The Vinyl Factory's 50 Favorite Albums of 2019

A selection of the year's best records, chosen by The Vinyl Factory, spanning grime, ambient, jazz, electronic and beyond.

Published: December 17, 2019 10:27 Source

# 1

PSYCHODRAMA by Dave

Album • Mar 08 / 2019 UK Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 2

Komachi by Meitei

Album • Mar 15 / 2019 Ambient Tape Music Sound Collage

# 3

For You and I by Loraine James

Album • Sep 20 / 2019 IDM UK Bass Glitch

# 4

Lasakaneku by Slikback

EP • Jun 29 / 2018 Deconstructed Club

# 5

When I Get Home by Solange

Album • Mar 01 / 2019 Alternative R&B Neo-Soul Art Pop

# 6

Giant Swan by Giant Swan

Album • Nov 08 / 2019 Industrial Techno

# 7

Excitable, Girl by 96 Back

Album • Mar 01 / 2019 Electro

# 8

The Oracle by Angel Bat Dawid

Album • Feb 08 / 2019 Spiritual Jazz

# 9

Vortex by Special Request

Album • May 31 / 2019 Hardcore Breaks

# 10

GREY Area by Little Simz

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

# 11

Utility by Barker

Album • Sep 06 / 2019 Ambient Techno

# 12

Hoodies All Summer by Kano

Album • Aug 30 / 2019 UK Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 13

Fog FM by Anthony Naples

Album • Jun 14 / 2019 Tech House Minimal Techno

# 14

Seitō: In the Beginning, Woman Was the Sun by Various Artists

Album • Jul 26 / 2019 Electronic Psychedelic Folk

# 15

All My People by Maria Somerville

Album • Mar 01 / 2019 Ambient Pop

# 16

Heavy Is The Head by Stormzy

Album • Dec 13 / 2019 UK Hip Hop

# 17

Look Up Sharp by Carla dal Forno

Album • Oct 04 / 2019 Minimal Wave Ethereal Wave

# 18

Fongola by KOKOKO!

Album • Jul 05 / 2019 Synth Punk

# 19

Mirrors in Mirrors by Midori Hirano

Album • Mar 05 / 2019 Ambient Experimental

# 20

MAGDALENE by FKA twigs

Album • Nov 08 / 2019 Art Pop Glitch Pop

# 21

Solitude by King Midas Sound

Album • Feb 15 / 2019 Spoken Word Drone

# 22

Crush by Floating Points

Album • Oct 18 / 2019 IDM

# 23

Reality by Robert Stillman

Album • Feb 22 / 2019

# 24

Grapefruit Regret by Karenn

Album • Nov 08 / 2019 Industrial Techno Birmingham Sound

# 25

Information by Galcher Lustwerk

Album • Nov 22 / 2019 Deep House

# 26

Super Mild by Kopy + Tentenko

Album • Nov 15 / 2019 Minimal Techno

# 27

Blume by Nérija

Album • Aug 02 / 2019 Jazz Fusion

# 28

Nothing Great About Britain by slowthai

Album • May 17 / 2019 UK Hip Hop

# 29

Philos by Park Jiha

Album • Jun 14 / 2019 Post-Minimalism Ambient

# 30

Ignorance is Bliss by Skepta

Album • May 31 / 2019 UK Hip Hop Grime

# 31

After its own death / Walking in a spiral towards the house by Nivhek

Album • Feb 08 / 2019 Ambient Drone Film Score

# 32

5 by Sault

Album • May 05 / 2019 Neo-Soul

# 33

7 Directions by NKISI

Album • Jan 18 / 2019 Techno

# 34

Kuro (OST) by Tujiko Noriko

Album • Apr 26 / 2019

# 35

Upsurge by Stenny

Album • Nov 19 / 2019 Ambient Techno Breakbeat

# 36

Turn to Clear View by Joe Armon-Jones

Album • Sep 20 / 2019 Jazz-Funk

# 37

Starts Again by Tawiah

Album • Oct 18 / 2019 Alternative R&B

# 38

Bandana by Freddie Gibbs + Madlib

Album • Jun 28 / 2019 Gangsta Rap

# 39

No Home Record by Kim Gordon

Album • Oct 11 / 2019 Post-Industrial Noise Rock

# 40

Grime MC by Jme

Album • Jun 01 / 2020 Grime

# 41

Loom Dream by Leif

Album • Jun 21 / 2019 Tribal Ambient Ambient Dub

# 42

PROTO by Holly Herndon

Album • May 10 / 2019 Experimental Glitch Pop

# 43

Driftglass by SEED Ensemble

Album • Feb 08 / 2019 Jazz

# 44

The Flower And The Vessel by Felicia Atkinson

Album • Jul 05 / 2019 Electroacoustic Spoken Word Ambient

# 45

Tatizo Pesa by Jay Mitta

Album • Jan 11 / 2019 Singeli

# 46

1905 by OMMA

Album • Nov 08 / 2019 Outsider House Art Pop

# 47

Ilana: The Creator by Mdou Moctar

Album • Mar 29 / 2019 Tishoumaren Blues Rock

# 48

Lifetime by Klein

Album • Sep 06 / 2019 Epic Collage

# 49

Athena by Sudan Archives

Album • Nov 01 / 2019 Art Pop Alternative R&B

# 50

Cuz I Love You by Lizzo

Album • Apr 19 / 2019 Pop Soul Pop Rap