That was a year of some great music with established artists producing new material and plenty of challenging new artists making an impact. It's always a difficult task to narrow it down to just 10 albums but here's my selection of the best of 2019. I've provided a selection of tracks from each of the albums, so please have a listen and let me have your comments and contributions.
1. The National - I Am Easy to Find
2. Bon Iver - i,i
3. Michael Kiwanuka - KIWANUKA
4. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Ghosteen
5. Beirut - Gallipoli
6. Loyle Carner - Not Waving, But Drowning
7. Kate Tempest - The Book of Traps & Lessons
8. Sean O'Hagan - Radum Calls, Radum Calls
9. Jenny Lewis - On The Line
10. Elbow - Giants of All Sizes
Bubbling under: Beck- Hyperspace, Iggy Pop - Free, The Comet is Coming - The Afterlife, The Specials - Encore, John Coltrane - Blue World.
