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40. Resuming the FLGH Top 80 of 2019 Countdown. RIP David Berman. Woods members Jarvis Taveniere and Jeremy Earl produced this final album.

39. So good to have Joe and the dudes back after so many years.

38. JPKS's best solo album.

37. Overlooked by many but a really strong and surprisingly cohesive album.

36. All instrumental album.

35. Haunting album by a master.

34. A melody so light it disappears in the sun. Andrew Marlin (vocals, mandolin, guitar, banjo) and Emily Frantz (vocals, violin, guitar).

33. Haunting political drone by one of our greatest living songwriters.

32. Some filler on this album, but a lot of it rocks and moves.

31. Spence gets better and better with every record.

30. If Beth keeps making records this good, the world will notice. She'll be at the Linda Ronstadt tribute on Jan 11 at Off Broadway.

29. John Wendland of Memphis to Manchester has championed this album, and he is not wrong to do so.

28. The most played album on KDHX in 2019.

27. Jesse's best album with an excellent assist from Lucinda.

26. This album often leaves me speechless. Allison's 10th album and her best, I think. Produced by Kenneth Greenberg.

25. Mark my words. You will be hearing about this Kentucky kid in the coming years. Produced by Dave Cobb.

24. A beautiful sounding album. Kills played loud.

23. Van could have shaved this down to 10 songs and he'd have a classic.

22. Totally underrated and overlooked UK based songwriter.

21. A few tracks seem a bit like filler but the best songs, like this one, are classics. Aaron Frazer, drummer for the band, takes the lead on a number of tracks, but this one is all Durand, though Aaron's groove is sample ready.

20. The best of two very strong albums from the band this year. Adrianne Lenker has a great touch and is one of the most compelling singers today.

19. A really successful tribute album overall.

18. A very welcome return from Tanya.

17. Minneapolis brothers Jack Torrey and Page Burkum

16. Not everything is as stunning as the best songs on this album, but there are a lot of really good cuts.

15. A modern folk rock masterpiece.

14. My favorite NP album in some time.

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12. This would have made my top 10 if I had gotten it sooner. Can't wait to hear and see it on teal vinyl (that's a hint to a certain colleague).

11. A beautiful guitar instrumental album that replays listening again and again.

10. A brilliant concept album about finding yourself and keeping yourself in this mad world.

9. Tonina Saputo had a great year, but I think this is just the beginning for one of our city's most original talents.

8. Just another terrific sounding and hard swinging album from Mr. Waterhouse.

7. Just another classic late-career album from Mavis. Long may she reign as our gospel-soul queen.

6. This album by Azniv Korkejian is so quiet and lovely.

5. Craig's best solo album is also one of his best collection's of songs.

4. My favorite indie pop album of 2019. Didn't get nearly enough year-end love from critics or DJs. Highly recommended. From Toronto: founded by singer and rhythm guitarist Sarah Cogan and lead guitarist Dylan Frankland,

3. Written by Willy Vlautin

1. My favorite album of 2019 should come as no surprise. A glorious sounding record that's also emotionally rich.