top 50 albums - 2020

50. City Girls - City On Lock

49. Ulla - Tumbling Towards a Wall

48. Dogleg - Melee

47. Brigid Mae Power - Head Above the Water

46. Sylosis - Cycle of Suffering

45. Taylor Swift - Folklore

44. Havukruunu - Uinuos Syomein Sota

43. Wasted Shirt - Fungus II

42. The Magnetic Fields - Quickies

41. Kate NV - Room For the Moon

40. Cygnus - Neon Flux

39. Lyra Pramuk - Fountain

38. Nidia - s/t

37. Horse Lords - The Common Task

36. Andras - Joyful

35. Deli Girls - Boss

34. Ezra Feinberg - Recumbent Speech

33. Machine Girl - U-Void Synthesizer

32. Conway the Machine - From King to a God

31. Dan Deacon - Mystic Familiar

30. Liturgy - Origin of the Alimonies

29. Napalm Death - Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism

28. Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist - Alfredo

27. Vundabar - Either Light

26. Hum - Inlet

25. Backxwash - God Has Nothing to Do With This…

24. Paysage d’Hiver - Im Wald

23. Run the Jewels - RTJ4

22. Juiceboxxx - It’s Easy to Feel Like a Nobody…

21. Against All Logic - 2017-2019

20. Jeff Parker - Suite For Max Brown

19. Eris Drew - Fluids of Emotion

18. Couch Slut - Take a Chance on Rock n Roll

17. Dream Wife - So When You Gonna…

16. Lianne La Havas - s/t

15. Imperial Triumphant - Alphaville

14. Special Interest - The Passion Of

13. Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters

12. Rina Sawayama - Sawayama

11. Thy Catafalque - Naiv

10. Lil Uzi Vert - Eternal Atake

9. Dorian Electra - My Agenda

8. Charli XCX - How I’m Feeling Now

7. Oranssi Pazuzu - Mestarin Kynsi

6. Billy Nomates - s/t

5. Vredehammer - Viperous

4. Soakie - s/t

3. Illuminati Hotties - Free I.H.: This is Not the One…

2. I’m Glad It’s You - Every Sun, Every Moon

1. Ben Seretan - Youth Pastoral

25 favorite songs - 2020

070 shake - “guilty conscience”

andras - “honeybird”

buscabulla - “vámono”

charli xcx - “anthems”

christine & the queens - “people, i’ve been sad”

conway - “forever droppin’ tears” (ft. el camino)

dan deacon - “arp III: far from shore”

katie dey - “loving”

dorian electra - "give great thanks"

drakeo the ruler - “ice chili”

dream wife - “old flame”

gum country - “jungle boy”

hum - “shapeshifter”

i’m glad it’s you - “silent ceremony”

juiceboxxx - “deal with the dream”

lil uzi vert - “prices”

pinch - “back to beyond”

popcaan - “any one a dem” (ft. frahcess one)

brigid mae power - “head above the water”

rina sawayama - “bad friend”

ben seretan - “holding up the sun”

taylor swift - “this is me trying”

ulla - “smile”

vredehammer - “skinwalker”

young jesus - “(un)knowing”

2020 pt. 22+23

 *******HIGHEST RECS*******

AKHLYS - MELINOE 7.5/10

THE AVALANCHES - WE WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU 7.5/10

DELI GIRLS - BOSS 8/10

LITURGY - ORIGIN OF THE ALIMONIES 8/10

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Aesop Rock - Spirit World Field Guide 6.5/10

Annie - Dark Hearts 6/10

Bad Boy Chiller Crew - Full Wack No Brakes 6.5/10

Clown Core - Van 7/10

Ariana Grande - Positions 6.5/10

Adrianne Lenker - Songs 7/10

Adrianne Lenker - Instrumentals ~*~meh~*~

Moor Mother - Circuit City 5.5/10

The Mountain Goats - Getting Into Knives 6/10

Oneohtrix Point Never - Magic Oneohtrix Point Never 7/10

Theo Parrish - Wuddaji 7/10

Taylor Swift - Evermore 6.5/10

Told Slant - Point the Flashlight and Walk 5.5/10

leet trax 2020 4/4

Aesop Rock - “Gauze”

Annie - “Forever ’92”

The Avalanches - “Gold Sky” (ft. Kurt Vile)

Bad Boy Chiller Crew - “Organ”

Bartees Strange - “Stone Meadows”

Bbymutha - “Spirit of Suzie”

Bully - “Add It On”

Oliver Coates - “Butoh Baby”

Conway The Machine - “Juvenile Hell” (ft. Flee Lord, Havoc & Lloyd Banks)

Cygnus - “Coleco Visions”

Deli Girls - “Loaded Gun” (ft. Leech)

Dorian Electra - “Ram It Down” (ft. Mood Killer, Lil Mariko & Lil Texas)

Enslaved - “Distant Seasons”

Fleet Foxes - “Cradling Mother, Cradling Woman”

Ariana Grande - “Positions”

Idles - “Model Village”

Adrianne Lenker - “Anything”

Liturgy - “Lonely OIOION”

Machine Gun Kelly - “Tickets to My Downfall”

The Mountain Goats - “Bell Swamp Connection”

Napalm Death - “Zero Gravitas Chamber”

Billy Nomates - “Supermarket Sweep” (ft. Jason Williamson)

Oneohtrix Point Never - “Lost But Never Alone”

Orbit Culture - “Open Eye”

Otik - “Long Time No See”

Otto - “Rain Jacket and Shorts”

Theo Parrish - “This is For You” (ft. Maurissa Rose)

Popcaan - “Any One a Dem” (ft. Frahcess One)

Sadistik - “Rainbow Road”

Sufjan Stevens - “Goodbye to All That”

Svalbard - “Click Bait”

Taylor Swift - “Long Story Short”

Young Jesus - “(Un)knowing”

2020 pt. 21

 *******HIGHEST RECS*******

BARTEES STRANGE - LIVE FOREVER 7.5/10

OLIVER COATES - SKINS N SLIME 7.5/10

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James Blake - Before [EP] 6.5/10

Enslaved - Utgard 7/10

Fleet Foxes - Shore 7/10

Tom MacDonald - Gravestones ~*~meh~*~

Otto - Clam Day 6/10

Bruce Springsteen - Letter to You 5.5/10

Svalbard - When I Die, Will I Get Better? 6.5/10

Zeal and Ardor - Wake of a Nation [EP] 5.5/10