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Aldous Harding wins the prize for most unusual moves for her song, The Barrel
The first part of our selection of the pick of albums from 2019 by Song Bar readers and the Landlord editor, in alphabetical order by title, not a ‘best of’ or countdown. The second part is here.
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Stormzy
The final roundup of new albums of 2019 includes UK grime king Stormzy’s second LP, Anderson .Paak’s backing band, a St Vincent remix, a Burial compilation, and refreshing indie electronica from Melbourne in the form of U-Bahn
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Dan Leavers, Shabaka Hutchings and Max Hallett of The Comet Is Coming
This week’s roundup includes The Comet Is Coming’s second album of 2019, the first by the Who for half a generation, beautiful stark work by Carla Dal Forno as well as Doon Kanda and psyche by Nolan Potter’s Nightmare Band
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Beck to the future?
This week’s roundup includes a cosmic return for Beck, a wonderfully droll posthumous release from Leonard Cohen, deeply powerful tragedy from Allison Moorer, and some quirkily catchy work from Japan’s WaqWaq Kingdom
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From the cover of Tindersticks’ new album No Treasure But Hope
Kings of beautiful misery Tindersticks and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy return with some startlingly uplifting numbers, and some great debuts by Dog In the Snow and Shanti Celeste are among this week’s roundup picks
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FKA twigs
This week’s roundup is highlighted by extraordinarily alternative female artists - FKA twigs and Moor Mother, as well as a new solo album by Block Party frontman Kele, bringing another political edge
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Vagabon, aka Laetitia Tamko
This week’s selection includes Foals Part 2 to their acclaimed Part 1, Mark Lanegan going slightly goth, clever pop from Vagabon, extraordinary folk from Lankum, and entrancing electronica from Floating Points and Alice Hubble
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RIchard Dawson
Another roundup of releases includes angry work – raw emotions from Elbow, wonderful perspectives of British pathos from Richard Dawson, and Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon sneering superbly in her first solo album
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Angel Olsen
This latest roundup includes a seismic album of emotion turmoil from Angel Olsen, a stripped-back release from Wilco, snappy hip hop from Danny Brown and gritty Brooklyn postpunk from Wives
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Nick Cave returns with the hauntingly beautiful album Ghosteen
The latest album roundup includes a new level of beauty from Nick Cave, a new style for Sturgill Simpson, Afghan eclectic music from Kejaya and Elaha Soroor, and scary scratchy postpunk from Ireland’s Girl Band
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Wonderful soul voice: Brittany Howard from Alabama Shakes
This latest roundup includes solo projects by previous performers with Alabama Shakes, Oasis and Wild Beasts, plus postpunk from Roxy Girls and LIFE, and a reunion for the members of Chastity Belt
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Sampa The Great
Our latest new album selection includes the US grunge pioneers taking a spooky goth turn, another eclectic piece of brilliance from the Welsh wizard, and some African funk from rapper and singer Sampa The Great
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Cutting edge? Bat For Lashes’ Natasha Kahn
This latest roundup includes Natasha Kahn’s return with vampiric battiness, Chrissie Hynde’s alternative American Songbook, Iggy Pop intoning poetry, and beautiful work from Mali’s Tinawiren and a Madagascar compilation
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Lana Del Rey and her cover for Norman Fucking Rockwell
The latest selection includes a powerful comeback from The Futureheads, an eccentrically fabulous release from Lana Del Rey, and more perfect postpunk dance from Sacramento and New York’s !!! Chk Chk Chk
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Ezra Furman
A return to humorous pop for Taylor Swift, a dirty dozen of postpunk angst by Ezra Furman, and a hip hop album dedicated to black female icons by Rapsody are among the this week’s selection
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Shura
Cracking returns from Sleater-Kinney, The Murder Capital, Ride, Oh Sees, The Hold Steady, and some Prince-style funk pop from Manchester’s Shura are among this week’s latest roundup of album releases
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Marika Hackman
The American indie folk band return with their newly alternative fourth, the British singer-songwriter has a direct and earthy breakup, the ex-Jurassic 5 rapper joins forces, plus other wonders including an album inspired by Vietnamese monsoons
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New art … Ty Segall
A bumper selection includes a lauded 13th album by the Californian rocker, Mancunian musician Francis Lung, Mabel the daughter of Neneh Cherry, and a project for a new electronica soundtrack to a Buster Keaton film
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Sparkling ideas? Chance The Rapper
Bright sparks of the 80s attempt past glories, as do Kaiser Chiefs, Nigeria’s Burna Boy brings Africa to grime, but a Trump satire, Chance The Rapper’s wedding album and Karine Polwart’s covers are this week’s standout releases
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From The Flaming Lip’s an immersive art exhibition to accompany their new album, King’s Mouth.
A catchup of recent releases includes The Flaming Lips going concept again with with their best for years, Silver Jews frontman David Berman’s new band, innovations from IDER, Blood Orange and Banks and an all-star Frightened Rabbit tribute
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