2019 Music Year in Review

Music was a bit of a mixed bag for me in 2019. I listened to less music than usual because my commute was reduced drastically, so I had less time to check out new music and rediscover old favorites. However, music brought me one of proudest moments of the year when my daughter randomly said to me, “I need to listen to more Rapsody.” That we all do, Daughter! Rap’s Eve was my favorite record of the year. And with that, on to the categories:

Favorite New Releases

• Eve, Rapsody
• Ventura, Anderson .Paak
• Jaime, Brittany Howard
• May the Lord Watch, Little Brother

Favorite New Discoveries

These artists aren’t necessarily new, but they were new to me in 2019.

• Tom Misch
• Black Violin
• Black Heat
• Dumpstaphunk
• Lafayette Afro Rock Band

Most Listened Artists

1. The Roots
2. Kendrick Lamar
3. Little Brother
4. Rapsody
5. Anderson .Paak

Most Listened Albums

1. May the Lord Watch, Little Brother
2. Reseda Beach, Styles of Beyond
3. To Pimp a Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar
4. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill
5. Eve, Rapsody

Most Listened Tracks

1. “Sassy”, Rapsody
2. “Soundtrack to Confusion”, Black Thought
3. “Higher”, D’Angelo
4. “Work the Angles”, Dilated Peoples
5. “Anywhere”, Anderson .Paak