Top Songs of 2019: 21-40

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40. “Hypersonic Missles” 

Sam Fender 

Sam Fender 

"Oh silver tongue suits and cartoons / the rule my world"

39. “This World is So Fucked Up (But I Ain't Ever Giving Up On It)” 

Michael Franti & Spearhead 

Stay Human, Vol 2

38. “Haunted House” 

Sir Babygirl

Crush on Me

37. “Follow the Water” 

Calexico & Iron & Wine

Years to Burn

Fourteen years ago, Sam Beam and Calexico released the In the Reins EP and "Sixteen, Maybe Less" came in at #3 on our first ever music list. Their second album together doesn't hit the same heights but was a welcome 2019 surprise.

36. “Meet Again” 

Maxo Cream

Brandon Banks

"You can't be there like a father and its fucking with you mentally / court-appointed lawyer got my bro a half a century"

35. “A List Of All the Virtues” 

Generationals
Reader as Detective 

34. “Faithless” 

Operators
Radiant Dawn

33. “Research Cognitivity” 

The Derevolutions
It's a Derevolution, Baby

32. “Pretty” 

Ingrid Michaelson

Stranger Songs

76% of young girls today (including ours) believe being told they do something "like a girl" is a compliment. Progress.  

31. “Exits (edit)” 

Foals

Part 1 Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost

30. “What Can We Do” 

Anderson.Paak feat. Nate Dogg
Ventura

29. “Magic Marker” 

Craig Finn
I Need a New War

Craig Finn released a new Hold Steady album and a solo album this year. While we generally prefer the fuller sound of THS, they can't compete with the 50's style backing vocals here.

28. “Gone”

Charli XCX feat. Christine and the Queens 
Charli

27. “Hail Mary” 

Kevin Morby
Oh My God  

26. “Coming Home (single)” 

Pusha T feat. Lauryn Hill

A tough call between this track and the lyric version of the Sucession theme. The lack of Greg-related puns in the latter probably cost it a spot. 

25. “Dammit” 

Colleen Green 

Blink 182's "Dude Ranch" as played by Colleen Green

Colleen Green has been a favorite here. Blink 182 isn't. Her significantly stripped down version of their second album caused us to reevaluate things. We did. Nothing changed.  (Not on streaming services, play here)

24. “Closer Than a Brother” 

Josh Garrels

Chrysaline

 

23. “Don't Be So Hard on Yourself” 

Alex Lahey
The Best of Luck Club 

"Oh, sometimes / you get a little teary 'cause you were sick of feeling that / all your time / is waiting to be weighted by something you were missing"

22. “When I Die” 

Beirut

Gallipoli

"When I die / I want to travel light"

21. “Seventeen”

Sharon van Etten
Remind Me Tomorrow