AOTY 2020 (music publications)

[SwedgeAntilles]

CoS drops their list 

https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/12/top-50-albums-of-2020/

[FloorFiller]

https://www.stereogum.com/2108664/best-albums-2020/lists/year-in-review/2020-in-review/

[priest17]

Usually these lists get me fired up and think how good the year was but I'm not really agreeing with any of these ahah. I either didn't have as good a year as I thought or there's stuff that's getting overlooked on these lists that I can't remember right now.

[gigpusher]

On 11/28/2020 at 8:21 AM, 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.

I get the sentiment there 2 of my most listened to albums of this year are 2019 releases that passed me by at the time but you'd think it would be an honourable mention can't believe as a music journo I ever missed this and want to draw your attention to it rather than actually making it number 1. 

On that topic my honourable mentions for this year are Cut Capers - Metropolis and Liz Lawrence - Pity Party. 

[FloorFiller]

NPR’s list:

https://www.npr.org/2020/12/02/930492613/the-50-best-albums-of-2020-page-1?t=1606926406124&t=1606926446031

Edited December 2, 2020 by FloorFiller

[lighthouse]

Not enough Lianne La Havas in these lists. That album is magic.

[gigpusher]

8 minutes ago, lighthouse said:

Not enough Lianne La Havas in these lists. That album is magic.

Yes I was surprised at that and Jessie Ware as that album got a lot of love at the time. I think it's been a really strong year without there being too many all time classics if you know what I mean. 

[fred quimby]

On 12/1/2020 at 7:46 AM, FloorFiller said:

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

 

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

Shall check out some of these, have listened to the Cabaret Voltaire one and Eartheater but have not gone back to them too them much. Like Earthereaters cover of fade into you , can't remember who with (Useful eh)

 

Edited December 2, 2020 by fred quimby

[FloorFiller]

https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/articles/best-albums-2020-ranked?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

[dentalplan]

https://medium.com/@joshuacopperman1/what-your-favorite-album-of-2020-says-about-you-930285dad454

Always like this one.

[Brave Sir Robin]

Independent Record Stores, like this one a lot:

https://www.loverecordstores.com/

[FloorFiller]

All becoming a bit of a much of a muchness now, but here’s Rolling Stone’s list:

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-2020-1096814/fiona-apple-fetch-bolt-cutters-1096817/

[gigpusher]

Louder than War's list here https://louderthanwar.com/louder-than-war-albums-of-the-year-2020-top-50/ 

Some interesting ones in there. Not seen The Lovely Eggs on many lists and it's definitely on my long list so nice to see it given some love. 

[dentalplan]

Louder Than War only putting Idles at no. 26 is the most brutal takedown of that album I've seen.

[dentalplan]

1 hour ago, FloorFiller said:

All becoming a bit of a much of a muchness now, but here’s Rolling Stone’s list:

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-2020-1096814/fiona-apple-fetch-bolt-cutters-1096817/

Every Rolling Stone writer nowadays since they got called a boomer or some shit

[FloorFiller]

Pitchfork’s songs of the year:

https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-songs-2020/

Number one isn’t really surprising by modern day Pitchfork standards. I mean, it’s hardly the best song of the year, but it’s hard to argue it’s omnipresence over a lot of the year.

[Gnomicide]

1 hour ago, FloorFiller said:

Pitchfork’s songs of the year:

https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-songs-2020/

Number one isn’t really surprising by modern day Pitchfork standards. I mean, it’s hardly the best song of the year, but it’s hard to argue it’s omnipresence over a lot of the year.

Blimey. I've knowingly heard 2 of them. 

I'm so friggin old.

[found home in 2009]

1 minute ago, Gnomicide said:

Blimey. I've knowingly heard 2 of them. 

I'm so friggin old.

I thought I'd done a decent job of keeping up with new music this year and I've only heard of 16 of them, and that didn't include the song at number 1 which floorfiller described as omnipresence. 

I also kind of thought the no 1 song was pretty juvenile so I might also be getting old.

[dentalplan]

It is pretty juvenile but the way it fucked with that Ben Shapiro guy is worth every millilitre.

[priest17]

NME has a people of the year list, upset that I'm not on it but Tim is a worthy winner

https://www.nme.com/features/nme-people-of-the-year-2020-2833143?fbclid=IwAR0E5v8KM9uIhHCH1jgDZ-0C4lkOdlHOEaN9VqiQZdvJz74jq9ok8b1BbXY

[dentalplan]

Thought you meant Tim Henman. Had 2 check.

[Brave Sir Robin]

12 hours ago, priest17 said:

NME has a people of the year list, upset that I'm not on it but Tim is a worthy winner

https://www.nme.com/features/nme-people-of-the-year-2020-2833143?fbclid=IwAR0E5v8KM9uIhHCH1jgDZ-0C4lkOdlHOEaN9VqiQZdvJz74jq9ok8b1BbXY

He isn't no.1. The 10 winners are just listed in alphabetical order (by first name).

[priest17]

2 hours ago, dentalplan said:

Thought you meant Tim Henman. Had 2 check.

[priest17]

3 minutes ago, Brave Sir Robin said:

He isn't no.1. The 10 winners are just listed in alphabetical order (by first name).

My name's Tom, I meant winner of the T's.

(I didn't)

[Quark]

Winner or no I've got so much time for Burgess after this year.  The listening parties themselves have been great, but the way he's then handled the social media side of it has been relentlessly cheerful. Top banana.