A Festive 50: Favorite Songs and EPs of 2019

Here are the EPs, singles and album tracks that kept my head bobbing this year. There were quite a few other songs that belonged here, but in a nod to Mr. Peel, I like to keep it at 50. Apologies to these acts who were in the first 10 out: Cate Le Bon, Zebra Hunt, Lloyd Cole, Flying Fish Cove, Lisa Prank, Joy Cleaner, the Groove Farm, Elva, the New Pornographers and, especially, Seattle's own the Regrets. Their song "Swagger" was No. 51. There are a couple of songs on this list that debuted before this year but appeared on 2019 albums. As in the past, I considered these fair game. If a single had a spectacular B-side, I listed that too. Also, as usual, one slot per band. What did you like this year? What did I miss? Rants and raves in the comments, please. Much appreciated. It's a great way to discover new music.

50. Corduroy - "Portico"
49. Piroshka - "What's Next"
48. Patience - "The Pressure"
47. Magnapop - "Need to Change"
46. Star Tropics - "The Other Side of Midnight"
45. Mammoth Penguins - "Closure"
44. The Stroppies - "Cellophane Car"
43. The Catherines - "Just a Matter of Time Until I Cringe"
42. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - "In the Capital"
41. Failed Flowers - "Faces" b/w "Broken Screen"
40. The Perfect English Weather - "Sunny Studios - Live Acoustic EP"
39. The Lilac Time - "Return to Us"
38. Wilco - "Love Is Everywhere (Beware)"
37. Bob Mould - "Sunny Love Song"
36. House Deposit - "Cruise Control"
35. Parsnip - "Rip It Off"
34. The Monochrome Set - "Come to Me, Oh, My Beautiful"
33. Robert Forster - "Inferno (Brisbane in Summer)"
32. Boyracer - "Laissez Faire"
31. Rat Fancy - "Never is Forever"
30. that dog. - "Old LP"
29. Red Sleeping Beauty - "The Swedish Winter"
28. Champion of Youth - "Bearpits"
27. Comet Gain - "Mid 8T's"
26. Business of Dreams - "Chasing That Feeling"
25. The Boys With the Perpetual Nervousness - "Close the Doors"
24. Seablite - "Time Is Weird"
23. Jeanines - "Winter in the Dark"
22. Yola - "Faraway Look"
21. The Royal Landscaping Society - "Clean"
20. Tullycraft - "Passing Observations"
19. Mick Trouble - "Thank You Miss Margaret"
18. Math and Physics Club - "Indian Ocean (The End of Everything)"
17. The Claim - "The Journey"
16. The Ocean Blue - "Kings and Queens"
15. The Catenary Wires - "Sixteen Again"
14. Mighty Mighty - "Where Would I Be?"
13. The Ocean Party - "Nothing Grows EP"
12. Molly Burch - "Only One" b/w "Your Party"
11. den Baron - "Bonving"
10. The Hit Parade - "Joey's Girl"
9. The Proctors - "Letters to the Girl"
8. Jasmine Minks - "Step by Step" b/w "Gravity"
7. A Certain Smile - "Bae EP"
6. Lucy Dacus - "2019 EP"
5. Nick Lowe - "Love Starvation"/"Trombone"
4. The Popguns - "Carrying the Fire EP"
3. Le SuperHomard - "Paper Girl"
2. Robyn Hitchcock and Andy Partridge - "Planet England EP"
1. Jetstream Pony - "I Close My Eyes" b/w "It'll Take More Than a Friday"