Best Music of 2020

wokeupnew said:
I think this is my new SOTY (for now). Also why was I slow to listen this album? It ticks all my boxes. Indie Pop, Dream Pop, a little electronic, light airy vocals. ITS GOOD.

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If you were slow to get to this song (and new album it's on), does that mean you haven't listened to their previous album Willowbank? Because that album is incredible. Atm Willowbank is better than the new one for me, but that could change with more listens to the new one, time will tell.
 
blenoxsmith said:
If you were slow to get to this song (and new album it's on), does that mean you haven't listened to their previous album Willowbank? Because that album is incredible. Atm Willowbank is better than the new one for me, but that could change with more listens to the new one, time will tell.
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So, yesterday when I downloaded their new album, I was syncing the mp3s to my phone (I refuse to stream), when I saw that I also had Willowbank in my iTunes library. I must have downloaded it and listened to it maybe only once. I don’t remember downloading it but that was 3 years ago. I plan on listening to it today, if you think it’s better that has me pretty excited!
 
First ranking of 2020 albums
  1. Yumi Zouma - Truth or Consequences
  2. Caroline Rose - Superstar
  3. Pinegrove - Marigold
  4. Andy Shauf - The Neon Skyline
  5. Soccer Mommy - Color Theory
  6. Nadia Reid - Out of My Province
  7. Ratboys - Printer's Devil
  8. Caribou - Suddenly
  9. Tennis - Swimmer
  10. Beach Bunny - Honeymoon
  11. Real Estate - The Main Thing
  12. Torres - Silver Tongue
  13. U.S. Girls - Heavy Light
  14. Tame Impala - The Slow Rush

Still need to listen to:
  • Lapsley
  • Childish Gambino
Anticipating albums from:
  • Everyone
 
So far..

Andy Shauf - The Neon Skyline
Moses Boyd - Dark Matter
Jeff Parker - Suite For Max Brown
Bonny Light Horseman - s/t
Destroyer - Have We Met
Shabaka And The Ancestors - We Are Sent Here
King Krule - Man Alive!
Jeremey Cunningham - The Weather Up There
Disq - Collector
Irreversible Entanglements - Who Sent You?
R.A.P. Ferreira - Purple Moonlight Pages
Boldy James - The Price of Tea in China
Alabaster DePlume - To Cy & Lee..
Kiwi Jr. - Football Money
Lemon Quartet - Crestless
Horse Lords - The Common Task
 
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radiojazzz said:
new Four Tet is sensational (as usual), too bad the record won't come out until the end of April. in the meantime, I think I streamed it about three dozen times already
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agreed on Four Tet. I've been on a big electronic bend the past few weeks...new Tycho is beautiful...new Nicolas Jaar is meant for some dark space...looking forward to full efforts from Emancipator and Polish Ambassador
 
Has A) rock music simply gotten less interesting in the past couple of years or is B) the guy who grew up worshiping early Modest Mouse, Nine Inch Nails and Radiohead (not to mention underground hip-hop) just turning into a pop queen at age 33? Like, the college (05-09) version of me would be flabbergasted by this list.

1) Grimes- Miss Anthroposcene [indie electronica / pop]
2) Porridge Radio- Every Bad [rock]
3) Caribou- Suddenly [electronic]
4) Dua Lipa: Future Nostalgia (pop)
5) Yaeji: What We Drew (experimental electronica)
6) Moses Boyd- Dark Matter [jazz / acid house] (thanks guys)
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7) Yves Tumor: Heaven to a Tortured Mind (impossible to put a genre on)
8) Nicolas Jaar- Cenizas [electronica]
9) Jay Electronica: A Written Testimony [hip-hop]
10) Moses Sumney- grae: Part 1[experimental r&b]
11) Allie X: Cape God [pop]
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12) R.A.P. Ferreria: Purple Moonlit Pages [hip-hop]
13) A.A.L: 2017-19 [techno]
14) Four Tet: Sixteen Oceans [electronic]
15) U.S. Girls: Heavy Light (singer / songwriter)
16) Katie Pruitt: Expectations [indie rock]
 
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Will get my 2020 Q1 list up later this week.

DownIsTheNewUp said:
Has A) rock music simply gotten less interesting in the past couple of years or is B) the guy who grew up worshiping early Modest Mouse, Nine Inch Nails and Radiohead (not to mention underground hip-hop) just turning into a pop queen at age 33? Like, the college (05-09) version of me would be flabbergasted by this list.

