There were a lot of great songs and albums released in 2020. Here is the list of albums that got the most play. Visit the Spotify playlist here.
Indie, psychedelic, shoegaze, post-punk, and even some with a bit of R&B or jazz thrown in.
You can stream/sample the albums directly below… listed in alphabetical order:
Car Seat Headrest – Making A Door Less Open
Deeper – ‘Auto-Pain’
(post-punk from Chicago)
Do Nothing – ‘Zero Dollar Bill’ (EP)
(post-punk band from Nottingham)
Doves – ‘The Universal Want’
(5th LP from the brilliant Manchester 3-piece)
Fleet Foxes – ‘Shore’
Frankie and the Witch Fingers – ‘Monsters Eating People Eating Monsters…’
(newer LA psychedelic band)
Hum – ‘Inlet’
Khruangbin – ‘Mordechai’
Mumrunner – ‘Valeriana’
(recommended if you like DIIV, from Finland)
Nation Of Language – ‘Introduction, Presence’
(recommended if you like New Order, The KVB, Lust For Youth)
Silverbacks – ‘Fad’
(Dublin post-punk band)
SWEAM – ‘Lounge Music For Cat People’
(Don’t let the album title mislead you… it’s not lounge music but is an excellent indie/shoegaze/dream pop album from Norway)
Young Jesus – ‘Welcome to Conceptual Beach’
(merge some Radiohead influence with Talk Talk [Mark Hollis/Tim Friese-Greene] and a little touch of jazz)
Yves Tumor – ‘Heaven To A Tortured Mind’