We thought we would switch it up for you this year. You’ve already been inundated with countless year-end and decade-end lists, and we wanted to remind you of our favorite local releases that came out in 2019, unranked and uncriticized. Boston has so. much. talent. In so. many. genres. We’re blessed to share this music community with you, and we hope you use this time to celebrate your peers and learn some new tunes to round out the year (and decade). Please note: we tried to keep this list as hyper local as we could. We wanted to showcase the music of people living in and around Boston/New England currently or those who spent most of 2019 living around here. Enjoy!
All the Time Always, Feel
[RIYL: Noname, Tierra Whack]
Anjimile, Maker Mixtape
[RIYL: Tasha, Vagabon]
BEDTIMEMAGIC, Pillow Talk
[RIYL: The Jesus Lizard, Melvins]
Beeef, Bull in the Shade
[RIYL: The Lemonheads, Real Estate, biking on Mass Ave over the Charles in the Summer]
Boy Harsher, Careful
[RIYL: Crystal Castles, Depeche Mode, putting on eyeliner to dance alone in your bedroom]
Brandie Blaze, Late Bloomer
[RIYL: Bbymutha, Rico Nasty]
Camp Blood, Camp Blood
[RIYL: JPEGMAFIA, clipping., Death Grips]
Cliff Notez, Why the Wild Things Are
[RIYL: Chance the Rapper, Ed Balloon]
The Derevolutions, It’s a Derevolution, Baby
[RIYL: Hot Chip, Crumb]
DUMP HIM, Dykes to Watch Out For
[RIYL: Team Dresch, Green Day]
Fucko, Social Climber
[RIYL: Lemuria, That Dog]
Future Teens, Breakup Season
[RIYL: crying in the shower, crying in a traffic jam]
I Wish I Could Skateboard, The Way Things Turn Out
[RIYL: The Promise Ring, American Football]
Lady Pills, Pink Void
[RIYL: Warpaint, Chelsea Wolfe]
Lilith, Safer Off
[RIYL: Josie and the Pussycats soundtrack, illuminati hotties]
Lord Felix, In Bloom, Forever
[RIYL: Kid Cudi, Lupe Fiasco]
Oompa, Cleo
[RIYL: J. Cole, Queen Latifah]
Palehound, Black Friday
[RIYL: Girlpool, Pavement, Black Belt Eagle Scout]
Pile, Green and Gray
[RIYL: Pile]
pushflowers, Close for Comfort
[RIYL: Slingshot Dakota, Field Mouse, Weakened Friends]
Lily Rayne, Femme
[RIYL: JuiceWRLD, Drake]
Red Shaydez, Chillin’ in the Shade
[RIYL: RZA, MC Lyte]
shallow pools, Spring
[RIYL: Paramore, Jetty Bones]
Squitch/Wet Mut, Split
[RIYL: Unwound, Speedy Ortiz, Grass is Green]
Brennan Wedl, Holy Water Branch
[RIYL: Elliott Smith, Adrianne Lenker, lighting candles in a room with the lights off]