Noisey's 100 Best Albums of 2019
It was a great year for throwback hip hop, sex-positive R&B, ice-cold dance music, ambitious metal, and downright weird pop.
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OUT NOVEMBER 1ST The Destroyer – 2 All songs written and produced by Robert Alfons This Slow co-written and co-produced by Maya Postepski with additional production by Lars Stalfors Enduring Chill, cor, Shame co-produced by Lars Stalfors Iris, Darling, Destroyer, The Stain additional production by Damian Taylor Live drums by Lia Braswell on Iris, Darling, Destroyer and The Stain All Songs mixed by Lars Stalfors except Iris, Darling, Destroyer and The Stain mixed by Damian Taylor All songs mastered by Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound, NJ Cover art by Davy Evans Album layout & design by Ryan Thomas Ormsby © + ℗ Grouch 2019 | All Rights Reserved | Manufactured and Distributed by House Arrest Distribution | P.O. Box 1923 Oxford, MS 38655
U.F.O.F., F standing for ‘Friend’, is the name of the highly anticipated third record by Big Thief, set to be released on 3rd May 2019 via 4AD. U.F.O.F. was recorded in rural western Washington at Bear Creek Studios. In a large cabin-like room, the band set up their gear to track live with engineer Dom Monks and producer Andrew Sarlo, who was also behind their previous albums. Having already lived these songs on tour, they were relaxed and ready to experiment. The raw material came quickly. Some songs were written only hours before recording and stretched out instantly, first take, vocals and all. “Making friends with the unknown… All my songs are about this,” says Lenker; “If the nature of life is change and impermanence, I’d rather be uncomfortably awake in that truth than lost in denial.”
