Looks like this blog has become much more occasional thing because, life. Apart from my Prince Report project, I didn’t write about any music this year. So instead of opening the “should I write about the top 10?” can of worms, I chose to just provide my top 30 with album covers, plus a number of expanded Spotify and Apple Music playlists.
My top 30, pictured below, is in my Bandcamp collection. The easiest way to sample and purchase these albums would be to go there.
Top 10
11 – 32
I bought 32 albums this year. The remaining 22 below are in no particular order.
Side note: Growth released their album in Dec 2020, but I had already finished writing my Year in Review when I heard it, so I’m tacking it on here because it deserves recognition.
The Silver – Ward of Roses 
Ben LaMar Gay – Open Arms to Open Us 
Nate Smith – Kinfolk 2- See the Birds 
hana vu – Public Storage 
sungazer – Perihelion 
Archspire – Bleed the Future 
VEILBURNER – Lurkers in the Capsule of Skull 
Thy Catafalque – Vadak 
Seputus – Phantom Indigo 
portrayal of guilt – We Are Always Alone 
Charlotte Day Wilson – ALPHA 
NNAMDÏ – Are You Happy 
Helado Negro – Far In 
Krallice – Demonic Wealth 
Human Impact – EP01 
Genghis Tron – Dream Weapon 
Essiebons Special 1973 – 1984 – Ghana Music Power House 
Apifera – Overstand 
Danny Elfman – Big Mess 
Vannon – Desert of Our Dreams 
Fawn Limbs – Darwin Falls 
Growth – The Smothering Arms of Mercy
Expanded Playlists
METAL – Top 35
TOP 20 (non-metal)
JAZZ
RNB / SOUL / HIP-HOP
INDIE / ROCK / FOLK / ELECTRONIC / ETC
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