1) Grimes- Miss Anthroposcene [indie electronica / pop]
2) Porridge Radio- Every Bad [rock]
3) Caribou- Suddenly [electronic]
4) Dua Lipa: Future Nostalgia (pop)
5) Moses Boyd- Dark Matter [jazz / acid house] (thanks guys)
6) Nicolas Jaar- Cenizas [electronica]
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7) Jay Electronica: A Written Testimony [hip-hop]
8) Moses Sumney- grae: Part 1[experimental r&b]
9) Allie X: Cape God [pop]
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10) R.A.P. Ferreria: Purple Moonlit Pages [hip-hop]
11) U.S. Girls: Heavy Light (singer / songwriter)
12) Four Tet: Sixteen Oceans [electronic]
13) Katie Pruitt: Expectations [indie rock]
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I love this list. Tier I is great, especially with Dua Lipa placing high ❤
 
Rip_City said:
Will get my 2020 Q1 list up later this week.



I love this list. Tier I is great, especially with Dua Lipa placing high ❤
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I could see it becoming my album of the year honestly. And I didn't listen to pop until Grimes put out Art Angles... (after which its mostly been art pop-- whereas Dua is more-so that @Teeeee bubblegum bread and butter).

For the record: Grimes, Jaar and Kendrick are my holy trinity of modern music. So maybe I'll get lucky and Kung-Fu Kenny will drop something before the end of the year.
 
This is how I'm feeling after the first quarter of 2020:

Albums I already love:
-Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia
-Monophonics - It’s Only Us
-Tall Tall Trees - A Wave of Golden Things
-Jay Electronica - A Written Testimony
-Khruangbin & Leon Bridges - Texas Sun
-Childish Gambino - 3.15.20

Albums I'm enjoying but need to spend more time with:
-The Weeknd - After Hours
-Moses Sumney - Grae
-Caroline Rose - Superstar
-Marcus King - El Dorado

Most anticipated upcoming releases:
-Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels 4
-SZA
-Adele
-Nicole Atkins - Italian Ice
-Sam Smith - To Die For
 
As promised, here are my favorites of 2020 in Q1. No numbered rankings quite yet.

Tier I (loved):
  • Caribou - Suddenly
  • Deserta - Black Aura My Sun
  • Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia
  • Bonny Light Horseman - Bonny Light Horseman
  • Boldy James and the Alchemist - The Price of Tea in China
Tier II (really enjoyed):
  • Allie X - Cape God
  • Caroline Rose - Superstar
  • Grimes - Miss Anthropocene
  • Alabaster Deplume - To Cy & Lee: Instrumentals Vol 1
  • Tricot - 真っ黒 (Makkuro)
  • nthng - Hypnotherapy
  • R.A.P. Ferreira - Purple Moonlight Pages
  • Four Tet - Sixteen Oceans
  • Soccer Mommy - Color Theory
  • Moses Boyd - Dark Matter
Tier III (liked):
  • Gupi - None
  • A.A.L. - 2017-2019
  • Floral Tattoo - You Can Never Have a Long Enough Head Start
  • Andy Shauf - The Neon Skyline
  • Katie Pruitt - Expectations
  • Tame Impala - The Slow Rush
  • Lanterns on the Lake - Spook the Herd
  • Mac Miller- Circles
  • The Innocence Mission - See You Tomorrow
  • Yumi Zouma - Truth or Consequences
 
Anyone else struggling to see what is extremely remarkable about the new Waxahatchee album? I'm seeing everyone say "this is the best album of the year", "outstanding", "best Waxahatchee album, easily"

And I'm just like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

It's a solid alt-country pop album. I'd probably give it a 8/10 right now, but I don't get the overall acclaim.
 
wokeupnew said:
Anyone else struggling to see what is extremely remarkable about the new Waxahatchee album? I'm seeing everyone say "this is the best album of the year", "outstanding", "best Waxahatchee album, easily"

And I'm just like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

It's a solid alt-country pop album. I'd probably give it a 8/10 right now, but I don't get the overall acclaim.
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Samsies. But, as I’ve mentioned elsewhere, I'm a notorious hater of most anything that starts getting too twangy whether that be the Grateful Dead, Wilco or Garth Brooks so...

The Yaeji mixtape that dropped today (don't know why that's the labeling she's chosen for her debut LP) is solid to excellent to AOTY material. Time will tell.

Either way, it continues the trend of this being a stellar year for electronic music. Especially because that A.A.L has finally clicked (thanks jazzercise).
 
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