1) Vampire Weekend - Father of the Bride 2) Jade Bird - Jade Bird 3) Sigrid - Sucker Punch 4) OWEL - Paris 5) Local Natives - Violet Street 6) Foals - Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Pt 1 7) Maggie Rogers - Heard It In A Past Life 8) Kings Kaleidoscope - Zeal 9) AURORA - A Different Kind of Human (Step II) 10) King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Fishing for Fishies H/M: Hozier - Wasteland, Baby! Billie Eilish - WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP... Nilufer Yanya - Miss Universe BAILEN - Thrilled To Be Here The Japanese House - Good At Falling
1. Bill Callahan - Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest 2. Kevin Morby - Oh My God 3. Big Thief - U.F.O.F 4. Ian Noe - Between the Country 5. Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising 6. Jamila Woods - Legacy! Legacy! 7. Crumb - Jinx 8. Cate Le Bon - Reward 9. Aldous Harding - Designer 10. The Comet is Coming - Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery 11. Bedouine - Birdsongs of a Kill Joy 12. Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow 13. Lambchop - This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You) 14. Julia Jacklin - Crushing 15. Fontaines D.C. - Dogrel 16. The National - I Am Easy to Find 17. Joel Ross - KingMaker 18. Little Simz - Grey Area 19. Daniel Norgen - Wooh Dang 20. Theon Cross - Fyah HM Olden Yolk The Tallest Man on Earth Greg Ward Presents Rogue Parade Damien Jurado Craig Finn Sarah Tandy The Delines Cass Mccombs Steve Gunn Malibu Ken Damon Locks Yugen Blakrok Jeff Tweedy Most anticipated for 2nd half of 2019. Purple Mountains Hiss Golden Messenger Freddie Gibbs & Madlib Tyler Childers Alex Cameron Nerija Whitney Ashley Henry Joe Pug Matthew E. White John Fulbright (hopefully)
1. Copeland - Blushing 2. The National - I Am Easy To Find 3. Brutus - Nest 4. The Dangerous Summer - Mother Nature 5. The Murderburgers - What A Mess 6. I Was King - Slow Century 7. Pkew Pkew Pkew - Optimal Lifestyles 8. Masked Intruder - III 9. Millencolin - S.O.S. 10. Bruce Springsteen - Western Stars
1. Vampire Weekend - Father of the Bride 2. Foals - Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost: Part 1 3. Local Natives - Violet Street 4. Wallows - Nothing Happens 5. Khalid - Free Spirit 6. PUP - Morbid Stuff 7. The Raconteurs - Help Us Stranger 8. The Maine - You Are OK 9. Mat Kerekes - Ruby 10. The Black Keys - Let's Rock
Nothing has really grabbed me this year, 1. Biffy Clyro - Balance, Not Symmetry 2. FIDLAR - Almost Free 3. American Football - LP3 4. Thom Yorke - ANIMA But some I’m really looking forward to: The Black Keys, Blink-182, Ceremony, The Early November, The 1975
1. Emarosa: Peach Club 2. Copeland: Blushing 3. Tallies: Tallies 4. The End of the Ocean: -aire 5. The Maine: You Are OK 6. Owel: Paris 7. Defeater: Defeater 8. Employed to Serve: Eternal Forward Motion 9. We Never Learned to Live: The Sleepwalk Transmissions 10. Pillars: Cavum
Bad Religion “Age Of Unreason” Thave been a lot of good short releases/RSD/EP’s/Alt Version releases from Thrice, Menzingers, Justin Pierre, Julien Baker, Donovan Woods, New Found Glory, Simple Creatures, All Get Out to name a few. Bad Books, Dangerous Summer and a few other albums. Cookie the Clown was a disasterpiece. Innovative and disturbing. Can’t think of a better way to describe it, even though I may never listen to it again for a long time (except for maybe a song or two). Really looking forward to Menzingers full length, Noah Gundersen, Jimmy Eat World, Frank Turner, Blink 182, Simple Creatures, NOFX, Austin Plaine, Lagwagon, City and Colour, possibly Julien Baker although that could in 2020 Like I believe Brian Fallon and Ryan Key will be.
