Pulses - Speak It Into Existence: Everything and the kitchen sink.

portrayal of guilt - We Are Always Alone: Mixed bag for me.

Polaris - In the 21st Century! Demos of Space and Time and the Unknown: Not likely to get a lot of plays, but thankful to have it.

Playboi Carti - Whole Lotta Red: Whole lotta repetition.

No Knife - Riot for Romance!: Major Jimmy Eat World vibe.

Moonraker - Discography: Fantastic emocore.

Mogwai - As the Love Continues: A soundtrack to awaiting Covid test results.

Marah - Kids in Philly: A punker Hold Steady with Elvis Costello undertones.

Lacrima - Cartography: The screamo renaissance continues.

Kudrow - Lando: This is amazing. I love Jeff Rosenstock.

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - L.W.: Better than K.G.

Home Is Where - i became birds: I wish it were longer and looking forward to the next one.

goalie's anxiety at the penalty kick - WAYS OF HEARING: A cure for anxiety.

Go-Go's - Beauty and the Beat: So many singles.

for your health - In Spite Of: The hype is real.

Foo Fighters - Medicine at Midnight: Certainly not my favorite.

Demon System 13 - Killed By the Kids: 2001? Sounds like 1981.

Lana Del Rey - Chemtrails over the Country Club: Certainly adequate.

Death From Above 1979 - Is 4 Lovers: Considering I never expected a second album, their continued existence is just gravy.

Daisy Chainsaw - Eleventeen: Should be more popular.

Counting Crows - Recovering the Satellites: Better than anticipated, longer than necessary.

Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise: Dated in almost all of the right ways.

Clem Snide - Forever Just Beyond: Sounds like Spring.

Chariot - One Wing: Wish I had discovered when I lived in the same town.

Bleach Everything - Welcome Idiots: Pleased to make your acquaintance.

Black Country, New Road - For The First Time: If Too Many Zooz became Slint devotees and it is the best thing I have heard this year.

Julien Baker - Little Oblivions: I am here for the bigger era.

B-52's - The B-52's: Really good for what it is.

World Be Free - One Time for Unity: Old school hardcore.

Thunder Dreamer - Summer Sleeping: What a name and album title!

Thimble Circus - Lullaby for Worriers: For fans of Daniel Johnston and Wild Man Fischer.

Soul Glo - Songs to Yeet at the Sun: Ticks so many boxes.

Sault - Untitled (Rise): Wish I had let the other one marinate before diving back in.

Sault - Untitled (Black Is): Out of left field and knocked me over.

Jeff Rosenstock - 2020 Dump: Treasure.

Respire - Black Line: Something to sink your teeth into.

Record Setter - I Owe You Nothing: This would have impacted my end of year list for 2020.

Pylon - Pylon Box: What a fascinating, and large collection of great songs.

Oneohtrix Point Never - Magic Oneohtrix Point Never: Good background music.

One Hundred Words for Snow - Discography: Would fit on a bill with Texas is the Reason.

No Note - If this is the future then I'm in the dark: Desperation.

No Man - Erase: Vocals do not seem to match the music.

Niice - Try to Stay Positive: Glad I checked out the newest one first. Not that this is bad, but it is a step down.

New Order - Movement: Would love another album like this.

The Network - Money Money 2020- Pt II We Told Ya So!: Better than the last Green Day album.

Mogwai - ZEROZEROZERO: Beautiful, but looking forward to a proper album.

Mesa Verde - Discography: Too dynamic to waste on a terrible stereo in a rental car.

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - K.G.: They did it again.

Kill Lincoln - Can't Complain: Good for what it is.

Jazz Hands - Party EP: Emo guitars with screamed vocals.

Infant Island - Beneath: A lot of potential.

Household Gods - Palace Intrigue: Slint if they had written pop songs.

Higher Power - 27 Miles Underwater: Major Jane's Addiction vibes.

Hatebreed - Weight of the False Self: Not a lot of nuance, but not sure I would want it any other way.

Faucet - Bitter Insane Melting: Perfect title.

Eminem - Music to be Murdered To, Side B: Good enough.

Bob Dylan - 1970: Another treasure trove.

Dirty Projectors - 5EPs: Very enjoyable.

Crazy Eddie - Eddie Goes To Night School: Nine minutes of punk rock bliss.

Carpool - Erotic Nightmare Summer: Good foundation, but lacks an indentity.

Call Me Malcolm - Me, Myself, and Something Else: Bad Religion with horns.

Peter Brotzmann Octet - Machine Gun: Soundtrack to an insurrection.

Boneflower - Armour: A kitchen sink of heavy music that mostly succeeds.

R.W. Beaver - Case of the Blues: By the book blues.

Bauhaus - In The Flat Field: So much post-punkiness, but feels directionless.

awakebutstillinbed - stay who you are: stay awake.

Avalanches - We Will Always Love You: It is very long.

Billie Joe Armstrong - No Fun Mondays: Pretty fun in its breeziness.

100 gecs - 1000 gecs and the Tree of Clues: I do not think I lived with the original album enough to appreciate the differences.

Wild Pink - Yolk in the Fur: The strings give it a cool Coldplay vibe.

Wild Pink - Wild Pink: Feeling familiar.

Vitreous Humor - Vitreous Humor: I can see myself listening to this again.

Touche Amore - Lament: Their best, most complete album yet.

Suicide Commandos - Make a Record: Great early punk album.

Sufjan Stevens - The Ascension: Too long, but not obscenely so.

Bruce Springsteen - Letter to You: Comfort in 2020.

Seaway - Big Vibe: Big swing that makes good contact.

Pup - This Place Sucks Ass: This EP does not suck ass.

Public Enemy - What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down: i wish I had skipped this one.

Policy of 3 - An Anthology: Emocore indeed.

Open Mike Eagle - Anime, Trauma, and Divorce: Failed to engage me.

Niiice. - Internet Friends: Heavy Midwest emo for the modern age.

Mountain Goats - Getting Into Knives: I do not know how, but they have done it again.

Mountain Goats - The Coroner's Gambit: Not sure how I missed this one, but I am disappointed that I did.

Mil-Spec - World House: Hardcore done right in so many ways.

Wynton Marsalis - The Ever Fonky Lowdown: Not at all what I was expecting from him.

Knope - An Exercise in Patience: Emo worship.

Karate - In Place of Real Insight: Post-rock vibes meet mid-90s emo.

How to Dress Well - Love Remains: Emotionally perfect for the soundtrack to the 2020 election.

Laura Jane Grace - Stay Alive: Took a bit for Heart Burns to worm its way. Expecting the same here.

Fleet Foxes - Shore: Mature.

Field Medic - Floral Prince: Deliberate.

Field Medic - Fade Into the Dawn: Upbeat is not quite the right word.

Field Medic - Songs from the Sunroom: Melancholy, lo-fi, and wonderful

Everyone Everywhere - Everyone Everywhere (2012): Slightly more polished.

Everyone Everywhere - Everyone Everywhere (2010): Emo revival done well.

Deftones - Ohms: Never thought a Deftones album would be an AOTY contender, but 2020.

clipping - Visions of Bodies Being Burned: Unsettling.

Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine - Tea Party Revenge Porn: You should already know what you are going to get. I did and was not disappointed.

Bartees Strange - Live Forever: Shape shifting string of singles.