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What was your overall impression of 2019's music?

Bad. I think the ratio (new music listened to)/(new music i found pleasure in listening to) is staying in the same high its been for almost a decade now..

What was your favourite album of 2019?

Purple Mountains.

What was your least favourite album this year?

100 gecs. I think y'all crazy for liking this thing.

Which album did you listen to the most in 2019?

Cant measure this.. i ll guess: Spacemen 3 - the perfect Prescription

Who is your favourite new artist of 2019?

Black Midi, Dury Dava, Fontaines DC.

What's your song of the year?

Not by Big Thief

Which genre(s) had the best releases this year?

i dont know. It definitely was not hiphop.

Which genres (from any year) did you listen to the most in 2019?

post punk, indie rock

Have you found any new favourite artists or albums that weren't released in 2019 this year?

the feelies, Minami Deutsch, Acid MothersTemple. I also heard one pretty interesting record by Hiroshi Yoshimura.

Did you pick up or leave behind any new tastes that might have surprised your past self?
i dont think so.

Did you see any shows? Which were the best ones?

Iggy Pop, Wire, Max Cooper, Thee Holy Strangers, Neneh Cherry(!!!!!!!!)

If you make music, how have you evolved as an artist this year?
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What was your biggest musical disappointment of 2019?

Ghosteen

Biggest musical surprise of the year?

Iggy's awesome live show, despite the fact he's.....72!

Have your listening habits changed at all this year? For better or for worse?

not really. maybe i use mixcloud a bit more. but i always liked listening to hand picked playlists/mixtapes so its not something really new. i just like mixloud's interface and have found enough users that i like their stuff so now it works smoothly enough. My main way of listening to music stays the same: listening to albums.

What are some albums from this year that you think we'll look back on as classics?

none that i heard.