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The Best of 2019 Pt 3; Flashlite #570

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Part three of our list of best albums in 2019! Today we review some albums which did not make it to our top 30, which may probably just be the lack of my own attention. But before that, I’ve noticed that a whole bunch of good albums were shorter than 30 minutes this year, which is an interesting phenomenon. Albums were too long when we switched formats from LP to CD, but with less than 30 minutes, they seem to be a little too short. Back in the day, those would be classified as Mini LPs. So, today we also check the list of best Mini Albums, all of which were pretty hot last year. At the top of that list is Gyasi.

Best Albums in 2019
01 Danny and the Doorknobs - Jukebox in the LA River
02 The Dates - Ask Again Later
03 Luther Russell - Medium Cool
04 Outrageous Cherry - Meet You In The Shadows
05 Terry And Louie - A Thousand Guitars
06 Leyla McCalla - The Capitalist Blues
07 The See No Evils - Out Of The Shadows
08 Rosalie Cunningham - Rosalie Cunningham
09 Criminal Hygiene - Run It Again
10 Sad Planets - Akron Ohio
11 The Schizophonics - People in the Sky
12 Altin Gun - Gece
13 Guadalupe Plata - Three Demons
14 Those Pretty Wrongs - Zed for Zulu
15 Eugene Chadbourne & Sunwatchers - 3 Characters
16 Wolfmanhattan Project - Blue Gene Stew
17 Mikal Cronin - Seeker
18 The Flesh Eaters - I Used to Be Pretty
19 Jonathan Richman - SA
20 Lisa Prank - Perfect Love Song
21 Bad Moves - Tell No One
22 Morlocs - Manic Candid Episode
23 Eamon McGrath - Guts
24 Redd Kross - Beyond the Door
25 Ty Segall - Deforming Lobes
26 Melomen - Disappear
27 Mattiel - Satis Factory
28 Meat Puppets - Dusty Notes
29 Motorpsycho - The Crucible
30 The Yawpers - Human Question

Best Mini Albums in 2019
01 Gyasi - Androgyne
02 Jordan Jones
03 Porcupine - What You've Heard Isn't Real
04 Zerodent - Landscapes of Merriment
05 UV-TV - Happy
06 Pharlee
07 Ezra Furman - Twelve nudes
08 Tony Molina - Songs From San Mateo County

Tony Molina – Not The Way To Be
Ezra Furman – Evening Prayer
Pharlee – Ethereal Woman
UV-TV – World
Zerodent – Repatriated
Porcupine – Tell Me
Jordan Jones – Oh My Heaven
Gyasi – Colorful
Pat Todd and the Rankoutsiders – The Future Callin’
Jack Oblivian – Scarla
Ex Hex – Another Dimension
Trixie Whitley – May Cannan
Filthy Friends – Emerald Valley
Giant Sand – The Chill Outside
Datura4 – Cat on A Roof
ESC Life – Born To Be Mild
Wreckless Eric – Creepy People In The Middle of the Night

Flashlite #512

Tony Joe WhiteWe reported earlier this year that Porcupine over in Minneapolis had recruited Greg Norton from Hüsker Dü as a bass player. Their new album is out and there’s a cover of a Hüsker Dü song Standing By The Sea among other really good originals. Tav Falco also has a new record out. Thalia Zedek is very productive this year. After an album with her new band E, there’s also a new one of her own. We introduce Dee Rangers from Sweden, Grip Weeds from New Jersey, Caddy from Norway and Warm Drag, a duet from Los Angeles. We pay a tribute to Tony Joe White who passed away on October 24th this year.

Cowbell – Nothing but Trouble;
Dee Rangers – Gotta Have a Good Time;
The Grip Weeds – Someone;
Husker Du – Standing By the Sea;
Zuzu’s Petals – Standing By The Sea;
Porcupine – Standing By The Sea;
Caddy – Miracle Turn;
Electric Six – (It Gets a Little) Jumpy;
The Gun Club – Fire of Love.ogg
Warm Drag – Cave Crawl;
Tony Joe White – Soul Francisco;
The Fleshtones – Touch and Go;
R. Stevie Moore – Sentimental Ties;
Snooze In Motion – Sound Trigger;
Tess Parks & Anton Newcombe – French Monday Afternoon;
E – Hollow;
Thalia Zedek Band – Tower;
Tav Falco – Sleepwalk;
Rainer and Das Combo – Sleepwalk.

Flashlite #460

Messer ChupsWe listen to the Russian surfers and B movie fans, Messer Chups. Aslo the new album by The Singles from Detroit as well as Ruby The Hatchet from New Jersey. Ariel Pink has a new album dedicated to an odd 60s singer songwriter Bobby Jameson. Check out also the new introductions, The County Liners from Olympia, OR and New Candys from Italy. Finally, we also introduce Porcupine from Minneapolis. Greg Norton recently joined the line up on bass.

Tin Foil – Give A Try;
Messer Chups – Fantomas Theme;
Porcupine – I’m Next to You;
Arts & Leisure – Third Party;
Fernando Perdomo – I Feel (Therefore I Am);
The Singles – I Can’t Believe What I Got Myself Into This Time;
The Singles – Nicole;
New Candys – Mercenary;
Flat Worms – Goodbye Texas;
Ruby The Hatchet – Demons;
Ruby The Hatchet – Killer;
The County Liners – Love Letter;
Dori Freeman – If I Could Make You My Own;
The Bonnevilles -\ Machine Born To Think;
Baby Shakes – Turn It Up;
Ariel Pink – Dedicated To Bobby Jameson;
Chris Lucey – That’s the Way the World Has Got to Be (Pt. 1).