Top 50 Albums of 2019
i'll finish updating the genre tags and comments later but yeah here are my favorite albums of 2019 |
| 50 |  | Vula Viel
Do Not Be Afraid
[Jazz / Art Pop / Post Punk] |
| 49 |  | Joliette
Luz Devora
[Post-hardcore / Screamo] |
| 48 |  | Self Esteem
Compliments Please
[Electropop] |
| 47 |  | Alcest
Spiritual Instinct
[Blackgaze / Post-metal] |
| 46 |  | Denzel Curry
Zuu
[Southern Hip Hop / Trap] |
| 45 |  | Colunia
Zéphyr
[Jazz Fusion] |
| 44 |  | Andrew Bird
My Finest Work Yet
it's like father john misty without the father john misty, so good
[Chamber Pop / Indie Folk] |
| 43 |  | Alex Lahey
The Best of Luck Club
[Power Pop] |
| 42 |  | Falls of Rauros
Patterns in Mythology
[Atmospheric Black Metal] |
| 41 |  | Lizzo
Cuz I Love You
[Pop Rap / Soul] |
| 40 |  | Blanck Mass
Animated Violence Mild
[Electro-Industrial] |
| 39 |  | Matana Roberts
COIN COIN Chapter Four: Memphis
[Avant Garde Jazz] |
| 38 |  | Proper.
I Spent the Winter Writing Songs About Getting Bet
[Math Rock / Emo] |
| 37 |  | Tropical Fuck Storm
Braindrops
[Post-Punk / Experimental Rock] |
| 36 |  | Amirtha Kidambi / Elder Ones
From Untruth
Avant Garde Leftist Post-Colonial Hindu Spiritualist Protest Jazz. I know that looks like word salad but trust me it works and it's amazing.
[Avant Garde Jazz] |
| 35 |  | Carly Rae Jepsen
Dedicated
Doesn't reach the heights of Emotion, but a worthy follow-up nonetheless.
[Synthpop] |
| 34 |  | Anoice
Ghost in the Clocks
[Post-Rock / Modern Classical] |
| 33 |  | Pom Poko
Birthday
[Noise Pop / Indie Rock] |
| 32 |  | Thom Yorke
Anima
[Glitch Pop / Ambient Pop] |
| 31 |  | Lightning Bolt
Sonic Citadel
"hey so what bass tone are we going for here?"
"hmm how about c h a i n s a w"
[Noise Rock / Math Rock] |
| 30 |  | We Never Learned To Live
The Sleepwalk Transmissions
[Post-Hardcore] |
| 29 |  | The Comet Is Coming
Trust in the Lifeforce of Deep Mystery
[Jazz Fusion / Nu Jazz] |
| 28 |  | Blood Incantation
Hidden History of the Human Race
the hype is deserved
[Death Metal / Progressive Metal] |
| 27 |  | Dorian Electra
Flamboyant
im gay for these synth patches and pitch shifting functions for real
[Bubblegum Bass / Electropop] |
| 26 |  | Kai Whiston
No World As Good As Mine
One of the most promising EDM producers goes post-rock and I couldn't be happier with the results
[UK Bass / Post Rock] |
| 25 |  | Patricia Taxxon
Doraemon
All I'm saying is that Cold Water, Failing, and Stars In My Head is a downright masterful run of pop songs.
[Future Bass / Synthpop] |
| 24 |  | Jambinai
ONDA
The elements of Korean Folk across this record place it among the most unique sounding and exciting post-rock albums I've heard this year.
[Post Rock / Korean Folk] |
| 23 |  | PUP
Morbid Stuff
*yeehaws sadly*
[Pop-Punk / Emo] |
| 22 |  | State Faults
Clairvoyant
"Light in a prism, love refracted, show your colors, flesh is a prison...."
[Screamo / Post Hardcore] |
| 21 |  | Anamanaguchi
[USA]
Don't know what to say other than that this album has some of the most gorgeous, soaring, and inspirational pop songs I've heard this year.
[Bitpop / Power Pop] |
| 20 |  | Weyes Blood
Titanic Rising
[Art Pop / Baroque Pop] |
| 19 |  | katie dey
solipsisters
Katie Dey continues to be one of the most unique and relatable names in bedroom pop.
[Art Pop / Bedroom Pop] |
| 18 |  | No One Knows What The Dead Think
No One Knows What The Dead Think
the biggest weebs in grindcore are back and this time it's about nier automata i guess because why the fuck not
[Grindcore] |
| 17 |  | BATS
Alter Nature
inject that sci-fi bullshit directly into my veins
[Noise Rock / Post Hardcore] |
| 16 |  | Tyler, the Creator
IGOR
[Neo-Soul / Experimental Hip-Hop] |
| 15 |  | Charli XCX
Charli
[Electropop / Bubblegum Bass / Deconstructed Club] |
| 14 |  | Alexander Noice
NOICE
oh yeah i watched revolutionary girl utena
[Jazz Fusion / Art Pop] |
| 13 | | Otoboke Beaver
Itekoma Hits
[Hardcore Punk] |
| 12 |  | Black Midi
Schlagenheim
she moves with a p-p-p-p-purpose
[Noise Rock / Math Rock] |
| 11 |  | Little Simz
GREY Area
[UK Hip-Hop / Jazz Rap] |
| 10 |  | House of Waters
Rising
that dulcimer hittin different
[Jazz Fusion] |
| 9 |  | Dots (.........)
Points
this album is pretty as hell bro pt. 2
[Shoegaze / J-Pop] |
| 8 |  | Periphery
Periphery IV: Hail Stan
Haters be damned, this is very easily the most fun and exciting experience I had with progressive metal this year.
[Progressive Metal / Djent] |
| 7 | | King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard
Infest The Rats' Nest
SATAN POINTS ME TO THE RATS NEST
[Thrash Metal / Stoner Metal] |
| 6 |  | Richard Dawson
2020
A wonderful continuation and contrasting of the themes and concepts dominating Richard's previous record with some new stylistic twists.
[Art Rock / Progressive Folk] |
| 5 |  | Kishi Bashi
Omoiyari
this album is pretty as hell bro
[Chamber Pop / Indie Folk] |
| 4 |  | clipping.
There Existed an Addiction to Blood
Death ain't shit.
[Industrial Hip-Hop / Horrorcore] |
| 3 |  | Lana Del Rey
Norman Fucking Rockwell!
i am but a simple white girl what can i say
[Art Pop / Chamber Pop] |
| 2 |  | Liturgy
H.A.Q.Q.
The most adventurous and controversial extreme metal act of the 2010s reaches the culmination of everything they've spent this past decade working towards. What a statement.
[Avant-Garde Metal / Black Metal] |
| 1 |  | Thank You Scientist
Terraformer
LOOKS LIKE WE FINALLY MADE IT, HOW I'VE ANTICIPATED YOUR RETUUUUUURN
[Progressive Rock / Jazz Fusion] |
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