Best Albums of 2019
Exclaim!'s 11 Best EPs of 2019
PUBLISHED Dec 18, 2019
As much as people like to talk about how streaming has caused the death of the album, the LP format still reigns supreme. After all, pretty...
Exclaim!'s 10 Most Underrated Albums of 2019
PUBLISHED Dec 16, 2019
With the sheer volume of music landing on streaming services every week, it was easy for albums to get lost in the shuffle. There were plen...
Exclaim!'s 10 Best Experimental Music Figures of 2019
PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2019
The experimental music world plays by its own rules. Free of the trends and scenes that define other genres, avant-garde artists exist outs...
Exclaim!'s 10 Best Dance and Electronic Albums of 2019
PUBLISHED Dec 12, 2019
This year in dance and electronic music, vintage sounds met the bleeding edge. The Chemical Brothers and Jacques Greene's old-school flouri...
Exclaim!'s 10 Best Soul, Funk and World Albums of 2019
PUBLISHED Dec 11, 2019
Soul, funk and world music, by its very definition, covers a lot of ground — and 2019 is no exception. Artists like Lizzo and Anderson .Paa...
Exclaim!'s 10 Best Folk and Country Albums of 2019
PUBLISHED Dec 10, 2019
"The stigma that country music is made for well-adjusted straight white men is just baloney," says current Exclaim! cover star Orville Peck...
Exclaim!'s 10 Best Metal and Hardcore Albums of 2019
PUBLISHED Dec 6, 2019
This year, metal and hardcore had something for everyone. Legendary acts like Slipknot and Tool ended lengthy studio droughts to give their...
Exclaim!'s 10 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2019
PUBLISHED Dec 5, 2019
This year in hip-hop belonged to the new guard, who continued to expand the culture to include all sorts of fresh viewpoints and perspectiv...
