• In a year unlike any other, music played a bigger role than ever as a way to help confront, process, or simply drown out the tumult of our times. Perfume Genius and Dua Lipa had us dancing in our homes, Thundercat and Angelica Garcia reached new highs, and long-running acts like the Strokes and Stephen Malkmus reminded us that rock isn’t dead. These are our 100 favorite albums of 2020.
• Whether you’re looking to be soothed by the gentle ambient sounds of Mary Lattimore and KMRU, to be pummeled by the jagged chaos of RXM Reality and Prolaps, or hunting for a happy medium somewhere in between, the year’s best electronic albums offered a wide range of sounds for every mood.
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