Norman Records' Best Albums of 2020

Our picks of the best new albums and reissues of 2020.

Source

# 1

Erratics & Unconformities by Craven Faults

Album • Jan 10 / 2020 Progressive Electronic

# 2

Punisher by Phoebe Bridgers

Album • Jun 18 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 3

Viscerals by Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs

Album • Apr 03 / 2020 Stoner Metal Heavy Psych

# 4

Every Bad by Porridge Radio

Album • Mar 13 / 2020 Indie Rock Post-Punk

# 5

Visions of Bodies Being Burned by clipping.

Album • Oct 23 / 2020 Horrorcore Industrial Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop

# 6

All Things Being Equal by Sonic Boom

Album • Jun 05 / 2020 Neo-Psychedelia

# 7

We're New Again: A Reimagining by Makaya McCraven by Gil Scott-Heron + Makaya McCraven

Album • Feb 07 / 2020 Nu Jazz Avant-Garde Jazz

# 8

Inner Song by Kelly Lee Owens

Album • Aug 28 / 2020 Tech House Art Pop

# 9

Drop 6 by Little Simz

EP • May 06 / 2020 UK Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop

# 10

Love + Light by Daniel Avery

Album • Jun 26 / 2020 IDM Techno

# 11

Thumb World by Pictish Trail

Album • Feb 21 / 2020 Neo-Psychedelia Indietronica

# 12

RTJ4 by Run The Jewels

Album • Jun 03 / 2020 Hardcore Hip Hop Political Hip Hop

# 13

For You by India Jordan

EP • May 20 / 2020 House UK Garage

# 14

High Risk Behaviour by The Chats

Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Garage Punk

# 15

The Common Task by Horse Lords

Album • Mar 13 / 2020 Experimental Rock Math Rock Totalism

# 16

Debris by Keeley Forsyth

Album • Apr 23 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Avant-Folk

# 17

Suite for Max Brown by Jeff Parker

Album • Jan 24 / 2020 Jazz Fusion

# 18

Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase? by The Soft Pink Truth

Album • May 01 / 2020 Ambient Ambient Techno

# 19

File Under UK Metaplasm by Rian Treanor

Album • Oct 02 / 2020 IDM UK Bass Footwork

# 20

500 Push-Up by Vladislav Delay

Album • Aug 18 / 2020 Dub Post-Industrial

# 21

Heart's Ease by Shirley Collins

Album • Jul 24 / 2020 English Folk Music

# 22

Alderson Loop by Dalham

Album • Apr 30 / 2020

# 23

Microphones in 2020 by The Microphones

Album • Aug 07 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk Avant-Folk

# 24

Alfredo by Freddie Gibbs + The Alchemist

Album • May 29 / 2020 Gangsta Rap

# 25

Undesignated Proximate by Dgohn

Album • Apr 17 / 2020 Drumfunk

# 26

Big Conspiracy by J Hus

Album • Jan 24 / 2020 UK Hip Hop

# 27

Cropping the Aftermath by Epic45

Album • Oct 23 / 2020 Post-Rock

# 28

Articulation by Rival Consoles

Album • Jul 31 / 2020 IDM

# 29

SOURCE by Nubya Garcia

Album • Aug 21 / 2020 Spiritual Jazz Afro-Jazz

# 30

Of Dimensions and Theories by Vinnum Sabbathi

Album • Mar 27 / 2020 Stoner Metal

# 31

Wabi Sabi by Sven Wunder

Album • Jun 12 / 2020 Jazz Fusion Jazz-Funk

# 32

Bedroom by bdrmm

Album • Jul 03 / 2020 Dream Pop Post-Punk Revival Post-Punk

# 33

Be Up A Hello by Squarepusher

Album • Jan 31 / 2020 Drill and Bass

# 34

Rastilho by Kiko Dinucci

Album • May 22 / 2020 Afoxé Vanguarda paulista

# 35

2017 - 2019 by Against All Logic

Album • Feb 07 / 2020 Post-Industrial House

# 36

ALLES IN ALLEM by Einstürzende Neubauten

Album • May 15 / 2020 Post-Industrial Art Pop

# 37

Multi Natural by Christina Vantzou

Album • Jul 20 / 2020 Ambient Electroacoustic

# 38

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

Album • Apr 17 / 2020 Art Pop Singer-Songwriter Progressive Pop

# 39

Duma by Duma

Album • Aug 07 / 2020 Industrial Post-Industrial Cybergrind

# 40

Stygian Bough, Vol. I by Bell Witch + Aerial Ruin

Album • Jun 26 / 2020

# 41

Off Off On by This Is the Kit

Album • Oct 23 / 2020 Indie Folk Progressive Folk

# 42

SIGN by Autechre

Album • Oct 16 / 2020 Ambient Electronic IDM

# 43

Room for the Moon by Kate NV

Album • Jun 12 / 2020 Art Pop Progressive Pop

# 44

Kahil El'Zabar's America the Beautiful by Kahil El'Zabar

Album • Oct 23 / 2020 Spiritual Jazz

# 45

Yeo-Neun by Okkyung Lee

Album • May 08 / 2020 Chamber Music Modern Classical

# 46

Protean Threat by Thee Oh Sees

Album • Sep 18 / 2020 Psychedelic Rock Garage Punk

# 47

Silver Ladders by Mary Lattimore

Album • Oct 09 / 2020 Ambient New Age

# 48

Ohms by Deftones

Album • Sep 25 / 2020 Alternative Metal

# 49

how i'm feeling now by Charli XCX

Album • May 15 / 2020 Hyperpop Electropop Bubblegum Bass

# 50

A View of U by Machinedrum

Album • Oct 09 / 2020 Electronic Dance Music