AOTY 2020 (music publications)

[FloorFiller]

16 minutes ago, Chawk said:

man seems like a long long time since Miss Anthropocene was released

Yeah I’d completely forgotten that was a 2020 release. Can’t say I’ve gone back to it at all since the initial week of ‘woo new Grimes’.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Grimes self-cancelled. Ain't no one give a fuck.

[SwedgeAntilles]

10 hours ago, FloorFiller said:

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/2020-in-review/the-best-music-of-2020

Fairly standard list here from the New Yorker and then for some reason an album from 2018 is #1.

That's bonkers. 

[dentalplan]

Were there always this many publications with lists? Feels too many already. Idgaf about the Gardener’s World top 10 fr

[FloorFiller]

23 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

Were there always this many publications with lists? Feels too many already. Idgaf about the Gardener’s World top 10 fr

Any publication that dabbles with music reviews has one these days, even if it’s just a thrown together top ten by one writer.

And everybody knows Gardener’s World has those fire deep cut inclusions that we’re all hankering for so enough of that!

[Gilgamesh69]

Not quite related to 2020, but Acclaimedmusic.net have finally updated after over two years of waiting. Added music from 2018 and 2019.  Alright and TPaB are #1 song and album of the 2010s

[misterplow]

Am I the only one who really loved that IDLES record?

[Guy Incognito]

https://thequietus.com/articles/29302-the-quietus-top-100-albums-of-2020-norman-records

[Haan]

1 hour ago, Guy Incognito said:

https://thequietus.com/articles/29302-the-quietus-top-100-albums-of-2020-norman-records

Nice to see Pa Salieu get some love, I had almost written him off as a J Hus clone before Bring Them To Coventry, but he's proved me wrong. Great, raw record.

[gigpusher]

3 hours ago, Guy Incognito said:

https://thequietus.com/articles/29302-the-quietus-top-100-albums-of-2020-norman-records

It feels like The Quietus exist just to let me know that no matter how much music I listen to or how obscure some people find some of the music I listen to that I have barely scratched the surface and I don't even know the meaning of the word obscure.  They are like the opposite of most lists where the odd commercial release is put in to be controversial. 

[SwedgeAntilles]

I'd heard of about 16 of the acts on the Quietus list this year. A new record.

[SwedgeAntilles]

Not albums, but tracks from the Guardian. Can't say any of these are anywhere near my longlist

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/nov/30/the-20-best-songs-of-2020?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1606743096

[Gnomicide]

21 minutes ago, SwedgeAntilles said:

I'd heard of about 16 of the acts on the Quietus list this year. A new record.

Eleven! Feeling slightly hip. 

Could be 12 if Satan is the actual Satan and he's released an album this year.

[gigpusher]

1 minute ago, SwedgeAntilles said:

Not albums, but tracks from the Guardian. Can't say any of these are anywhere near my longlist

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/nov/30/the-20-best-songs-of-2020?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1606743096

Interesting. I have to say while I think it's been a pretty good year for albums I haven't had many singles that I have gotten hung up on this year. Don't know if it's because there haven't been as many bangers or if lockdown etc has changed the way I have listened to music. 

And yes I knew way more of The Quietus list than normal but even so my main response to the list is who?? 

[nikkic]

7 minutes ago, SwedgeAntilles said:

Not albums, but tracks from the Guardian. Can't say any of these are anywhere near my longlist

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/nov/30/the-20-best-songs-of-2020?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1606743096

I don’t make a tracks list, but if I did, none of these would be near it. 

[priest17]

That Quietus list is like a Smash Hits list compared to normal. Some good picks though, I'll give it a proper read later to find what I've missed.

[SwedgeAntilles]

Paste's went up today too. Unsurprisingly quite a bit of crossover with mine as per

https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-albums/best-albums-of-2020/

[priest17]

1 hour ago, SwedgeAntilles said:

Paste's went up today too. Unsurprisingly quite a bit of crossover with mine as per

https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-albums/best-albums-of-2020/

I completely forgot about that Catholic Action album, banger.

[SwedgeAntilles]

35 minutes ago, priest17 said:

I completely forgot about that Catholic Action album, banger.

I actually messaged my mates as I was reading this saying I hadn't even realised they had an album out this year. Feel ashamed as I saw them a good few times over the years in Glasgow. I blame moving away and being out of the loop. 

[priest17]

4 minutes ago, SwedgeAntilles said:

I actually messaged my mates as I was reading this saying I hadn't even realised they had an album out this year. Feel ashamed as I saw them a good few times over the years in Glasgow. I blame moving away and being out of the loop. 

Came out the last weekend in March IIRC so I think you're probably alright feeling justified missing it, was an odd time.

[SwedgeAntilles]

2 hours ago, priest17 said:

Came out the last weekend in March IIRC so I think you're probably alright feeling justified missing it, was an odd time.

Just had it on there, really good 👍

[FloorFiller]

Some of these are more exciting/vital than others but might as well just post them as they come 

https://www.gorillavsbear.net/gorilla-vs-bears-albums-of-2020/

https://bleep.com/top-10-albums-of-the-year-2020

[SwedgeAntilles]

Hmm, dunno how I feel about putting both SAULT albums together. Feels a bit like cheating given they were released separately.

[priest17]

Just now, SwedgeAntilles said:

Hmm, dunno how I feel about putting both SAULT albums together. Feels a bit like cheating given they were released separately.

It's definitely cheating and I for one will not stand for it.

[FloorFiller]

3 minutes ago, SwedgeAntilles said:

Hmm, dunno how I feel about putting both SAULT albums together. Feels a bit like cheating given they were released separately.

Yeah it’s a bit of a cop out really, but ah well, I’m just stoked to see them getting as much recognition as they have. They didn’t seem to get that much coverage on release but judging by all of these lists, they’re the critical sleeper hit of the year.