Cultural Highlights of 2019
- Mar 2019: Billie Eilish Captivates the World with Dark Pop Phenomenon *When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?* – Teenage alternative-pop artist Billie Eilish and her producer brother Finneas revolutionized the global music industry with their genre-defining debut album. Recorded primarily in a modest bedroom studio using minimalist bass, whispered vocals, and eerie electronic soundscapes, the record rejected traditional high-gloss pop production, earning multiple Grammy Awards and spearheading a dark, genre-fluid alternative pop revolution.
- Jul 2019: Lil Nas X Blends Country and Trap with Historic 'Old Town Road' – Unknown internet artist Lil Nas X created a massive global pop-culture phenomenon with 'Old Town Road,' blending country-music acoustic guitar loops with heavy Atlanta trap-hip-hop beats. After initial controversy regarding genre classification on Billboard charts, the infectious track broke all-time records by spending a historic 19 consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
- Aug 2019: Taylor Swift Champions Artist Rights and Ownership with *Lover* – Pop superstar Taylor Swift released her seventh studio album, *Lover*, while simultaneously sparking major industry-wide discussions regarding master recordings, copyright ownership, and independent artist rights. Her public stance galvanized musicians worldwide to reevaluate contract equity and digital streaming royalty structures.
- Nov 2019: BTS and K-Pop Solidify Global Stadium Dominance – South Korean supergroup BTS achieved unprecedented international mainstream success, selling out massive iconic stadiums like Wembley and the Rose Bowl. Their historic run proved that language barriers had entirely dissolved in the global streaming era, establishing K-Pop as a powerful, permanent fixture of Western pop culture and fandom.
Happy Valley
By Ethan Flynn
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 2019
Bliss
By Still Making Enemies
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 2019
This Means War
By Volkor X
Label: Planet Cracker Records
Released: 2019
Butterflies
By BUMP OF CHICKEN
Label: TOY’S FACTORY
Released: 2019
Fire in the Sky
By Dragon Warriors
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 2019
STET
By Guy Sigsworth
Label: Mercury KX
Released: 2019
Till the Dance Do Us Part
By Frankley Everlong
Label: Eclipse Records
Released: 2019
amo
By Bring Me the Horizon
Label: RCA
Released: 2019
Remind Me Tomorrow
By Sharon Van Etten
Label: Jagjaguwar
Released: 2019
Ladytron
By Ladytron
Label: Pledge Music
Released: 2019
Verkligheten
By Soilwork
Label: Nuclear Blast
Released: 2019
Tallies
By Tallies
Label: Hand Drawn Dracula
Released: 2019
Highway Hypnosis
By Sneaks
Label: Merge Records
Released: 2019
This Is Not the End
By Spielbergs
Label: By The Time It Gets Dark
Released: 2019
da nich für!
By Dendemann
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 2019
Goes West
By William Tyler
Label: Merge Records
Released: 2019
Heater
By True Blossom
Label: Citrus City Records
Released: 2019
Existential Everything
By Al Lover
Label: Crash Symbols
Released: 2019
Triage
By Methyl Ethel
Label: Remote Control
Released: 2019
Stuffed & Ready
By Cherry Glazerr
Label: Secretly Canadian
Released: 2019
What It Is
By Hayes Carll
Label: Dualtone
Released: 2019
Why You So Crazy
By The Dandy Warhols
Label: Dine Alone Records
Released: 2019
Bobbie Gentry’s the Delta Sweete Revisited
By Mercury Rev
Label: Partisan Records
Released: 2019
Drift Code
By Rustin Man
Label: Domino
Released: 2019
Lung Bread for Daddy
By Du Blonde
Label: Moshi Moshi Records
Released: 2019
Midnight Parade
By The Day
Label: Sinnbus
Released: 2019
The Simulation
By Born of Osiris
Label: Sumerian Records
Released: 2019
Race to the Red
By Surgeon Marta
Label: Trophy Bruise Music
Released: 2019
Myth of a Man
By Night Beats
Label: Heavenly Recordings
Released: 2019
In the Blank Space
By Josin
Label: MVKA
Released: 2019
Divine Biker Love
By Angelic Milk
Label: PNKSLM Recordings
Released: 2019
Get Tragic
By Blood Red Shoes
Label: Jazz Life
Released: 2019
Beat My Distance
By Anemone
Label: LUMINELLE
Released: 2019
The Imperial
By The Delines
Label: [no label]
Released: 2019
Olympic Girls
By Tiny Ruins
Label: Ba Da Bing!
