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Trif's 2020: Records I Love So Far Pt.1

A new year has come, so it's time for a new list to keep track of all the albums that I enjoyed. Of course it's a work in progress. Feel free to rec stuff from 2020 that you think I'd dig. List contains all 2020 albums that I've rated 3.5 and higher.
1Agnes Obel
Myopia


Folk / Electronic / Debussy-Satie-inspired

4.5
RUUULES, love Island of Doom, the t/t, closer and Can't Be, the rest is mega cool too. Her second best yet and a serious contender for this year's top 10 (saying this when 2020 is only halfway over yet...).
2Craven Faults
Erratics and Unconformities


Electronic / Ambient / Experimental
4.0

Very vintage, very trance-inducing.
3Holy Fuck
Deleter


Electronic / Noise
3.5

Best they've been in a while!
4Driftwood (BE)
Only Fighters Left Behind


Dark Indie/Electronic
3.5

Really dig this, sometimes even has trip hop vibes. Featuring Balthazar (BE)'s violoinist Patricia.
5Moby
All Visible Objects


Electronic

3.5
Diverse and nice! He's found his way again, just like with the last one.
6Other Lives
For Their Love


Folk / Indie / Rock

3.5
Their last one ruled, this one is nice too! Would love to spend some more time with it.
7Pugilist
Horizon


Techno [EP]

3.5
Love this. Full length please!
8Fluisteraars
Bloem


BM/Folk

3.5
Great folksy BM, aggressive and produced wonderfully.
9Georgie Sweet
Misunderstood


Soul / Trip Hop

4.0
Oh such a lovely, nice, smooth, relaxing, HMMMMM album!!
10Lyenn
Adrift


Folk / Rock / Electronic / Weirdness

3.5
A strange, moody record from Belgium. Noir, stripped down Radiohead-ish? Hard to describe, but cool.
11Ihsahn
Telemark


Black Metal / Progressive Metal [EP]

3.5
Love the originals, especially Nord and the t/t and the covers are fun and suitable for an EP.
12Midori Hirano
Invisible Island


Neo-Classical / Electronic / Ambient

3.5
Very imaginative record, tranquil, mysterious, melancholic.
13Mythic Sunship
Changing Shapes


Psychedelic / Jam-Rock

3.5
14Dinosaur (UK)
To The Earth


Jazz

4.0
15Jaguar Jaguar
Madelyn


Indie Pop/Rock [EP]

3.5
Some serious Balthazar (BE) vibes here.
16Andras (AUS)
Joyful


House/Acid

3.5
Very 90s, Orbital like, but super mega sunny.
17The Necks
Three


Jazz/Experimental

4.0
Lovely album to get lost in. Organic, sunny, clear, slightly melancholic, just as I like them.
18Obongjayar
Which Way Is Forward?


Soul/Electronic/African/Hard to classify [EP]

4.0
Lovely dark voice, great African rhythms with soul and electronic and unidentifiable influences. Hear it to believe it.
19Hallas
Conundrum


Hard Rock/Progressive Rock

4.0
Super fun album, nicely adventurous and melodic. Carry On and Fading Hero are so good!
20Tennis
Swimmer


Indie pop

4.0
Great summery vibes, lots of fun in their casually quirky approach.
21Georgie Sweet
Here


Soul/R&B [EP]

3.5
Nice one, still hyped for the album!
22An On Bast
Coherent Excitations


Techno/Experimental

3.5
Nice vibes from this Polish lady.
23Ella van der Woude
Solo Piano


Neoclassical

3.5
Mega relaxing solo piano Γ  la Debussy or Satie.
24Shadow Show
Silhouettes


Rock/Garage

3.5
Fun, old school record. Check this, lots of energy!
25Wrangler
A Situation


Electronic/Old school

3.5
Kraftwerkian vibes, with some post-punk-ish vox. Cool!
26Why Bonnie
Voice Box


Dream pop [EP]

3.5
27Marla Hansen
Dust


Folk/Indie/Electronic

3.5
A calm, warm, sometimes wonderfully weird album with some absolutely great material.
28JFDR
New Dreams


Electronic

3.5
Quiet and lovely.
29Malia
Garden Of Eve


Soul/Jazz

3.5
30Monophonics
It's Only Us


Funk/Psychedelic/Soul

3.5
Super sunny, for all of you who liked Durand Jones And The Indications.
31Fake Laugh
Dining Alone


Indie Rock

3.5
I like this. It is sweet and goes some cool places.
32Welkin (SGP)
Recollections of Conquest and Honour


BM

3.5
Melodic, moody and straightforward. No-nonsense but also quite catchy!
33Rheinzand
Rheinzand


House/Disco/older vibes in shiny coating

3.5
34Nicolas Jaar
Cenizas


Electronic

3.5
Looking forward to spending more time with this. I think it would benefit from that.
35Matt Elliott
Farewell to All We Know


