These are the albums that defined the sound of experimental music in 2019. The list, sorted alphabetically, includes albums found on Pitchfork’s main year-end tallies as well as additional records that did not make those lists but are just as worth your time. Listen to selections from this list on our Spotify playlist and Apple Music playlist . Check out all of Pitchfork’s 2019 wrap-up coverage here . (All releases featured here are independently selected by our editors. When you buy something