Top 25 Albums of 2019

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My favorite albums of 2019 are here! As happened with the Top 100 Songs of 2019, there really wasn’t a clear cut winner for me. I almost wanted to give it to Vampire Weekend for being so damn consistent, but their album was too long with a few weak tracks that kept them out of the #1 ranking.

After some debate, I realized the album that I enjoyed the most was PUP’s Morbid Stuff. It’s one of those great rock albums, and PUP is such a fun and loud band that loves being loud. They’re the musical man child of Japandroids and New Found Glory. Their live shows must be nuts.

As for the remainder of albums, there’s a number of notables, including my favorite newcomer (for me), Rex Orange County, a singer/songwriter without a great voice or much notable traits that I can point to other than the fact that he sounds like his own. It’s not always about some amazing voice or guitar licks, sometimes it’s just being yourself that makes music so great.

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Monday Mixtape, Vol. 148

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Well, damnit. I just wrote A WHOLE BLOG POST, and it got deleted. It went into how this new guy, Rex Orange County, reminds me of Frank Ocean while still having his own spin on the sound. Rex is English, he’s 21, and he’s got a unique style that could only be compared to Ocean. His new album takes a few rides through to get comfortable with, but I find those artists to be the ones who last!

This track by MyKey is one of my favorite songs of the year. From the second I first heard it.

Bakar is the man. Nod your head.

A lot of other stuff on here that’s great that I don’t feel like writing about, again. Damnit.

Have a good week!