TOP 10 SONGS – 2019
1. “Clutching the Blade” by rev rev rev
2. “Serafina” by Bambara
3. “Borderlines” by Baroness
4. “Disappear” by Off With Their Heads
5. “Animal Kingdom” by Djunah
6. “Oxytocin” by Drab Majesty
7. “Wax and Digital” by Basement Revolver
8. “A Broken Person’s Game” by Primer
9. “Turn” by Tennis System
10. “Limbs” by Fassine
AND NEXT TOP 10 SONGS – 2019
11. “This Feeling” by The Velvet Hands
12. “Sinew In Red” by Crooked Ghost
13. “Chasing Rabbits” by dielines
14. “Dizzying Heights” by The Stargazer Lilies
15. “Temporal Love” by SRSQ (Kennedy Ashlyn of Them Are Us Too)
16. “Running Up That Hill” (Kate Bush cover) by Another Heaven
17. “Bulletproof” by The Soft Cavalry (Rachel Goswell of Slowdive and Steve Clarke)
18. “List and Heel” by Defeater
19. “California” by Sleepspent
AND, YEP, NEXT TOP 10 SONGS – 2019
21. “Forever Defend Her Story” by Frieda’s Roses
22. “The Absolute” by O Future
23. “Spirit” by Riches
24. “The River” by Reduction Plan
25. “Electric Lights” by Lunar Twin
26. “Lost At Sea” by Steve Kilbey & Gareth Koch
27. “Right on Cue” by Summer Cult
28. “VTr” by The Twilight Sad
29. “Excess” by Perturbator
30. “Hole In The Sky” (re-recorded) by Fake Figures
And the following TOP 10 SONGS – 2019
31. “Death Wave” by All Eyes West
32. “This Is Not The End” by Spielbergs
32. “Cream” by Mannequin Pussy
33. “Daddy Guilt” by Dad Brains
34. “Bored and Lonely” by Boyracer
35. “Rebellion Story” by Hot Water Music
36. “To That Funny Place” by The Muffs
37. “Walden” by Mc Lars & Mega Ran
38. “Lovers Breakdown” by Seasurfer
39. “Do You Feel Nothing?” by Greet Death
40. “A Pastel Sky” by Citrus Clouds
And the last of my TOP 10 SONGS – 2019
41. “Remember Me” by Whimsical
42. “Ricochet” by Mint Julep
43. “Plastic Enemies” by Pixel Grip
44. “Nothing More” by Winter
45. “Krakenkombat” by Vlimmer
46. “Cold” (The Cure cover) by Ramsey
47. “Endless Summer Blues” by Ryan Traster
48. “Summer Angels” by Grant Earl LaValley
49. “Pretenders” by Joseph of Mercury
50. “This Is Where It’s At” by Twinfolds (The first half of this track is all spare, laid-back set-up, but on the last half listeners are spikily rewarded by a lyrically blistering, socio-politically right-on and relevant diatribe. A fitting ending for this list – and this year!)
TOP 10 ALBUMS – 2019
1. Amir (Deluxe Edition) by Tamino
2. Brickbat by Piroshka (Miki Berenyi of Lush, Moose of Moose, Mick Conroy of Modern English, and Justin Welch of Elastica)
3. Age of Unreason by Bad Religion
4. Kykeon by rev rev rev
5. We Are Not Really Here by Inkraktare (duo of Dean Garcia of Curve and SPC ECO, and Mark Wallbridge, AKA Vasko the Pig)
6. Dark Synthetics by Secret Shame
7. Exposure Therapy by Wingtips
8. The Stag King by Night Tongue
9. Memory Emotion by Electric Youth
10. Maybe Someday by Tombstones In Their Eyes
TOP 10 VIDEOS – 2019
1.“Tabula Rasa” by Bjork
2. “Candy is A Heartthrob” by Gone Sugar Die
3. “Fix Me” by Hearken
4. “Air BnB” by Kim Gordon
5. “Napoleon” by Riki
6. “Cracked Porcelain” by Kris Kelly
7. “The Edge of Infinity” by All India Radio
8. “ARAWA” by Electric Youth
9. “Caravan” by Ummagma
10. “I Wish I Was Stephen Malkmus” by Beabadoobee
Top 11 Protest Songs (because it goes to 11, and beyond) – 2019
1. “Chaos From Within” by Bad Religion
2. “Our Great Divide” by Good Riddance
3. “(I Blame) Society” by Titus Andronicus
4. “(Little Black Square On My) Profile Pic” by Aaron Semer
5. “America, You’re Freakin’ Me Out” by The Menzingers
6. “What’s Next?” by Piroshka
7. “Big Mouth” by Petrol Girls
8. “We’re All Fucking Morons” by Comet Gain
9. “I Choose Live News” by Low Hummer
10. “People’s Faces” by Kate Tempest
11. “This Is Now America” by Magne Furuholmen (of a-ha)
