Another year has come and gone. It seems like time is passing more quickly as we get older in life. Funny how that works. Luckily for us the music being made keeps getting better and better. I know it sounds awful to say but I find myself listening to more and more individual tracks than full fledge albums. Perhaps I am part of the problem feeding into the Spotify user ethos, any song at any time. It is almost too tempting to pass up. Sure there were plenty of albums I loved, Thom Yorke’s Anima, both Big Thief records and Strange Ranger’s Remembering The Rockets but not enough to merit a Top 10 or 20 rankings. At least by me anyways. Having that been said, this year was a particularly strong one for individual singles and album tracks. Here are 19 of my favorite songs of 2019. With some good fortune 2020 will grant us a similar listening experience.

Big Thief – Not

 

Thom Yorke – Dawn Chorus

 

Bon Iver – Naeem

 

Spoon – No Bullets Spent

 

Clairo – Bags

 

Wilco – Love Is Everywhere (Beware)

 

Better Oblivion Community Center – Dylan Thomas

 

The National – Where Is Her Head

 

Tame Impala – Patience

 

Vampire Weekend – Harmony Hall

 

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – This Is The Place

 

Thom Yorke & Flea – Daily Battles

 

Mannequin Pussy – Drunk II

 

Coldplay – Arabesque

 

Haim – Summer Girl

 

Sharon Van Etten – Seventeen

 

EOB – Brasil

 

Liam Gallagher – Gone

 

Billie Eilish – When The Party’s Over