ALBUMS/EPS/SONGS OF 2019 - LOOKING FORWARD TO/BEST OF

This is the last update for the year. Time to dive into end of the year lists.

TIER 1 - DIAMOND RANK

• Bring Me The Horizon - amo
• Local Natives - Violet Street
• MisterWives - mini bloom-
• Harry Styles - Fine Line*
• Bring Me The Horizon - Music to: GO TO-*

TIER 2 - PLATINUM RANK

• Polyenso - Year of the Dog-
• TENDER - Fear of Falling Asleep
• Broods - Don't Feed The Pop Monster
• Mansionair - Shadowboxer
• The Japanese House - Good At Falling
• Copeland - Blushing
• SYML - SYML
• James Blake - Assume Form
• Fractures - Reset-
• Bastille - Doom Days
• Post Malone - Hollywood's Bleeding
• flor - ley lines
• Chase Atlantic - PHASES
• Bon Iver - i,i

TIER 3 - GOLD RANK

• Chase Atlantic - DON'T TRY THIS-
• The Score - Pressure-
• Billie Eilish - WHEN WE FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
• Crywolf - widow [OBLIVION Pt. I]
• Stephen - it's too much love to know my dear-
• blackbear - ANONYMOUS
• Aries - WELCOME HOME
• OWEL - Paris
• Tycho - Weather
• half•alive - Now, Not Yet
• Friendly Fires - Inflorescent
• Bad Books (Manchester Orchestra, Kevin Devine) - III
• Half the Animal - Summertime High EP-
• City and Colour - A Pill for Loneliness
• Alessia Cara - This Summer-
• PVRIS - Hallucinations-
• Vancouver Sleep Clinic - Onwards to Zion
• VÉRITÉ - new skin

TIER 4 - SILVER RANK

• Ariana Grande - thank u, next
• Hozier - Wasteland, Baby!
• Periphery - Periphery IV: HAIL STAN
• AJR - Neotheater
• Flume - Hi, This Is Flume (Mixtape)
• Khalid - Free Spirit
• The Score - Stay-
• Chance The Rapper - The Big Day
• Razor Red Noise - Return to Polychrome
• Avicii - TIM
• Lil Nas X - 7 EP-
• Coldplay - Everyday Life*
• ATO - EP3-*

TIER 5 - BRONZE RANK

• Watsky - COMPLAINT
• Future - Future Hndrxx Presents: The WIZRD
• Mike Posner - A Real Good Kid
• Switchfoot - NATIVE TONGUE
• Kanye West - JESUS IS KING

ANTICIPATING//QUEUE

TOP SONGS

KEY:
* = new addition
~ = adjustment
- = ep

 

Albums of the Year 2019: Final Ranking
The top 15 has shifted around a lot.

The Great:
1. Taylor Swift- Lover
2. Wallows- Nothing Happens
3. Billie Eilish- When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
4. Harry Styles- Fine Line*
5. Chelsea Cutler and Jeremy Zucker- Brent
6. AJR- Neotheater
7. The National- I Am Easy to Find
8. The Dangerous Summer- Mother Nature* (Forgot to put this on the list earlier in the year for some reason, been listening to it since release)
9. Wage War- Pressure
10. American Football- American Football
11. Melanie Martinez- K-12
12. James Arthur- You
13. James TW- Chapters
14. McCafferty- The House With No Doorbell*
15. Keane- Cause and Effect
16. Ed Sheeran- No. 6
17. Lana Del Rey- Norman Rockwell
18. Mariana’s Trench- Phantoms
19. While She Sleeps- So What?
20. Free Throw- What’s Past is Prologue

The Good:
21. Dinosaur Pile-Up- Celebrity Mansions*
22. Our Last Night- Overcome The Darkness*
23. Microwave- Death Is A Warm Blanket
24. Hardy- Hixtape Vol. 1
25. Cassadee Pope- Stages
26. Our Last Night- Let Light Overcome
27. Jimmy Eat World- Surviving
28. Blackpink- Kill This Love
29. Better Oblivion Community Center- Better Oblivion Community Center
30. The Head and the Heart- Living Mirage
31. Lady Antebellum- Ocean*
32. Greetings From.... Jake by Jake Owen
33. Catfish and the Bottlemen- The Balance
34. Nothing, Nowhere x Travis Barker- Bloodlust
35. Local Natives- Violet Street
36. Thomas Rhett- Center Point Road
37. Mallrat- Driving Music
38. Yonaka- Don’t Wait Til Tomorrow
39. Sleeping With Sirens- How It Feels To Be Lost
40. Silversun Pickups- Widow’s Weed
41. Being As An Ocean- Proxy
42. Carly Rae Jepsen- Dedication
43. Clairo- Immunity
44. Born of Osiris- The Simulation
45. Ariana Grande- Thank U, Next
46. Baby Metal- Metal Galaxy
47. Maddie and Tae- Everywhere I’m Going*
48. Tiny Moving Parts- Breathe*
49. ROAM- Smile Wide
50. Starset- Divisions
51. The Japanese House- Good At Falling
52. Too Close To Touch- I’m Hard To Love But So Are You
53. YBN Cordae- The Lost Boy
54. The Twilight Sad- It Won’t Be Like This All The Time*
55. The Lumineers- III

