Drowse’s Kyle Bates discusses his favorite albums of 2020
After a busy 2019 that included the release of two
Drowse albums, main member Kyle Bates stayed quieter in 2020, but he did listen to plenty of other people s music, and he now made us a list of his 11 favorite albums of the year. It includes Flenser labelmates
Sprain and
The Microphones, some ambient (
Sarah Davachi), some black metal (
Paysage d’hiver, and more), and Kyle had plenty of interesting things to say about each album. Here s his list, in no particular order.
The Couch Scene -
Myriam’s songs deserve attention.
Opening was lovingly recorded over years in a backyard shed where we drank and tried to figure out how to live. Every sound is haunted and right where it needs to be.