best of Charlie's Best of 2020

[Remmy]

Port of Morrow was actually one of my most random discoveries and I heard it for the first time last year. Simple Song + It's Only Life are great, same for September. Kinda forgot about the rest at this point. Same Trailer Different Park is a good debut for Kacey. After Laughter  My 2nd favorite from them behind self-titled, but their whole discography is so damn solid.

[TheWayWeWere]

After Laughter making top 20  their best album for me

Kacey  

[Legend E]

Awwww. Do you prefer another record or is it just that they are not your artists of choice?

 

yep :/

 

after laughter  

pageant material/golden hour are better choices for kacey

[potent]

I actually haven't heard any of these albums (even After Laughter ) but I like several of the artists! Tame and Kendrick (I've liked other albums from them), Kacey, The Shins (Simple Song is great and I love the video)

[Brandon]

????? ????????? 

[Lazuli]

after laughter  glad to see it top 20

same trailer different park is a masterpiece  changed country music forever! 

[geodancefreak]

Maybe I should have a listen of a Kacey album.

[mokitsu]

TPAB obviously one of the best and most important albums of last decade. AH sooooooo underrated, glad to see it here too  

[Blue Rose]

After Laughter so high  

it has aged very well so it’s deserved. 
The National snubbed on this list 

[Sunderland 4ever]

Charlie's Top 100 LPs of the 2010s

 

 

#100. Causa Sui - Euporie Tide [2013] Listen

#099. Leif Erikson - Leif Erikson [2017]  Listen

#098. Best Coast - Crazy For You [2010] Listen

#097. Ducktails - St. Catherine [2015] Listen

#096. Craft Spells - Nausea [2014] Listen

#095. Jayda G - Significant Changes [2019] Listen

#094. BROCKHAMPTON - SATURATION [2017] Listen

#093. A Beacon School - Cola [2018] Listen

#092. Tracyanne & Danny - Tracyanne & Danny [2018] Listen

#091. Hyperbella - Hyperbella [2019] Listen

 

#090. Communions - Blue [2017] Listen

#089. Ten Fé - Future Perfect, Present Tense [2019] Listen

#088. Public Service Broadcast - Every Valley [2017] Listen

#087. Slowdive - Slowdive [2017] Listen

#086. Kurt Vile - Wakin On A Pretty Daze [2013] Listen

#085. Childhood - Universal High [2017] Listen

#084. Regina Spektor - Remember Us To Life (Deluxe) [2016] Listen

#083. Beach Fossils - Somersault [2017]   Listen

#082. Cigarettes After Sex - Cigarettes After Sex [2017] Listen

#081. Tobias Jesso Jr. - Goon [2015] Listen

 

#080. Woods - City Sun Eater In The River Of Light [2016]  Listen

#079. Tokyo Police Club - Melon Collie And The Infinite Radness [2017]  Listen

#078. Adele - 21 [2011]  Listen

#077. Ezra Collective - You Can't Steal My Joy [2019]  Listen

#076. John Mayer - The Search For Everything [2017] Listen

#075. Pompeya - Dreamers [2018] Listen

#074. Fireworks - Oh, Common Life [2014] Listen

#073. Human Resources - Champagne [2018] Listen

#072. The View - Cheeky For A Reason [2012] Listen

#071. Jason Mraz - Love Is A Four Letter Word [2012] Listen

 

#070. Tame Impala - Currents [2015] Listen

#069. Aimee Mann - Mental Illness [2017] Listen

#068. Carroll - As Far As Gardens Go [2016] Listen

#067. Kacey Musgraves - Pageant Material [2015] Listen

#066. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Sketches Of Brunswick East [2017] Listen

#065. Preoccupations - Viet Cong [2015] Listen

#064. Brad Mehldau Trio - Seymour Reads The Constitution [2018] Listen

#063. American Football - American Football (LP3) [2019]   Listen

#062. Brandenburg - The Foreign Lines [2016] Listen

#061. Robyn - Honey [2018] Listen

 

#060. Gang Of Youths - Go Farther In Lightness [2017] Listen

#059. Terno Rei - Violeta [2019] Listen

#058. Maritime - Human Hearts [2011] Listen

#057. Gingerlys - Gingerlys [2017] Listen

#056. Family Time - The Great Abismo [2019] Listen

#055. Chain Wallet - Chain Wallet [2016] Listen

#054. Ducktails - The Flower Lane [2013] Listen

#053. Sorcha Richardson - First Prize Bravery [2019] Listen

#052. Vampire Weekend - Contra [2010] Listen

#051. Jens Lekman - Life Will See You Now [2017] Listen

 

