2019: Albums of the Year (#20 - 11)

The albums I really enjoyed this year... Click the album title to listen, enjoy!

20. Little Simz - Grey Area (Age 101)
Powerful and addictive new album from the British lyricist...
Listen to 'Selfish'

19. Abase - Invocation (Cosmic Compositions)
Hungarian producer Abase takes us on a global musical journey on his impressive debut...
Listen to 'Sambo'

18. Raphael Saadiq - Jimmy Lee (Columbia)
Saadiq gets brutally honest on his best album to date...
Listen to 'So Ready'

17. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Bandana (Keep Cool)
Madlib & Gibbs go hard on the long-awaited follow-up to 2014's 'Piñata'...
Listen to 'Crime Pays'

16. Cochemea - All My Relations (Daptone)

Dap-Kings saxophonist explores his Native American ancestry and adds a huge dose of funk...
Listen to 'Mitote'

15. Bobby Oroza - This Love (Big Crown)
One of the year's most impressive soul records, straight outta Helsinki...
Listen to 'Your Love Is Too Cold'

14. Seven Davis Jr. - S.O.S. (Secret Angels)
Excellent emotion-driven electronics and soulful funk as we've come to expect from Seven Davis Jr...
Listen to 'Cafe'

13. Dim Grimm - Gamut Sap (not on label)
The inimitable Swiss producer's producer quietly released another exquisite collection of stunning tracks...
Listen to 'Tribolium'

12. Quelle Chris - Guns (Mello)

Chris once again proves he's years ahead of the rest - both lyrically and production-wise... 

Listen to 'Obamacare'

11. Swindle - No More Normal (Brownswood)
Swindle recruited some of Britain's biggest talents to help him create his astonishing third album...
Listen to 'Coming Home'



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