The Okay:
56. Set It Off- Midnight
57. Pete Yorn- Caretaker
58. Alter Bridge- Walk The Sky
59. Sum 41- Order in Decline
60. Of Monsters and Men- Fever Dream
61. Grayscale- Nella Vita
62. Varials- In Darkness
63. Killswitch Engage- Atonement
64. Bastille- Doom Days
65. Crown the Empire- Sudden Sky
66. BTS- Map of the Soul: Persona
67. Kayak Jones- You Swear It’s Getting Better Everyday
68. Tool- Fear Inoculum
69. Badflower- Ok, I’m Sick*
70. Blake Shelton- Fully Loaded: God’s Country*
71. Foals- Everything Not Saved Will Be List Part 1
72. Simple Creatures- Strange Love
73. Toro Y Moi- Outer Space
74. Death Cab For Cutie- The Blue EP
75. P!nk- Hurts 2B Human
76. Waterparks- Fandom
77. Jason Andean- 9*
78. Beabadoobee- Space Cadet
79. Post Malone- Hollywood’s Bleeding
80. The Fever 333- Strength in Numbers
81. Pup- Morbid Stuff
82. Cage the Elephant- Social Cues
83. Two Door Cinema Club- False Alarm
84. Andersen Paak- Ventura
85. Broods- Don’t Feed the Pop Monster
86. Lil Peep- Everybody’s Everything*
87. Emarosa- Peach Club
88. Alessia Cara- This Summer
89. Avril Lavigne- Head Above Water
90. All-American Rejects- Send Her to Heaven
91. SWMRS- Berkeley’s On Fire*
92. Xxxtentacion- Bad Vibes Forever*
93. Khalid- Free Spirit
94. Korn- The Nothing
95. Schoolboy Q- Crash Talk
96. Luke Combs- What You Get Is What You See*
97. Frenship- Vacation
98. Danny Brown- ulnowhatimsaying?*
99. Dodie- Human EP

The Bad:
100. The Script- Sunsets and Full Moons*
101. Mashmellow- Joytime III
102. I Prevail- Trauma
103. Flume- Hi This Is Flume
104. Collective Soul- Blood*
105. FKA Twigs- Magdeline*
106. Suicide Boys x Travis Barker- Live Fast, Die Whenever
107. Puddle of Mudd- Welcome to Galvania
108. Issues- Beautiful Oblivion
109. Can’t Swim- Foreign Language
110. Earl Sweatshirt- Feet Of Clay*

Please Retire:
111. The Who- WHO*
112. Bring Me The Horizon- Amo
113. Chance the Rapper- The Big Day
114. Poppy- Choke

Undecided where to rank:
Kanye West- Jesus Is King
Saint Asonia- Flawed Design

* and Bold= New to the list

Songs of the Year: (Non-critic version, I want to make a critics version with no repeat artists at some point)
1. Taylor Swift- Cruel Summer
2. Badflower- X Ana X*
3. Wallows- Only One
4. Taylor Swift- Paper Rings
5. Wallows- Scrawny
6. Wallows- Treacherous Doctor
7. Badflower- Girlfriend*
8. Taylor Swift- I Think He Knows
9. Taylor Swift- Soon You’ll Get Better
10. Taylor Swift- Death By A Thousand Cuts
11. Taylor Swift- Cornelia Street
12. American Football ft. Hayley Williams- Uncomfortably Numb
13. Babymetal- Elevator Girl (Japanese Version)
14. Wallows- Remember When*
15. Chelsea Cutler- Sometimes*
16. Chelsea Cutler and Jeremy Zucker- Please
17. Harry Styles- Falling*
18. Badflower- Daddy*
19. Chelsea Cutler and Jeremy Zucker- You Were Good To Me
20. The Dangerous Summer- Where Were You When The Sky Opened Up
21. The National- Rylan
22. Wallows- I'm Full*

Songs of the Year Playlist (includes all favorites from this year, not just top 10):
https://open.spotify.com/user/123591090/playlist/7asEizkxyIH0bBYSDE3jdv?si=TtervXwtSw-I_H7IL58xLQ

 

My top 10 albums of the year:

10. Starset - Divisions
Genre: Alternative Rock / Electronic Rock

Favorite songs: Perfect Machine, Where the Skies End, Telekinetic, Diving Bell and Manifest
Favorite moment of the album: the chorus chord progression of "Perfect Machine" and the intro/post-chorus riff of "Where the Skies End".
Main appeal of the album: The over the top cinematic vibe you get from Starset in general.