 

#050. Two Door Cinema Club - Tourist History [2010] Listen

#049. She & Him - Volume Two [2010] Listen

#048. Camera Obscura - Desire Lines [2013] Listen

#047. Barrie - Happy To Be Here [2019] Listen

#046. Choses Sauvages - Choses Sauvages [2018] Listen

#045. Mac DeMarco - This Old Dog [2017] Listen

#044. Real Estate - Atlas [2014] Listen

#043. The Lonely Forest - Arrows [2011]   Listen

#042. Alvvays - Alvvays [2014]  Listen

#041. Turnover - Peripheral Vision [2015] Listen

 

#040. Angus & Julia Stone - Angus & Julia Stone (Deluxe) [2014] Listen

#039. Kero Kero Bonito - Bonito Generation [2016] Listen

#038. Claude Fontaine - Claude Fontaine [2019] Listen

#037. Nicole Atkins - Goodnight Rhonda Lee [2017] Listen

#036. Tokyo Police Club - Champ [2010] Listen

#035. The Bad Plus - Activate Infinity [2019] Listen

#034. Alice Phoebe Lou - Paper Castles [2019] Listen

#033. Jessica Pratt - Quiet Signs [2017] Listen

#032. The War On Drugs - A Deeper Understanding [2017] Listen

#031. The Raveonettes - Observator [2012] Listen

 

#030. The Black Keys - Brothers [2010] Listen

#029. Arctic Monkeys - Suck It And See [2011] Listen

#028. Japandroids - Celebration Rock [2012] Listen

#027. Foster The People - Torches [2011] Listen

#026. Blue Material - Blue Material [2019] Listen

#025. Tame Impala - Lonerism [2012] Listen

#024. She & Him - Volume 3 [2013] Listen

#023. Mac DeMarco - Salad Days [2014]   Listen

#022. The Antlers - Familiars [2014]  Listen

#021. Natalia Lafourcade - Musas (Un Homenaje al Folclore Latinoamericano en Manos de Los Macorinos), Vol. 2 [2018] Listen

 

#020. Matt Maltese - Krystal [2019] Listen

#019. Paramore - After Laughter [2017] Listen

#018. Dauwd - Theory Of Colours [2017] Listen

#017. American Football - American Football (Deluxe Edition) [2014] Listen

#016. YAST - YAST [2013] Listen

#015. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Quarters! [2015] Listen

#014. The Shins - Port Of Morrow [2012] Listen

#013. Literature - Chorus [2014] Listen

#012. Foreign/National - Dépaysement [2017] Listen

#011. Sobs - Telltale Signs [2018] Listen

 

#010. Real Estate - Days [2011] Listen

#009. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly [2015] Listen

#008. Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park [2013] Listen

#007. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - I'm In Your Mind Fuzz [2014] Listen

#006. Wild Nothing - Nocturne [2012] Listen

#005. DIIV - Oshin [2012] Listen

#004. The Tallest Man On Earth - There's No Leaving Now [2012] Listen

#003. Tame Impala - Innerspeaker [2010]    Listen

#002. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Nonagon Infinity [2016]  Listen

#001. CHON - Grow [2015] Listen

Edited December 13, 2020 by Sunderland 4ever

[Sunderland 4ever]

8 hours ago, Blue Rose said:

After Laughter so high  

it has aged very well so it’s deserved. 
The National snubbed on this list 

Yes. I still love many of the tracks there. Pool, particularly.

9 hours ago, mokitsu said:

TPAB obviously one of the best and most important albums of last decade. AH sooooooo underrated, glad to see it here too  

I was really hyped to hear his music. Kendrick surpassed my expectations.

10 hours ago, geodancefreak said:

Maybe I should have a listen of a Kacey album.

You should. It's my favorite album out of the latest three she's released, all of which I've liked.

10 hours ago, Lazuli said:

after laughter  glad to see it top 20

same trailer different park is a masterpiece  changed country music forever! 

It introduced me to country music. I checked out a myriad of contemporary country artists because of her.

14 hours ago, Brandon said:

????? ????????? 

17 hours ago, potent said:

I actually haven't heard any of these albums (even After Laughter ) but I like several of the artists! Tame and Kendrick (I've liked other albums from them), Kacey, The Shins (Simple Song is great and I love the video)

Simple Song is such a cool video. I agree with you there!

23 hours ago, Legend E said:

Awwww. Do you prefer another record or is it just that they are not your artists of choice?