1. Narco Debut - Strange & Ever-Changing Depths 2. The Dangerous Summer - Mother Nature 3. PUP - Morbid Stuff 4. State Faults - Clairvoyant 5. Copeland - Blushing 6. Owel - Paris 7. Chon - Chon 8. Two People - First Body 9. Fuming Mouth - The Grand Descent 10. Secret Band - LP2 been a pretty top loaded year for me thus far tbh. Banks record in a few weeks should in theory crack the top 5 at least
1. Copeland - Blushing 2. Busted - Half Way There 3. Say Anything - Oliver Appropriate 4. The Maine - You Are OK 5. Otoboke Beaver - Itekoma Hits 6. Carly Rae Jepsen - Dedicated 7. Perma - Fight Fair 8. Mannequin Pussy - Patience 9. The Japanese House - Good at Falling 10. Little Simz - Grey Area
My current favorite, to my surprise, is Ariana Grande's thank u, next. Obviously loving having new Carly Rae Jepsen in my life. Other stuff I've enjoyed includes Copeland, The Japanese House, Billie Eilish, Newsboys, Citizens, Tallies, probably some other stuff I'm forgetting. Weirdly haven't spent any time with The National, which in theory I should love. If you'd told me a couple years ago I'd have listened to Ari & the dang Newsboys more than The National, I would've laughed, but hey, life is funny.
I can’t believe how much I come back to the Tallies album. They have found a way to be capture an older sound yet stay modern. They are also very receptive on social media and love talking about the album.
1. Carly Rae Jepsen - Dedicated 2. Venom Prison -Samsara 3. Queen Zee - Queen Zee 4. Fresh - Withdraw 5. Employed To Serve - Eternal Forward Motion 6. Coffee Breath - Waking Up To Early 7. Ithaca - The Language of Injury 8. Tiny Blue Ghost - Mend Again 9. PUP - Morbid Stuff 10. Rico Nasty - Anger Management 11. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Bandana 12. Wristmeetrazor - Misery Never Forgets 13. Better Oblivion Community Center - Better Oblivion Community Center 14. Denzel Curry - ZUU 15. Insignificant Other - i'm so glad I feel this way about you 16. Pkew Pkew Pkew - Optimal Lifestyles 17. Personal Best - What You At 18. SOB X RBE - Family Not A Group 19. Frame of Mind - Irieshun 20. 03 Greedo - Still Summer in the Projects
Top list: The Maine: You Are OK Pup: Morbid Stufd Mannequin Pussy: Patience Kevin Abstract: ARIZONA baby Say Anything: Oliver Appropriate Ariana Grande: thank u, next Anderson .Paak: Ventura The Japanese House: Good At Falling Tyler, the Creator: IGOR Vampire Weekend: Father Of the Bride Wallows: Nothing Happens pronoun: I’ll show you stronger SWMRS: Berkeley's On Fire Billie Eilish: When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Jade Bird: Jade Bird Mark Ronson: Late Night Feelings The Raconteurs: Help Us Stranger Perma: Fight Fair Daniel Caesar: Case Study 001 Jenny Lewis: On the Line (I haven’t listened to Flume or Carly Rae yet for some reason so those could both possibly make this) Singles & EPs: Tierra Whack singles (Only Child, Clones, Gloria, Wasteland, Unemployed) Miley Cyrus: She Is Coming EP Simple Creatures: Strange Love EP Teamonade: This Is Your Only Warning EP Justin Courtney Pierre: Open Mic at the Lo Fi, Vol. 1 Bad Bad Hats: Wide Right EP Miley Cyrus and the Tierra Whack both have some of my favorite releases this year so I had to include them somewhere.
I know I’m judging myself. Basically I kept waiting for the right time to listen for the first time because I wanted to give it the respect it deserves (not just listen at work or on the train), but I never found the time. I’ll make it a priority this weekend!
