December 30, 2020
A year that somehow managed to both suck and blow, here’s the best of what we listened to during quarantine pandemic lockdown:
| 10 | Doves The Universal Want Universal greatness. Read review |
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| 9 | Run the Jewels RTJ4 Some greats just keep getting greater, somehow. |
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| 8 | Tame Impala The Slow Rush Have said it once and will say it long after I die: you just can’t beat a Perthian prince. Read review |
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| 7 | Old 97’s Twelfth Pitch-perfect alt-country. Read review |
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| 6 | Protomartyr Ultimate Success Today Post-punk pushing new boundaries. Read review |
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| 5 | Glass Animals Dreamland So much put together so well. |
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| 4 | Delta Spirit What Is There The return of one of the great American rock bands of today. Read review |
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| 3 | Phoebe Bridgers Punisher The breakout star of this year in so many awesome ways, baring her soul and making you fall in love. Read review |
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| 2 | Fontaines D.C. A Hero’s Death Punk is not dead!!! Joe Strummer, The Sex Pistols, and Mother Ireland are all so proud of this one. |
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| 1 | Fiona Apple Fetch the Bolt Cutters Blowing everything up in an explosive and original record. Like Gillian Anderson says… Read review |
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