Best Music of 2019
Just taking a moment to record for posterity/reference the highlights of 2019’s music from a London point of view in the form of the playlist of Robert Elms’ annual New Year’s Eve episode of his Radio London show before it drops off BBC Sounds (Audio on Demand app) in a couple of weeks. (The bolding is my recommendations.)

Celeste
The recorded music and live sessions from his show played by Robert Elms on 31/12/19.
- Bob James Trio – Ain’t Misbehavin’
- Hiss Golden Messenger – I Need A Teacher
- Jack Savoretti – Catapult (Radio London Session, 15 Jan 2019)
- Monkey House – 10,000 Hours [shades of Steely Dan – in a pleasing way]
- Danny Toeman – She’s Got Something About Her (Radio London Session, 8 Aug 2019) [shades of 70s soul – in a groovy way]
- Emily King – Look At Me Now
- HAIM – Summer Girl
- Celeste – Lately (Radio London Session, 4 Apr 2019)
- Nick Lowe – Love Starvation [can still teach the young’uns a thing or two]
- Natty Rebel – Copper And Lead [fresh roots reggae]
- Jo Harman – Cloudy (Radio London Session, 1 Mar 2019)
- Michael Kiwanuka – You Ain’t The Problem [contender for LP of the year]
- Ralph McTell – West 4th Street & Jones (Radio London Session, 27 Nov 2019) [lovely reflection on the cover of The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan – a cover I own the original contact sheet from by photographer Don Hunstein]
- Paul Weller – You Do Something To Me (Live At Royal Festival Hall, 2018) [just a great song]
- Kat Eaton – Barricade
- Monks Road Social – If It Was All Down To Me
- Bruce Springsteen – There Goes My Miracle [his singing is impeccable on this]
- Kelly Finnigan – I Called You Back Baby [shades of Aretha – in a funky way]
- Khruangbin & Leon Bridges – Texas Sun
- The Divine Comedy – Norma And Norman (Radio London Session, 7 Jun 2019) [quirkiness at its best]
- Teskey Brothers – Pain And Misery (Radio London Session, 11 Feb 2019) [shades of Otis – in a surprising way]
- The James L’Estraunge Orchestra – Closer [shades of Aztec Camera – a lone Scot in his bedroom making an astonishingly big sound, playing everything himself]
- Durand Jones & the Indications – Morning In America [shades of Gil-Scott Heron – in a respectful way]
- Greentea Peng – Risin’ (Radio London Session, 24 Oct 2019)
- Gabriella Cilmi – Ruins
- Lissie – Dreams
- The Delines – Eddie & Polly (Radio London Session, 4 Nov 2019)
- Roseanne Reid – Amy [offspring on a Proclaimer]
- The Brand New Heavies & N’Dea Davenport – These Walls
- Maisie Peters – Favourite Ex (Radio London Session, 2 Aug 2019)
- Leif Vollebekk – The Way That You Feel
- Richard Hawley – My Little Treasures
- Judi Jackson – Better In The Fall (Radio London Session, 20 Mar 2019)
- Geraint Watkins – Heaven Only Knows
- Ady Suleiman – Strange Roses (Radio London Session, 7 Mar 2019)
- Jamie Cullum – Drink (Radio London Session, 10 Jun 2019)
- Yola
– Faraway Look
The original programme [3 hours] is here but will disappear at the end of January 2020.

Greentea Peng – more proof that young music is alive & kicking in London
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