My Absolute Favorites:
- Bandana – Freddie Gibbs & Madlib
- Mirrorland – EarthGang
- Father of the Bride – Vampire Weekend
- KIWANUKA – Michael Kiwanuka
- Free Nationals – Free Nationals
- Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest – Bill Callahan
- Jamie – Brittany Howard
- uknowhatimsayin¿ – Danny Brown
Favorite Non-2019 Albums
- Ghosts I-IV – Nine Inch Nails
- The Mix-Up – Beastie Boys
- Atrocity Exhbition – Danny Brown
- Oblivion Access & Mista Thug Isolation – Lil Ugly Mane
- A Star Is Born Soundtrack – Bradley Cooper & Lady Gaga
- Supreme Blientele – Westside Gunn
Albums I Really Liked But Need to Listen to More
- SOUND & FURY – Sturgill Simpson
- Magdalene – FKA twigs
Some More Albums I Really Liked
- ZUU – Denzel Curry
- GINGER – BROCKHAMPTON
- When I Get Home – Solange
- Outer Peace – Toro y Moi
- Heard It In a Past Life – Maggie Rogers
- WATCHMEN: Volumes 1-3 – Atticus Ross & Trent Reznor
- Hitler Wears Hermes 7 – Westside Gunn
- WWCD – Griselda
Special shout out to Tierra Whack. While she didn’t release an album this year, she did drop lots of great singles and she was my top Spotify artist this year (followed by Freddie Gibbs, Vampire Weekend, and EarthGang).
I made another yearly playlist capturing all the new music I heard and liked even a little bit. I had a separate playlist where I put songs (no matter the year) I really liked and was listening to on repeat throughout the year. Of course there’s also Spotify Wrapped, which is similar to that, but I don’t fully trust how they track it. In any case, these three playlists plus all the albums give a pretty good overview of what I listened to and enjoyed in 2019.