Gothamist's Best Albums of 2019

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# 1

Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest by Bill Callahan

Album • Jun 14 / 2019 Singer-Songwriter Americana

# 2

Purple Mountains by Purple Mountains

Album • Jul 12 / 2019 Alt-Country Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 3

U.F.O.F. by Big Thief

Album • May 03 / 2019 Indie Folk

# 4

Zeppelin over China by Guided By Voices

Album • Feb 01 / 2019

# 5

Reward by Cate Le Bon

Album • May 24 / 2019 Art Pop

# 6

Remind Me Tomorrow by Sharon Van Etten

Album • Jan 18 / 2019 Indie Pop Synthpop

# 7

I Am Easy to Find by The National

Album • May 17 / 2019 Chamber Pop

# 8

IGOR by Tyler, The Creator

Album • May 17 / 2019 Neo-Soul

# 9

All Mirrors by Angel Olsen

Album • Oct 04 / 2019 Art Pop Chamber Pop

# 10

House of Sugar by Alex G

Album • Sep 13 / 2019 Indie Folk Neo-Psychedelia

# 11

Atlanta Millionaires Club by Faye Webster

Album • May 24 / 2019 Alt-Country Indie Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 12

Fever by Megan Thee Stallion

Album • May 17 / 2019 Southern Hip Hop Trap

# 13

Ode to Joy by Wilco

Album • Oct 04 / 2019 Indie Rock

# 14

Titanic Rising by Weyes Blood

Album • Apr 05 / 2019 Baroque Pop Art Pop

# 15

KIRK by DaBaby

Album • Sep 27 / 2019 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 16

Norman Fucking Rockwell! by Lana Del Rey

Album • Aug 30 / 2019 Singer-Songwriter Art Pop

# 17

In the Morse Code of Brake Lights by The New Pornographers

Album • Sep 27 / 2019 Indie Pop Power Pop

# 18

So Much Fun by Young Thug

Album • Aug 16 / 2019 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 19

Tip of the Sphere by Cass McCombs

Album • Apr 30 / 2021 Folk Rock Singer-Songwriter Psychedelic Folk

# 20

Western Stars by Bruce Springsteen

Album • Jun 14 / 2019 Americana Singer-Songwriter

# 21

Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared? by Deerhunter

Album • Jan 18 / 2019 Neo-Psychedelia Indie Rock

# 22

This Is How You Smile by Helado Negro

Album • Mar 08 / 2019 Indietronica Ambient Pop Art Pop

# 23

Jinx by Crumb

Album • Jun 14 / 2019 Psychedelic Pop Indie Pop Neo-Psychedelia

# 24

Miss Universe by Nilüfer Yanya

Album • Mar 22 / 2019 Indie Pop Indie Rock

# 25

On the Line by Jenny Lewis

Album • Mar 22 / 2019 Soft Rock Pop Rock

# 26

Baby On Baby by DaBaby

Album • Mar 01 / 2019 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 27

Warp and Woof by Guided By Voices

Album • Apr 26 / 2019 Indie Rock

# 28

Sweating the Plague by Guided By Voices

Album • Nov 01 / 2019

# 29

Two Hands by Big Thief

Album • Oct 11 / 2019 Indie Folk Folk Rock