My Favorite Albums of December 2019

Here’s my monthly list of albums released in December I was feeling. 

My Previous monthly lists from 2019: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November

You can find my list of my Favorite Albums of 2010 here And my Favorite EPs of 2020 here

FYI I had to cut off albums for my end of year list in mid December, hence the KAYTRANADA-less list. Any albums after the cut off are eligible for my 2020 list.

Best:

Arin Ray - Phases II EP Genre: R&B / neo-soul

Proof: Change (Feat. Kehlani) / Don’t Chase

Atmosphere - Whenever Genre: Indie Hip Hop

Proof: Romance / Whenever (Feat. Gifted Gab, Murs & Haphduzn)

Bring Me the Horizon - Music to Listen to~Dance to~Blaze to~Pray to~Feed to~Sleep to~Talk to~Grind to~Trip to~Breathe to~Help to~Hurt to~Scroll to~Roll to~Love to~Hate to~Learn Too~Plot to~Play to~Be to~Feel to~Breed to~Sweat to~Dream to~Hide to~Live to~Die to~Go To EP Genre: Electronic / Rock / Experimental

Proof: ¿(Feat. Halsey) /  ±ªþ³§ (Feat. YONAKA)

Camila Cabello - Romance Genre: Pop

Proof: Liar / This Love

The Chainsmokers - World War Joy Genre: Synth-Pop

Proof: Takeaway (w/ ILLENIUM & Lennon Stella) / Call You Mine (Feat. Bebe Rexha)

Free Nationals - Free Nationals Genre: Hip Hop / R&B

Proof: Time (Feat. Kali Uchis & Mac Miller) / Beauty & Essex (Feat. Daniel Caesar & Unknown Mortal Orchestra)

Georgia Maq - Pleaser Genre: Synth-Pop

Proof: Pleaser / Big Embarrassing Heart

Harry Styles - Fine Line Genre: Alternative / Indie Pop

Proof: Adore You / Fine Line

Hayley Kiyoko - I’m Too Sensitive For This Shit EP Genre: Pop

Proof: runaway / I Wish

KAYTRANADA - BUBBA Genre: alt-R&B / House

Proof: 10% (Feat. Kali Uchis) / Need It (Feat. Masego)

Kranium - Midnight Sparks Genre: Reggae / Dancehall

Proof: My Way / Proud (Feat. Mahalia)

Kwaku Asante - honeycomb EP Genre: R&B / Soul

Proof: AWOL / Primrose

Låpsley - These Elements EP Genre: Pop

Proof: My Love Was Like The Rain / Ligne 3

Stromzy - Heavy Is The Head Genre: Hip Hop

Proof: Rainfall (Feat. Tiana Major9) / One Second (Feat. H.E.R.)

Bonus:

A few EP’s I missed over the year.

Autograf - Love & Retrograde (Remixes Vol. 1 / Vol. 2) EP Genre: Electronic / Dance Released August 2016 / September 2016

Proof: Hold Me Back (Syence Remix) Feat. John Splithoff / Test the Waters (Cofresi Remix) Feat. WYNNE // Test The Waters (MADLY & Sight Remix) Feat. WYNNE / Hold Me Back (Jamie Mayerson Remix) Feat. John Splithoff // Bonus: Ain’t Deep Enough (Feat. Jared Lee)

BAYNK - Someone’s II X EP Genre: Electronic / Synth-Pop Released November 2019

Proof: Settle (Daju Remix ) Feat. Sinead Harnett / go with u (Louis La Roche Remix) / Off Limits (Ark Patrol Remix) Feat. Glades // Bonus: HIGH

XYLØ - yes or no EP Genre: Synth Pop Released May 2019

Proof: yes & no / the end

Others:

Cam’ron - Purple Haze 2, JACKBOYS & Travis Scott - JACKBOYS EP, Fat Joe & Dre - Family Ties, Liam Payne - LP1, Social Club Misfits - MOOD // DOOM, Tycho - Stress EP

My Favorite Albums of December 2018

Here’s my monthly list of albums released in December I was feeling, and some other discoveries made during the month.