Folk

3.5
Dark and brooding and very very very introspective and calm.
36Gold Cage
Social Crutch


Post Punk/Indie Rock

3.5
The xx mixed with Slowdive and some New Order. Nice one!
37Ellis
Born Again


Dream Pop/Indie rock

3.5
38Khruangbin
Mordechai


Psychedelic/Surf/Disco/Funk

3.5
Could have been better but still like it. I'm sorry to see the world-vibes disappearing, and am not super interested in this more disco/general pop structure they're going for here.
39Capitol K
Birdtrapper


Electronic/Tribal-y/Ethereal-y

3.5
40Aidan Baker
An Instance of Rising / Liminoid


Neoclassical/Experimental/Ambient

3.5
Some great post-rock vibes too. Love this!
41Skyzoo & Dumbo Station
The Bluest Note


Hip Hop/Jazz

3.5
42Ande
Vossenkuil


BM

3.5
43Olivia Awbrey
Dishonorable Harvest


Weird indie folk rock shizz

3.5
Like how this sometimes gets a little off, she mixes it up nicely!
44Anna Burch
If You're Dreaming


Indie/Folk

3.5
Nice jazzy vibes in this one, can't ever say no to those!
45Alina Baraz
It Was Divine


R&B

3.5
Normally don't really dig this genre, but this lady had a smooth and calm style that was very soothing. Produced wonderfully too!
46Natalia Lafourcade
Un Canto por MΓ©xicoβ€š Volβ€€ 1


Folk/Orchestral Folk/Latin American/Traditional

3.5
Warm, contagious sunniness. Nice vox and the orchestral arrangements are superb.
47El Michels Affair
Adult Themes


Jazz/Funk/Soul

3.5
Many samples, somewhat uneven but also nicely diverse, and always weird.
48Tβ€€ Gowdy
Therapy With Colour


Techno/Ambient/Experimental

4.0
Waves of repetition, trance inducing, nicely produced. Good stuff!
49Moff & Tarkin
Man Of The Match LP


Drum and Bass

3.5
Great oldskool vibes. Some awesome tunes.
50Public Practice
Gentle Grip


Punk/Funk

4.0
Very danceable, love the production, hmmm!
51DJ Krush
Trickster


Hip Hop/Experimental/Electronic

4.0
Omg I didn't even know he had a new one out! Yeeeessssssssssssss. My hero.
52Emily Wells
In The Dark Moving


Alternative Rock

3.5
A lady singing accompanied by her electric or acoustic guitar. Album full of quiet reworks from last year's record (apparently...)
53Nick Hakim
WILL THIS MAKE ME GOOD


PSYCHEDELIC SOUL FOLK

3.5
WHY IS HE SCREAMING THE TITLE AT US IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE! ! ! ! ! ! RECORD IS GREAT THOUGH I LIKE IT A LOT!!!!!!!!!!
54The Great Yawn
The Wavesβ€š The Tide and The Moon


Folk/Indie/Gorgeous summer vibes

June 19th
55Leafar Legov
Mirror


Downtempo/Ambient House

4.0
56Tesa
C O N T R O L


Sludge Metal/Post Metal

3.5
57Melvin Junko
Lofi & Nollie Flips


Hip-Hop/Electronic

3.5
58Zelma Stone
Dreamland


Dream pop

4.0
59New Cool Collective
Trippin’ Redux FT Tony Allen


Jazz/Big Band [EP]

4.0
60Paul Kalkbrenner
Speak Up


Techno [EP]

3.5
61Thou
Blessings of the Highest Order


Sludgy Nirvana Covers [COMP]

3.5
Love it. Funky.
62Upsammy
Zoom


Ambient/Techno

3.5
Warm, layered, soft and twinkly.
63Leifur James
Angel in Disguise


Electronic/Jazz/Downtempo

3.5
64MOAR
Boom Bap Mentality


Hip-Hop/Jazz

4.0
65Gia Margaret
Mia Gargaret


Neoclassical/Folk

4.0
66Brigid Mae Power
Head Above the Water


Folk

3.5
67Ellen Allien
Auraa


Techno

3.5
68Natalie Slade
Control


Jazz/Soul

3.5
69Shifted
The Dirt On Our Hands


Techno

3.5
Very very very minimal.
70Mekaal Hasan Band
Andholan (Special Edition)


Progressive rock

3.5
From Pakistan. Thanks Omair!
71Nicole Atkins
Italian Ice


Pop/Rock

3.5
72Sign Of Evil
Psychodelic Horror


Punk/Rock/BM [EP]

