This was a strange year, in the sense that without even planning it I ended up listening to more new releases than any past year. I think it was a subconscious thing, being in the middle of a "oh yeah I'll just build my own house and it will go perfectly with no hiccups whatsoever" type of situation. I was looking for something new and perfect to replace the new home which has yet to arrive. Luckily all this listening paid off as there were some really excellent albums this year. It started off slowly, only for some of the best output to come out towards the end. Killer climax, man.
This year I have not put together a playlist, but instead included a song or video for each review as a taste for the rest. And even though these are numbered as you can see, they are not in any order whatsoever. Except for #1 - that one truly rises above all else this year.
ALBUMS OF THE YEAR
2019
7
Atlanta Millionaires Club
FAYE WEBSTER
I like noise - beautiful, loud noise. So to love this album and this artist is one of those special moments where it's on some level the antithesis of where my ears usually take me. The dry, DRY humor of the video for lead track 'Room Temperature' pulled me in, and the more I explored, the better it got. Any artist who is going to sing "the right side of my neck still smells like you" over and over, well to me that is earnest. And that laconic lyricism against a backdrop of soothing country, soul, Motown, easy listening and splashes of 70s yacht rock - yeah it's probably not for everyone, but a gem to me.
Tracklist
Room Temperature
Right Side Of My Neck
Hurts Me Too
Pigeon
Jonny
Kingston
Come To Atlanta
What Used To Be Mine
Flowers
Jonny (Reprise)
Label
Secretly Canadian
Released
24 May 2019
Running time
31:45