I’m so excited to share my favorite albums of 2020 with you guys! Out of the 214 release I listened to, these are my 50 favorite full-lengths. I’ve included Bandcamp links where available! Enjoy!
Honorable Mentions:
Puta Volcano – Amma
Combo Qazam – Flight Music
Friends Club Records – On Second Thought
Adzes – No One Wants To Speak About It
American Arson – A Line In The Sand
Code Orange – Underneath
Azusa – Loop Of Yesterdays
Nine Inch Nails – Ghosts V: Together
Huntingtons – Muerto, Carcel, O Rocanrol
50 – Dens – Taming Tongues
Alternative/Post Hardcore
49. Jeff Rosenstock – No Dream
Punk – https://jeffrosenstock.bandcamp.com/album/no-dream
48. Serpent Servant Slave – Headless
Darkwave/Electronic – https://mindovermatterrecords.bandcamp.com/album/headless
47. Restless Habs – Taking The Fast Way Down
Punk – https://restlesshabs.bandcamp.com/album/taking-the-fast-way-down
46. Gulfer – Gulfer
Math Rock/Emo – https://gulfer.bandcamp.com/album/gulfer
45. Owen – The Avalanche
Singer Songwriter/Indie – https://owenmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-avalanche
44. Frail Hands – Parted/Departed/Apart
Screamo – https://frailhands.bandcamp.com/album/parted-departed-apart
43. Taylor Swift – Folklore
Singer Songwriter/Pop
42. Francis Quinlan – Likewise
Indie Pop – https://francesquinlan.bandcamp.com/album/likewise
41. East Ghost – Fin
Indie Rock – https://eastghost.bandcamp.com/album/fin
40. Unwed Sailor – Look Alive
Post Rock – https://unwedsailor.bandcamp.com/album/look-alive
39. Standards – Fruit Island
Math Rock/Post Rock – https://wearestandards.bandcamp.com/album/fruit-island
38. Caterpillars – Where Shadows Go To Sleep
Emo – https://caterpillars.bandcamp.com/album/where-shadows-go-to-speak
37. Ratboys – Printer’s Devil
Alternative/Indie Rock – https://ratboys.bandcamp.com/
36. Various Artists – Philly Math Rock – Covid Relief Compilation
Math Rock – https://phillymathrock.bandcamp.com/album/philly-math-rock-covid-relief-compilation
35. Coriky – Coriky
Indie/Punk – https://coriky.bandcamp.com/album/coriky
34. Deathbreaker – Isolate
Hardcore
33. Bitch Falcon – Staring At Clocks
Grunge/Shoegaze – https://bitchfalcon.bandcamp.com/album/staring-at-clocks
32. Everything In Slow Motion – Influence
Post Hardcore
31. Envy – The Fallen Crimson
Hardcore/Post Rock – https://envy.bandcamp.com/album/the-fallen-crimson
30. Cloudkicker – Solitude
Post Metal – https://cloudkicker.bandcamp.com/album/solitude
29. Shiner – Schadenfreude
Space Rock – https://shinerkc.bandcamp.com/album/schadenfreude
28. Devon Kay & the Solutions – Limited Joy
Ska/Punk – https://devonkayandthesolutions.bandcamp.com/album/limited-joy
27. Deftones – Ohms
Metal/Space Rock
26. Alexia Avina – Unearth
Dream Pop – https://alexiaavina.bandcamp.com/album/unearth
25. Big Loser – Love You, Barely Living
Emo/Punk – https://bigloser.bandcamp.com/album/love-you-barely-living
24. Thanya Iyer – Kind
Pop/Folk – https://thanyaiyer.bandcamp.com/album/kind
23. Down Again – The Devil Is A Gentleman
Post Hardcore/Emo
22. Lowrider – Refractions
Stoner Metal – https://lowriderofficial.bandcamp.com/album/refractions
21. Tigerwine – Nothing Is For You
Post Hardcore
20. Entropy – Liminal
Post Hardcore/Space Rock – https://entropy8.bandcamp.com/album/liminal
19. Record Setter – I Owe You Nothing
Screamo – https://recordsetter.bandcamp.com/
18. Touché Amoré – Lament
Post Hardcore – https://toucheamore.bandcamp.com/album/lament
17. PVRIS – Use Me
Pop/Rock/Electronic
16. Hatebreed – Weight Of The False Sense
Hardcore
15. Mountains For Clouds – Anxious & Aware
Emo – https://countyourluckystars.bandcamp.com/album/anxious-aware
14. Misery Signals – Ultraviolet
Melodic Metalcore – https://miserysignals.bandcamp.com/album/ultraviolet
13. Kids – Lost Cities
Indie Rock
12. Caspian – On Circles
Post Rock – https://caspiantheband.bandcamp.com/album/on-circles
11. The Ghost Inside – The Ghost Inside
Metalcore – https://theghostinside.bandcamp.com/album/the-ghost-inside
10. End – Splinters From An Ever-Changing Face
Metalcore – https://yourfuckingend.bandcamp.com/album/splinters-from-an-ever-changing-face
9. August Burns Red – Guardians
Metalcore – https://augustburnsred.bandcamp.com/album/guardians
8. Slick Shoes – Rotation And Frequency
Punk
7. Into It. Over It. – Figure
Indie/Emo – https://intoitoverit.bandcamp.com/album/figure
6. Deep Sea Diver – Impossible Weight
Alternative/Indie Rock – https://thedeepseadiver.bandcamp.com/album/impossible-weight
5. The Casket Lottery – Short Songs For End Times
Emo – https://thecasketlottery.bandcamp.com/album/short-songs-for-end-times
4. Glacier Veins – The World You Want To See
Dream Punk/Emo
3. In Parallel – Fashioner
Darkwave/Shoegaze – https://inparallelband.bandcamp.com/album/fashioner
2. Hayley Williams – Petals For Armor
Pop
1. Hum – Inlet
Space Rock – https://humband.bandcamp.com/album/inlet