2019 Favorite Albums (10-6)

And we now get to the first half of my top ten albums of 2019:

10.

FKA twigs - MAGDALENE

FKA twigs came into her own this year, with the challenging and dense masterpiece MAGDALENE.

9.

DIIV - Deceiver

Zachary Cole Smith, the leader of DIIV, wrote that this album was a response to what he felt was the dishonesty of the last album which was supposed to be about overcoming addiction but didn't tell the true story, that he was still an addict. Deceiver is a brilliant shoegaze tour de force, made even better by the honest, raw lyrics.

8.

Broods - Don't Feed The Pop Monster

New Zealand duo Broods didn't heed their own warnings and put together one of the best pop records of the year.

7.

Billie Elish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?

Goth-pop phenomenon Billie Elish stormed out of the gates with this instant classic debut.

6.

KAZU - Adult Baby

The former lead singer of Blonde Redhead's debut solo record was a strange, experimental album full of odd touches, but was still compelling by the emotions Kazu brought to the forefront.