Will Hermes is a contributing editor for Rolling Stone, a contributor to NPR’s “All Things Considered” and to The New York Times. He is the author of “Love Goes to Buildings on Fire” and an upcoming biography of the late Lou Reed. He joined us to talk about the best music of 2019.
[List after the break.]
Joan Shelley – Album: “Like the River Loves the Sea” – Song played: “The Fading”
Aldous Harding – Album: “Designer” – Song played: “The Barrel”
Jenny Lewis – Album: “On the Line” – Song played: “Wasted Youth”
Lana Del Rey – Album: “Norman F*cking Rockwell!” – Song played: “The greatest”
The Better Oblivion Community Center – self-titled album – Song played: “Dylan Thomas”
Wilco – Album: “Ode to Joy” – Song played: “Love is Everywhere (Beware)”
Jamila Woods – Album: “Legacy! Legacy!” – Song played: “Betty”
The Comet is Coming – Album: “Trust in the Life Force of The Deep Mystery” – Song played: “Birth of Creation”
Vampire Weekend – Album: “Father of the Bride” – Song played: “Harmony Hall”
Mentioned: Tinariwen – Album “Amadjar”
Mdou Moctar – Album: “Ilana: The Creator” – Song played: “Tarhatazed”
Big Thief – Album: “Two Hands” – Song played: “Not”
Angel Olsen – Album: “All Mirrors” – Song played: “Lark”
Sharon Van Etten – Album: “Remind Me Tomorrow” – Song played: “Seventeen”
The Highwomen – self-titled album – Song played: “Highwomen”
Miranda Lambert – Album: “” – Song played: “”
Vagabon – self-titled album – Song played: “Every Woman”
Brittany Howard – Album: “Jaime” – Song played: “Stay High”
Leonard Cohen - Album: “Thanks for the Dance” – Song played: “Happens to the Heart”