The second part of this year’s LP favourites again includes several superb female artists. Also check out the first part published yesterday
Read moreBillie Eilish to FKA twigs to Weyes Blood: favourite albums of 2019 – part 2
FKA twigs
Aldous Harding to Richard Dawson to Michael Kiwanuka: favourite albums of 2019 – part 1
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.
Read moreNew albums: Stormzy, Free Nationals (Anderson .Paak), St Vincent/Kraviz, U-Bahn, Arlo Parks, Burial, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Daniel Lopatin
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
Read moreNew albums: The Comet Is Coming, The Who, Carla dal Forno, Ms Banks, Tune-Yards, Nolan Potter's Nightmare Band, Doon Kanda, Stick In The Wheel, Jeremy Walmsley, Various
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
Read moreNew albums: Beck, Leonard Cohen, Coldplay, Allison Moorer, Avalanche Party, WaqWaq Kingdom, Slagheap, Davido, Various
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
Read moreNew albums: FKA twigs, Moor Mother, Kele, Girl Ray, Omni, Land of Kush, Mount Eerie, Son Of Town Hall, Bjork remixes
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
Read moreNew albums: Mark Lanegan, Foals, Lankum, Vagabon, Caroline Polachek, Alice Hubble, Floating Points, Jacques Greene, The Yummy Fur
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
Read moreNew albums: Elbow, Richard Dawson, Big Thief, Kim Gordon, Blackwater Holylight, Bodega, Maz O'Connor, Stephen Mallinder
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
Read moreNew albums: Angel Olsen, Wilco, Chromatics, The Sherlocks, Danny Brown, Wives, Penguin Cafe, Vivian Girls, Minor Pieces, Empath
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
Read moreNew albums: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Sturgill Simpson, Black String, Girl Band, Serafina Steer, Jarvis Cocker various, Kejaya and Elaha Soroor, Temples, Young MA, Tegan and Sara
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
Read moreNew albums: Brittany Howard, Liam Gallagher, Hiss Golden Messenger, Thurston Moore, Roxy Girls, LIFE, Andrew Combs, Chastity Belt, One True Painting, Joe Armon–Jones, Ebony Steel Band
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
Read moreNew albums: Bat For Lashes, Chrissie Hynde, Iggy Pop, Tinariwen, The Highwomen, Octa Octa, Frankie Cosmos, Various from Madagascar
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
Read moreNew albums: Lana Del Rey, The Futureheads, Sheryl Crow, !!! Chk Chk Chk, Joan Shelley, S.L.P, Kano, Gabriel Olafs, Mikey Young, Black Belt Eagle Scout, TaxiWars
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
Read moreNew albums: Ezra Furman, Taylor Swift, Rapsody, Sheer Mag, Jay Som, Miles Davis, Tropical Fuck Storm, Modern Nature, Raphael Saadiq, Rowan Rheingans, Shannon Lay
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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