Probably forgotten some but so far the ones that stand out are: Better Oblivion Community Center - S/T The Japanese House - Good At Falling American Football - LP3 Maggie Rogers - Heard It In A Past Life Carly Rae Jepsen - Dedicated PUP - Morbid Stuff Aaron West & The Roaring Twenties - Routine Maintenance
2019 AOTY RUNNING LIST/ Mid Year checkpoint 1. The Dangerous Summer- Mother Nature 2. The Maine- You Are Ok 3. The Story Changes- To Hell With This Delicate Equation 4. Dark Spring- More Than Suffering 5. Bring Me The Horizon- Amo 6. As Cities Burn- Scream Through The Walls 7. Sleep In- The Stars On Your Ceiling 8. Ceres- We Are A Team 9. Free Throw- Whats Past Is Prologue 10. The Cranberries- In The End 11. The Damned Things- High Crimes 12. Tyler, The Creator- IGOR 13. Bad Suns- Mystic Truth 14. Owel- Paris 15. American Football- LP3 16. Alice Merton- Mint 17. Emarosa- Peach Club 18. Copeland- Blushing 19. Billie Elish- When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? EPs and Oddities 1. Simple Creatures- Strange Love 2. Silverstein- Redux: The First 10 Years 3. Yours Truly- Afterglow 4. Thrice- Deeper Wells: Palms 5. New Found Glory- From The Screen To Your Stereo 3
Fuming Mouth - The Grand Descent Jamila Woods - LEGACY! LEGACY! Folamour - Ordinary Drugs Cave In - Final Transmission Solange - When I Get Home Judiciary - Surface Noise Flying Lotus - Flamagra Mannequin Pussy - Patience Full of Hell - Weeping Choir The Mountain Goats - In League With Dragons
Current top ten: 1. Alex Lahey - The Best of Luck Club 2. Charly Bliss - Young Enough 3. Better Oblivion Community Center - S/T 4. The Maine - You Are OK 5. Maggie Rogers - Heard It In A Past Life 6. Free Throw - What’s Past is Prologue 7. Holding Absence - S/T 8. Emarosa - Peach Club 9. American Football - LP3 10. Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
My list is very basic 1. Vampire Weekend- Father of the Bride 2. Ariana Grande- Thank u, next 3. Tyler, The Creator- IGOR 4. Billie Eilish- WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? 5. Thom Yorke- ANIMA 6. James Blake- Assume Form 7. Kevin Abstract- ARIZONA Baby 8. Weyes Blood- Titanic Rising 9. Carly Rae Jepsen- Dedicated 10. The National- I Am Easy To Find
I could round out a top 10 but this group is my definitive top tier so far. Year got off to a pretty slow start for me. 1. Copeland - Blushing 2. La Bouquet - Sad People Dancing 3. State Faults - Clairvoyant 4. The Dangerous Summer - Mother Nature 5. The National - I Am Easy To Find 6. Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next 7. Trade Wind - Certain Freedoms Honorable Mention: 1. Dead Inside - Now Fear Begins EP
Made this list a few weeks ago, could easily go much longer but figure I’d save that for EOTY. Always just try not to think too hard about the mid year stuff 1. The Japanese House - Good At Falling 2. Tiny Ruins - Olympic Girls 3. Anderson Paak - Ventura 4. Julia Jacklin - Crushing 5. Charlie Collins - Snowpine 6. Maggie Rogers - Heard It In A Past Life 7. HOMESHAKE - Helium 8. Lucky Daye - Painted 9. Barrie - Happy To Be Here 10. Boogie - Everything’s For Sale 11. OWEL - Paris 12. The Maine - You Are OK 13. La Bouquet - Sad People Dancing 14. German Error Message - Mend 15. Unwed Sailor - Heavy Age 16. LITE - Multiple 17. Lazerbeak - Luther 18. Loyle Carner - Not Waving, But Drowning 19. Ceres - We Are A Team 20. Raveena - Lucid