If you are reading this blog post you are likely someone who enjoys discovering new music. If that's the case, we have something in common. I listen to a lot of music and love sharing the good stuff. Of the new albums I listened to in 2019, this list makes up my favorites (not sequenced - that would be too hard).
01) Mark Mulcahy - The Gus
LINK : Bandcamp
RIYL : Alternative Rock, REM, Miracle Legion, 90's College Radio, Paul Q. Kolderie
02) 75 Dollar Bill - I Was Real
LINK : Bandcamp
RIYL : Experimental instrumental jams. Drone. Feedback. Microtonal Electric Guitar. Odd metered percussion.
03) Kim Gordon - No Home Record
LINK : Spotify
RIYL : Punk soundscapes with beats.
04) Robbie Robertson - Sinematic
LINK : Spotify
RIYL : Well crafted classic rock.
05) The Hold Steady - Thrashing Thru The Passion
LINK : Bandcamp
RIYL : Literate American-alt-rock.
06) Floating Action - Old World Camels
LINK : Bandcamp
RIYL : Talented multi-instrumentalists who write and record beautiful and thoughtful music.
07) The Quiet Temple - The Quiet Temple
LINK : Bandcamp
RIYL : Alternative-punk-jazz with hypnotic grooves.
08) Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains
LINK : Bandcamp
RIYL : Orchestral-acoustic-alt-rock-poetry.
09) Black Midi - Schlagenheim
LINK : Bandcamp
RIYL : Rabid guitars, precision drumming, electronic flourishes, non-sensical lyrics, and tons of creativity.
10) Mattiel - Satis Factory
LINK : Bandcamp
RIYL : Country and blues rooted alt-rock with great songs and instrumentation.
11) Juan Wauters - Introducing Juan Pablo
LINK : Bandcamp
RIYL : Bi-lingual alt-pop. Jonathan Richman.
12) Gang Starr - One Of The Best Yet
LINK : Spotify
RIYL : Old School hip-hop featuring previously unreleased rhymes by the late-great Guru.
13) Tropical Fuck Storm - Braindrops
LINK : Bandcamp
RIYL : Experimental art-punk.
14) Chuck Cleaver - Send Aid
LINK : Bandcamp
RIYL : Ass Ponys. Wussy. American guitar rock.
15) Moon Duo - Stars Are The Light
LINK : Bandcamp
RIYL : Psychedelic electronica with breezy vocals.
16) The Brian Jonestown Massacre - The Brian Jonestown Massacre
LINK : Bandcamp
RIYL : Bands that sound like the Rolling Stones.
17) Spiral Stairs - We Wanna Be Hypnotized
LINK : Bandcamp
RIYL : Alternative Rock. David Bowie.
18) Little Simz - Grey Area
LINK : Spotify
RIYL : Female rappers with great flow who spit fire.
19) Delicate Steve - Till I Burn Up
LINK : Bandcamp
RIYL : Genre defining melodic-instrumental-guitar-music.
20) Zebra Hunt - Trade Desire
LINK : Bandcamp
RIYL : Flying Nun Records. The Feelies.
21) Ages & Ages - Me You They We
LINK : Bandcamp
RIYL : Melodic alt-pop.
22) Kool Keith - Keith
LINK : Spotify
RIYL : Old school hip-hop.
23) Campos de Luz - Campos de Luz
LINK : Bandcamp
RIYL : Electronic music enhanced with field recordings and latin beats.
24) Koffee - Rapture EP
LINK : Spotify
RIYL : Contemporary reggae.
25) The Black Tones - Cobain & Cornbread
LINK : Bandcamp
RIYL : Kurt Cobain. Cornbread. Rock with a side of NOLA funk.
I hope you find something cool to listen to!
Howard | 12.19.19
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