Kim Gordon’s first solo release was the best album I heard in 2019.
Sadly, we also lost David Berman this year. Before he took his life, he released his last album under the moniker Purple Mountains and it is very, very good.
Big Thief released two excellent albums, both noted below.
Here are the top albums of 2019, a great lineup for a strong finish to the decade.
No Home Record – Kim Gordon
U.F.O.F. – Big Thief
Purple Mountains – Purple Mountains
All Mirrors – Angel Olsen
Ode to Joy – Wilco
Two Hands – Big Thief
Power Chords – Mike Krol
Where Future Unfolds – Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble
Phantom Rhythm – Gong Gong Gong
GUV I – Young Guv
Green and Gray – Pile
The Seduction of Kansas – Priests
Sunshine Rock – Bob Mould
Remind Me Tomorrow – Sharon Van Etten
Shepherd In a Sheepskin Vest – Bill Callahan
I Made a Place – Bonnie “Prince” Billy
Black Friday – Palehound
Igor – Tyler the Creator
Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared? – Deerhunter
Illegal Moves – Sunwatchers
First Taste – Ty Segall
Tip of the Sphere – Cass McCombs
3 – Nots
It’s Real – Ex Hex
L.A.’s Got Me Down – Justus Proffit
All the Young Punks 