3.5
73Regarde Les Hommes Tomber
Ascension


Sludgy BM

3.5
Closer is amazing.
74Occulto Lunae
EP I


BM

4.0
Incredibly old school raw EP. Love it. Nattens sound.
75Laura Cannell
The Earth With Her Crowns


(Mostly instrumental) Folk/lots of violin, ancient sounding. Sparse.

3.5
76Reinhard Vanbergen
Sids First Smile


Neoclassical [EP]

3.5
Nice and twinkly solo piano EP. Short, sweet and very cute.
77Tammo
Easy To See


Techno [EP]

3.5
Could be a 4.0 actually. Not at all concerned with showing off, just goes for it head-on. Listen to Rounds, it is lovely.
78Daniel Avery
Love + Light


Techno/House/Ambient/Electronic/Whatever-you-want-fits

4.0
Some absolute bangers on this one! Great addition to his consistently good discog.
79A.A. Williams
Forever Blue


Post-rock/Gothic

3.5
This went in a direction I didn't see coming, but it's nice nonetheless. Don't like that awful drum sound though, especially of the toms. Ooof.
80Paysage d'Hiver
Im Wald


BM

4.5
So good! Everything I want from BM, hard to find nowadays!
81Greg Foat
Symphonie Pacifique


Jazz

4.0
Awesome! A superb album, diverse yet coherent.
82Natasakaa
EP01


Lo-fi instrumental BM [EP]

3.5
Lovely. Just like EP02! Some serious Nattens-vibes.
83Natasakaa
EP02


Lo-fi instrumental BM [EP]

3.5
Lovely. Just like EP01! Some serious Nattens-vibes.
84HVL
Alignment


Minimal/Techno/Ambient

4.0
Another super long but very nice disk for 2020.
85Hum
Inlet


Shoegaze/Alternative

3.5
86Giorgia Angiuli
Trust The Hours


Synthy-Techno [EP]

3.5
87Keleketla!
Keleketla!


Jazz/African

4.0
L O V E this, thanks for bringing it to my attention by reviewing it dedex!
88Ball
Like You Are…I Once Was…Like I Am – You Will...


Hard rock/Psychedelic/Blues

4.0
Super catchy, very old school, love everything about it. Thanks garas!
89Washed Out
Purple Noon


Dream pop

3.5
Very glad he decided to ditch the Mister Mellow sound and go back to his roots. This surprised me in a positive way!
90Actress
88


Techno

3.5
Oslo is sooooooooooooooo good.
91Haron
Taxa


Techno [EP]

3.5
92Julianna Barwick
Healing Is a Miracle


Dream pop

3.5
Reminds me of Sea Oleena a lot, and that's a good thing in this case! Angelic Ooh-ing and Aah-ing over dreamy soundscapes.
93Two People
Second Body


Indie pop/Electronic/Dream pop

3.5
Better than their first body!
94Pretty Sneaky
Pretty Sneaky


Minimal Techno

4.0
Cool, dubby, field-recording-y, Berlin-y, minimal-y techno hmmmmm yeah it's good.
95Ulver
Flowers of Evil


Synth pop (kind of...)

3.5
Nice, but I wish they didn't go for something similar to the Assassination-style, since that wasn't my fave Ulver at all. Time to shake things up again!
96Laurence Pike
Prophecy


Jazz/Experimental/Electronic

4.0
Excellent album that reminds me of Nicolas Jaar's debut sometimes. Pike is a jazz drummer/percussionist so expect lots of rhythm stuff here, with gorgeous production quality.
97Supersport!
Dog Run


Psych-tinted indie pop [EP]

3.5
Fun and cute and I love it. A full-length would make me happy!
98RomΓ©o Poirier
Hotel Nota


Electronic/Ambient

3.5
I'm still unsure why some ambient stuff really works, while other (even similar sounding) ambient is super boring. This guy knows how to keep me interested. Very nice album!
99Hymn
Breach Us


Doom Metal/Sludge Metal

3.5
I'm not at all at home in these genres, but this is very enjoyable. Really like the production too, which is usually what puts me off on modern metal.
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