Best Of 2020: Songs In Alphabetical Order Through February 29th
Waxahatchee
ringtone (Remix) [feat. Charli XCX, Rico Nasty, Kero Kero Bonito] – 100 gecs, Charli XCX, Rico Nasty – state of the art
Cinderella Story – A Boogie Wit da Hoodie -chill r&b sounding with stronger beats by one of the best
Normalization Blues – AJJ – folkie protest perfection
I Think You’re Great – Alex the Astronaut – the guitar lick is solid silver
Si Veo a Tu Mamá – Bad Bunny – the one where he samples Antônio Carlos Jobim
Promises – Beach Bunny – punk pop SoCal style
For The First Time – Best Coast – Beth moves on
Deep In Love – Bonny Light Horseman, Eric D. Johnson, Josh Kaufman, Anaïs Mitchell – folkie supergroup, get this gorgeous love song right
Murda She Wrote – Buju Banton – Banton dancehall
Heart Attack – Courteeners – kings of the tempo quick hard kick
Out The Slums – Remix – Drakeo the Ruler, Danny Brown, 03 Greedo – not just serious stuff but, hey, it’s Danny so it’s also fun
BUSSIT (with Ari Lennox) – Dreamville, Ari Lennox – Ari in strong voice
Godzilla (feat. Juice WRLD) – Eminem, Juice WRLD – Juice is strong on the chorus
My Attitude – Flo Milli – a straight up and casually brilliant rap track plus major hook
Life Is Good (feat. Drake) – Future, Drake – better together
Your Reply – Frances Quinlan – so good I went back and listened to Hop Along
Gary Lives in the Twilight Zone – Gary Wilson – why don’t you call him on his new telephone?
You should be sad – Halsey – the glad i never ever had a baby with you is devastating
Like a Woman Should – Hayley Mary – good song, incredibly great singing
Slide (Remix) (feat. Pop Smoke, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie & Chris Brown) – H.E.R., A Boogie Wit da Hood a who’s who of pop on a what’s what
Sometimes – H.E.R. – one of her best songs to date
Be Afraid – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – agitprop points the finger at his peers
Flower – Jehnny Beth of Savages were lo fi they’d be this
P*$$Y Fairy (OTW) – Jhené Aiko – hot and chill sex song
Tuesday I’ll Be Gone (feat. Blake Shelton) – John Anderson, Blake Shelton – a legend, a great, and the lick of a lifetime
In The Basement – Juiceboxxx – sounds like sadcore but this guy has been around forever
Intentions (feat. Quavo) – Justin Bieber, Quavo – maybe he only has one but it is a great one (on the new album I mean)
Wishful Thinking – Katie Pruitt – low key Americana folk bummer
la – Kelsea Ballerini – then she took a pill in Ibiza
Back of a Cab – King Princess – the brooding add on for the deluxe album is a brooding piece of missynched weird soulfulness
Stupid Love – Lady Gaga – This is what Gaga does best, a pure disco concoction filled with character and zass
Digging in the Desert – Lié – get up and use them
MIB – Myke Towers – Latin trap with an excellent rap
Cut Me – Moses Sumney – stunning, bass picked and then there is this: “Might not be healthy for me but seemingly I need
what cuts me
Me in 20 Years – Moses Sumney – art pop
Oh Canada – Nadia Reid – folk beat from a woman who sounds like she is Canadian
God’s Own Children – Obongjayar – African dance pop
What Makes Me Think About You – Nicolas Godin – Airtight electronic pop move
Garden Song – Phoebe Bridgers – sweet, aching nostalgia
Concrete – Poppy – Bury her six feet deep
Sweet – Porridge Radio – the face of errant sadcore as post-punk prog wakemare
Keep Up – RaeLynn – the shade of her lipstick matches her neck
Hard To Forget – Sam Hunt – There stands the song
Rare – Selena Gomez – it isn’t Ariane on romance, but it is still great
Slow Down – Acoustic – Skip Marley, H.E.R. – Bob’s Grandson and H.E.R.’s third song on this list
Mal – Slow Mass – melodic hardcore meets punk
Only The Young – Featured in Miss Americana – Taylor Swift – Yeah, Taylor gets political but you’ll stay for the terrific hook
The Man – Live From Paris – Taylor Swift – killer track but really, women are completely paranoid when it comes to male power. I mean, really? Taylor IS THE MAN
Iron Fist – Tha God Fahim – if Wu were from the South…
Trash Glam Baby – The Boomtown Rats – their first song knocking on forty years and it’s still like clockwork
Dressing America – TORRES – she goes Americana-y
Bikini Porn – Tove Lo – Hot stuff EDM nursery rhyme, the video is killer -co-produced by Finneas
Lilacs – Waxahatchee – A brilliant metaphor fuels a sad and sweet and smart indie folk rock in love that seems slipping and needs holding, just a sense of how life fades
