Greg Brown July 17, 2019 staff picks, staff lists Best of 2019 So Far: Mike P. Greg Brown July 17, 2019 staff picks, staff lists With the year half done we thought we’d roll out some of our favorite records so far in 2019. Here are our professional tips on some of the best new records and reissues of the year so far.Chemical Brothers No Geography READ MORE Sharon Van Etten Remind Me Tomorrow"On her fifth album, Sharon Van Etten conjures tempests and explores their subsequent calms. It is the peak of her songwriting and her most atmospheric, emotionally piercing album to date.” - Pitchfork Inter Arma Sulphur English"Inter Arma see beauty in destruction. Whether it’s the flame-swallowed tree on the album cover or a sky burial, devastation and decay continue to inspire creation. Debut LP Sundown pictured a world where, like Revelations, humanity atones for its collective indiscretions. Sulphur English makes you wonder if flowers later sprouted from Gomorrah’s ashes.” - Decibel Black Midi Schlagenheim“Schlagenheim is about the riffs, that indelible meat of guitar rock. All of the members excel to this end, but Morgan Simpson’s ludicrously excellent drumming sticks out.” - Tiny Mix Tapes The Comet Is Coming Trust In The Lifeforce Of Deep Mystery READ MORE