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Pitchfork + NME Release Their Top 50 (5 each) Albums of 2020

Dec 12, 2020 17:56

From albums years and years in the making to those recorded during quarantine-induced bursts of creativity https://t.co/FRHk6LrDnn
- Pitchfork (@pitchfork) December 8, 2020

( I actually love all of their top 5 so fuck it, top 5 under the cut )

fiona apple, music / musician (other), megan thee stallion, the weeknd, halsey, music / musician (rap and hip-hop), grimes, the strokes, brandon flowers / the killers, lady gaga, dua lipa, chloe x halle, music / musician (alternative and indie), paramore / hayley williams, music / musician (pop), music / musician (electronic), music / musician (rock), miley cyrus, list, music / musician, taylor swift, charli xcx, bts, music / musician (country)

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kittenmittons December 13 2020, 04:03:05 UTC

I don't love either of Taylor's new albums, but I do like them both! That style is right up my alley, ngl

Oooh, thanks for the reminder on Tennis! I keep meaning to listen to their album in full and keep forgetting.

sorryeden December 13 2020, 03:56:12 UTC

Rina is amazing. I'm obsessed with her. Poppy made my year too.

I really like "no body no crime" but never listened to haim before. Should I listen to their new album?

kittenmittons December 13 2020, 04:01:03 UTC

I am probably not the person to ask because I have been nothing but vocal in my love of their newest album but . . . YES to the HAIM question. Women In Music Pt. III is fantastic, and their first album, Days Are Gone, remains super solid as well (their second album is good too, don't get me wrong, but I remain obsessed with the other two).

areyoufauxreal December 13 2020, 04:13:42 UTC

I have a long list of albums I loved this year but I think my top 10 are:

1. Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple
2. SAWAYAMA - Rina Sawayama
3. Ungodly Hour - Chloe x Halle
4. What's Your Pleasure - Jessie Ware
5. Things I Never Said - Oceanator
6. Shamir - Shamir
7. The Archer - Alexandra Savior
8. Lianne La Havas - Lianne La Havas
9. Songs for Our Daughter - Laura Marling
10. Roisin Machine - Roisin Murphy

I still have some albums released this year that I need to check out so this ranking will probably change.

peddlestools December 13 2020, 04:23:12 UTC

Where is Shamir

qween_tartii December 13 2020, 04:24:54 UTC

there was so much great music released this year, nailing down my top five or even top 10 has been super hard....big yes to Fiona Apple, Laura Marling, Phoebe Bridgers...i also have to plug Nadine Shah, her voice is so unique and i love her lyrics. also The Big Moon, Moses Sumney, DMAs, Dream Wife, Doves, Travis....yeah this is pretty much impossible lmao

ooh and also Nile Marr (son of Johnny) who released an album just a couple of weeks ago but that might even sneak into my top five, pretty much every track is a total jam

kittenmittons December 13 2020, 05:28:42 UTC

I'm surprised that Nadine Shah isn't getting more attention on end of year lists (as well as Laura Marling and SAULT - I feel like those two are generally either placing high or left off entirely). I'll have to check out some of those! The Big Moon literally just showed up in my Discover Weekly playlist last week and I really liked the song.

qween_tartii December 13 2020, 07:23:10 UTC

tbh i wonder if it isn't because she's been so outspoken about the industry and especially how little money artists make from streaming...she tweeted after she got shut out of the Mercury Prize nominations, clearly she thought something was up. obviously she's not been the only one to speak, but she is a woman of color so there's also that.

and yes The Big Moon! one of my faves of the year, for sure...hope you enjoy it :D