Tape Op Staff Favorites of 2020
2020. What a year. Since very few of who reading this will have recently relocated from a nearby galaxy I won't get into the specifics, but we all know what kind of year it was and many of us are glad it's almost gone. It certainly will not be forgotten. But alas, music has endured and been an amazing resource to help many of us deal with the mess that was 2020. Here are some of our favorites from this very strange year.
Larry Crane
Roger Waters - Us + Them Listen
Mac Miller - Circles Listen
Andy Shauf - The Neon Skyline Listen
Brian Eno - Film Music 1976 ~ 2020 Listen
Brendan Benson - Dear Life Listen
John Baccigaluppi
Nadia Reid - Out of My Province Listen
Logan Farmer - Still No Mother Listen
Nada Surf - Never Not Together Listen
Matt Berniger - Serpentine Prison Listen
Bonny Light Horsemen - S/T Listen
Sufjan Stevens - The Ascension Listen
Roger & Brian Eno - Mixing Colors Listen
Moses Sumney - Græ Listen
Tom Petty - Wildflowers and All The Rest Listen
Coriky - S/T Listen
Nine Inch Nails -Â Ghosts V & VI Listen
Geoff Stanfield
Sarah Jarosz - World on the Ground Listen
Bill Frisell - Valentine Listen
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - KG Listen
King Britt - Back2Black Listen
Suzanne Ciani - A Sonic Womb Listen
Tycho - Simulcast Listen
The Dip - The Dip Plays it Cool Listen
Khruangbin - Mordechai Listen
Jon Hassel - Seeing Through Sound Listen
Marsha Vdovin
Oumou Sangaré - Acoustic Listen
Emilie Nicolas - Tranquille Emile Listen
Madame Gandhi - Young India Reimagined Listen
Spacemoth - This Shit/Who I Was Listen
Anthony Sarti
Clams Casino - Instrumental Relics - " I’m God" (Feat. Imogen Heap) Listen
The Anix - Hologram (Deluxe Edition) - "Everlasting Love" Listen
Tails - "Forever" (Feat. Rome in Silver) Listen
Mrs. Piss - Self-Surgery - "Knelt" Listen
Deftones -Ohms - "This Link Is Dead" Listen
Andy Hong
Caspian - On Circles Listen
Coldbones - The Cataclysm Listen
This Will Destroy You - Vespertine Listen
Pat Metheny - From This Place Listen
Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, Brian Blade - RoundAgain Listen
Scott McChane
Lucinda Williams - Good Souls, Better Angels Listen
Mavericks – En Español Listen
Ghost Funk Orchestra - An Ode to Escapism Listen
Duck Duck Goose - Noise, Noise and More Noise Listen
Black Market Brass - Undying Thirst Listen
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