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2019

Brent Thomas

Welcome to my lists list. I like to keep track of the things I read, watch and listen to. You know, sort of based on that quote (which I have edited): “The person you will be in five years is based on the books you read, the movies you watch, the music you listen to, and the people you surround yourself with today.” It’s important to understand the things that you put in to your system. Think of it like a pop culture diet record. Or something like that. Feel free to follow along. Or don’t. Please feel free to interact and make suggestions. Or don’t. You can also browse lists from past years. Or don’t.

2018 Albums I Should Have Included In My 2018 “Favorites” List:

  • Another Shape of Psychedelic Music by Mythic Sunship

  • Piano & A Microphone 1983 by Prince

  • My East Is Your West by Sarathy Korwar (featuring Upaj Collective)


Pre-2019 Music Discovered/Or At-Least Really Paid-Attention-To in 2019 (In order according to first heard):

  • Letta Mbulu

  • Tikmawen by Timasniwen (2018)

  • Lambi Golo by TOURE KUNDA (2018)

  • Angels of Death by Jennifer Castle (2018)

  • Mad Skillet by John Medeski (2018)

  • The Seatbelts

  • Utakata no Hibi (うたかたの日々) by Mariah (named a “Best Reissue” by Pitchfork in 2015)

  • Dire Wolves

  • Heron Oblivion

  • You Will Know Nothing by Here Lies Man

  • Black Powder Sunrise Girl by Skyjelly

  • Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society

  • My East Is Your West by Sarathy Korwar (featuring Upaj Collective)

  • Relatively Clean Rivers by Relatively Clean Rivers (1976)

  • Grassroots Guitar by George Cromarty (1973)


Favorite Music Reissues/Box Sets in 2019/Misc. (in alphabetical order):

  • Volume I and II by Endless Boogie (sort of a re-issue?)

  • African Voodoo by Manu Dibango

  • The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings by Bob Dylan

  • Scratch The Upsetter Again by The Upsetters (Lee “Scratch” Perry)

  • Double Seven by the Upsetters (Lee “Scratch” Perry)

  • Monster by R.E.M.


Favorite Singles/Songs of 2019 (in alphabetical order):

  • Everybody Needs Somebody b​/​w Watching the Wires by Hiss Golden Messenger

  • “Mardi Gras” by One Eleven Heavy

  • ‘Sideways’ by Seryn


Favorite Music Videos of 2019 (in alphabetical order):


Favorite Albums/EPs released in 2019 (in alphabetical order):

  • I Was Real by 75 Dollar Bill

  • Ancestral Recall by Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah

  • How We Got By by Air Review

  • LAHS by Allah-Las

  • RE_CORDIS by Bruno Bavota

  • Hyperspace by Beck

  • Bird Songs of a Killjoy by Bedouine

  • UFOF by Big Thief

  • Two Hands by Big Thief

  • i,i by Bon Iver

  • Sahari by Aziza Brahim

  • The Brian Jonestown Massacre by The Brian Jonestown Massacre

  • uknowhatimsayin¿ by Danny Brown

  • V by Budos Band

  • African Giant by Burna Boy

  • Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest by Bill Callahan

  • Ghosteen by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

  • The Big Day by Chance the Rapper

  • Servants of the Sun by Chris Robinson Brotherhood

  • All My Relations by Cochemea

  • A Good Time by Davido

  • Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared? by Deerhunter

  • Grow Towards The Light by Dire Wolves

  • Saint of Lost Causes by Justin Townes Earle

  • Sun Cycle/Elk Jam by Elkhorn

  • Pianoworks by Eluvium

  • Volume I and II by Endless Boogie (sort of a re-issue?)

  • Remind Me Tomorrow by Sharon Van Etten

  • All Time Present by Chris Forsyth

  • Gold Past Life by Fruit Bats

  • One of the Best Yet by Gang Starr

  • Natural Facts by Garcia Peoples

  • No Home Record by Kim Gordon

  • Let It Burn by GospelbeacH

  • Natural Affair by the Growlers

  • The Unseen In Between by Steve Gunn

  • A Different Forest by Hauschka

  • Non Ex Orbis by Karl Hector & The Malcouns

  • Back At The House by Hemlock Ernst and Kenny Segal

  • The Gospel According to Water by Joe Henry

  • Terms of Surrender by Hiss Golden Messenger

  • Rising by House of Waters

  • Jaime by Brittany Howard

  • Doko Mien by Ibibio Sound Machine

  • Laylet El Booree by Ifriqiyya Electrique

  • Mandatory Reality by Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society

