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
