Power Pop Plus: Top 20 Albums of 2020
John M. Borack chooses 20 of the finest melodically-charged releases from last year
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Mar 11, 2021
To be blunt, 2020 was a sh tshow in so many ways, but at least there was a bright spot as far as music as concerned: the overall quality of melodically-charged releases was quite high indeed. Here are
Power Pop Plus s top 20 albums from The Year the World Was Put on Pause, with a few extras tossed in at the end.
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This year’s Best Overlooked Albums list shows just how much great music is being made in the margins of the music scene. Trying to narrow this list to 30 albums overall – not to mention deciding on the 10 best – was a major challenge. But here are my picks for the best overlooked albums of 2020. Your music year won’t be complete without hearing at least some of these titles.
1.) Mothboxer, “Accelerator”: Essentially Dave Ody’s solo project, Mothboxer has been turning out albums since 2007, and “Accelerator” is filled with creative, pop-rock songs that strike a nice balance between heft (with a little grit) and striking melodies – and quite often, some musical element that makes one stand up and take notice. Ody has been consistently good, and “Accelerator” is my power pop album of the year.