9. Mahalia - Love and Compromise
Genre: R&B / Pop

Favorite songs: Karma, Do Not Disturb, I Wish I Missed My Ex, Consistency, Hide Out and What You Did.
Favorite moment of the album: Mahalia's flow in the verses of "Hide Out" + the outro of "Karma".
Main appeal of the album: The charismatic personality of Mahalia mixed with the funky and oldschool vibe of the production.

8. Slayyyter - Slayyyter
Genre: Electropop / Bubblegum Pop

Favorite songs: Alone, Candy, Celebrity, Devil, Mine and Motorcycle.
Favorite moment of the album: The glitchy chorus of "Alone".
Main appeal of the album: This is definitely not the style of music I listen to everyday, but Slayyyter has the incredible talent to let every single note she sings to be catchy af.

7. Carly Rae Jepsen - Dedicated
Genre: Pop

Favorite songs: Julien (best pop song of 2019), Now That I Found You, Right Words Wrong Time, Too Much, Automatically In Love, Everything He Needs: Happy Not Knowing and Feels Right.
Favorite moment of the album: The pre-chorus and last chorus of "Julien".
Main appeal of the album: If you're looking for good ass pop then there no one better than CRJ, sugary sweet songs with catchy melodies for whole days.

6. Kim Petras - Turn Off the Light
Genre: Electropop

Favorite songs: Close Your Eyes, Tell Me It's a Nightmare, Wrong Turn, There Will Be Blood, In the Next Life, Turn off the Light and Massacre.
Favorite moment of the album: The chorus of "Close Your Eyes".
Main appeal of the album: Kim's voice and the amazing production.

5. Ariana Grande - thank u, next
Genre: Pop

Favorite songs: NASA, fake smile, in my head, bloodline, bad idea, make up, needy and break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored.
Favorite moment of the album: the outro of "bad idea".
Main appeal of the album: I don't give 2 fucks about Ariana Grande's private life (which most of the album is about), I'm only for the catchy bops and how consistently great this album is.

4. Rosie Lowe - YU
Genre: Alternative R&B

Favorite songs: Birdsong, Little Bird, Pharoah, Mango, ITILY, The Way and Royalty.
Favorite moment of the album: the entirety of "Birdsong" and the beat switch from "Little Bird".
Main appeal of the album: One of my favorite discoveries of the year, I was mostly impressed by the funky production and the amazing songwriting.

3. Bring Me the Horizon - amo
Genre: Alternative Rock / Pop Rock

Favorite songs: Mantra, wonderful life, i don't know what to say, sugar honey ice & tea, why you gotta kick me when i'm down?, medicine, nihilist blues, in the dark and mother tongue.
Favorite moment of the album: the last chorus of "wonderful life" and the solo of "i don't know what to say".
Main appeal of the album: It's BMTH duh, but seriously metalcore or pop these duds know exactly how to write bangers! and this album has plenty of them.

2. Periphery - Periphery IV: Hail Stan
Genre: Progressive Metal / Djent

Favorite songs: Satellites, Garden in the Bones, Reptile, Blood Eagle, It's Only Smiles, Crush and Sentient Glow.
Favorite moment of the album: There's too many but my favorites are the 2nd chorus riff of "Satellites" and the breakdown of "Reptile".
Main appeal of the album: Does it Djent? fuck yeah! My favorite Periphery album and like all their albums their main appeal is the perfect balance of heavy/groovy/technically complex riffs and the catchy songwriting with most focus on huge choruses.

1. Leprous - Pitfalls
Genre: Progressive Rock / Art Rock

Favorite songs: The Sky is Red, Distant Bells, At the Bottom, I Lose Hope, Foreigner, By My Throne, Below... Basically the whole fucking album lol.
Favorite moment of the album: It has too many but my most favorite is the last 4 minutes of "The Sky is Red", the epitome of epic!
Main appeal of the album: Holy shit this band, I've so obsessed with them since I've discovered them. Everything about them is perfect (from the top-notch vocals, the yet extremely complex but addicting riffs and those incredible polyrhythmic drum grooves man!), the perfect band. And they also have the talent to nail every musical direction they like to choose (if you're aren't familiar with them they used to be a heavy Prog Metal band but have constantly gone "softer" by every release). Every single one of their album has an unique sound to it that make them stood out so much in an incredible discography.

