2020: The Decent Bits
Sup guys how's everybody doing besides too ADD to read my long-ass list title lmao |
| 1 |  | Ulcerate
Stare Into Death and Be Still
Ceremonial placement, never have my high expectations for an album been met so forcefully. |
| 2 |  | SUMAC
May You Be Held
It's bizarre and almost ramshackle, but the more I listened to this to see if I enjoyed it the more I realized that's exactly what I was doing. |
| 3 |  | Palm Reader
Sleepless
Whoa where did this come from
damn |
| 4 |  | Couch Slut
Take A Chance On Rock 'n' Roll
almost broke my cigarette but I didn't and that's pretty crust punk |
| 5 |  | Emma Ruth Rundle and Thou
May Our Chambers Be Full
Always a good time when an amazing collab on the surface turns out amazing in substance |
| 6 |  | Denzel Curry and Kenny Beats
Unlocked
This bumps so goddamn hard, I want a full record or mixtape from Denzel in 2021 so badly |
| 7 |  | Fiona Apple
Fetch The Bolt Cutters
We all know this is amazing, it just is. The glory fades slightly after a few listens though. |
| 8 |  | Leeched
To Dull the Blades of Your Abuse
Probably one of my most-played albums all year because it is damn-near perfect.
good point in this list for a reminder everything so far is an easy 4.5 and order is mostly meaningless |
| 9 |  | Waxahatchee
Saint Cloud
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm |
| 10 |  | Mamaleek
Come and See
I realized that the description for #2 could also work for this, ha. Kinda how it goes with all Mamaleek records for me. |
| 11 |  | Prurient
Casablanca Flamethrower
Oh yes, his best since FNF by far. Perfect blend of his harsher power electronics and the militant drones he does with Vatican Shadow. |
| 12 |  | Question
Reflections of the Void
Still all of these are mostly 4.5s...it was a good year for music if not much else. #2 death metal for the year behind Ulcerate. |
| 13 |  | Thy Catafalque
Naiv
Reppin' those January releases boiii. For real I saved a slot for this ever since I first heard it, so here it is. |
| 14 |  | Oranssi Pazuzu
Mestarin Kynsi
Wide selection this year of black metal being wrung out for all it's worth. |
| 15 |  | Boris
NO
I'm a huge Boris fanboy but this is seriously great, they're on a damn roll recently |
| 16 |  | Afterbirth
Four Dimensional Flesh
Technical slam death? Ok. REALLY GOOD tech slam death??
YES. |
| 17 |  | Slift
Ummon
Jammy, spacey, stonery, rocky, fuzzy, post-ish...
Fuck, it's a big ol' rok album y'all |
| 18 |  | Svalbard
When I Die, Will I Get Better?
How I was sold a skramzcore album with song titles like "Click Bait" I don't know
But this is genuinely pretty damn great |
| 19 |  | Napalm Death
Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism |
| 20 |  | Deftones
Ohms
This and Napalm Death are both like 3.8s and y'all need to chill |
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