Albums I Never Got Round To Reviewing in 2020: Mac Miller, Lil Uzi Vert, Dua Lipa and more...

Every year there are a few noteworthy albums that I plan to review - but never get round to reviewing. Here are a few mini-reviews of the records I missed. 

This year's annual album catch-up includes: Circles by Mac Miller, Eternal Atake by Lil Uzi Vert, Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa, Chromatica by Lady Gaga, Positions by Ariana Grande, I Disagree by Poppy, Spirituality and Distortion by Igorrr, My Agenda by Dorian Electra and Visions of Bodies Being Burned by Clipping. 

My Top 20 Favourite Tracks Of 2020

Killer virus and political mayhem aside, 2020 wasn’t all that bad. There was some phenomenal music released this year. In fact, whittling this list down to just 20 tracks was a real challenge. Below are some of the tracks that I kept returning to this year. 

(P.S. Don’t forget to also check out my worst songs of 2020 if you like lists. If you're a hardcore listophile, feel free to also check out my favourite songs from '19, '18, '17 and '16.) 

The 10 Worst Songs of 2020

IT’S LIST TIME!!! I’ve already started working on my favourite tracks and favourite albums lists. But before we embrace the best of 2020, let’s remind ourselves of some of the most terrible songs from this terrible year. Compared to my previous lists, this year's annual music horror show is particularly ghastly. In fact, it's so ghastly that 6ix9ine didn’t even make the cut. Proceed at your own risk...

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 04/12/2020: Shame, Lil Yachty, Meghan Trainor and more...

We're now into December. I can't decide whether this year has gone incredibly fast or whether it's been the slowest year ever, 

What The Heck Is Hyperpop?

Digitally-altered vocals. Speaker-busting bass. Lurid synths. Is this hyperpop?

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 27/11/2020: Saba, SOMBRA, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard and more...

 

Tunes to listen to while buying shit you don’t need in the Black Friday sale. FIFTY QUID FOR A PORTABLE SINGING TOASTER?! BARGAIN!!!!!

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 20/11/2020: Tierra Whack, Martin Gore, Lil Pump and more...

Martin Gore gets menacing, Tierra Whack gets wacky and Lil Pump goes pro-Trump, plus more...

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 13/11/2020: System of A Down, Foo Fighters, Billie Eilish and more…

A LOT has happened in the last two weeks. Biden has won the US election. The UK has gone back into lockdown. A potential Covid vaccine has been announced. And a plethora of new music has been released. I missed last week’s track roundup, so this week’s selection is a little lengthier to make up for it. NINE TRACKS THIS WEEK. You’re getting spoilt.

Review of 'The Ascension' by Sufjan Stevens

 

Sufjan’s new record is an outpouring of frustration – and the perfect soundtrack to 2020.