PopMatters' 10 Best Indie Rock Albums of 2020

With the meteoric rise of streaming platforms as the primary means of discovering and consuming music, the notion of

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# 1

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

# 2

The Slow Rush by Tame Impala

Album • Feb 14 / 2020 Psychedelic Pop Neo-Psychedelia Synthpop

# 3

Every Bad by Porridge Radio

Album • Mar 13 / 2020 Indie Rock Post-Punk

# 4

Album • May 22 / 2020 Synthpop

# 5

The Great Dismal by Nothing

Album • Oct 30 / 2020 Shoegaze

# 6

Live Forever by Bartees Strange

Album • Oct 02 / 2020 Indie Rock

# 7

Women In Music Pt. III by HAIM

Album • Feb 19 / 2021 Indie Pop Soft Rock

# 8

Punisher by Phoebe Bridgers

Album • Jun 18 / 2020 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 9

Hypoluxo by Hypoluxo

Album • Nov 20 / 2020 Post-Punk Indie Rock

# 10

Fake It Flowers by beabadoobee

Album • Oct 16 / 2020 Alternative Rock