Wye Oak at House of Vans Chicago
photo by Christian Heinzel

Jenn Wasner (Wye Oak, Flock of Dimes) lists her favorite albums of 2019

Wye Oak at House of Vans Chicago
Jenn with Wye Oak @ House of Vans Chicago (more by Christian Heinzel)

It was a productive 2019 for Jenn Wasner, having toured as Flock of Dimes, with Wye Oak (including a collaborative show with Brooklyn Youth Chorus), and also as a member of the expanded Sylvan Esso lineup. Wye Oak also have a new album on the way and will be touring with its own expanded version of the band on a tour called JOIN that will also include Wasner’s Flock of Dimes and drummer Andy Stack’s  Joyero. Dates are listed, along with a stream of Wye Oak’s recent single, “Fortune,” below.

Jenn also recently shared her list of favorite 2019 albums on the Merge Blog, and it includes records from Weyes Blood, Cate Le Bon, Purple Mountains, Aldous Harding, Sharon Van Etten, Joyero, Daughter of Swords, Molly Sarle, Big Thief, Bill Callahan, Brittany Howard, Jenny Hval, Mount Eerie, Helado Negro and more. Check out that list

Jenn Wasner (Flock of Dimes) – Favorite Albums of 2019
jenny hval – the practice of love
purple mountains – purple mountains
aldous harding – designer
hand habits – placeholder
arthur russell – iowa dream
daughter of swords – dawnbreaker
big thief – UFOF//two hands
bill callahan – shepherd in a sheepskin vest
brittany howard – jaime
cate le bon – reward
joyero – release the dogs
christine bougie – love songs with the queer songbook orchestra
floating points – crush
jamila woods – legacy! legacy!
jessica pratt – quiet signs
molly sarle – karaoke angel
kaitlyn aurelia smith – tides: music for meditation and yoga
sharon van etten – remind me tomorrow
lambchop – basement tapes
luke temple – both and
mount eerie – lost wisdom pt 2
weyes blood – titanic rising
helado negro – this is how you smile

WYE OAK – 2020 “JOIN TOUR” DATES
02/27/20 Asheville, NC The Mothlight
02/28/20 Durham, NC Baldwin Auditorium
02/29/20 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s
03/01/20 Baltimore, MD 2640 Space
03/03/20 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
03/04/20 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
03/05/20 Richmond, VA The Broadberry
03/20/20 Seattle, WA The Crocodile
03/21/20 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
03/23/20 San Francisco, CA The Independent
03/24/20 Los Angeles, CA Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
03/25/20 Los Angeles, CA Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery