10 Favorite New Albums
MAGDALENE, FKA twigs
Norman Fucking Rockwell!, Lana Del Rey
PROTO, Holly Herndon
Resonant Body, Octo Octa
HOMECOMING, Beyoncé
Pang, Caroline Polachek
Charli, Charli XCX
Quiet Signs, Jessica Pratt
WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?, Billie Eilish
Careful, Boy Harsher
10 New Favorite Old Albums
Midnight Cleaners, Cleaners from Venus (1982)
Camino Del Sol, Antena (1982)
Come Away With ESG, ESG (1983)
I'm Not Dancing, Tirzah (2013)
A Trip to Marineville, Swell Maps (1979)
Unseen Worlds, Laurie Spiegel (1991)
The Deep End, Saloli (2018)
Boy Soprano, Miharu Koshi (1985)
Flowers of Evil, Suzanne Ciani (1969)
Songs For the 10 Voices of the 2 Prophets, Terry Riley (1983)
5 New Favorites
Isabella Lovestory
Duke
Maruwa
Otha
Esther Rose
5 Best Live Shows
Joanna Newsom @ El Museo de Barrio
Robyn @ Madison Square Garden
Bikini Kill @ Kings Theater
Charli XCX @ Terminal 5
Bill Callahan @ Murmurr
Honorable mentions: Priests, Jenny Hval, Carla dal Forno, Kedr Livanskiy, Bella Boo, Peppa Pig, the video of Young Thug finding out dogs have periods, Lana Del Rey confirming she's a basic bitch, "are my friends really friends now, or are they far gone," Sky Ferreira tweeting about relating to Vox Lux, the line in 100 gecs' "ringtone" where Laura Les sings "I got a little crush or somethin," Billie Eilish's Invisalign, the exact moment when "Hold Up" turns into "Countdown" on HOMECOMING, the Perfume Genius "this mouse from now on" tweet