maq – “Pleaser” 33. Burna Boy – “Secret (feat. Jeremih & Serani)” 32. 100 gecs – “money machine” 31. Black Country, New Road – “Sunglasses” 30. 03 Greedo & Kenny Beats – “Disco Shit (feat. Freddie Gibbs)” 29. Palehound – “Aaron” 28. FKA twigs – “sad day” 27. Young Thug – “Just How It Is” 26. DaBaby – “INTRO” 25. Strange Ranger – “Sunday” 24. Oso Oso – “one sick plan” 23. Thom Yorke – “Dawn Chorus” 22. Georgia – “About Work the Dancefloor (Edit)” 21. Bon Iver – “Naeem” 20. Great Grandpa – “Mono No Aware” 19. The National – “Oblivions” 18. Big Thief – “Contact” 17. Clairo – “Bags” 16. Charli XCX – “Warm (feat. HAIM)” 15. Polo G – “Pop Out (feat. Lil Tjay)” 14. Charli XCX – “February 2017 (feat. Clairo & Yaeji)” 13. black midi – “953” 12. Nilüfer Yanya – “Safety Net” 11. The National – “Where Is Her Head” 10. 100 gecs – “stupid horse” 9. Caroline Polachek – “Door” 8. Young Thug – “What’s the Move (feat. Lil Uzi Vert)” 7. Bon Iver – “Hey, Ma” 6. Caroline Polachek – “So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings” 5. Charli XCX – “Click (feat. Kim Petras & Tommy Cash)” 4. The 1975 – “Frail State of Mind” 3. Big Thief – “Not” 2. Mannequin Pussy – “Drunk II” 1. Charli XCX & Christine and the Queens – “Gone”
Not an order yet, already noticed a few things while reading others. Didn't realize Free Throw had a new one (and all the way back in March!). Also enjoying Mannequin Pussy after one song. Here's what I have so far: Audio Karate - Malo Better Oblivion Community Center - S/T Oso Oso - Basking In The Glow Pup - Morbid Stuff SWMRS - Berkeley's On Fire the Menzingers - Hello Exile Wallows - Nothing Happens
1. Tyler, The Creator - IGOR 2. PUP - Morbid Stuff 3. Mannequin Pussy - Patience 4. Oso Oso - Basking in the Glow 5. The Japanese House - Good at Falling 6. 100 gecs - 1000 gecs 7. FKA Twigs - MAGDALENE 8. Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell! 9. Solange - When I Get Home 10. American Football - American Football (LP3) 11. Bon Iver - i,i 12. The Maine - You Are OK 13. Megan Thee Stallion - Fever 14. Jimmy Eat World - Surviving 15. Big Thief - Two Hands 16. Billie Eilish - WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? 17. Charlie Bliss - Young Enough 18. Flying Lotus - Flamagra 19. Better Oblivion Community Center - Self-titled 20. Blood Orange - Angel's Pulse 21. Danny Brown - unowhatimsayin¿ 22. Young Thug - So Much Fun 23. Turnover - Altogether 24. Lizzo - Cuz I Love You 25. ScHoolboy Q - CrasH Talk 26. Clairo - Immunity 27. Floating Points - Crush 28. Anderson .Paak - Ventura 29. IDK - Is He Real? 30. Copeland - Blushing good year for music, got damn 2019 EOTY List, a playlist by John Linitz on Spotify
1. Dermot Kennedy - Without Fear 2. Knocked Loose - A Different Shade of Blue 3. The National - I am Easy To Find 4. Tyler Childers - Country Squire 5. Khalid - Free Spirit 6. American Football - American Football (LP3) 7. Haydin Calnin - A Life You Would Choose 8. Wish You Were Here - I'm Afraid of Everything 9. The Dangerous Summer - Mother Nature 10. Aaron West and The Roaring Twenties - Routine Maintenance 11. The Chainsmokers - World War Joy 12. SeeYouSpaceCowboy - The Correlation Between Entrance and Exit Wounds 13. PLTS - Lonely Leaves 14. Imaginary Future - Bigger Things Honorary Mention: Jordan Moyes - No official album but incredible stuff.
