Rough Trade's Albums of the Year 2019

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# 1

Dogrel by Fontaines D.C.

Album • Apr 12 / 2019 Post-Punk

# 2

Titanic Rising by Weyes Blood

Album • Apr 05 / 2019 Baroque Pop Art Pop

# 3

All Mirrors by Angel Olsen

Album • Oct 04 / 2019 Art Pop Chamber Pop

# 4

GREY Area by Little Simz

Album • Mar 01 / 2019 UK Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 5

Schlagenheim by black midi

Album • Jun 21 / 2019 Math Rock Noise Rock Experimental Rock

# 6

Eton Alive by Sleaford Mods

Album • Feb 22 / 2019 Post-Punk

# 7

Reward by Cate Le Bon

Album • May 24 / 2019 Art Pop

# 8

The Age Of Immunology by Vanishing Twin

Album • Jun 07 / 2019 Neo-Psychedelia Dream Pop

# 9

Ex:Re by Ex:Re

Album • Nov 30 / 2018 Dream Pop Singer-Songwriter Art Pop

# 10

Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery by The Comet Is Coming

Album • Mar 15 / 2019 Jazz Fusion Nu Jazz

# 11

Hyperspace by Beck

Album • Nov 22 / 2019 Synthpop Alt-Pop

# 12

Nothing Great About Britain by slowthai

Album • May 17 / 2019 UK Hip Hop

# 13

Free by Iggy Pop

Album • Sep 06 / 2019 Art Rock

# 14

Mantra Moderne by Kit Sebastian

Album • Jul 19 / 2019 Psychedelic Pop Neo-Psychedelia

# 15

The Imperial by The Delines

Album • Jan 11 / 2019 Americana Alt-Country

# 16

Jinx by Crumb

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

# 17

Two Hands by Big Thief

Album • Oct 11 / 2019 Indie Folk Folk Rock

# 18

Boat by Pip Blom

Album • May 31 / 2019 Indie Rock Indie Pop

# 19

Leaving Meaning. by Swans

Album • Oct 25 / 2019 Post-Rock Experimental Rock

# 20

Any Human Friend by Marika Hackman

Album • Aug 09 / 2019 Indie Rock

# 21

Lost Girls by Bat for Lashes

Album • Sep 06 / 2019 Synthpop Art Pop

# 22

Deceiver by DIIV

Album • Oct 04 / 2019 Shoegaze

# 23

Blume by Nérija

Album • Aug 02 / 2019 Jazz Fusion

# 24

Purple Mountains by Purple Mountains

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

# 25

American Love Call by Durand Jones & The Indications

Album • Mar 01 / 2019 Chicago Soul

# 26

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Album • Oct 03 / 2019 Singer-Songwriter Ambient Pop

# 27

Part 2 Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost by Foals

Album • Oct 18 / 2019

# 28

Adventures Of A Reluctant Superhero by Chali 2na + Krafty Kuts

Album • Aug 09 / 2019 West Coast Hip Hop Boom Bap

# 29

Cry by Cigarettes After Sex

Album • Oct 25 / 2019 Dream Pop Slowcore

# 30

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

Album • Nov 01 / 2019 Psychedelic Soul

# 31

Remind Me Tomorrow by Sharon Van Etten

Album • Jan 18 / 2019 Indie Pop Synthpop

# 32

When I Have Fears by The Murder Capital

Album • Aug 16 / 2019 Post-Punk

# 33

Fongola by KOKOKO!

Album • Jul 05 / 2019 Synth Punk

# 34

Metronomy Forever by Metronomy

Album • Sep 13 / 2019 Indietronica Synthpop Indie Pop

# 35

Serfs Up! by Fat White Family

Album • Apr 19 / 2019 Neo-Psychedelia Post-Punk

# 36

No Treasure But Hope by Tindersticks

Album • Nov 15 / 2019 Chamber Pop

# 37

MAGDALENE by FKA twigs

Album • Nov 08 / 2019 Art Pop Glitch Pop

# 38

Lux Prima by Karen O + Danger Mouse

Album • Mar 15 / 2019 Indie Pop Art Rock

# 39

IT WON/T BE LIKE THIS ALL THE TIME by The Twilight Sad

Album • Jan 18 / 2019 Post-Punk Revival Indie Rock

# 40

You Cant Steal My Joy by Ezra Collective

Album • Apr 26 / 2019 Jazz Fusion

# 41

Outer Peace by Toro y Moi

Album • Jan 18 / 2019 Alternative R&B Synth Funk

# 42

Cancel the Sun by The Rails

Album • Aug 16 / 2019 Folk Rock

# 43

WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? by Billie Eilish

Album • Mar 29 / 2019 Alt-Pop Electropop Alternative R&B

# 44

Here Comes The Cowboy by Mac DeMarco

Album • May 10 / 2019 Singer-Songwriter Soft Rock Indie Pop

# 45

Tasmania by Pond

Album • Mar 01 / 2019 Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Pop

# 46

Designer by Aldous Harding

Album • Apr 26 / 2019 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 47

The Healing by BCUC

Album • May 10 / 2019 Southern African Music

# 48

The Book Of Traps And Lessons by Kae Tempest

Album • Jun 14 / 2019 Poetry

# 49

Cross Record by Cross Record

Album • Aug 02 / 2019 Art Pop Ambient Pop

# 50

forevher by Shura

Album • Aug 16 / 2019 Sophisti-Pop Synthpop Contemporary R&B