Best of Boogie: The Year in Music [2020]
This year we needed new music more than ever. Here are some of the albums released in 2020 that helped keep us sane through months of lockdowns.
Holly’s Picks
- Hinds – The Prettiest Curse
- Nation of Language – A Different Kind of Life
- Biffy Clyro – A Celebration of Endings
- Neverly Boys – The Dark Side of Everything
- The Strokes – The New Abnormal
- Perfume Genius – Set My Heart on Fire Immediately
- Khruangbin – Mordechai
- Airborne Toxic Event – Hollywood Park
- Phantogram – Ceremony
- Car Seat Headrest – Making a Door Less Open
Honorable Mention:
Orville Peck – Unchained Melody/You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
Elie’s Picks
- Neverly Boys – The Dark Side of Everything
- Dawes – Good Luck with Whatever
- Khruangbin – Mordecai
- The Avalanches – We Will Always Love You
- Rolling Blackout Coastal Fever – Sideways to New Italy
- Hinds – The Prettiest Curse
- Nation of Language – A Different Kind of Life
- Lianne La Havas – Self-titled
- Bombay Bicycle Club – Everything Else has Gone Wrong
- DMA’s – The Glow
Honorable Mention:
Georgia – Seeking Thrills
Allison’s Picks
- Toots & The Maytals – Got To Be Tough
- Buju Banton – Upside Down 2020
- Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia
- Bob Dylan – Rough and Rowdy Ways
- Megan Thee Stallion – Good News
- Fiona Apple – Fetch the Bolt Cutters
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