Check out what I consider to be the best music of 2019 in different categories...
ROCK/POP/ALTERNATIVE ALBUMS:
1. Sherlocks, "Under Your Sky"
2. Bad Suns, "Mystic Truth"
3. Cage the Elephant, "Social Cues"
4. Jenny Lewis, "On the Line"
5. Bruce Springsteen, "Western Stars"
6. Rembrandts, "Via Satellite"
7. Friendly Fires, "Inflorescent"
8. Pete Yorn, "Caretakers"
9. Fastball, "The Help Machine"
10. Dan Krikorian, "Grandeur"*
Honorable mention:
11. Catfish and the Bottlemen, "The Balance"
12. Futureheads, "Powers"
13. Slow Hollows, "Romantic"
14. ARIZONA, "Asylum"
15. Ride, "This is Not a Safe Place"
16. Robbie Robertson, "Sinematic"
17. Lloyd Cole, "Guesswork"
18. Guster, "Look Alive"
19. Wallows, "Nothing Happens"
20. Mansionair, "Shadowboxer"
COUNTRY/FOLK/AMERICANA ALBUMS:
1. Jon Pardi, "Heartache Medication"
2. Midland, "Let it Roll"
3. Kiefer Sutherland, "Reckless & Me"
4. Justin Townes Earle, "The Saint of Lost Causes"
5. Old Dominion, "Old Dominion"
6. Josh Ritter, "Fever Breaks"
7. Miranda Lambert, "Wildcard"
8. Rodney Crowell, "Texas"
9. The Mavericks, "Play the Hits"
10. Jason Aldean, "9"
PERFORMANCES:
1. Kacey Musgraves, Coachella Festival, Indio, Calif., April
13. Slow Hollows, "Romantic"
14. ARIZONA, "Asylum"
15. Ride, "This is Not a Safe Place"
16. Robbie Robertson, "Sinematic"
17. Lloyd Cole, "Guesswork"
18. Guster, "Look Alive"
19. Wallows, "Nothing Happens"
20. Mansionair, "Shadowboxer"
COUNTRY/FOLK/AMERICANA ALBUMS:
1. Jon Pardi, "Heartache Medication"
2. Midland, "Let it Roll"
3. Kiefer Sutherland, "Reckless & Me"
4. Justin Townes Earle, "The Saint of Lost Causes"
5. Old Dominion, "Old Dominion"
6. Josh Ritter, "Fever Breaks"
7. Miranda Lambert, "Wildcard"
8. Rodney Crowell, "Texas"
9. The Mavericks, "Play the Hits"
10. Jason Aldean, "9"
PERFORMANCES:
1. Kacey Musgraves, Coachella Festival, Indio, Calif., April
2. Johnny Marr, House of Blues, Anaheim, Calif., May
3. Switchfoot, Fox Performing Arts Center, Riverside, Calif., November
4. Cage the Elephant, Five Point Amphitheater, Irvine, Calif., July
5. Andrew McMahon, the Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, December
*I rarely include local musicians on my year-end albums list, but this one was a really strong effort from Krikorian, who is based in Orange County, Calif. For more information, go to www.dankrikorian.com.
3. Switchfoot, Fox Performing Arts Center, Riverside, Calif., November
4. Cage the Elephant, Five Point Amphitheater, Irvine, Calif., July
5. Andrew McMahon, the Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, December
*I rarely include local musicians on my year-end albums list, but this one was a really strong effort from Krikorian, who is based in Orange County, Calif. For more information, go to www.dankrikorian.com.
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