David's Music : Albums of the Year 2020

It's been a strange year, to put it mildly. Music and release wise there have been a lot of disruptions, delays and difficulties but music itself has been a constant - thank goodness. We want to say a big thanks to the musicians, artists, labels, distribution and everyone involved in bringing us the music we couldn't live without. 

As always our Staff Top 20 Albums of the Year is made up of our favourite albums released this year, some of them we even agree on!

Click the artist / title to shop our favourites!

Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher

Khruangbin – Mordechai

Tame Impala – The Slow Rush

Gorillaz – Song Machine: Season One – Strange Timez

Fiona Apple – Fetch the Bolt Cutters

Laura Marling – Song For Our Daughter

Sufjan Stevens – The Ascension

Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes – What Kinda Music

Sports Team – Deep Down Happy

Nubya Garcia - Source

Soccer Mommy – Color Theory

Songhoy Blues – Optimisme

Budos Band – Long In The Tooth

Monophonics – It’s Only Us

Fontaines D.C. – A Hero’s Death

Bombay Bicycle Club – Everything Else Has Gone Wrong

Moses Boyd – Dark Matter

Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela – Rejoice

Taylor Swift – Folklore

Jarv Is… – Beyond the Pale

We'd love to know your thoughts. What were your favourite albums this year?

We've also compiled our own individual Top 10s

Andy

1. Bombay Bicycle Club – Everything Else Has Gone Wrong
2. Throwing Muses – Sun Racket
3. The Beths – Jump Rope Gazers
4. Khruangbin - Mordechai
5. Soccer Mommy – Color Theory
6. Pauline Murray – Elemental
7. Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes – What Kinda Music
8. Nadine Shah – Kitchen Sink
9. Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher
10. Sports Team – Deep Down Happy

 

Ashlie

1. Juniore – Un Deux Trois
2. Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher
3. Fiona Apple – Fetch The Bolt Cutters
4. Khruangbin - Mordechai
5. Budos Band – Long In The Tooth
6. Fuzz - III
7. Bananagun – The True Story of…
8. El Michels Affair – Adult Themes
9. The Wytches – Three Mile Ditch
10. Biffy Clyro – A Celebration of Endings 

 

Beth

1. Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
2. Chloe x Halle - Ungodly Hour
3. Moses Sumney - Grae
4. Taylor Swift- Folklore
5. Rina Sawayama - Sawayama
6. Sufjan Stevens - The Ascension
7. Soccer Mommy - Color Theory
8. Fiona Apple - Fetch The Bolt Cutters
9. Gorillaz - Song Machine, Season One: Strange Times
10. Grimes - Miss Anthropocene 

 

Jasmine

1. Disclosure - ENERGY
2. Tame Impala - Slow Rush
3. Glass Animals - Dreamland
4. Bombay Bicycle Club - Everything Else Has Gone Wrong
5. Soccer Mommy - colour theory
6. Khruangbin - Mordechai
7. Four Tet - Sixteen Oceans
8. Tom Misch and Yusef Dayes - What Kinda Music
9. Caribou - Suddenly
10. Songhoy Blues - Optimisme

 

Shaun

1. The Strokes – The New Abnormal
2. Sports Team – Deep Down Happy
3. Glass Animals – Dreamland
4. Blossoms – Foolish Loving Spaces
5. Oliver Tree – Ugly is Beautiful
6. The Magic Gang – Death Of The Party
7. Declan McKenna – Zeros
8. Gorillaz – Song Machine, Season One: Strange Times
9. Sea Girls – Open Up Your Head
10. Vistas – Everything Changes In The End