The Key’s Year-End Mania: Kristen Kurtis’ favorite songs and albums of 2019

Year-End Mania is the Key’s annual survey of the things below the surface that made 2019 incredible. In this edition, XPN Morning Show host Kristen Kurtis shares a playlist of her favorite songs of the year and reveals her favorite records.

Now that there are officially just a few left in 2019, it feels safe to share: my 30 Favorite Songs of the Year (in an order that flows). Final answer.

Also, these are my 10 favorite albums of the year:

Brittany Howard – Jaime
Michael Kiwanuka – Kiwanuka
Better Oblivion Community Center – s/t
Robert Ellis – Texas Piano Man
Weyes Blood – Titanic Rising
Adia Victoria – Silences
Nilufer Yanya – Miss Universe
J.S. Ondara – Tales of America
Yola – Walk Through Fire
Hozier – Wasteland, Baby!