Over the past year, I’ve listened to 118 albums released in 2020. Not as many as a music critic for sure, but more than the average person, I’d guess? So here’s a quick list of my 20 favorite albums from the year, in alphabetical order:
Adrienne Lenker - songs (listen on Spotify)
Bring Me The Horizon - Post Human: Survival Horror (listen on Spotify)
Caribou - Suddenly (listen on Spotify)
Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia (listen on Spotify)
Fiona Apple - Fetch The Bolt Cutters (listen on Spotify)
Fleet Foxes - Shore (listen on Spotify)
HAIM - Women in Music Pt. III (listen on Spotify)
Kelly Lee Owens - Inner Song (listen on Spotify)
Lianne La Havas - Lianne La Havas (listen on Spotify)
Marcelo D2 - Assim Tocam os Meus Tambores (listen on Spotify)
NEEDTOBREATHE - Out of Body (listen on Spotify)
Ólafur Arnalds - some kind of peace (listen on Spotify)
Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher (listen on Spotify)
Rina Sawayama - SAWAYAMA (listen on Spotify)
saudade - jardim entre os ouvidos (listen on Spotify)
Scalene - Fôlego (listen on Spotify)
Tame Impala - The Slow Rush (listen on Spotify)
The Killers - Imploding The Mirage (listen on Spotify)
The Weekend - After Hours (listen on Spotify)
Yves Tumor - Heaven To A Tortured Mind (listen on Spotify)