Michele K-tel kicks off 2020 by counting down her Top 30 Hits of 2019! From that irresistible crooner Angel Olsen to 83-year-old dub reggae legend Lee "Scratch" Perry, there was loads of magical musical sounds throughout the final year of the recent decade. Here's the full list of favorites.
1. Angel Olsen “What It Is” All Mirrors (Jagjaguwar)
2. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds “Bright Horses” (Ghosteen Ltd)
3. Moor Mother “Passing Of Time” Analog Fluids Of Sonic Black Holes (Don Giovanni)
4. Los Pirañas “Puerta del Sol” Historia Natural (Glitterbeat)
5. Gruff Rhys “Bae Bae Bae” PANG! (Rough Trade)
6. Kelley Stoltz “Uh Oh” My Regime (Banana & Louie)
7. jaimie branch “simple silver surfer” FLY or DIE II: bird dogs of paradise (Intl Anthem)
8. Deerhunter “Futurism” Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared? (4AD)
9. Four Eyes “Happy People” I'd Rather Be Ghost Hunting (Four Eyes)
10. The Comet Is Coming “Unity” Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery (Impulse)
11. Richard Dawson “Jogging” 2020 (Weird World)
12. YANGA “Encendemos” Libérate, Volumen 1 & 2 (Names You Can Trust)
13. Mekons “Into the Sun / the galaxy explodes” Deserted (Bloodshot)
14. Salami Rose Joe Louis “Cumulous Potion (For the Clouds to Sing) Zdenka 2080 (Brainfeeder)
15. Santiago Córdoba “Canción Para Ti” En Otros Lugares (Sounds & Colours)
16. Matmos “Silicone Gel Implant” Plastic Anniversary (Thrill Jockey)
17. Angel Bat Dawid “We Are Starzz” The Oracle (International Anthem)
18. C Joynes & The Furlong Bray Hamasien Wedding Song The Borametz Tree (Thread Recordings)
19. Bill MacKay “Birds of May” Fountain Fire (Drag City)
20. Mdou Moctar “Ilana” Ilana (The Creator) (Sahel Sounds)
21. Lambchop “Everything For You” This (is what I wanted to tell you) (Merge)
22. Bill Callahan “Call Me Anything” Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest (Drag City)
23. Mavis Staples “Anytime” We Get By (ANTI)
24. Purple Mountains “All My Happiness Is Gone” Purple Mountains (Drag City)
25. KOKOKO! “Buka Dansa” Fongola (Transgressive)
26. James Yorkston “Oh Me, Oh My” The Route To The Harmonium (Domino)
27. Damon Locks/ Black Monument Ensemble “Sounds Like Now” Where Future Unfolds (Intl’ Anthem)
28. The Gonks “I'm A Gonk” Five Things You Didn't Know About The Gonks (Rocks In Your Head)
29. Fat White Family “I Believe In Something Better” Serfs Up! (Domino)
30. Lee "Scratch" Perry “Let it Rain” Rainford (On-USound)
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