{"id":32692,"date":"2021-01-02T15:44:19","date_gmt":"2021-01-02T13:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/?p=32692"},"modified":"2022-02-18T00:43:01","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T22:43:01","slug":"music-2020-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/music-2020-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Music: 2020 in review"},"content":{"rendered":"
MUSIC<\/div>\n

One of the very few positive things about 2020 was the music – some really good tracks and albums were released in spite of (and sometimes even because of) everything.<\/p>\n

On this day I note my 14th year on\u00a0last.fm<\/a>\u00a0and use its data to help reflect on my listening habits from the last year; here’s a look at my favourite music from 2020.<\/p>\n

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A L B U M S<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a year of uncertainty and constant anxiety it’s probably not surprising that the album I played the most was Punisher<\/em> by Phoebe Bridgers. It’s almost boring, but in a good way – something soothing and comfortable that works both in the background and foreground.<\/p>\n

Puscifer’s Existential Reckoning<\/em> is a super solid album, it came highly anticipated and lived up to the expectations. All the tracks are strong and it’s easily their most consistent and cohesive album to date.<\/p>\n

Last but not least, Grimes released Miss Anthropocene<\/em> right at the beginning of the year, somewhat in the ‘before time’, and I played it to death. During quarantine I didn’t play it as much but happily returned to it in the second half of the year. It’s a very easily repeatable album.<\/p>\n

Favourite albums:<\/strong><\/p>\n