Albums Of The Year

[Giraffe Man]

6 Music doing theirs this morning so its not too early. With apologies to Beck, Bat For Lashes & Vampire Weekend in no particular order here are my 20. Its been another good year.

 

PSYCHODRAMA-DAVE

GREY AREA- LITTLE SIMZ

KIWANUKA- MICHAEL KIWANUKA

NORMAN F ROCKWELL- LANA DEL REY

THE BOOK OF TRAPS & LESSONS- KATE TEMPEST

ANIMA- THOM YORKE

CRUSH- FLOATING POINTS

EVERYTHING NOT SAVED WILL BE LOST PT2- FOALS

NO MANS LAND- FRANK TURNER

THIS LAND- GARY CLARK Jr

VENTURA- ANDERSON PAAK

I AM EASY TO FIND- THE NATIONAL

NO GEOGRAPHY- CHEMICAL BROS

COLORADO- NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE

LUX PRIMA- KAREN O & DANGER MOUSE

THE RETURN- SAMPA THE GREAT

NOT WAVING BUT DROWNING- LOYLE CARNER

SATIS FACTORY- MATTIEL

SINEMATIC- ROBBIE ROBERTSON

LETS ROCK- THE BLACK KEYS

[Superunknown]

Haven't picked an order yet but my 20 so far would be: 

1. Fontaines DC - Dogrel
2. Chemical Brothers - No Geography 
3. Big Thief - U.F.O.F.
4. Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell
5. Slipknot - We Are Not Your Kind
6. The National - I Am Easy to Find
7. Foals - Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 1
8. Bring Me the Horizon - Amo
9. Sharon van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow
10. Dave - Psychodrama
11. Hot Chip - A Bath Full of Ecstasy
12. Michael Kiwanuka - KIWANUKA
13. Taylor Swift - Lover
14. Blood Red Shoes - Get Tragic
15. Bon Iver - i,i
16. Vampire Weekend - Father of the Bride
17. Loyle Carner - Not Waving, But Drowning
18. FKA Twins - MAGDELENE
19. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Ghosteen
20. The Raconteurs - Help Us Stranger

 

Edited November 25, 2019 by Superunknown

[Tuna]

Standouts are, in no particular order, that I have listened to (big list to go...):

• Girl Band - The Talkies
• Self Esteem - Compliments Please
• Press Club - Late Teens
• Wand - Laughing Matter
• Taylor Swift - Lover
• Nick Cave - Ghosteen
• Sharon van Etten - Remind me Tomorrow
• The Twilight Sad - It Won't Be Like This All The Time

Still a lot to listen to (again/properly in many cases) - Thom Yorke, Solange, Tropical Fuck Storm, Weyes Blood, Better Oblivion Community Centre, Danny Brown, Kiwanuka, Tyler, Earl, Jenny Hval, Little Simz, etc etc.

Edited November 25, 2019 by Tuna

[TKOCF]

1) Foals - Everything Not Saved will be Lost Part 1

2) American Football - LP3

3) Billie Eilish - When we all fall asleep, where do we go?

4) Nick Cave - Ghosteen

5) Bring me the Horizon - Amo

6) Lizzo - Cuz I Love You

7) Muse - Simulation Theory 

8 Post Malone - Hollywood’s Bleeding

9) Swans - Leaving Meaning

10) Weezer - The Teal Album

[Mezhyp1]

I was having a think about this and a look about and can't believe James Blake - Assume Form came out this year. Would have bet all my worlds possessions that was 2018

[fatyeti24]

I couldn't give you 20, so here's three I've really enjoyed this year.

No Geography

Flamagra

Our Pathetic Age

[Quark]

6Music went for Fontaines DC as their #1

[CaledonianGonzo]

Let me just check which DJ it is that's done the quote for it.

[theesundayroast]

IGOR has it easily for me.

I'm trying to compile a top 50 although finding it incredibly hard.

[FuzzyDunlop]

The albums I enjoyed the most from this year...

Fontaines DC - Dogrel

Rammstein - Rammstein

Underworld  - Drift Series 1 (only listened to it once and not in 1 go, it is nearly 6 hours long!)

Chemical Brothers - No Geography

Taylor Swift - Lover

Michael Kiwanuka - KIWANUKA

Amyl and the Sniffers - Amyl and the Sniffers

 

I'd go with the Chemical Brothers, No Geography as my favourite. 

 

 

[thrillhouse188]

A little early for me to put something concrete together, but my top 20 will be some permutation of:

• Foals - ENSWBL Part 1
• Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains
• Helado Negro - This Is How You Smile
• Julia Jacklin - Crushing
• Stella Donnelly - Beware of the Dogs
• FKA twigs - MAGDALENE
• Tyler, The Creator - IGOR
• Mahalia - Love and Compromise
• Blood Orange - Angel's Pulse
• Solange - When I Get Home
• Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Bandana
• Slowthai - Nothing Great About Britain
• Faye Webster - Atlanta Millionaires Club
• Kevin Abstract - ARIZONA BABY
• Xiu Xiu - Girl With A Basket of Fruit
• Foals - ENSWBL Part 2
• Michael Kiwanuka - Kiwanuka 
• Vampire Weekend - Father of the Bride
• Nilufer Yanya - Miss Universe
• Wilco - Ode to Joy