  • Live! by The Kernal

  • Live at WOMAD 1985 by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

  • More Arriving by Sarathy Korwar

  • Kokoroko by Kokoroko

  • Miri by Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba

  • Live On The East Coast by The Lee Boys

  • Tip of the Sphere by Cass McCombs

  • Dusty Notes by Meat Puppets

  • Dolphine by Mega Bog

  • Across the Borders by Júníus Meyvant

  • Blue Stage Session by Mdou Moctar

  • Ilana (The Creator) by Mdou Moctar

  • How To Live by Modern Nature

  • Stars Are The Light by Moon Duo

  • Oh My God by Kevin Morby

  • Three Chords and the Truth by Van Morrison

  • Sunshine Rock by Bob Mould

  • In League With Dragons by the Mountain Goats

  • History by Youssou N'Dour

  • I Am Easy To Find by The National

  • In The Morse Code Of Brake Lights by The New Pornographers

  • All Mirrors by Angel Olsen

  • Desire Path by One Eleven Heavy

  • Buoys by Panda Bear

  • Phoenix by Pedro the Lion

  • Rainford by Lee “Scratch” Perry

  • Rootz Reggae Dub by Lee "Scratch" Perry

  • The Flood in Color by Joe Pug

  • Rose City Band by Rose City Band

  • Pianette by Bruno Sanfilippo

  • Fog & Bling by Shinyribs

  • Sound & Fury by Sturgill Simpson

  • Wuta by Skata Vibration

  • Out of Darkness by Some Dark Hollow

  • Western Stars by Bruce Springsteen

  • Eraserland by Strand of Oaks

  • Illegal Moves by Sunwatchers

  • Amankor / The Exile by Tartit

  • Amadjar by Tinariwen

  • Goes West by William Tyler

  • Preserves by Matt Valentine

  • Father of the Bride by Vampire Weekend

  • Come On Up To The House: Women Sing Waits by Various Artists

  • Up On High by Vetiver

  • Water Weird by Wet Tuna

  • Ode to Joy by Wilco

  • The Sisypheans by Xylouris White

  • Walk Through Fire by Yola

  • ANIMA by Thom Yorke


Favorite Albums/EPs released in 2019 (in order first heard):

  • Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared? by Deerhunter

  • The Unseen In Between by Steve Gunn

  • Remind Me Tomorrow by Sharon Van Etten

  • Out of Darkness by Some Dark Hollow

  • Goes West by William Tyler

  • Pianette by Bruno Sanfilippo

  • Miri by Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba

  • Amankor / The Exile by Tartit

  • Sunshine Rock by Bob Mould

  • Phoenix by Pedro the Lion

  • Tip of the Sphere by Cass McCombs

  • Across the Borders by Júníus Meyvant

  • All My Relations by Cochemea

  • Kokoroko by Kokoroko

  • Doko Mien by Ibibio Sound Machine

  • Natural Facts by Garcia Peoples

  • Blue Stage Session by Mdou Moctar

  • Dusty Notes by Meat Puppets

  • Illegal Moves by Sunwatchers

  • Ilana (The Creator) by Mdou Moctar

  • All Time Present by Chris Forsyth

  • Eraserland by Strand of Oaks

  • Non Ex Orbis by Karl Hector & The Malcouns

  • V by Budos Band

  • Wuta by Skata Vibration

  • Laylet El Booree by Ifriqiyya Electrique

  • Mandatory Reality by Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society

