Mid Year 2019 Lists

Is it mid year list time yet

 

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)

 

If you ask most of the major publications, it’s been mid-year list time for at least a month.

 

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:

1. The Maine: You Are OK
2. Pup: Morbid Stufd
3. Mannequin Pussy: Patience
4. Kevin Abstract: ARIZONA baby
5. Say Anything: Oliver Appropriate
6. Ariana Grande: thank u, next
7. Anderson .Paak: Ventura
   
8. The Japanese House: Good At Falling
   
9. Tyler, the Creator: IGOR
10. Vampire Weekend: Father Of the Bride
11. Wallows: Nothing Happens
    
12. pronoun: I’ll show you stronger
13. SWMRS: Berkeley's On Fire
14. Billie Eilish: When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
15. Jade Bird: Jade Bird
16. Mark Ronson: Late Night Feelings
17. The Raconteurs: Help Us Stranger
18. Perma: Fight Fair
19. Daniel Caesar: Case Study 001
20. 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:

1. Tierra Whack singles (Only Child, Clones, Gloria, Wasteland, Unemployed)
2. Miley Cyrus: She Is Coming EP
3. Simple Creatures: Strange Love EP
4. Teamonade: This Is Your Only Warning EP
5. Justin Courtney Pierre: Open Mic at the Lo Fi, Vol. 1
6. 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.

 

This should be a criminal offence

 

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

 

15 lists posted itt so far and only 1 includes the actual aoty (charly bliss - young enough). smdh