Edited November 25, 2019 by thrillhouse188

[Calvin Klein]

Most listened, no order:

Angel Olsen - All Mirrors
Julia Jacklin - Crushing
Bon Iver - i,i
Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow
Michael Kiwanuka - KIWANUKA
Big Thief - UFOF
FKA Twigs - MAGDALENE
Kate Tempest - The Book of Traps and Lessons
 

[Quark]

Will need to give this some proper thought but as a first pass the ones that jump to mind:

Friendly Fires - Inflorescent

Hot Chip - A Bath Full of Ecstasy

Sigrid - Sucker Punch

Michael Kiwanuka - KIWANUKA

Chemical Brothers - No Geography

RIDE - This Is Not a Safe Place

SOAK - Grim Town

The Skints - Swimming Lessons

The Specials - Encore

IDER - Emotional Education

 

As an afterthought, it really surprises me how much my musical tastes have shifted over the last few years; way more electronica and "pop" than there would ever have used to be.  I put a lot of it down to this place opening me up to stuff I didn't know existed and likely wouldn't have come across.

Edited November 25, 2019 by Quark

[strummer77]

Been a good year, in a rough order my stand outs:

1. Michael Kiwanuka - KIWANUKA
2. Fontaines DC - Dogrel
3. Remind Me Tomorrow - Sharon Van Etten
4. Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains
5. Thom Yorke - ANIMA
6. Chemical Brothers - No Geography
7. The National - I Am Easy To Find
8. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Ghosteen
9. Slowthai - Nothing Great About Britain
10. Vampire Weekend - Father of The Bride

Although a lot to listen to (and relisten to). Kano, Springsteen and a few others could edge their way in for me.

[Matt42]

To me it’s between Billie and Lana.

Billie probably edges it as it’s clearly going to have an influence on the pop which follows it. 

[Hugh Jass]

A very early draft, and this can still change:

1. LDR - Norman Fucking Rockwell
2. Fontaines DC - Dogrel
3. The Murder Capital - When I Have Fears
4. Foals - Everything Not Saved, Part 1
5. The National - I Am Easy To Find
6. Slowthai - Nothing Great About Britain
7. Nick Cave - Ghosteen
8. Sam Fender - Hypersonic Missiles
9. Pablo Honey
10. Michael Kiwanuka - KIWANUKA (this might rise as I've only listened to it a couple of times)
11. Vampire Weekend - FOTB

Edited November 25, 2019 by Hugh Jass

[Quark]

2 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

A very early draft, and this can still change:

1. LDR - Norman Fucking Rockwell
2. Fontaines DC - Dogrel
3. The Murder Capital - When I Have Fears
4. Foals - Everything Not Saved, Part 1
5. The National - I Am Easy To Find
6. Slowthai - Nothing Great About Britain
7. Nick Cave - Ghosteen
8. Sam Fender - Hypersonic Missiles
9. Pablo Honey
10. Michael Kiwanuka - KIWANUKA (this might rise as I've only listened to it a couple of times)
11. Vampire Weekend - FOTB

You just couldn't resist it could you?

[Hugh Jass]

2 minutes ago, Quark said:

You just couldn't resist it could you?

Don’t know what you mean guv...

[Quark]

The thing that always kills me with these lists is when I realise how many albums I've not got round to listening to or even missed completely.

I know there's only so much time, and no-one has to like everything and all the rest of it but.....massive musical FOMO every feckin' year

[a6l6e6x]

Fever 333
Taylor Swift
As I lay Dying
Ho99o9
Slowthai
Lizzo

Could probably do an albums of the decade thread now!

[SwedgeAntilles]

I suppose this fires the starting pistol on the 2010s lists thread also ?

[Quark]

Just now, SwedgeAntilles said:

I suppose this fires the starting pistol on the 2010s lists thread also ?

Not even going to bother trying.  I can barely pull an objective list together from what I've listened to in the last month.

[Wooderson]

Most listened to of the 2019 records I bought.

1 Garcia Peoples
2 Claypool Lennon
3 Ex Hex
4 Little Simz
5 Sturgill
6 One Eleven Heavy
7 Vampire Weekend
8 Moon Duo
9 Neal Francis
10 Mikal Cronin
11 Oh Sees
12 King Gizz Fishies
13 Wand
14 Viagra Boys
15 Karenn

[SwedgeAntilles]

6 minutes ago, Quark said:

Not even going to bother trying.  I can barely pull an objective list together from what I've listened to in the last month.

After our posts on recommending bands you could probably just copy and paste mine. 

[jyoung]

1. Lana Del Rey - NFR
2. Dave - Psycodrama
3. James Blake - Assume Form
4. The National - I Am Easy To Find
5. Taylor Swift - Lover
6. Billie Eilish - When We Fall Asleep Where Do We Go
7. Bon Iver - i,i
8. Sigrid - Sucker Punch
9. The Chemical Brothers - No Geography
10. Loyle Carner - Not Waving But Drowning

Something like that maybe. Loads that I've missed though so plenty of time between now and the end of Dec so edit,