We’ve decided to do things a bit differently this year – too many times in the past we’ve posted our favourite songs of the year and then discovered late releases we wished we’d added! And also 2019 was a shit year for the world – Brexit, Johnson, Trump, the world burning… at least there is music.
So, way after everyone else has done theirs, here is MM’s countdown of top 100 tunes for 2019 – part 1!
100 Chupa Cabra – Violent Urges
99 Metz – Dry Up
98 Youth Sector – Renting Spaces In My World
97 Some Bodies – TV Show
96 Tummyache – Median
95 Dr. Dog – Can’t Catch Me
94 Amyl & The Snifters – Monsoon Rock
93 DITZ – Gayboy
92 Phobophobes – Blind Muscle
91 B Boys – I Want
90 Big Thief – Not
89 Matt Shapiro – Rockaway Girl
88 Pile – The Soft Hands of Stephen Miller
87 Port Juvee – Hope to Lose
86 The Murder Capital – Green & Blue
85 Better Oblivion Community Center – Dylan Thomas
84 Oh Sees – Heart Worm
83 Spectator – Weight
82 Fat White Family – Feet
81 Hurt Valley – Apartment Houses
80 Bambara – Serafina
79 Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – At The Back Of The Pit
78 Crows – Chain of Being
77 WIVES – Hit Me Up
76 Cate le Bon – Daylight Matters
75 Slaves – One More Day Won’t Hurt
74 B Boys – Instant Pace
73 LIFE – Moral Fibre
72 Catholic Action – People Don’t Protest Enough
71 Black Adidas – Be Cool
70 Panik Attaks – Terror
69 FEET – Outer Rim
68 The Dream Syndicate – Put Some Miles On
67 Purple Mountains – Margaritas At The Mall
66 Lightning Dust – Competitive Depression
65 Comet Gain – We’re All Fucking Morons
64 LIFE – Excites Me
63 Hotel Lux – Tabloid Newspaper
62 Sunflowers – Dreamweaver
61 Sleep Eaters – Bad Love
60 Frog – Black Friday
59 Patio – Boy Scout
58 Working Men’s Club – Teeth
57 The Stroppies – Cellophane Car
56 Brooke Bentham – All My Friends Are Drunk
55 IDLES – Mercedes Marxist
54 Bee Bee Sea – Be Bop Palooza
53 Sleep Eaters – Life of Sin
52 Field Medic – The Bottle’s My Lover, She’s Just My Friend
51 Squid – Match Bet
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