50 best albums of 2019, CoS choice

"2019 assured us that the album is a far, confident cry from deceased. Billie Eilish and Lizzo showed us multiple ways to cram banger after banger onto a disc while aspiring to something greater than a mere collection of singles. Tyler, the Creator and Angel Olsen took their studio recordings to staggering new levels this year, Sharon Van Etten reinvent herself... Jamila Woods put out one of the most thoughtful and creative 'concept' albums of this, or any, decade" - Consequence of Sound says in the introduction to their list of 50 best albums of the year. As it turns out, CoS prefers solo authors, women especially, but the list is much more than lady singer-songwriters.