My Previous monthly lists from 2018: January , February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November

You can find my list of my favorite albums of 2018 here And my list of my favorite EPs of 2018 here

Best:

Alan Walker - Different World Genre: Electronic / Dance

Proof: Lonely (w/ Steve Aoki Feat. ISÁK & Omar Nior) / Darkside (Feat. Au/Ra & Tomine Harket)

Bastille - Other People’s Heartache, Pt. 4 [Mixtape] Genre: Pop

Proof: Flowers (Feat. Rationale & James Arthur) / The Descent (Feat. Lily Moore, Moss Kena & Jacob Banks)

benny blanco - FRIENDS KEEP SECRETS EP Genre: Pop

Proof: Eastside (Feat. Halsey & Khalid) / I Found You (Feat. Calvin Harris) // Bonus: I Found You / Nilda’s Story (Feat. Calvin Harris & Miguel)

Big K.R.I.T. - TRIFECTA EP Genre: Hip Hop

Proof: 4 Tha Three / 1 Oh Oh

Charlotte Gainsburg - Take 2 EP Genre: Synth-Pop

Proof: Such A Remarkable Day / Runaway (Kanye West Cover) [Live Version]

Grace Carter - Why Her Not Me EP Genre: R&B / Soul

Proof: Why Her Not Me / Silhouette 

Gryffin - Gravity, Pt. 1 EP Genre: Electronic / Dance

Proof: Nobody Compares To You (Feat. Katie Perlman) / You Remind Me (Feat. Stanaj) // Bonus: Nobody Compares To You (Tyzo Bloom Remix) Feat. Katie Perlman

LP - Heart to Mouth Genre: Alternative / Indie Rock / Pop

Proof: When I’m Over You / Hey Nice To Know Ya

Miya Folick - Premonitions Genre: Indie Pop

Proof: Cost Your Love / Leave The Party

Møme - Møment II EP Genre: Electronic / Synth-Pop

Proof: Sunday (Feat. Goldwash) / Sail Away (Feat. Ricky Ducati)

Netsky - Abbot Kinney EP Genre: Electronic / Synth-Pop / Dance

Proof: Big Hearts (Feat. Stargate & KYLE) / Anything 4 U (Feat. 1991)

Rationale - High Hopes EP Genre: alt-R&B / Pop

Proof: Explosions / High Hopes

RL Grime - NOVA (The Remoxes Vol. 1) / NOVA (The Remixes, Vol. 2) Genre: Electronic / Dance

Proof: Shrine (Hex Cougar Remix) Feat. Freya RIdings / Atoms (Said The Sky Remix) Feat. Jeremy Zucker) // Light Me Up (QUIX Remix) Feat. Miguel & Julia Michaels / Pressure (Valentino Khan Remix) Feat. Anna Lunoe

SHY Martin - Overthinking EP Genre: Pop

Proof: Good Together / Forget to Forget

Tone Stith - Good Company EP Genre: R&B

Proof: Perfect Timing / Doin’ It For Me

Various Artists - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack From & Inspired by the Motion Picture) Genre: Hip Hop

Proof: Beau Young Prince - Let Go / Vince Staples - Home

Various Artists - Ninjawerks (Vol. 1) Genre: Electronic / Dance

Proof: NOTD - Start It Over (Feat. CVBZ & SHY Martin) / Justin Carusco - If We Stay (Feat. Ivy Adara)

Vic Mensa - HOOLIGANS EP Genre: Hip Hop

Proof: The 1 That Got Away/No Shoes (Feat. Charlie Wilson) / Deserve It (Feat. Mr. Hudson)

ZAYN - Icarus Falls Genre: alt-R&B / Pop

Proof: Common / Sour Diesel

Bonus:

A group of albums I missed earlier in the year that I had to check out for my year end album lists.

Cautious Clay - RESONANCE EP Genre: R&B / Indie Pop Released August 2018

Proof: French Riviera / Call Me // Bonus: REASONS

Greta Van Fleet - Anthem of the Peaceful Army Genre: Rock Released October 2018

Proof: Age of Man / Mountain of the Sun

Møme - Møment I EP Genre: Electronic / Synth-Pop Released June 2018

Proof: Canggu / When We Ride (Feat. JPL)

Moss Kena - One + One EP Genre: Pop / R&B Released November 2018

Proof: Silhouette / Touch

SOSUPERSAM - Priority Remixes EP Genre: R&B / Electronic

Proof: Good For It (Ticklish & Nico Adomako Remix) / Drip (South Babylon Remix)

Others: 

