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The Flaming Lips
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Everything Everything
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| Comma - Sam Prekop | |
| The Universal Want - Doves | |
| Aftermath - Elizabeth Cook | |
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| What Is There - Delta Spirit | |
| Evening of New York Songs and Stories [Live] - Suzanne Vega |
Metacritic Reports
The 20 Best Albums of 2020 So Far
We rank the 20 highest-scoring album releases from the first half of 2020.
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Rough and Rowdy Ways - Bob Dylan
June 19, 2020
The first new studio release of new music for the singer-songwriter in eight years.
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Summerlong - Rose City Band
June 19, 2020
The second full-length release for the music project for Wooden Shjips/Moon Duo's Ripley Johnson was mixed by John McEntire.
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Sex, Death & The Infinite Void - Creeper
July 31, 2020
The second full-length release for the British punk rock band led by Will Gould was produced by Xandy Barry.
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Punisher - Phoebe Bridgers
June 18, 2020
The second full-length solo release for the singer-songwriter features contributions from Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus, Christian Lee Hutson, Jim Keltner, Warpint's Jenny Lee Lindberg, Blake Mills, Conor Oberst, Bright Eyes' Nathaniel Walcott, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Nick Zinner.
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Women in Music, Pt. III - HAIM
June 26, 2020
The third full-length release for the Los Angeles trio of sisters was produced with Rostam Batmanglij, Ariel Rechtshaid and Buddy Ross.
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Folklore - Taylor Swift
July 24, 2020
The 16-track surprise release from the pop artist features contributions from Jack Antonoff, Bon Iver, William Bowery, and Aaron Dessner of the National.
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Homegrown - Neil Young
June 19, 2020
The previously unreleased album for the singer-songwriter was originally set to be released in 1975 before it was cancelled. It features contributions from Tim Drummond, Emmylou Harris, Levon Helm, Karl T Himmel, Ben Keith, and Robbie Robertson.
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Inlet - Hum
June 23, 2020
The fifth full-length release for the Illinois alternative rock band was a surprise release.
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9.
Microphones in 2020 - The Microphones
August 7, 2020
The first album in 17 years for Phil Elverum under the name The Microphones features one track that is nearly 45 minutes long.
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10.
Pain Olympics - Crack Cloud
July 17, 2020
The latest release for the post-punk Canadian collective was self-produced.
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