What a year, right? 2020 proved to be the year the world broke, no question about that. However, great records were produced and must be analyzed, recognized, and celebrated. Exactly what were the top album releases in this year of despair? Jay and Deon each discuss their choices for top eleven (like Spinal Tap, they always take it to 11) albums of the yiz-ear in episode 12 of Lightnin’ Licks Radio, the annual Year In Review sonic sextravaganza. Music geeks UNITE…it’s another “best of” list to piss and moan about. Rock and rolla smoke a bowla.
JAY'S TOP ELEVEN: #11 Beach Bunny - Honeymoon #10 Guided By Voices - Mirrored Aztec #9 Maita - Best Wishes #8 Death Valley Girls - Under The Spell Of Joy #7 Destroyer - Have We Met #6 Winter - Endless Space (Between You And I) #5 Fontaines D.C. - A Hero's Death #4 X - Alphabet Land #3 Hinds - The Prettiest Curse #2 Party Nails - You Don't Have To Go Home But You Can't Stay Here #1 Haim - Women In Music PT III
DEON'S TOP ELEVEN: #11 Pearl Jam - Gigaton #10 Fiona Apple - Fetch The Bolt Cutters #9 Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher #8 Rose City Band - Summerlong #7 Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger - Force Majuere #6 Lord Finesse - Motown State Of Mind #5 SAULT - UNTITLED (Rise) #4 the Microphones - Microphones In 2020 #3 Chicano Batman - Invisible People #2 SAULT - UNTITLED (Black Is) #1 Quelle Chris & Chris Keys - Innocent Country 2
A supplemental episode (12.5) containing the complete all-vinyl* 2020 Year-In-Review mixtape is also available on select platforms.
ADDITIONAL SONIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO EPISODE TWELVE OF LIGHTNIN' LICKS RADIO PODCAST INCLUDE: Lee Moses / Holland Dozier Holland / Brothers Johnson / L.L. Cool J / Wu-Tang Clan / Nexus / U2 / Joe Esposito / Marley Marl / Beastie Boys / Rick Rubin / Mother Love Bone / Pearl Jam / Beach Bunny / Fiona Apple / Donald J. Trump / Guided By Voices / Phoebe Bridgers / Better Oblivion Community Center / The Beatles / Maita / Rose City Band / Death Valley Girls / L.A. Witch / Habibi / Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger / Kate Bush / Maxwell / Destroyer / Al Stewart / Lord Finesse / Michael Jackson / DeBarge / Winter / My Bloody Valentine / SAULT / Fontaines D.C. / The Microphones / Mount Erie / Red House Painters / Ebtu / X / The Pixies / Chicano Batman / Hines / Party Nails / Madonna / Blaksmith / MF Doom / Madlib / Quelle Chris & Chris Keyes / Haim / De La Soul / Prince Paul / The Clockers.
RECORDED REMOTELY 01/01/2021
COVER ART BY: BRYAN KONIECZKA
*well…it’s not ALL all-vinyl. There’s one specific choice cut sourced elsewhere. Deal with it.
