FRINGE MUSIC FIX'S FAVOURITE ALBUMS OF 2020

After two decades or so you'd think I'd grow tired of creating year end lists. Quite the opposite seems to be the case. This year I welcome the task more so than ever. Music has always been therapeutic for me, and after a year of psychological unrest and uncertainty, it's been wonderful to see that music will always exist and perhaps even thrive under the most tense and uncertain conditions. It's an absolute comfort to know that music will always be around to soundtrack my life in some way, shape or form. Year end listing is easily my favourite exercise in mindfulness. Sorting, organizing, and curating the albums that I found myself repeating over the course of the year is a task that is always rewarding and just as exciting as the year's best new music. What could be better than compiling and revisiting a list of releases that gifted me so much beauty, distraction, solace and inspiration?

30 • CAROLINE ROSE • SUPERSTAR BANDCAMP • AMAZON • SPOTIFY

29 • TOPS • I FEEL ALIVE BANDCAMP • AMAZON • SPOTIFY

28 • BRAIDS • SHADOW OFFERING BANDCAMP • AMAZON • SPOTIFY

27 • ARCA • KICK I AMAZON • SPOTIFY

26 • YOUNG EJECTA • RIDE LONESOME BANDCAMP • AMAZON • SPOTIFY

25 • HAIM • WOMEN IN MUSIC PT. III AMAZON • SPOTIFY

24 • HELENA DELAND • SOMEONE NEW BANDCAMP • AMAZON • SPOTIFY

23 • CINDY • I'M CINDY BANDCAMP • AMAZON • SPOTIFY

22 • KACY HILL • IS IT SELFISH IF WE TALK ABOUT ME... BANDCAMP • AMAZON • SPOTIFY

21 • MOTHICA • BLUE HOUR BANDCAMP • AMAZON • SPOTIFY

20 • SEVDALIZA • SHABRANG BANDCAMP • AMAZON • SPOTIFY

19 • HAIKU HANDS • HAIKU HANDS BANDCAMP • AMAZON • SPOTIFY

18 • CHARLI XCX • HOW I'M FEELING NOW AMAZON • SPOTIFY

17 • A. G. COOK • APPLE BANDCAMP • AMAZON • SPOTIFY

16 • JOJI • NECTAR AMAZON • SPOTIFY

15 • GABRIELLE APLIN • DEAR HAPPY AMAZON • SPOTIFY

14 • ASTRID S • LEAVE IT BEAUTIFUL AMAZON • SPOTIFY

13 • HAYLEY WILLIAMS • PETALS FOR ARMOR AMAZON • SPOTIFY

12 • FIONA APPLE • FETCH THE BOLT CUTTERS AMAZON • SPOTIFY

11 • BENEE • HEY U X AMAZON • SPOTIFY

10 • SAMIA • THE BABY BANDCAMP • AMAZON • SPOTIFY

9 • HALSEY • MANIC AMAZON • SPOTIFY

8 • 070 SHAKE • MODUS VIVENDI AMAZON • SPOTIFY

7 • GRIMES • MISS ANTHROPOCENE AMAZON • SPOTIFY

6 • EMPRESS OF • I'M YOUR EMPRESS OF BANDCAMP • AMAZON • SPOTIFY

5 • SOCCER MOMMY • COLOR THEORY BANDCAMP • AMAZON • SPOTIFY

4 • PHOEBE BRIDGERS • PUNISHER BANDCAMP • AMAZON • SPOTIFY

3 • BANOFFEE • LOOK AT US NOW DAD BANDCAMP • AMAZON • SPOTIFY

2 • JINKA • NO ANYTHING ELSE AMAZON • SPOTIFY

1 • DUA LIPA • FUTURE NOSTALGIA AMAZON • SPOTIFY