Records Of The Year 2020
You don't need me to tell you about this year, we've all been through it, but I think it's safe to say that this year, more than any other, music has been a salve. With the shop being shut I've spent a lot of time walking the streets of Southend hand delivering records, which gave me time to really pay attention to the records I love. Putting them in any order is something that keeps me awake at night, I don't think any of us consider music in competition terms, and it's fair to say that after the first 10 or so the numbers are meaningless. I love all of my children equally.
As usual, I feel it's important to state that I don't consider my opinion here to be any more valid than anybody else's, these are just the records I've loved. Hopefully you'll love them too. There's a Spotify playlist at the bottom to check them out.
So here you go, our favourite records of 2020:
1. Eddie Chacon - Pleasure, Joy And Happiness [BUY]
You don't need me to tell you about this year, but speaking for myself I've found music to be the best way through it, and Eddie's album has been on non-stop for months, a constant companion in a time when that's what we all need. What more could you ask?
Nadia Reid – Out of my Province [BUY]
Shabaka & The Ancestors – We Were Sent Here By History [BUY]
Nap Eyes – Snapshot of a Beginner [BUY]
Waxahatchee – Saint Cloud [BUY]
Peel Dream Magazine – Agitprop Alterna [BUY]
Fuzz - III [BUY]
Sunwatchers – Oh Yeah? [BUY]
Sonic Boom – All Things Being Equal [BUY]
The Stroppies – Look Alive [BUY]
Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher [BUY]
Wire – Mind Hive [BUY]
Bananagun – The True Story Of [BUY]
Julianna Barwick - Healing Is A Miracle [BUY]
Asylums – Genetic Cabaret [BUY]
Bob Dylan – Rough & Rowdy Ways [BUY]
Rose City Band – Summerlong [BUY]
Special Interest – The Passion Of [BUY]
Bill Callahan – Gold Record [BUY]
Richard Norris – Elements [BUY]
The Flaming Lips – American Head [BUY]
A Certain Ratio – ACR Loco [BUY]
Hen Ogledd – Free Humans [BUY]
Thurston Moore – By The Fire [BUY]
Autechre – Sign [BUY]
Kevin Morby – Sundowner [BUY]
Trees Speak – Shadow Forms [BUY]
King Khan – The Infinite Ones [BUY]
The Bats - Foothills [BUY]
Cabaret Voltaire – Shadow Of Fear [BUY]