The Best Music of 2019

This year followed a similar trajectory as the last with the state of politic and global affairs rapidly decaying, but at least TV has been really good. So while Britain may only be around for a few more months and America seems to be rehearsing for a new civil war, we can at least enjoy Baby Yoda and have a new season of Barry to look forward to.

While I haven’t heard many people describing this year in music as being particularly revolutionary, a steady stream of solid releases made 2019 more than palatable. What I consider the best musical moments didn’t involve many breakout artists presenting a wholly new sound as much as those who debuted in recent years presenting a more refined version of the sound that made them famous.

Track List

Tony or Tony – Wish Good

Men I Trust – Numb

Helado Negro – Todo Lo Que Me Falta

FKA Twigs – Cellophane

Rhye – Needed

Thom Yorke- I Am a Very Rude Person

Josephine Wiggs – The Weeping of the Rain

Nilufer Yanya – Sparkle God Help Me

Cate Le Bon – Daylight Matters

Coucou Chloe – Waiting

Panda Bear – Dolphin

Caribou – Home

HNNY – So Good

Tierra Whack – Wasteland

Zero Years Kid – Verloren in de taal

The Golden Filter – All the Queens

Chromatics – The Sound of Silence

Bela Boo – You Girlfriend

Yu Su – Watermelon Woman (Edit)

Pender Street Steppers – Our Time

Tyler, the Creator – Exactly What You Run From You End Up Chasing

Sky Civilian – If I Had

Kornel Kovacs – Marathon

Galcher Lustwerk – Another Story

Billie Eilish – ilomilo

Solange – Exit Scott

Shigeto- Back to Basics (Excerpt)

Damon Locks – The Colors That You Bring

Gang Starr – The Sure Shot

Yeule – Your Shadow

Brittany Howard – Run to Me

Burial – Old Tape

Floating Points – Bias

Four Tet – Only Human

Dreamcast & ZDBT – Take a Chance (On Love)

Jayda G – Conclusion

Blood Orange – Something To Do

Nils Frahm – A Walking Embrace

Lana Del Rey – Hope Is A Dangerous Thing For A Woman Like Me To Have