Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Top 20 of 2019

So....

about the longlist.
Normally I do several posts detailing the entirety of the longlist of albums I considered for my year-end Top 20, but I'll be honest, the demands on my time over the holidays was just too much to carve out time for the entire 180 that were great but not-quite greatest. I did post about the ones that were cut last (and clearly from the title, hoped to chronicle the rest).

I was also away over New Years' so I failed to post my Top 20 in concert with the countdown show on UMFM, so here now is the rundown/recap:


20. Hania Rani - Esja [Gondwana]

19. Ryan Dugre - The Humors [Birdwatcher]

18. The Quiet Temple - The Quiet Temple [Point of Departure]

17. Carlton Jumel Smith - 1634 Lexington Avenue [Timmion]

16. Men I Trust - Oncle Jazz [Self-Released]

15. Aldous Harding - Designer [4AD]

14. Moonchild - Little Ghost [Tru Thoughts]

13. Ryan Porter - Force For Good [World Galaxy]

12. Bedouine - Bird Songs Of A Killjoy [Spacebomb]

11. Theo Croker - Star People Nation [Sony Masterworks]

10. Helado Negro - This Is How You Smile [RVNG Intl]

09. Jamila Woods - Legacy! Legacy! [Jagjaguwar]

08. The Comet Is Coming - Trust In The Lifeforce of The Great Mystery [Impulse]

07. Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow [Jagjaguwar]

06. Andrew Bird - My Finest Work Yet [Loma Vista]

05. American Football - LP3 [Polyvinyl]

04. Royal Canoe - Waver [Paper Bag]

03. Julia Jacklin - Crushing [Polyvinyl]

02. Resavoir - Resavoir [International Anthem]

01. Maggie Rogers - Heard It In A Past Life [Capitol]



*** IMPORTANT UPDATE ***
I shared my longlist with longtime friend Donna Lowe and she created a Spotify playlist so even though there's no blog entries for the entirety of the albums I considered, you can (provided you use Spotify) listen to selections from all the titles that are available within their service.

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