VILIFIED BY PUPIL SLICER

Grind + Thrash + The Dillinger Escape Plan + a name that is trying way to hard = Pupil Slicer. Its great (name aside), go get it.

TOOTHACHE BY SUZIE TRUE

What if Josie and the Pussy Cats were real and late 90s/early 00s pop-punk band?

Got get it.

PS, they just put out a cover of “3 Small Words” from the Josie and Pussy Cats movie.

DEATH PORTRAIT BY INFANT ISLAND

A dirtier, sludgier, Touche Amore with ambient tracks between songs? Its got a real early screamo feel.

This band and album came out of nowhere for me and ended up on of my favorites of 2020.

Go get it.

SWEATPANTS SPIDERMAN BY OPEN MIKE EAGLE

I wasn’t really into this album when it came out. Something about it just seemed off for me. But that something kept pulling me back to give it another try. It took some time but “Anime, Trauma and Divorce” grew on me, hard, until it became one of my favorite albums of 2020.

Go Get it.

MAKE ME A PALLET FIRE ON YOUR FLOOR BY SELF DEFENSE FAMILY

Self Defense Family have always been a a “they’re ok” band for me. Nothing was really great or terrible. They were just ok. But all 5 of the eps/singles they put out last year were all great.  Especially this song and Leeds.

Go get it.

ROUTINE PLAN BY SPANISH LOVE SONGS

When this album came out the band made an Instagram post the listed each song and the various mental health organizations you should could contact if you identified with the song a bit too much. Shit was heavy. I couldn’t really listen to it when it came out. Work was a real shit situation and listening to this album made me want to drive into Into on coming traffic.

Its a great album, and if they had been able to tour and really promote this album last year I think they would have really blown up.

Go get it.

GROUNDS BY IDELS

The last 2 Idels records didn’t do anything for me at all. I didn’t get the hype.Ultra Mono, rises above the hype. Absolutely, one of my top albums this year.