A Boogie wit da Hoodie - Hoodie SZN , A.CHAL - EXOTIGAZ EP, Bad Bunny - X 100PRE, Cold War Kids - This Will All Blow over in Time [Compilation], The Chainsmokers - Sick Boy, DeJ Loaf - Go DeJ Go Vol. 1 EP, Doom Genesis - Facade Records EP, The-Dream - Menage a Trois: Sextape Vol. 1,2&3, Ice Cube - Everything Corrupt, Kid Ink - Missed Calls EP, Method Man - Meth Lab 2: The Lithium, Penelope Trappes - Penelope Two, Pi’erre Bourne & Cardo Got WIngs - Pi’erre & Cardo’s WIld Adventure [Mixtape], SLANDER - The Headbangers Ball EP, Slushii - DREAM, Yhung T.O. - Trust Issues

My Favorite Albums of December 2017

My monthly lists of new albums I was feeling, and some other discoveries made during December.

My Previous monthly lists from 2017: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November

You can find my favorite EPs of 2017 list here and my favorite albums of 2017 list here *I had to cut albums off for these lists in mid-December, so any albums on this month’s list that came out after December 15th are eligible for my 2018 lists.*

Best:

Belle and Sebastian - How To Solve Our Human Problem (Part 1) EP Genre: Indie Pop

Proof: We Were Beautiful, The Girl Doesn’t Get It

Blessed - Howlin EP Genre: R&B

Proof: Howlin, Fire It Up

BROCKHAMPTON - SATURATION III Genre: Hip Hop

Proof: BOOGIE, BLEACH

Charli XCX - Pop 2 [Mixtape] Genre: Synth-Pop

Proof: Out Of My Head (Feat. Tove Lo & ALMA), Track 10

Francis and the Lights - Just For Us Genre: Synth-Pop / Indie Pop

Proof: Just For Us (Feat. Justin Vernon), Tear It Up

Giraffage - Too Real (Remixes) EP Genre: Electronic / Dance

Proof: Maybes (RAC Remix) Feat. Japanese Breakfast, Slowly (Hiko Momoji Remix) Feat. Matosic

INNA - Nirvana Genre: Pop / Dance

Proof: Gimmie Gimmie, Hands Up

Miguel - War & Leisure Genre: alt-R&B

Proof: Pineapple Skies, Told You So

N.E.R.D - NO_ONE EVER REALLY DIES Genre: Hip Hop / Pop / R&B

Proof: Don’t Do It! (Feat. Kendrick Lamar), Kites (Feat. Kendrick Lamar & M.I.A.)

Pell - girasoul EP Genre: Hip Hop

Proof: throwback (Feat. Saba), golden (Feat. VÉRITÉ)

Qveen Herby - EP2 Genre: Hip Hop / R&B

Proof: Wifey, Holiday

Roy Woods - Say Less Genre: Hip Hop / R&B

Proof: Little Bit of Lovin, Something New

San Holo - The Trip EP Genre: Electronic / Instrumental

Proof: trip, b song

Bonus:

Previous albums I discovered (or just finally got around to listening to) this month.

Blessed - See Through All The Colours EP Genre: R&B Released August 2017

Proof: See Through All The Colours, My Yute

Brent Faiyaz - Sonder Son Genre: R&B / Neo-Soul Released October 2017

Proof: Talk 2 U, Needed

Noah Slee - Otherland Genre: alt-R&B / Soul Released August 2017

Proof: Radar, Lips (Feat. Melodownz)

Others:

Bassnector - Reflective, Pt. 2 EP, Big Sean & Metro Boomin’ - Double or Nothing, Bishop Nehru - Emperor’s Nehru Groove [Mixtape], Chance The Rapper & Jeremih - Merry Christmas Lil’ Mama Re-Wrapped [Mixtape], DJ Mustard & RJmrLA - The Ghetto, G-Eazy - The Beautiful & Damned, Gorgon City - Grooves On The Vinyl EP, HUNCHO JACK (Travis Scott & Quavo) - HUNCHO JACK, Jack Huncho, Iman Omari - Ihy, Jeezy - Pressure, Jesse Boykins III - Bartholomew, K. Michelle - KIMBERLY: The People I Used To Know, Kidz In The Hall - Free Nights & Weekends [Mixtape], NGHTMRE - NGHTMRE Pt. II EP, Slim Thug - The World Is Yours, Statik Selektah - 8, Twelve’Len - SWIM EP, Wisin - Victory

Not Feeling:

Eminem - Revival, Quality Control - Control The Streets - Vol. 1