EDITOR’S NOTE: I wrote this post last March, and then with everything going on in the world it sort of got lost in the ether. So, as a warm-up to my (hopefully) much more timely 2020 albums of the year, I present my very belated 2019 albums of the year. I listened to 459 albums released in 2019, and these are the best of the best. It’s fun to see how many of these are still in my heavy rotation, even a year later.

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The List

1. Moodymann – SINNER
   Electronic ⬈
2. Cherry Glazerr – Stuffed & Ready
   Rock ⬈
3. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Infest the Rats’ Nest
   Rock ⬈
4. Allegaeon – Apoptosis
   Metal ⬈
5. Mohammad Reza Mortazavi – Ritme Jaavdanegi
   Traditional Persian Percussion ⬈
6. HEALTH – Vol. 4 :: Slaves of Fear
   Electronic / Industrial ⬈
7. billy woods & Kenny Segal – Hiding Places
   Hip-Hop ⬈
8. Julia Kent – Temporal
   Experimental ⬈
9. Deli Girls – I Don’t Know How to Be Happy
   Industrial Noise Punk ⬈
10. Kokoko! – Fongola
    Congolese Electro ⬈