My top 10 songs of 2019:

1. Leprous - The Sky is Red
2. Bring Me the Horizon - Ludens
3. Carly Rae Jepsen - Julien
4. Rosie Lowe - Birdsong
5. Periphery - Satellites
6. Rosie Lowe - Little Bird
7. PVRIS - Nightmare
8. Periphery - Garden in the Bones
9. Rosie Lowe - Pharoah
10. Periphery - Reptile

 

MY TOP ALBUMS OF 2019

#10: Bon Iver - i,i

Genre: Folk / Alternative
Favorite Songs: "iMi" "Hey, Ma" "U (Man Like)" "Naeem" "Salem"

#9: James Blake - Assume Form

Genre: R&B / Electronic / Alternative
Favorite Songs: "Mile High" "Tell Them" "Into The Red" "Where's The Catch?" "Don't Miss It"

#8: Broods - Don't Feed The Pop Monster

Genre: Indie Pop / Electronica
Favorite Songs: "Sucker" "Peach" "Everytime You Go" "Too Proud" "To Belong"

#7: TENDER - Fear of Falling Asleep

Genre: Psychedelic Pop / Indie
Favorite Songs: "Handmade Ego" "Bottled Up" "Fear of Falling Asleep" "Tar" "Can't Show My Face" "More or Less"

#6 Mansionair - Shadowboxer

Genre: Indie Electronic
Favorite Songs: "Alibi" "Easier" "Technicolor" "Astronaut (Something About Your Love)" "Waiting Room" "Harlem"

#5: Bastille - Doom Days

Genre: Pop / Alternative
Favorite Songs: "Quarter Past Midnight" "The Waves" "Doom Days" "4AM" "Joy"

#4: The Japanese House - Good At Falling

Genre: Electropop / Indie
Favorite Songs: "went to meet her (intro)" "Maybe You're the Reason" "Wild" "Follow My Girl" "somethingfartoogoodtofeel" "Lilo" "Everybody Hates Me"

#3: Bring Me The Horizon - amo

Genre: Rock / Alternative
Favorite Songs: "i apologise if you feel something" "nihilist blues (feat. Grimes)" "ouch" "why you gotta kick me when i'm down?" "fresh bruises" "heavy metal (feat. Rahzel)" "i don't know what to say"

#2: Harry Styles - Fine Line

Genre: Soft Rock / Pop
Favorite Songs: "Golden" "Watermelon Sugar" "Adore You" "Cherry" "Falling" "She" "Sunflower, Vol. 6" "Fine Line"

#1: Local Natives - Violet Street

Genre: Indie Rock
Favorite Songs: "Vogue" "When Am I Gonna Lose You" "Cafe Amarillo" "Megaton Mile" "Garden Of Elysian" "Gulf Shores" "Tape Dance"

MY TOP TEN SONGS OF 2019

#10: TENDER - "Fear of Falling Asleep"
#9: Bastille - "4AM"
#8: Bon Iver - "Naeem"
#7: Harry Styles - "Fine Line"
#6: EDEN - "projector"
#5: Mike Shinoda - "Prove You Wrong"
#4: Local Natives - "Tap Dancer"
#3: Chase Atlantic - "STUCKINMYBRAIN"
#2: OWEL - "Get Out Stay Out"
#1: Bring Me The Horizon - "i don't know what to say"

Top Ten Albums Playlist
Top 50 Songs Playlist​

 

My very late, but fairly final list for 2019:

–Released–
8.5/10
Opeth - In Cauda Venenum -- (All Things Will Pass, Continuum, Universal Truth)
Jinjer - Micro [EP] – (Teacher, Teacher!, Perennial, Ape)

8/10
Jinjer - Macro (Home Back, Retrospection, Pit of Consciousness)
Suns of the Tundra - Murmuration (Murmuration, Sunflower, Echo of an Angel)
Tool - Fear Inoculum – (Invincible, Pneuma, Fear Inoculum)
Rodrigo y Gabriela - Mettavolution (Terracentric, Cumbé, Mettavolution)

7.5/10
Helms Alee - Nocticula (Be Rad Tomorrow, Interachnid)
Reignwolf - Hear Me Out (Son of a Gun, Wanna Don't Wanna)
William DuVall - One Alone ('Til the Light Guides Me Home, The Veil of All My Fears)
Russian Circles - Blood Year – (Kohokia, Quartered)
Lisa Hannigan - Live in Dublin – (Barton, Fall)
Yvette Young - Piano [EP] – (Yearn, Jolt)

7/10
Hozier - Wasteland, Baby – (Wasteland, Baby!, Dinner & Diatribes)
Devin Townsend - Empath – (Genesis, Evermore)
Baroness - Gold & Grey – (Borderlines, Seasons)

Still Have to Listen To
ORK - Ramagehead
Mark Morton - Anesthetic
Pelican - Nighttime Stories
Sturgill Simpson - Sound & Fury
Liam Gallagher - Why Me? Why Not?
Chelsea Wolfe - Birth of Violence