Phil's Superpower of Enthusiasm

Janelle Monae--"Dirty Computer" (nothing else was even close) Brasstracks--"For Those Who Know, Pt. II EP" Kurt Vile--"Bottle It In"   The National--"Boxer(Live in Brussels)"  Marian Hill--"Unusual" Various Artists--"Black Panther The Album" Chvrches--"Love is Dead" Let's Eat Grandma--"I'm All Ears" Lo Moon--"Lo Moon" twenty one pilots--"Trench" Little Dragon--"Lover Chanting EP" (couldn't leave this off) Honorable mentions (things I discovered too late in the year to really listen much, but that I'm liking a lot so far): Christine and the Queens--"Chris" The 1975--"A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships" Young Fathers--"Cocoa Sugar" Blood Orange--"Negro Swan" It was also a great year for soundtracks--in addition to Black Panther, I particularly loved "Annihilation" (very Alt-J-esque at times), Ali Shaheed Muh...

Waiting to join an online birthday party for a dear friend, looking at a plate with five high-end ryes for my tasting pleasure (spoiler: Templeton's 2018 barrel strength rye is better than it should be), seemed like it was finally time to pull the trigger on my 2020 top ten albums. What did I miss? (I enjoy the new Thundercat but haven't listened to it that much yet.) 1) “Free Love”, Sylvan Esso 2) “Folklore”, Taylor Swift 3) “Fall to Pieces”, Tricky 4) “Circles”, Mac Miller 5) “some kind of peace”, Olafur Arnalds 6) “Good Souls Better Angels”, Lucinda Williams 7) “The Slow Rush”, Tame Impala 8)- “Serpentine Prison”, Matt Berninger 9) “Womb”, Purity Ring 10) “Punisher”, Phoebe Bridgers Honorable mentions: 1) “Have We Met”, Destroyer 2) “Golden Ticket”, Brasstracks 3) “Warnings”, I Break Horses 4) “New Me, Same Us”, Little Dragon 5) “Your Hero is Not Dead”, Westerman Best Eps: 1) “Dear Illusion”, Adaline 2) “Flight Tower”, Dirty Projectors 3) “I Shine, U  Shine”, Rimon [Editor...