it's been a good year 1. Charli XCX - Charli 2. Carly Rae Jepsen - Dedicated 3. Charly Bliss - Young Enough 4. Hovvdy - Heavy Lifter 5. Tyler, the Creator - IGOR 6. (Sandy) Alex G - House of Sugar 7. FKA twigs - MAGDALENE 8. Clairo - Immunity 9. Have a Nice Life - Sea of Worry 10. JME - Grime MC 11. Better Oblivion Community Center - Better Oblivion Community Center 12. 100 Gecs - 1000 Gecs 13. Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising 14. Jay Som - Anak Ko 15. Foals - Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 1 16. Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow 17. Jenny Hval - The Practice of Love 18. Stormzy - Heavy is the Head 19. Oso Oso - Basking in the Glow 20. Hannah Diamond - Reflections 21. Big Thief - U.F.O.F. 22. Little Simz - GREY 23. Bellows - The Rose Gardener 24. Vampire Weekend - Father of the Bride 25. Dave - Psychodrama 26. Mannequin Pussy - Patience 27. Skepta - Ignorance is Bliss 28. Strange Ranger - Remembering the Rockets 29. Cherry Glazerr - Stuffed & Ready 30. Floating Points - Crush 31. The National - I Am Easy to Find 32. Kano - Hoodies All Summer 33. Florist - Emily Alone 34. Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains 35. Ada Lea - what we say in private 36. Richard Dawson - 2020 37. Great Grandpa - Four of Arrows 38. Baroness - Gold & Grey 39. The Twilight Sad - It Won/t be Like This All the Time 40. Georgia Maq - Pleaser 41. Mutual Benefit - Just Another Diamond Day 42. Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell 43. Pup - Morbid Stuff 44. Slowthai - Nothing Great About Britain 45. Lingua Ignota - CALIGULA 46. Bon Iver - i,i 47. JPEGMAFIA - All My Heroes Are Cornballs 48. I Love Your Lifestyle - The Movie 49. Julia Jacklin - Crushing 50. Full of Hell - Weeping Choir
Top 50 albums 50. Burna Boy - African Giant 49. Denzel Curry - ZUU 48. JPEGMafia - All My Heroes are Cornballs 47. MIKE - Tears of Joy 46. Mount Eerie and Julie Doiron - Lost Wisdom, Pt. 2 45. DaBaby - Kirk 44. Sir Babygirl - Crush on Me 43. Oli XL - Rogue Intruder, Soul Enhancer 42. Young Nudy and Pi'erre Bourne - Sli'merre 41. Jamila Woods - LEGACY! LEGACY! 40. Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell! 39. Helado Negro - This Is How You Smile 38. Palehound - Black Friday 37. Thaiboy Digital - Legendary Member 36. RAP - Export 35. Rod Wave - Ghetto Gospel 34. Club Night - What Life 33. Maxo Kream - Brandon Banks 32. 03 Greedo & Kenny Beats - Netflix & Deal 31. Vampire Weekend - Father of the Bride 30. ECCO2K - E 29. katie dey - Solipsisters 28. Cate Le Bon - Reward 27. Stella Donnelly - Beware of the Dogs 26. Hannah Diamond - Reflections 25. Kim Gordon - No Home Record 24. FKA twigs - MAGDALENE 23. Georgia Maq - Pleaser 22. Thom Yorke - ANIMA 21. Earl Sweatshirt - FEET OF CLAY 20. Jenny Hval - The Practice of Love 19. Hovvdy - Heavy Lifter 18. (Sandy) Alex G - House of Sugar 17. Young Thug - So Much Fun 16. slowthai - Nothing Great About Britain 15. DaBaby - Baby on Baby 14. Polo G - Die a Legend 13. Strange Ranger - Remembering the Rockets 12. Nilüfer Yanya - Miss Universe 11. oso oso - basking in the glow 10. Mannequin Pussy - Patience 9. 100 gecs - 1000 gecs 8. Big Thief - U.F.O.F. 7. Great Grandpa - Four of Arrows 6. The National - I Am Easy to Find 5. black midi - Schlagenheim 4. Bon Iver - i, i 3. Big Thief - Two Hands 2. Caroline Polachek – PANG 1. Charli XCX - Charli
I know it's only been less than two weeks since I posted my list, but I think Oso Oso and Clairo are both climbing my rankings. Fine Line didn't live up to the hype of the first three singles for me and would fall outside my Top 30, replaced by Jamila Woods. Hadn't heard of her until earlier this month but LEGACY! LEGACY! is absolutely incredible.
Since I usually favor playlists over front-to-back albums, I figured that my EOTY list is best represented as both albums & tracks. The older I get, the less I care about the concept of objective valuation, so this is just a list of music that made an impact in my personal life at the right time and place this year.
I’ll come back with a top 10/15 but for now Morbid Stuff by PUP and Sucker Punch by Sigrid are my top two and it’s not really close