Once again, a very bad year is being salvaged by the very good music it produces. Here are my favorite albums so far in 2019 (LPs and EPs), loosely ranked in descending order.
#25
Ex Hex
It’s Real
Merge Records
#24
Jonny Shitbag and the Smokes
You Know There’s Nothing To You
Hidden Bay Records
#23
Cherry Glazerr
Stuffed & Ready
Secretly Canadian
#22
DEHD
Water
Fire Talk
#21
Deerhunter
Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?
4AD
#20
Girlpool
What Chaos Is Imaginary
ANTI-
#19
Hand Habits
Placeholder
Saddle Creek
#18
An Horse
Modern Air
Lame-O Records
#17
Kevin Morby
Oh My God
Dead Oceans
#16
Patio
Essentials
Fire Talk
#15
Tallies
Tallies
Kanine Records
#14
Teamonade
This Is Your Only Warning
Independently-released
#13
Charly Bliss
Young Enough
Barsuk Records
#12
Wand
Laughing Matter
Drag City
#11
Wych Elm
Rat Blanket
Post Mortem Records
#10
Better Oblivion Community Center
Better Oblivion Community Center
Dead Oceans
#9
Big Thief
U.F.O.F.
4AD
#8
Ryan Pollie
Ryan Pollie
ANTI-
#7
Leggy
Let Me Know Your Moon
Sheer Luck Records
#6
Stef Chura
Midnight
Saddle Creek
#5
Pip Blom
Boat
Heavenly Recordings
#4
Mike Krol
Power Chords
Merge Records
#3
And The Kids
When This Life Is Over
Signature Sounds Recordings
#2
36?
Milk Mountain
File Under: Music
#1
Radiator Hospital
Sings ‘Music for Daydreaming’
Salinas Records
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