Best of 2020

Sadie Dupuis' favorite 2020 releases include albums by Anjimile, clipping., Backxwash, Yaeji, Yves Tumor, and more.

Here's the December (and year) roundup of our punk/pop punk/emo/etc column 'In Defense of the Genre,' with tons of year-end lists, and the five best songs of the month...

J Bannon and Nate Newton each posted lengthy lists, including Sweven, Soul Glo, Frozen Soul, Oranssi Pazuzu, Gulch, Chromatics, Dogleg, Liturgy, Sumac, Angel Bat Dawid, Moor Mother, Phoebe Bridgers, and more...

As they've done in years past, Wilco have shared a list of some of their favorite albums of the year, and have made a playlist to go with it.

Indie Basement looks back at 2020's best reissues, box sets and compilations in the world of classic indie, college rock and more.

From Napalm Death to Ulcerate to Black Curse to Faceless Burial to Boris to Necrot, here are our favorite metal albums of the year...

HBO's Animals featured cameos from Dinosaur Jr, Killer Mike, Kurt Vile, A$AP Rocky, Kim Gordon and more, so it should be no surprise that co-creator Phil Matarese is a huge music fan. Here's his Top 10 of 2020.

The Florida post-hardcore/metalcore band's picks include Loathe, Palm Reader, Gleemer, Curreents, The Weeknd, The 1975, and more...

Including albums by Less Than Jake, NOFX/Frank Turner, and Rent Strike, as well as a few TV shows and a video game.

Phoebe Bridgers, Deftones, The Strokes, Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou, IDLES and more make the list from the Quebec indie rockers, who released their debut album ’Lonesome Valley’ this year.