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22. "starting with favorites - top 25 popular-ish"
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Fri Dec-04-20 10:00 AM by thebigfunk

          

Still winding around to developing a top 10 but this is my shortlist, top 25 popular-ish records this year (not in any real order):

1. Moses Sumney - Grae
2. R.A.P. Ferreira - Purple's Moonlight Pages
3. Cleo Sol - Rose in the Dark
4. Bob Dylan - Rough and Rowdy Ways
5. Jessie Ware - What's Your Pleasure?
6. Khruangbin - Mordechai
7. Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
8. Gillian Welch - Boots Vol. 2 - The Lost Songs
9. Courtney Marie Andrews - Old Flowers
10. Lianne La Havas - self-titled
11. Oscar Jerome - Breathe Deep
12. Sault - Untitled(s)
13. Fleet Foxes - Shore
14. Sylvan Esso - Free Love
15. Tim Heidecker - Fear of Death
16. Gabriel Garzon-Montano - Aguita
17. Kevin Morby - Sundowner
18. Sam Amidon - self-titled
19. Rufus Wainwright - Alone Time/Peaceful Afternoon EP
20. Perfume Genius - Set my heart on fire immediately
21. Natalia Lafourcade - Un Canto por Mexico, vol. 1
22. Fiona Apple - Fetch the Boltcutters
23. Raw Poetic/Damu/Archie Shepp - Ocean Bridges
24. Blu & Exile - Miles
25. Nick Hakim - WILL THIS MAKE ME GOOD

This actually aligns pretty well with my most listened to, as well. I'm actually surprised at how little hip hop wound up on the shortlist even though I listened to a lot of releases this year. A lot of it was good, very little was great. Past my top 25 a lot more shows up but it's still pretty spotty.

It was a strange year musically with just an enormous number of top-notch releases in the first four or five months, then a dryspell for a good chunk of summer, and then another great month or two as we headed into fall. Music was definitely a lifesaver this year and that vast majority of my listening was dedicated to new stuff ... sort of a reminder that good stuff was still happening despite how dark this year has been.

Going to circle back and run through some favorite jazz-ish releases later.

-thebigfunk

~ i could still snort you under the table ~

  

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+ THE LESSON's Best Of 2020 Post + [View all] , LeroyBumpkin, Tue Dec-01-20 08:48 PM
 
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My 2020 Picks
Dec 01st 2020
1
Yooooooo!
Dec 01st 2020
2
When Paul talked about it on Open Mike Eagle's podcast...
Dec 02nd 2020
12
RE: When Paul talked about it on Open Mike Eagle's podcast...
Dec 02nd 2020
14
Organized Konfusion's "Decisions" is maybe an all-time top 10 for me.
Dec 03rd 2020
15
RE: you could argue it being their best song
Dec 08th 2020
34
This version of Goodie Mob's "Blood" is 1 of my favorite songs by them.
Dec 03rd 2020
16
I came across the 12" sampler of America is Dying recently
Dec 07th 2020
31
nice - thanks for doing this
Dec 02nd 2020
3
RE: + THE LESSON's Best Of 2020 Post +
Dec 02nd 2020
4
RE: + THE LESSON's Best Of 2020 Post +
Dec 26th 2020
38
RE: + THE LESSON's Best Of 2020 Post +
Dec 02nd 2020
5
RE: + THE LESSON's Best Of 2020 Post +
Dec 02nd 2020
6
Yeah this album was real good
Dec 02nd 2020
7
      I guess I took “surprised” differently
Dec 02nd 2020
8
      Ha. This was me.
Dec 02nd 2020
13
WHY ALL THE CAPS THO? (answers below)
Dec 02nd 2020
9
Can't speak for OP
Dec 02nd 2020
10
      ^^^
Dec 03rd 2020
19
RE: + THE LESSON's Best Of 2020 Post +
Dec 02nd 2020
11
RE: + THE LESSON's Best Of 2020 Post +
Dec 03rd 2020
17
RE: + THE LESSON's Best Of 2020 Post +
Dec 03rd 2020
20
      RE: + THE LESSON's Best Of 2020 Post +
Dec 04th 2020
21
RE: + THE LESSON's Best Of 2020 Post +
Dec 10th 2020
35
Update: Moor Mother & Billy Woods - BRASS
Dec 17th 2020
Update: Moor Mother & Billy Woods - BRASS
Dec 17th 2020
37
ill try
Dec 03rd 2020
18
RE: + THE LESSON's Best Of 2020 Post +
Dec 04th 2020
23
the Zeroh album is criminally slept on
Dec 04th 2020
24
how did i miss this?!?
Dec 07th 2020
28
      I found it by accident, looking for something else.
Dec 07th 2020
29
Overall a great year for London music
Dec 05th 2020
25
Did you hear Nubya Garcia's Source album?
Dec 08th 2020
33
      I did! Great record
Dec 17th 2020
36
RE: + THE LESSON's Best Of 2020 Post +
Dec 07th 2020
26
Did you get hip to Poppy because of NXT? I did...
Dec 07th 2020
27
      lmao yes I did. Love Io.
Dec 07th 2020
32
RE: + THE LESSON's Best Of 2020 Post +
Dec 07th 2020
30
using this post as a listening guide
Dec 27th 2020
39
that's the only reason I made this post.
Dec 27th 2020
40
RE: + THE LESSON's Best Of 2020 Post +
Jan 13th 2021
41
heres my "final" best of 2020 projects list
Feb 02nd 2021
42
I gotta say it, your ratings lowkey infuriate me lmao (joking of course)
Feb 02nd 2021
44
      right?
Feb 02nd 2021
45
      yeah i need to figure out how to calibrate this right
Feb 03rd 2021
46
Forgot to post my lists.
Feb 02nd 2021
43
you got a few i didnt check out
Feb 03rd 2021
47
Favorite Releases of 2020
Jul 01st 2021
48

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