Our 50 Favorite Songs of 2019
by Waster Inc. Staff


How did YOU get through 2019? These records definitely helped our staff of misfits cope. So crank it up loud, and explore some of the best tunes from the last twelve months. Here are (in no particular order) our 50 favorite songs of the year…


“Good Samaritan” – The Hives
“Woman” – Karen O + Danger Mouse
“No Bullets Spent” – Spoon
“Southern Sky” – (SANDY) Alex G
“Nature’s Change” – Marco Benevento
“New Love Cassette” – Angel Olsen
“Amethyst Realm” – Claypool Lennon Delirium
“Stay High” – Brittany Howard
“Somedays (I Don’t Feel Like Trying)” – The Raconteurs
“James Bond” – Iggy Pop
“All The Good Girls Go To Hell” – Billie Eilish
“Freelance” – Toro y Moi
“Bet My Brains” – Starcrawler
“Shockwave” – Liam Gallagher
“Things I Do” – Andy Shauf
“Sunflower” – Vampire Weekend ft Steve Lacy
“Missed Connection” – The Head and The Heart
“Before I Know It” – Whitney
“Redesigning Women” -The Highwomen
“Natural Affair” – The Growlers
“Fine Mess” – Interpol
“Liberty Belle” – Fontaines D.C.
“Fantasy” – STRFKR
“Ready to Let Go” – Cage The Elephant
“Gloria” – The Lumineers
“You Shadow” – Sharon Van Etten
“Mercury in Retrograde” – Sturgill Simpson
“Saw Lightning” – Beck
“Candlelight” – Moon Hooch
“Oh Mama” – Twin Peaks
“Rainbow Shiner” – Ex Hex
“The Well” – Marcus King
“Old Engine Oil” – The Budos Band
“Weather” – Tycho
“Bright Leaves” – Wilco
“It Might Be Time” – Tame Impala
“Ain’t Together” – King Princess
“Kickin” – The Rousers
“Plastic Boogie” – King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
“The Runner” – Foals
“House of Cards” – The Parlor Mob
“Cringe” – Matt Maeson
“About to Run” – Ghosts of the Forest
“Keep On” – Courtney Barnett
“Might Be Right” – White Reaper
“Kiss Like The Sun” – Jake Bugg
“Nothing Sacred / All Things Wild” – Kevin Morby
“When I’m Gone” – Dirty Honey
“Summer Girl” – HAIM
“7empest” – TOOL


Photo Credit: Skylar Sahakian


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12.17.2019