Urban75 Album of the Year 2019 - the results!

[belboid]

Well, you made that harder work than usual. The largest ever turnout, more albums voted for than ever before, including lots I had to go and look up to find out wtf they were. And I am (mostly) bloody glad I did.

The plethora of votes does mean there are a lot more tied albums than usual, the ultimate winner got quite a low total as we all liked a well eclectic bunch of very groovy stuff. And the occasional piece of utter, utter, shit

Let's hope at least one of these can put a smile on your face with it's complete marvellousness.

 

[belboid]

30 The Mekons - Deserted

A concept album about the desert. Even better than that makes it sound!

 

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30 J Majik - Full Circle

Drum n bass veteran recapturing his 90s magic.

 

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30 Angel Olsen - All Mirrors

Her fourth or fifth album, depending who you listen to, with added strings and grand gestures!

 

[belboid]

29 Girl Band ‎– The Talkies

Moaning and sawing guitars, atonal blankets of sound, abstractive lyrical repetition

 

[belboid]

28 Mannequin Pussy - Patience

A fine balance between seething chaos and quietly devastating vulnerability.

 

[belboid]

27 Karen O/Danger Mouse - Lux Prima

Lush, vivd, dreamy and poignant. Charmingly anachronistic.

 

[belboid]

26 Lee Scratch Perry - Rainford

The Jamaican titan teams up with UK dub heavyweight Adrian Sherwood for a welcome return to form.

 

[belboid]

25 Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Bandana

American rappy chappy, unvarnished and utterly dazzling.

 

[belboid]

24 Blanck Mass - Animated Violence Mild

Creepy and aggressive. All too like life…

 

[belboid]

21 Thom Yorke - Anima

Dreams, nightmares and a healthy distrust of a techno-dystopia. For a change.

 

[redsquirrel]

30 The Mekons - Deserted



A concept album about the desert. Even better than that makes it sound!

Happy they made the cut, but too low.

 

[belboid]

21 Sault - 7

It's their second album. Maintaining their signature hybrid of funk, dance, post-punk, soul and disco

 

[belboid]

21 Mdou Moctar - Ilana

First official studio album from guitar shredder and prince of the desert Mdou Moctar. It's bloody great!

 

[belboid]

20 Better Oblivion Community Center - Better Oblivion Community Center

Conor Oberst & Phoebe Bridgers make very pleasant indie rock.

 

[belboid]

19 The Murder Capital - When I have fears

Debut from our new favourite Irish (post) punkes. Or are they???

 

[belboid]

18 Lankum - Livelong Day

The Irish folk songbook uprooted

 

[belboid]

17 Sleaford mods - Eton Alive

It's the Mods. You know what to expect and get it.

 

[belboid]

16 The Comet is Coming - Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery

The title pretty much gives you the clue as to what to expect. Cosmic jazz baby.

 

[belboid]

14 Brighde Chaimbeul – The Reeling

Even more celtic than it sounds from the name alone. Skye based 'smallpiper' (that’s the instrument, I am unaware of Ms Chaimbeul's height).

 

[belboid]

14 Boy Harsher – Careful

The only record that more than one person put at Number 1. There were two of you. Massachusetts minimal wave.

 

[belboid]

13 Teeth Of The Sea - Wraith

Our favourite sonic dystopians explore, umm, ambient brass.

 

[belboid]

12 Lightning Bolt - Sonic Citadel

Actually, these appear to be our favourite sonic dystopians. Bass n drum genius, with occasional actual tunes.

 

[belboid]

11 Big Thief - U.F.O.F.

A folky masterpiece, showing moving to the country really can pay off.

 

[belboid]

10 Billie Eilish - When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?

Gothy pop marvel.

 

[belboid]

9 Julia Jacklin - Crushing

Mining failed relatonships for self-discovery frion iur favourite new Aussie singer-songwriter.

 

[belboid]

8 The Delines - The Imperial

Four years late, but worth every minute of the wait. What becomes of the broken-hearted? If they're lucky they end up being immortalised in the stories of Willy Vlautin.

 

[belboid]

7 LINGUA IGNOTA – CALIGULA

This is the one that made mrsb go 'wtf?' A 'murderous amalgam of opera, metal, and noise that uses her classical training like a Trojan Horse, burning misogyny to ash from its Judeo-Christian roots.' accordng to pitchfork, and who could argue?

 

[belboid]

6 Richard Dawson - 2020

Dickie's back, and he thinks the state of the world is generally a bit shit.

 

[belboid]

5 Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains

A goodbye present from the great David Berman, a fine selection of Americana and mordant wit.