[Music] It’s that time of the year again, albums of the year!

Of maybe the end of the year is getting earlier?

First up is Rough Trade’s 100

ROUGH TRADE ALBUMS OF THE YEAR 2020
100 - Caleb Landry Jones - Mother Stone
99 - Yumi Zouma - Truth or Consequences
98 - Caroline Rose - Superstar
97 - Keeley Forsyth - Debris
96 - Monophonics - It's Only Us
95 - Pinegrove - Marigold
94 - Khruangbin - Mordechai
93 - Rival Consoles - Articulation
92 - Clipping - Visions of Bodies Being Burned
91 - Sufjan Stevens - The Ascension
90 - Destroyer - Have We Met
89 - Adrienne Lenker - Songs and Instrumentals
88 - Chats - High Risk Behaviour
87 - Bob Dylan - Rough And Rowdy Ways
86 - Denzel Curry x Kenny Beats - Unlocked
85 - Wire - Mind Hive
84 - Bent - Up In The Air
83 - Chuck Prophet - The Land That Time Forgot
82 - X - Alphabetland
81 - Slow Pulp - Moveys
80 - Bonny Light Horseman - Bonny Light Horseman
79 - Rudy De Anda - Tender Epoch
78 - Jason Isbell - Reunions
77 - Grimes - Miss Anthropocene
76 - Public Practice - Gentle Grip
75 - Disq - Collector
74 - Bambara - Stray
73 - Dan Michaelson - Colourfield
72 - Riz Ahmed - The Long Goodbye
71 - Cherry Pickles - The Juice That's Worth The Squeeze
70 - The Nude Party - Midnight Manor
69 - Action Bronson - Only For Dolphins
68 - Field Music - Making A New World
67 - Bananagun - The True Story Of
66 - James Dean Bradfield - Even In Exile
65 - Max Richter - Voices
64 - Fiona Apple - Fetch The Bolt Cutters
63 - BC Camplight - Shortly After Takeoff
62 - Sneaks - Happy Birthday
61 - Video Age - Pleasure Line
60 - Everything Is Recorded - Friday Forever
59 - Mark Lanegan - Straight Songs Of Sorrow
58 - Nicolas Jaar - Cenizas
57 - Ghostpoet - I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep
56 - Thundercat - It Is What It Is
55 - Chicano Batman - Invisible People
54 - King Krule - Man Alive
53 - Habibi - Anywhere But Here
52 - Agnes Obel - Myopia
51 - Freddie Gibbs & Alchemist - Alfredo
50 - Nick Hakim - WILL THIS MAKE ME GOOD
49 - Jessy Lanza - All The Time
48 - Bob Mould - Blue Hearts
47 - Aqulies Navarro + Tcheser Holmes - Heritage of the Invisible II
46 - Dehd - Flower of Devotion
45 - Pole - Fading
44 - Shopping - All Or Nothing
43 - Mush - 3D Routine
42 - Heliocentrics - Infinity of Now
41 - Romare - Home
40 - Yaeji - What We Drew
39 - Damaged Bug - Bug On Yonkers
38 - Big Moon - Walking Like We Do
37 - Olafur Arnalds - some kind of peace
36 - Nation Of Language - Introduction, Presence
35 - Margo Price - That's How Rumours Get Started
34 - Keleketla! - Keleketla!
33 - Coriky - Coriky
32 - Slift - Ummon
31 - A Certain Ratio - Loco
30 - Four Tet - Sixteen Oceans
29 - Courtney Marie Andrews - Old Flowers
28 - Kelly Lee Owens - Inner Song
27 - Brigid Mae Power - Head Above Water
26 - Isobel Campbell - There Is No Other
25 - Run The Jewels - RTJ4
24 - Georgia - Seeking Thrills
23 - Fontaines D.C. - A Hero's Death
22 - Beths - Jump Rope Gazers
21 - Yves Tumour - Heaven To A Tortured Mind
20 - Hazel English - Wake Up
19 - Kamaal Williams - Wu Hen
18 - Waxahatchee - Saint Cloud
17 - Thurston Moore - By The Fire
16 - Tom Misch / Yuseff Dayes - What Kinda Music
15 - Caribou - Suddenly
14 - Idles - Ultra Mono
13 - Osees - Protean Threat
12 - Oklou - Galore
11 - Cornershop - England Is A Garden
10 - Rolling Blackouts - Sideways To New Italy
9 - Porridge Radio - Every Bad
8 - bdrmm - Bedroom
7 - Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs - Viscerals
6 - Dream Wife - So When You Gonna...
5 - Jarv Is - Beyond The Pale
4 - Laura Marling - Song For Our Daughter
3 - Rina Sawayama - Sawayama
2 - Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
1 - Sault - Untitled (Black Is)

Why isn’t blah blah on the list?
So and so should be number 1!
It’s not even the end of the year yet, what if an album is released in December?
This is a marketing tool for Xmas etc etc.

I only own 7..all on vinyl. I didn’t even know Damaged Bug released an album this year; that completely passed me by.

i think I've heard of that chap at number 87 cos i'm down with the kids

Music just seems to have completely passed me by this year. Mainly because I’m not listening in my commute so much I guess. I only know about 4 albums on that list, Caribou, 4 Tet, kelly lee Owens, and Idles.

I was looking for Swans, then checked it was 2019

Expecting my copy of the new Phil Campbell and the ******* Sons album ‘We’re the ********’ which is due tomorrow on sparkle vinyl, from the couple of tracks I’ve heard it’s going to be good.

So far this year I’ve enjoyed:
Blind River's ‘Made of Dirt’
The new Raven album Metal City.
Hip to the Jag by Kavus Torabi took a bit of getting used to, but it’s a decent listen too.
The self titled album by Lamb of Gods is a smasher.

And the other one I’m looking forward to is King Creature with Set The World on Fire. The couple of tracks I’ve heard so far are excellent.

Albion Dan said:

Music just seems to have completely passed me by this year. Mainly because I’m not listening in my commute so much I guess. I only know about 4 albums on that list, Caribou, 4 Tet, kelly lee Owens, and Idles.

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Caribou, 4 Tet, kelly lee Owens; 3 of my 7.

I'm a big fan of Laura Marling, but don't think her latest is a patch on her previous one, Semper Femina

Glad to see that Brighton's very own Porridge Radio has made the top ten. Probably makes my top five (not that I've heard that many albums this year). Go on then HT, I know you're itching to reveal what you're thinking will make your top ten.

I missed the 2nd Everything is Recorded album as well.

Wheres Disco by Kylie then FFS?!

Machiavelli said:

Go on then HT, I know you're itching to reveal what you're thinking will make your top ten.

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I’m more concerned about the albums I’ve completely missed at the moment! But, Yves Tumor will be up there, as will the Daniel Avery and Alessandro Cortini long player.

Now That’s What I Call Music 2020 hasn’t even made the top 100

Waiting for the new (3rd of 2020) Guided By Voices album before finalising a list of favourites.

Looking at the Rough Trade list it same 'old' story for me. Like the Wire, Thurston Moore, Bob Mould, Isobel Campbell and Chuck Prophet albums. Not too sure about the stuff made by the youngsters these days, but I'll give some a listen.

I have heard of around 6 or the artists on that list and own none of the releases.

For me, 2020 includes:

Fraunhofer Diffraction - Serenity (part 2)
Handful of snowdrops - the four winds
The Midnight - Monsters
She Past Away - X
Nina-Synthian
Protomartyr - Ultimate success today
Sibewest - 666 sense
Jessie Frye - Kiss me in the rain

I expect Fiona Apple’s album to make most peoples lists. But 64 seems a bit harsh- in my top ten for sure.

Herr Tubthumper said:

I’m more concerned about the albums I’ve completely missed at the moment! But, Yves Tumor will be up there, as will the Daniel Avery and Alessandro Cortini long player.

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I'll have to give the latter a go. Drone Logic was something else, and last year's album was good too (not that I remember its name). We saw YT at End of the Road: out there.

Also no mention of The Flaming Lips American Head album which was a real return to form.

I’ve not heard of the band at number 1, Sault, but they seem as interesting and intriguing as they are prolific. I’ll have to check them out.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/sep/17/sault-untitled-rise-review

Anyone else heard them?