Pitchfork's 10 Best Punk and Garage Rock Albums of 2019

Shake Appeal’s annual round-up highlights essential scuzz-rock from Australia, Barcelona, Oakland, and more.

Published: December 27, 2019 14:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 The Beginning & End of Cereal Killer Cereal Killer Jun-28-2019, Hardcore Punk
#2 Music for Donuts Judy and the Jerks Apr-19-2019,
#3 Bezoar Khiis Jul-19-2019, Hardcore Punk
#4 Minima Minima Jul-05-2019, Hardcore Punk
#5 Living in a Chemical World Natural Man Band Jul-19-2019,
#6 Pinocchio Pinocchio Apr-06-2019, Glam Punk
#7 People in the Sun Powerplant Feb-22-2019, Synth Punk
#8 Looming The Hussy Sep-27-2019, Garage Rock
#9 Trampoline Team Trampoline Team Sep-13-2019, Punk Rock
#10 The Cosmo Cleaners Uranium Club Mar-15-2019, Art Punk
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The Beginning & End of Cereal Killer | Cereal Killer | Album, Jun-28-2019, Hardcore Punk |
| #2 | Music for Donuts | Judy and the Jerks | EP, Apr-19-2019,  |
| #3 | Bezoar | Khiis | Album, Jul-19-2019, Hardcore Punk |
| #4 | Minima | Minima | Album, Jul-05-2019, Hardcore Punk |
| #5 | Living in a Chemical World | Natural Man Band | Album, Jul-19-2019,  |
| #6 | Pinocchio | Pinocchio | EP, Apr-06-2019, Glam Punk |
| #7 | People in the Sun | Powerplant | Album, Feb-22-2019, Synth Punk |
| #8 | Looming | The Hussy | Album, Sep-27-2019, Garage Rock |
| #9 | Trampoline Team | Trampoline Team | Album, Sep-13-2019, Punk Rock |
| #10 | The Cosmo Cleaners | Uranium Club | Album, Mar-15-2019, Art Punk |