So if you check my listening stats, apparently my favorite albums I've heard this year are The Boss by Diana Ross and Niice N' Wiild by Chuckii Booker. I swear I still try to keep up, though. According to my collection, here are some of the 2019 albums I have refused to let go of. I haven't given all of these the attention they deserve but I either love them already, or have heard them and want to get to know them better. Big Thief, UFOF Bill Callahan, Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest black midi, Schlagenheim Bon Iver, i,i CHAI, PUNK Mega Bog, Dolphine Oren Ambarchi, Simian Angel Prince, Originals (of course) Pure Bathing Culture, Night Pass Rozi Plain, What a Boost Stephen Steinbrink, Utopia Teased Thom Yorke, ANIMA Vampire Weekend, Father of the Bride Various Artists, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Oga's Cantina: R3X's Playlist #1 (obligatory Disneyland-related item) Honorable mention -- though the album it's on didn't stick with me as a whole, my favorite song of the year so far is "Curls" by Bibio.   And here's a few 2019 albums in my collection that I haven't listened to yet at all, but mean to: Blood Orange, Angel's Pulse Chance The Rapper, The Big Day Cross Record, Cross Record Hand Habits, placeholder Jamila Woods, LEGACY! LEGACY! Jay Som, Anak Ko Lafawndah, Ancestor Boy Leo Svirsky, River Without Banks Lina Tullgren, Free Cell Lingua Ignota, CALIGULA Park Jiha, Philos Prurient, Garden of the Mutilated Paratroopers Sheer Mag, A Distant Call The Matthew Herbert Big Band, The State Between Us Titus Andronicus, An Obelisk ... View more