  • RE_CORDIS by Bruno Bavota

  • A Different Forest by Hauschka

  • The Brian Jonestown Massacre by The Brian Jonestown Massacre

  • Pianoworks by Eluvium

  • Rose City Band by Rose City Band

  • Servants of the Sun by Chris Robinson Brotherhood

  • Oh My God by Kevin Morby

  • Sun Cycle/Elk Jam by Elkhorn

  • Western Stars by Bruce Springsteen

  • Saint of Lost Causes by Justin Townes Earle

  • Volume I and II by Endless Boogie

  • In League With Dragons by the Mountain Goats

  • Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest by Bill Callahan

  • Father of the Bride by Vampire Weekend

  • I Am Easy To Find by The National

  • Gold Past Life by Fruit Bats

  • Rainford by Lee “Scratch” Perry

  • Grow Towards The Light by Dire Wolves

  • Fog & Bling by Shinyribs

  • History by Youssou N'Dour

  • I Was Real by 75 Dollar Bill

  • Dolphine by Mega Bog

  • Bird Songs of a Killjoy by Bedouine

  • Buoys by Panda Bear

  • ANIMA by Thom Yorke

  • How We Got By by Air Review

  • Walk Through Fire by Yola

  • The Big Day by Chance the Rapper

  • More Arriving by Sarathy Korwar

  • The Flood in Color by Joe Pug

  • African Giant by Burna Boy

  • Live at WOMAD 1985 by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

  • i,i by Bon Iver

  • How To Live by Modern Nature

  • Terms of Surrender by Hiss Golden Messenger

  • Desire Path by One Eleven Heavy

  • Stars Are The Light by Moon Duo

  • Jaime by Brittany Howard

  • In The Morse Code Of Brake Lights by The New Pornographers

  • Sound & Fury by Sturgill Simpson

  • Rootz Reggae Dub by Lee "Scratch" Perry

  • All Mirrors by Angel Olsen

  • Ode to Joy by Wilco

  • Live! by The Kernal

  • Ghosteen by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

  • UFOF by Big Thief

  • Two Hands by Big Thief

  • Rising by House of Waters

  • Live On The East Coast by The Lee Boys

  • No Home Record by Kim Gordon

  • Let It Burn by GospelbeacH

  • Natural Affair by the Growlers

  • Three Chords and the Truth by Van Morrison

  • uknowhatimsayin¿ by Danny Brown

  • Back At The House by Hemlock Ernst and Kenny Segal

  • Water Weird by Wet Tuna

  • Up On High by Vetiver

  • One of the Best Yet by Gang Starr

  • LAHS by Allah-Las

  • The Sisypheans by Xylouris White

  • Preserves by Matt Valentine

  • Amadjar by Tinariwen

  • Sahari by Aziza Brahim

  • The Gospel According to Water by Joe Henry

  • Hyperspace by Beck

  • A Good Time by Davido

  • Ancestral Recall by Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah

  • Come On Up To The House: Women Sing Waits by Various Artists


Things Read in 2019 (in order read):

  • Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest by Hanif Abdurraqib (2019)

  • Judas by Jeff Loveness and Jakub Rebelka (2018)

  • Coraline by Neil Gaiman (2002)

  • The Autumnlands Volume One: Tooth and Claw by Kurt Busiek and Benjamin Dewey (2014)

  • Trinity: A Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm (2012)

  • Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Issue 001: by Amy Reeder, Brandon Montclare, and Natacha Bustos (2009)

  • Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Issue 002: by Amy Reeder, Brandon Montclare, and Natacha Bustos (2009)

  • His Day Is Done: A Nelson Mandela Tribute by Maya Angelou (2014)

  • On Life After Death by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (1991)

  • Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace (1996)

  • Story Bible by Pearl S. Buck (1971)

  • American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang (2006)

  • Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick (2011)

  • The Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas Merton (1948)

  • Blankets by Craig Thompson (2003)

  • The Calvin and Hobbes Lazy Sunday Book by by Bill Watterson (1997)

  • Yukon Ho! A Calvin and Hobbes Collection by Bill Watterson (1989)

  • The Grief Recovery Handbook: A Step-by-Step Program for Moving Beyond Loss (John W. James and Frank Cherry) (1989)

  • Discover Zen: A Practical Guide to Personal Serenity by David Fontana (2001)

  • East of Eden by John Steinbeck (1952)

  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (1979)

  • The Restaurant At The End of the Universe by Douglas Adams (1980)

  • Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams (1982)

  • So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams (1984)

  • Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams (1992)

  • The Silence of Our Friends by Jim Demonakos and Mark Long and Nate Powell (2012)

  • The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (2007)

  • I Am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina, Stacey Robinson and John Jennings (2017)

  • They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, and Steven Scott (2019)

  • Beloved by Toni Morrison (1987)

  • A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead by Dennis McNally (2001)

  • If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin (1974)

  • The Kingdom of God Is Within You by Leo Tolstoy (1894)

  • American Pastoral by Philip Roth (1997)


Concerts, Speakers, Plays and Such:

  • Some Dark Hollow (Album Release Show) with American Longspurs and Brea Burns with Jacob Woodside at Valley Bar (02/09/19).

  • Kikagaku Moyo with Mattson 2 at the Rebel Lounge (03/04/19)

  • Sammy Brue and the Grinders, Some Dark Hollow, Shawn Skinner and Jason Stinson, and Isabella Skinner, at the Thomas Listening Room 2.0 (05/03/19)


Favorite Movies and/Or Shorts Watched in 2019 (in order seen):

  • Venom (2018)

  • Solo: A Star Wars (2018)

  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

  • The Five Venoms (1978)

  • Legendary Weapons of China (1982)

  • Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

  • Logan Lucky (2017)

  • Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019)

  • Toy Story 4 (2019)

  • The Grateful Dead (1977)

  • Grateful Dead: So Far (1987)

  • Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead (1981)

  • Grateful Dead Truckin' Up to Buffalo (2005 release of a 1989 concert)


Favorite (Or at least most intriguing) Podcasts/Radio Listened to in 2019:


Favorite Television Watched in 2019:

  • A Series of Unfortunate Events Season Three (2019)

  • Good Luck Charlie

  • Brooklyn 99 Season Six (2019)

  • The Good Place Season Three (2019)

  • The Umbrella Academy (Season One: 2019)

  • Lodge 49 (Season One: 2018)

  • Into the Badlands (Seasons One and Two and Three: 2015 - 2019)

  • The Tick (Season Two)

  • Stranger Things (Season Three)

  • Schitt’s Creek (Season Five)

  • John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch (2019)

  • John Mulaney: New in Town (2012)

  • John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid (2015)

  • John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (2018)


Misc. Pop-Culture Moments of Consequence (Or Not)/Random Thoughts, etc., (2019 Edition):


R.I.P.: