Happy holidays, and thanks for stopping in. 2020 was tough for everyone, and maybe that's especially true for musicians, whose main source of income - touring - became unavailable due to the lockdown across the world. There are new ways of virtual touring that sites like Bandcamp have pioneered, so not all hope is lost, but my heart goes out to the DIY musicians. Shout out to all the artists hanging in there. I heard more music released in 2020 than I have for any other year - 121 albums, 21 EPs, and one compilation, not even including the hundreds of songs I tried out from other various albums and projects. It was a lot of music, and I hope and pray that I don't attempt to listen to as much in 2021, because boy it takes a lot of time to dig into all of them. In fact, the amount of music I've heard from 2020 is more than what I've heard from the entirety of the 1960s decade. As a result, I've been able to assemble a list of 40 incredible projects (albums and EPs combined) for this year, more projects than I've heard from most years in the era of popular music. Alright, with the intro out of the way, let's get to the list!
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AuthorI was born and raised in San Francisco, California. I am proud of my Chinese heritage, and I think my background gives me a unique edge on this vast field of opinion. As a self-proclaimed music historian, I have loved pop music ever since I first heard it. These are my opinions on some of the recent albums and songs that are making a splash in the industry. Archives
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