Best of 2020
Keeping it trim this year because no one needs to hear about it. These are the records that kept things afloat in 2020, and while I recommend them all, I’d like to highlight the Native Cats’ Two Creation Myths 7″ as thee best/my favorite record of the year. Please keep supporting artists, record stores and concert venues if you can. I can’t wait to buy you a beer at a show in the future. Until then...
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10. PROTOMARTYR, Ultimate Success Today (Domino) 9. V/A, Respect the Unexpected - In the Age of Sci-Fi LP + CD (Kashual Plastik) 8. PERMISSION, Organized People Suffer (La Vida Es Un Mus) 7. BLACK CURSE, Endless Wound (Sepulchral Voice) 6. LEWSBERG, In This House (12XU) 5. KA, Descendants of Cain (Iron Works) 4. SLEEPER & SNAKE, Fresco Shed (Lulu’s Sonic Disc Club/Upset the Rhythm) 3. KOMARE, The Sense of Hearing (Penultimate Press) 2. PRIMITIVE MAN, Immersion (Relapse) 1. OILY BOYS, Cro Memory Grin (Cool Death)
Six more:
C. LAVENDER, Myth of Equilibrium (Editions Mego)
GEN POP, PPM66 (Post Present Medium)
KOBRA, Confusione (Iron Lung)
P22, Human Snake (Post Present Medium)
PATOIS COUNSELORS, The Optimal Seat (ever/never)
TREASURY OF PUPPIES, s/t (Förlag För Fri Musik)
12″/7″/Cassette
MOSQUITOES, Minus Objects 12″ (ever/never)
SIAL, Tari Pemusnah Kuasa 12″ (La Vida Es Un Mus)
ALGARA, Enamorados Del Control Total 7″ EP (La Vida Es Un Mus)
APPARITION, Granular Transformation 7″ EP (Profound Lore)
HEALER, Resurgence 7″ EP (625 Thrashcore/From the Head of Zeus)
THE NATIVE CATS, Two Creation Myths 7″ (Rough Skies)
PRUTSER, “Netels” b/w “Derealiteit (Alles Wat Ge Denkt, Zijt Ge Zelf)” 7″ (Stroom)
GLEN SCHENAU, “Jhumble” b/w “Jearnest” 7″ (self-released)
C. LAVENDER & AARON DILLOWAY, Secret Destroyed Instantly CS (Hanson)
DEPLETED, Wretched Decay CS (GreySun)
STOMACHACHE, A Certain Uncertainty CS (self-released)
Digital only releases
BBYMUTHA, Muthaland (self-released)
BLACK NOI$E, OBLIVION (Tan Cressida)
KITCHEN’S FLOOR, “Expiry” & “Before Dawn” (self-released)
LA SUFFOCATED, Dust, Fungus and Blasphemous Thoughts (self-released)
MSC & THE BODY, I Don’t Ever Want To Be Alone (self-released)
