The 40 Best Pop And Indie Pop Albums Of 2019

Pop. It's probably my least favorite genre. So much crap gets put out under the moniker that it can be daunting. It usually aims for the mainstream and the sacrifice of good and enjoyable songwriting. It's usually bottom of the barrel quality. These "Pop" albums are not that. These are the gems hidden amongst the shit. These are the weird little quirky bites in a shit salad. These albums are a step above the muck. When Pop goes right it has a tendency to produce some of the best albums of the year. Below are some of those excellent forays into the pop stratosphere. Enjoy!

Aries-Juramento Mantarraya(La Castanya)

Rich Aucoin-Release(Haven)

The Ballet-Matchy Matchy(Fika/Tenure Tracks)

Cate Le Bon-Reward(Mexican Summer)

Alex Cameron-Miami Memory(Secretly Canadian)

Cayucas-Real Life(Secretly Canadian)

Cigarettes After Sex-Cry(Partisan)

Madison Cunningham-Who Are You Now?(Verve Forecast)

The Divine Comedy-Office Politics(Divine Comedy Records Limited)

Divino Nino-Foam(Winspear)

Drugdealer-Raw Honey(Mexican Summer)

Billie Eilish-When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?(Darkroom/Interscope)

Ana Frango Eletrico-Little Electric Chicken Heart(Risco)

FKA Twigs-MAGDALENE(Young Turks)

The Flaming Lips-King's Mouth(Warner Bros./Lovely Sorts Of Death)

Frankie Cosmos-Close It Quietly(Sub Pop)

Grace Ives-2nd(Dots Per Inch)

Hobo Johnson-The Fall Of Hobo Johnson(Reprise)

K. Flay-Solutions(Night Street/Interscope)

Lealani-Fantastic Planet(Dome Of Doom)

Jenny Lewis-On The Line(Warner Bros.)

Mauno-Really Well(Tin Angel)

Mega Bog-Dolphine(Paradise Of Bachelors)

Men I Trust-Oncle Jazz(Self Released)

Anna Meredith-Fibs(Moshi Moshi)

Sean Nelson-Nelson Sings Nilsson(Self Released)

Gaby Moreno and Van Dyke Parks-Spangled!(Nonesuch)

Alexander Noice-NOICE(Orenda)

Angel Olsen-All Mirrors(Jagjaguwar)

100 Gecs-1000 Gecs(Dog Show)

Pixx-Small Mercies(4AD)

Ryan Pollie-Self Titled(Epitaph)

Lana Del Rey-Norman Fucking Rockwell(Polydor/Interscope)

Johnathan Rice-The Long Game(Mano Walker)

School Of Language-45(Memphis Industries)

Slayyyter-Self Titled(Self Released)

Vampire Weekend-Father Of The Bride(Columbia)

Whitney-Forever Turned Around(Secretly Canadian)

Jamila Woods-LEGACY! LEGACY!(Jagjaguwar)

Thom Yorke-Anima(XL)