September 2019 Recap

September served as the follow-up to a pretty brilliant august, but despite having a few more duds on its calendar September did feature a number of great records, and my favorite album of the year so far.

Norman Fucking Rockwell - Lana Del Rey

Serving as the first 10/10 review of the year Norman Fucking Rockwell is yer another brilliant piece in one of the greatest pop discographies of all time, and it should be enjoyed by everyone from die hard Lana stans to those arrant listeners that have been avoiding her all these years.
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Fear Innoculum - Tool

While Tool may not have dropped a record that matches their legendary discography up to this point they did manage to release a pretty unique and captivating metal album that stands tall in 2019.
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Forever Turned Around - Whitney

Whitney follows up their indie darling debut with a second record full of charming and boyish indie tunes that sounds just as unique as ever in the indie landscape.
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Let Love - Common

Let Love sees Common sounding less contemporary than ever before and just a few years removed from a record where he had so much to say, this album sounds like a wandering mess.
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Wallop - !!!

!!! gets just as dancy and fun as ever in a few tracks from Wallop but the albums most identifiable quality is its inconsistency.
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Chasing Summer - SiR

Rather than looking for his own voice, on Chasing Summer SiR digs in his heels and makes weak copies of R&B artists new and old.
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K-12 - Melanie Martinez

On Melanie's long awaited second LP she gives her cult fans a lethal dosage of what makes her such a unique pop artist, and it pays off.
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Mirrorland - Earthgang

Mirrorland is a bloated southern rap record that has plenty of filler, mixed in with some of the best rap songs you'll hear in 2019.
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The Blue EP - Death Cab For Cutie

The Blue EP is a decent collection of tracks that really only needs to be heard by the most die hard Death Cab For Cutie fans.
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Hollywood's Bleeding - Post Malone

Post Malone once again releases a record that is far too long, with far too few highlights and mostly borrowed ideas.
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Lost Girls - Bat For Lashes

Lost Girls is yet another release in a long line of solid dream pop records that make up a consistently underrated discography.
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All My Heroes Are Cornballs - JPEGMAFIA

Peggy follows up Veteran with a structurally similar record that features some wild experimental moments, as well as some that maybe should have been left on the cutting room floor.
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Charli - Charli XCX

Charli drops her most complete project yet full of futuristic instrumentals, great performance and consistently well placed features.
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Love + Fear Acoustic EP - Marina

Marina tries to make improvements to some of the better tracks from her most recent record, but once again comes up a little bit short.
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The Practice Of Love - Jenny Hval

Jenny once again drops a fantastic record that pushes her sound ahead while maintaining a tight grip on what makes her music so captivating.
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Beneath The Eyrie - Pixies

The Pixies drop the best record of their comeback to date, which isn't saying much, but maybe they'll be better in the future.
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Birth Of Violence - Chelsea Wolfe

Chelsea follows up one of her most acclaimed releases to date with an experience that is equally unique but not quite as groundbreaking.
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Emmanuel EP - Ameer Vann

Ameer picks up where he left off with Brockhamtpon, with a mix of fiery new age hip hop bangers and underwhelming tracks with bad production and repetitive flows.
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XYZ - Iglooghost, Kai Whiston & Babii

Three of experimental electronicas most unique voices come together for a short but thrilling collection of tracks where they play to each others strengths and assemble sounds you certainly won't hear anywhere else this year,
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DSVII - M83

While the long wait for M83's next proper studio record reaches its third year they decided to drop a follow-up to one of their most forgettable records. DSVII is a decent ambient piece with some nice highlights but not a record that will stand out this year. 
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Sunshine Kitty - Tove Lo

Sunshine Kitty has some of what has made Tove Lo an artist to pay attention to in the second half of this decade but it is her least cohesive and consistent project to date.
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Why Me? Why Not? - Liam Gallagher

This record contains one or two of the worst rock songs you will hear in 2019, which is unfortunate because the rest of it is consistently tightly written and well performed.
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Nine - Blink 182

Nine may finally be the lowest point for a band that has been pushing it for years. Both because the album is terrible and out of touch, and also because it is hard to imagine the band ever doing anything worse.
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