Episode 218 / Music From 2020: E-N
This is part 2 of 3 for my 2020 year in music recap. As always, this is an incomplete list of my favorites, and presented unranked, though along the way I may highlight some records that really stood out a little extra for me this year. We’re doing things alphabetically this time around, so this episode covers artist names from E to N.
- Ganser - Just Look at That Sky
- Madeline Kenney-Suckers Lunch
- Eels - Earth to Dora
- Helena Deland - 'Someone New'
- Joan of Arc - Tim Melina Theo Bobby
- Mo Douglas - 'Let Knowledge Serve the Sandwich'
- Ghost Funk Orchestra - An Ode To Escapism
- Native Harrow-Closeness
- IDLES - 'Ultra Mono'
- MOURN - Self Worth
- Lomelda-Hannah
- Frankie and the Witch Fingers-Monsters Eating People Eating Monsters
- Merce Lemon- 'Moonth'
- Falcon Jane - 'Faith'
- Mamalarky - Mamalarky
- Land of Talk - 'Indistinct Conversations'
- No Joy - Motherhood
- Extra Special-Lazy About It EP
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