2019 is in the books and it was another year loaded with great music from the PNW. This was the year we received the highly anticipated return of Pedro The Lion, NAVVI released a club album from the future, Great Grandpa setup shop in hearts all over the country, Travis Thompson put the world on notice, MYXA came out of nowhere, Ings finally released an album and it was 100% worth the wait, and Ben Zaidi and Budo made something completely perfect.
It was a remarkable year.
It was such a good year that it would be a real crime to just list 10 or even 20 of my favorite releases. The truth is the top 10 list changes every day. So instead here is a list of 50 albums, EPs and mixtapes from artists out of our part of the world that all deserve our attention.
Great Grandpa – Four Of Arrows
Cataldo – Literally Main Street
Sol – Soon Enough
Dude York – Falling
Pedro The Lion – Phoenix
Lisa Prank – Perfect Love Song
John Van Deusen – (I Am) Origami Pt. 3 A Catacomb Hymn
Ben Zaidi + Budo - Abandonism
Navvi – 25O2
Chris Staples – Holy Moly
Versing – 10000
Tacocat – This Mess Is A Place
Ravenna Woods – Disappearing Someone
somesurprises – somesurprises
Laza – In The Meantime
Duke Evers – Dreams and Desires That Are Common To Youth
Thunderpussy - Milk It
The Black Tones – Cobain & Cornbread
Travis Thompson – Reckless Endangerment
Rudy Willingham – Dunk Reactions
Ings – Lullaby Rock
MistaDC – HAPPYer Now
SYML - SYML
Dark Smith – Degressive
Jason McCue – Wasteland
Telekinesis – Effluxion
Lemolo – Swansea
Dave b. - Bleu
Flying Fish Cove – At Moonset
Antonioni – The Odds Were All Beating Me
Guayaba - Fantasmagoria
Dirty Rugs - Two Sides
La Fille – Alright Already
Sylvi – HomeBody
Hibou – Halve
Warren Dunes – Welcome To Warren Dunes
Dead Bars - Regulars
MYXA – Mosca
Actionesse – The Deep, Bright Below
Taylar Elizza Beth - Ripening
Variations – Make This Last
Black Ends - Sellout
Kilcid Band – Lead Singer EP
Chastity Belt – Chastity Belt
Moody Bear - Mood Swings
SassyBlack – Ancient Mohogany Gold
Terror/Cactus – Corriente EP
Black Belt Eagle Scout – At The Party With My Brown Friends
Aline & Wes – Lavender Lemonade
YourYoungBody – Devotion