Released: 2019
Bubble Gum
By De Staat
Label: Caroline International
Released: 2019
Varshons 2
By The Lemonheads
Label: Fire Records
Released: 2019
Birthday
By Pom Poko
Label: Bella Union
Released: 2019
Sunshine Rock
By Bob Mould
Label: Merge Records
Released: 2019
Be Content
By Indoor Pets
Label: Wichita
Released: 2019
Quiet Signs
By Jessica Pratt
Label: Mexican Summer
Released: 2019
Fear of Falling Asleep
By Tender
Label: Partisan Records
Released: 2019
The Art of Self Defence
By Zoë Blade
Label: Transistor Sounds
Released: 2019
About the Light
By Steve Mason
Label: Double Six Records
Released: 2019
Breaking Point
By Afterlife
Label: Hopeless Records
Released: 2019
Nowhere Now Here
By MONO
Label: Pelagic Records
Released: 2019
It Won/t Be Like This All the Time
By The Twilight Sad
Label: Rock Action Records
Released: 2019
Oliver Appropriate
By Say Anything
Label: Dine Alone Records
Released: 2019
In My Arms, Many Flowers
By Daniel Schmidt
Label: Recital
Released: 2019
The Shocking and Stunning
By The Shocking and Stunning
Label: [no label]
Released: 2019
Rap or Go to the League
By 2 Chainz
Label: Gamebread, LLC
Released: 2019
Through the Hours
By Technimatic
Label: Shogun Audio
Released: 2019
The Debut
By Jackie Evancho
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 2019
A Porthole (I)
By Astrïd
Label: Gizeh Records
Released: 2019
Half Light Souvenirs
By Dark Suns
Label: [no label]
Released: 2019
Fatal Visions
By Inculter
Label: Edged Circle Productions
Released: 2019
The Bottom of a Rotten Flower
By The Cowboys
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 2019
Nullify
By Ice Ages
Label: [no label]
Released: 2019
Collusion
By Diabolic
Label: Coalmine Records
Released: 2019
Face The Music
By Burning Rain
Label: AVALON
Released: 2019
A.O.D.
By Tiger & Woods
Label: Running Back
Released: 2019
El Chan
By Dessner
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Released: 2019
Elements
By Franck Martin
Label: Peachymango
Released: 2019
Atiborrado
By Jésu Rivero
Label: [no label]
Released: 2019
Shadow of the Gallows
By Doomicidal
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 2019
Absolute Zero
By Bruce Hornsby
Label: Zappo Productions
Released: 2019
Slow Down, KID
By IshDARR
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 2019
Red And Blue
By Zoli Band
Label: Hammer Music Productions
Released: 2019
Pareidolia
By Clever Austin
Label: Touching Bass
Released: 2019
The Forecast
By Split Prophets
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 2019
Learn to Grow
By Bonsai Trees
Label: [no label]
Released: 2019
Cloud Collider
By Ketzer
Label: Metal Blade Records
Released: 2019
FRAGMENT
By 藍井エイル
Label: SACRA MUSIC
Released: 2019
ログライン
By 夏川椎菜
Label: MusicRay’n
Released: 2019
Rock français
By Decibelles
Label: Deaf Rock Records
Released: 2019
Past // Middle Age // Future
By La Jungle
Label: Black Basset Records
Released: 2019
Ode à la nuit d'ombre
By Day Before Us
Label: OPN Records
Released: 2019
Andrus Elbing
By Andrus Elbing
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 2019
Halls of Extinction
By Invicta
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 2019
The Soft Cavalry
By The Soft Cavalry
Label: Bella Union
Released: 2019
The Raven´s Wisdom
By Ravenpath
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 2019
The World Is Yours 2
By Rich the Kid
Label: Interscope Records
Released: 2019
Black Pumas
By Black Pumas
Label: ATO Records
Released: 2019
Inferno
By Deludium Skies
Label: Xtelyon Records
Released: 2019
Цвет времени
By ЩЕНКИ
Label: [no label]
Released: 2019
Asanisimasa
By Silberman Quartet
Label: Audio Cave
Released: 2019
Opus Tierra
By Nixa
Label: War Anthem Records
Released: 2019
Destination
By Silverheart
Label: [no label]
Released: 2019
Some Nasty
By Will Guthrie
Label: Hasana Editions
Released: 2019
Klebstoff
By Mine
Label: Caroline International
Released: 2019
KISS
By THREE1989
Label: Unknown Label
Released: 2019
This Land
By Gary Clark Jr.
Label: Hotwire Unlimited
Released: 2019
Unbreakable
By New Years Day
Label: RED MUSIC
Released: 2019
SOS
By Evelina
Label: M‐Eazy Music
Released: 2019
Renegade
By Dylan LeBlanc
Label: ATO Records
Released: 2019
Moonshine Over Jet Black Skies
By D’Angerous
Label: Vertigo Berlin
Released: 2019
Chronicles
By Haze Mage
Label: Grimoire Records
Released: 2019