Wet Thud's Top Albums and EPs of 2019

Following up on last week's Top 100 Songs of 2019 list, Wet Thud presents our picks for the best albums and EPs of the year as well. Dig it.

WET THUD'S TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2019

number ten.
carly rae jepsen
dedicated
(604)
includes: party for one*, now that i found you, no drug like me, julien, too much, want you in my room, the sound

number nine.
the national
i am easy to find
(4AD)
includes: you had your soul with you, light years, hairpin turns, rylan

number eight.
hatchie
keepsake
(ivy league)
includes: without a blush, stay with me, obsessed, her own heart

number seven.
charly bliss
young enough
(barsuk)
includes: capacity, chatroom, hard to believe

number six.
lizzo
cuz i love you
(nice life/atlantic)
includes: juice, cuz i love you, tempo [f. missy elliott], jerome, water me*, truth hurts*, boys*

number five.
tyler, the creator
igor
(columbia)
includes: earfquake, i think

number four.
weyes blood
titanic rising
(sub pop)
includes: andromeda, everyday, movies

number three.
beyoncé
homecoming: the live album
(parkwood/columbia)
includes: before i let go

number two.
lana del rey
norman fucking rockwell!
(interscope)
includes: mariners apartment complex, venice bitch, hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have - but i have it, doin' time, fuck it i love you, the greatest, norman fucking rockwell

number one.
billie eilish
when we all fall asleep, where do we go?
(darkroom/interscope)
includes: you should see me in a crown, when the party's over, bury a friend, wish you were gay, bad guy, all the good girls go to hell, xanny

*song only appears on deluxe edition of album





WET THUD'S TOP 3 EP'S OF 2019

number three.
prince innocence
blue star
(independent)
includes: blue star, 999 [f. harrison], noches, sharon stone

number two.
channel tres
black moses
(godmode)
includes: brilliant n****, sexy black timberlake, black moses [f. jpegmafia]

number one.
lucy dacus
2019
(matador)
includes: la vie en rose, my mother & i, forever half mast, dancing in the dark, in the air tonight, last christmas, fool's gold

Click here to view Wet Thud's Top 100 Songs of 2019

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2019 Second Quarter Recap

Below, find Wet Thud's picks for the best albums, songs, and videos released throughout April, May, and June of this year. Three months of releases whittled down to just ten full-length records, fifteen standalone singles, and fifteen music videos for your perusal, including new music from:

AMBER MARK / BAT FOR LASHES / BEYONCÉ / BILLIE EILISH / BILLY RAY CYRUS / BJÖRK / CARLY RAE JEPSEN / CAROLINE POLACHEK / CHANNEL TRES / CHARLES BRADLEY / CHARLI XCX / CHARLY BLISS / CLAIRO / DEVON WELSH / FKA TWIGS / GESAFFELSTEIN / HATCHIE / HOT CHIP / JAI PAUL / JAMES BLAKE / KACEY MUSGRAVES / KAYTRANADA / KYGO / LIL NAS X / LIZZO / LUCY DACUS / MADONNA / MALUMA / MAXO KREAM / MEGAN THEE STALLION / THE NATIONAL / NICKI MINAJ / PHANTOGRAM / PHARRELL WILLIAMS / PUP / ROBYN / RÓISÍN MURPHY / ROSALÍA / SHURA / SLEATER-KINNEY / TAME IMPALA / VAMPIRE WEEKEND / VANJESS / WEYES BLOOD / WHITNEY HOUSTON

Dig in. There's plenty to digest.





ALBUMS

Beyoncé Homecoming (Parkwood/Columbia)

Includes: “Before I Let Go”

Carly Rae Jepsen Dedicated (604)

Includes: “No Drug Like Me,” “Now That I Found You,” “Too Much,” “Julien,” “Want You In My Room”

Charly Bliss Young Enough (Barsuk)

Includes: “Capacity,” “Chatroom,” “Hard To Believe”

Hatchie Keepsake (Ivy League)

Includes: “Without A Blush,” “Stay With Me,” “Obsessed,” “Her Own Heart”

Hot Chip A Bath Full Of Ecstasy (Domino)

Includes: “Hungry Child,” “Melody Of Love,” “Spell”

Lizzo Because I Love You (Nice Life/Atlantic)

Includes: “Cuz I Love You,” “Juice,” “Soulmate,” “Jerome,” “Tempo” [f. Missy Elliott]

The National I Am Easy To Find (4AD)

Includes: “You Had Your Soul With You,” “Rylan,” “Light Years,” “Hairpin Turns”

PUP Morbid Stuff (Little Dipper)

Includes: “Kids,” “Free At Last,” “Morbid Stuff,” “Sibling Rivalry”

Vampire Weekend Father Of The Bride (Sony)

Includes: “Harmony Hall,” “This Life,” “Sunflower” [f. Steve Lacy], “Big Blue,” “Unbearably White,” “Sympathy”

Weyes Blood Titanic Rising (Sub Pop)

Includes: “Andromeda,” “Everyday,” “Movies”

SONGS

Amber Mark “Mixer” (Jasmine/PMR)

Bat For Lashes “Kids In The Dark” (AWAL)

Charles Bradley “Lucifer” (Innit)

Clairo “Bags” (FADER)

Devon Welsh “Faces” (You Are Accepted)

Jai Paul “He” (XL)

KAYTRANADA x VanJess “DYSFUNCTIONAL” (self-released)

Kygo x Whitney Houston “Higher Love” (RCA)

Lucy Dacus “Forever Half Mast” (Matador)

Maxo Kream x Megan Thee Stallion “She Live” (RCA)

Phantogram “Into Happiness” (Republic)

Róisín Murphy “Incapable” (Mickey Murphy’s Daughter/Loaded)

Shura “religion (u can lay your hands on me)” (Secretly Canadian)

Sleater-Kinney “Hurry On Home” (Mom+Pop)

Tame Impala “Borderline” (Modular)

VIDEOS

Billie Eilish “bad guy” (Darkroom/Interscope)

Director: Dave Meyers

Björk “Tabula Rasa” (One Little Indian)

Director: Tobias Gremmler

Caroline Polachek “Door” (Columbia)

Directors: Caroline Polachek x Matt Copson

Channel Tres “Sexy Black Timberlake” (GODMODE)

Director: Goodwin

Charli XCX x Lizzo “Blame It On Your Love” (Asylum UK)

Directors: Bradley & Pablo

FKA twigs “Cellophane” (Young Turks)

Director: Andrew Thomas Huang

Gesaffelstein x Pharrell Williams “Blast Off” (Columbia)

Director: Warren Fu

James Blake x Rosalía “Barefoot In The Park” (Polydor)

Directors: Diana Kunst x Mau Morgó

Kacey Musgaves “Oh, What A World” (MCA Nashville)

Director: TRIPPYOGI

Lil Nas X x Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road [Remix]” (Columbia)

Director: Calmatic

Madonna x Maluma “Medellín” (Boy Toy/Live Nation/Interscope)

Directors: Diana Kunst x Mau Morgó

Madonna “Dark Ballet” (Boy Toy/Live Nation/Interscope)

Director: Emmanuel Adjei

Madonna “God Control” (Boy Toy/Live Nation/Interscope)

Director: Jonas Åkerlund

Nicki Minaj “MEGATRON” (Young Money/Cash Money)

Director: Mike Ho

Robyn “Ever Again” (Konichiwa/Interscope)

Director: Colin Solal Cardo