Favorite Musical Artists of the 2010s

Looking over my lists of favorite music from the past decade, a number of artists stand out. This is a list of musicians whose work has, over a number of albums, and in some cases over a number of projects, remained significant to me. In alphabetical order:

Alabama Shakes (see also Brittany Howard, Thunderbitch)
Angel Olsen
Anna Calvi
Chastity Belt (see also Childbirth)
Courtney Barnett
EMA
First Aid Kit
Hurray for the Riff Raff
Janelle Monaé
Jason Isbell
Jenny Hval
Jesca Hoop
José González (see also Junip)
Julia Holter
Kamasi Washington
Laura Marling
Laura Mvula
Low
Paul Simon
Perfume Genius
Rhiannon Giddens
Spiritualized
St. Vincent
Superchunk
Tanya Tagaq
Wilco
Y La Bamba
Zola Jesus

Listen to a sampling of their music here:

Favorite Music of 2019

I had a hard time coming up with a list this year, I suppose because I was traveling so much and didn't have the time for my usual podcast listening. Nonetheless, here is the music that stood out to me this year, in no particular order (except that it seems to flow this way).

Holly Herndon Proto
Jenny Hval The Practice of Love
Angel Olsen All Mirrors
Y La Bamba Mujeres (and also their EP, Entre los Dos)
Esperanza Spalding 12 Little Spells (ok, this is a bit of a cheat because it was also on my 2018 list; it was released on Spotify in 2018, but as an album with added songs in 2019, so...)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Ghosteen
Jesca Hoop STONECHILD
The Highwomen The Highwomen
Stef Chura Midnight
Sunn O))) Life Metal