Pitchfork's Best Experimental Albums of 2019
Featuring Holly Herndon, Kali Malone, Fire-Toolz, and other voices from the fringe
Published: December 16, 2019 16:26
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 1000 gecs | 100 gecs | May-31-2019, Hyperpop |
| #2 | I Was Real | 75 Dollar Bill | Jun-28-2019, Psychedelic Rock |
| #3 | The Torrid Eye | Acronym, Kali Malone | Jan-14-2019, Ambient Techno |
| #4 | Death Becomes Her | Angel-Ho | Mar-01-2019, Deconstructed Club |
| #5 | FIBS | Anna Meredith | Oct-25-2019, Glitch Pop |
| #6 | Odds Against Tomorrow | Bill Orcutt | Oct-11-2019, American Primitivism |
| #7 | Blacks' Myths II | Blacks' Myths | Sep-06-2019, Experimental Rock |
| #8 | Axis | Bonnie Baxter | Oct-11-2019, Industrial Techno |
| #9 | Baroo | Carl Stone | Mar-01-2019, Plunderphonics |
| #10 | Drone Studies | Clarice Jensen | Sep-06-2019, Drone |
| #11 | Main Pop Girl 2019 | Default Genders | Feb-04-2019, Indietronica |
| #12 | CHORDS | Ellen Arkbro | Jun-07-2019, Drone |
| #13 | Field Whispers (Into The Crystal Palace) | Fire-Toolz | Aug-30-2019, Progressive Electronic |
| #14 | PROTO | Holly Herndon | May-10-2019, Experimental |
| #15 | Respires | Ka Baird | Oct-25-2019, Post-Minimalism |
| #16 | The Sacrificial Code | Kali Malone | Jun-28-2019, Drone |
| #17 | 13th Month | Kelman Duran | Nov-27-2018, Latin Electronic |
| #18 | For You and I | Loraine James | Sep-20-2019, IDM |
| #19 | One Life | Malibu | Nov-01-2019, Ambient |
| #20 | Diffusion is a Force | Martina Lussi | Feb-01-2019, Ambient |
| #21 | COIN COIN Chapter Four: Memphis | Matana Roberts | Oct-18-2019, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #22 | Ritme Jaavdanegi | Mohammad Reza Mortazavi | Nov-01-2019, Iranian Music |
| #23 | Analog Fluids of Sonic Black Holes | Moor Mother | Nov-08-2019, Industrial Hip Hop |
| #24 | After its own death / Walking in a spiral towards the house | Nivhek | Feb-08-2019, Ambient |
| #25 | Simian Angel | Oren Ambarchi | Jul-05-2019, Ambient |
| #26 | Weigh the Word | Seth Cooke | Jan-27-2019, Spoken Word |
| #27 | Spaza | SPAZA | Jun-21-2019, Afro-Jazz |
| #28 | Modern Drummer | Tiger Village | Mar-29-2019, IDM |
| #29 | Big Room | Ulla Straus | Apr-05-2019, Ambient |
| #30 | Wahala | YATTA | Aug-02-2019, Sound Collage |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 1000 gecs | 100 gecs | Album, May-31-2019, Hyperpop |
| #2 | I Was Real | 75 Dollar Bill | Album, Jun-28-2019, Psychedelic Rock |
| #3 | The Torrid Eye | AcronymKali Malone | EP, Jan-14-2019, Ambient Techno |
| #4 | Death Becomes Her | Angel-Ho | Album, Mar-01-2019, Deconstructed Club |
| #5 | FIBS | Anna Meredith | Album, Oct-25-2019, Glitch Pop |
| #6 | Odds Against Tomorrow | Bill Orcutt | Album, Oct-11-2019, American Primitivism |
| #7 | Blacks' Myths II | Blacks' Myths | Album, Sep-06-2019, Experimental Rock |
| #8 | Axis | Bonnie Baxter | Album, Oct-11-2019, Industrial Techno |
| #9 | Baroo | Carl Stone | Album, Mar-01-2019, Plunderphonics |
| #10 | Drone Studies | Clarice Jensen | Album, Sep-06-2019, Drone |
| #11 | Main Pop Girl 2019 | Default Genders | Album, Feb-04-2019, Indietronica |
| #12 | CHORDS | Ellen Arkbro | Album, Jun-07-2019, Drone |
| #13 | Field Whispers (Into The Crystal Palace) | Fire-Toolz | Album, Aug-30-2019, Progressive Electronic |
| #14 | PROTO | Holly Herndon | Album, May-10-2019, Experimental |
| #15 | Respires | Ka Baird | Album, Oct-25-2019, Post-Minimalism |
| #16 | The Sacrificial Code | Kali Malone | Album, Jun-28-2019, Drone |
| #17 | 13th Month | Kelman Duran | Album, Nov-27-2018, Latin Electronic |
| #18 | For You and I | Loraine James | Album, Sep-20-2019, IDM |
| #19 | One Life | Malibu | EP, Nov-01-2019, Ambient |
| #20 | Diffusion is a Force | Martina Lussi | Album, Feb-01-2019, Ambient |
| #21 | COIN COIN Chapter Four: Memphis | Matana Roberts | Album, Oct-18-2019, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #22 | Ritme Jaavdanegi | Mohammad Reza Mortazavi | Album, Nov-01-2019, Iranian Music |
| #23 | Analog Fluids of Sonic Black Holes | Moor Mother | Album, Nov-08-2019, Industrial Hip Hop |
| #24 | After its own death / Walking in a spiral towards the house | Nivhek | Album, Feb-08-2019, Ambient |
| #25 | Simian Angel | Oren Ambarchi | Album, Jul-05-2019, Ambient |
| #26 | Weigh the Word | Seth Cooke | Album, Jan-27-2019, Spoken Word |
| #27 | Spaza | SPAZA | Album, Jun-21-2019, Afro-Jazz |
| #28 | Modern Drummer | Tiger Village | Album, Mar-29-2019, IDM |
| #29 | Big Room | Ulla Straus | Album, Apr-05-2019, Ambient |
| #30 | Wahala | YATTA | Album, Aug-02-2019, Sound Collage |