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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn a year that’s been like no other for the music industry, it feels a bit weird to make a best of 2020 list – there have been no tours, venues and clubs across the globe are in danger of closing their doors for good, release schedules were shuffled beyond recognition, and musicians have had to find other ways to make ends meet<\/a> while those in the U.S. await the next round of paltry stimulus checks. With a situation so dire, the metrics have changed – should we ascribe arbitrary value to the skill of producers, songwriters, performers, and the execution of their finished projects, or simply celebrate records that made us feel like the whole world wasn’t crumbling?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Definitively ranking releases has never been the Audiofemme model for looking back on the year in music. Instead, our writers each share a short list of what moved them most, in the hopes that our readers will find something that moves them, too. Whether you spent the lockdown voraciously listening to more new music this year than ever before, or fell back on comforting favorites, or didn’t have the headspace to absorb the wealth of music inspired by the pandemic, the variety here emphasizes how truly essential music can be to our well-being. If you’re in the position to do so, support your favorite artists and venues by buying merch, and check out the National Independent Venue Association<\/a> to stay updated on what’s happening with the Save Our Stages act. Here’s to a brighter 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEDITOR LISTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
1) Mary Lattimore \u2013\u00a0Silver Ladders<\/em>
2) the Microphones \u2013\u00a0Microphones in 2020<\/em>
3) Soccer Mommy \u2013\u00a0Color Theory<\/em>
4) Megan Thee Stallion \u2013 Good News<\/em>
5) Phoebe Bridgers \u2013\u00a0Punisher<\/em>
6) Amaarae \u2013\u00a0The Angel You Don’t Know
<\/em>7) Dua Lipa \u2013\u00a0Future Nostalgia<\/em>
8) Adrianne Lenker \u2013\u00a0songs\/instrumentals<\/em>
9) Perfume Genius \u2013\u00a0Set My Heart On Fire Immediately<\/em><\/em>
10) Lomelda \u2013\u00a0Hannah<\/em><\/li>
1) Kinlaw \u2013\u00a0“Permissions”
2) Billie Eilish \u2013\u00a0“Therefore I Am”
3) Little Dragon & Moses Sumney \u2013\u00a0“The Other Lover”
4) Yves Tumor \u2013\u00a0“Kerosene!”
5) Megan Thee Stallion \u2013\u00a0“Shots Fired”<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n