 

yep :/

 

after laughter  

pageant material/golden hour are better choices for kacey

Well, I like the three Kacey albums.

On 12/12/2020 at 2:30 PM, TheWayWeWere said:

After Laughter making top 20  their best album for me

Kacey  

Glad we agree!

On 12/12/2020 at 1:43 PM, Remmy said:

Port of Morrow was actually one of my most random discoveries and I heard it for the first time last year. Simple Song + It's Only Life are great, same for September. Kinda forgot about the rest at this point. Same Trailer Different Park is a good debut for Kacey. After Laughter  My 2nd favorite from them behind self-titled, but their whole discography is so damn solid.

It's Only Life is so good!

On 12/12/2020 at 12:38 PM, Green said:

Suck It And See, Torches, Brothers, Musas, After Laughter, To Pimp a Butterfly and the masterpiece of Same Trailer Different Park   

Glad to know someone else has enjoyed Musas.

On 12/12/2020 at 12:36 PM, Madame X said:

TPAB is so fantastic, i dont even know your #1, but it sounds interesting so maybe ill listen  

i casually like king gizzard but idk if ive ever heard a full lp. 

Thanks for your comments! I'll check your YECDs later today.

Edited December 13, 2020 by Sunderland 4ever

[Tom Vercetti]

I'm glad you recognized Innerspeaker as the best tame impala album. Not enough people realize it. May be biased since it was my first album by them  by Nonagon Infinity is my favorite KG album as well. 

[ARTPØP]

After Laughter 

[Legend E]

excited for the rest  

[Green]

Overall my favorites were Adele's 21, Kacey's albums, Honey, Torches, Suck it and see, After Laughter  

[Sunderland 4ever]

Charlie's Top 10 EPs of 2020

 

#10. Beachdust - Gloom Groves Listen

Release date: February 24, 2020

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Indie Pop, Psychedelic Rock

Rating: 81,67

#09. Mini Trees - Slip Away Listen

Release date: May 29, 2020

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Indie Pop, Indie Rock

Rating: 82,00

#08. Why Bonnie - Voice Box Listen

Release date: April 10, 2020

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Dream Pop, Indie Rock

Rating: 82,00

#07. Khruangbin - Texas Sun Listen

Release date: February 7, 2020

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Psychedelic Soul, Psychedelic Rock, Neo-Soul

Rating: 82,50

#06. Chiiild - Synthetic Soul Listen

Release date: February 28, 2020

Country: Canada

Genres/Styles: Psychedelic Soul, Alternative R&B

Rating: 82,86

#05. wwoman - Nightwalk Listen

Release date: November 15, 2019

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Bedroom Pop, Psychedelic Pop

Rating: 85,00

#04. Nature TV - Lady Luck EP Listen

Release date: September 18, 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Genres/Styles: Indie Pop

Rating: 86,00

#03. Kate Bollinger - A Word Becomes A Sound Listen

Release date: August 21, 2020

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Bedroom Pop

Rating: 86,00

#02. Margot - Margotzeko Listen

Release date: February 7, 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Genres/Styles: Indie Rock, Art Rock, Dream Pop

Rating: 90,00

#01. Mopac - Burn & Soothe Listen

Release date: February 12, 2020

Country: United States

Genres/Styles: Indie Rock, Melodic Rock

Rating: 92,50

[TalkThatRihanna]

Love seeing After Laughter recognition 

[Ghostlysnaker]

Indie is not my favorite genre definitely   however there are some that caught my attention

[Chamoy]

Gr*mmy award winner Natalia Lafourcade at #21. 

[Lazuli]

sadly i don’t know any of these  

[K$Ellie]

omg Bonito Generation so high, love to see it  their EP last year was AMAZING as well so I'm excited for new music 

After Laughter was a bit of a miss for me but I like a handful of songs, especially Hard Times

[nasa]

your list is so huge  I definitely want to dive deeper into new music next year, so I wanna ask how do you find all these albums / eps  

Edited December 14, 2020 by Valtersen

[ikiru]

don't know any of the EPs but I decided to check out Nature TV, because I absolutely love the cover art, I listened to Hometown because it was the most played song on Spotify and I really like it! I will definitely check out the rest of the EP later! Glad I discovered them through your list!

[Blue Rose]

James Blake’s Before EP was snubbed 

[madonnas]

ahhhh,, now im excited for the 2020s stuff.

 

id prob like wwoman most based on the genre.  lemme listen to one of them!  remind me and pester me xoxo