17. Liz Phair – Soberish

16. Japanese Breakfast – Jubilee

15. Juliana Hatfield – Blood

14. AFI – Bodies

13. Crowded House – Dreamers Are Waiting

12. Morcheeba – Blackest Blue

11. Saint Vincent – Daddy’s Home

10. Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever

9. Olivia Rodrigo – Sour

8. Garbage – No Gods No Masters

7. Dark Tropics – Ink

6. Piroshka – Love Drips & Gathers

5. Antonioni – Antonioni This self-titled album of shimmery indie rock helped me get through a recent hospital stay.

4. The Darkness – Motorheart You can find those riffs you’ve been missing over here.

3. Lana Del Rey – Chemtrails Over the Country Club (Note: I haven’t gotten her Blue Bannisters yet)

2. Nick Cave & Warren Ellis – Carnage I sure do hope we can get this pandemic under control so I can see this brilliant duo next year.

1. Wolf Alice – Blue Weekend I am obsessed with this album. There’s not a bad track on it. Check out their new, mesmerizing performance of “Delicious Things” on YouTube.

Best Release by a Lordan: Jeremy Lordan – Songs of Jeremy Lordan. I really dig my Jeremy’s music and I’m not just saying that because he’s my cousin. Take a wander over to Bandcamp and check it out!

Best Re-issue/Re-package/Re-evaluate the Songs:

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – B-Sides & Rarities, Part II

Garbage – Beautful Garbage 20th Anniversary Edition

Taylor Swift – Evermore (Deluxe Edition)

Belly – The Bees

Best Metal Albums

Fate DeStroyed – Within These Walls

Converge & Chelsea Wolfe – Blood Moon

Best Movie Musical Soundtrack

The Sparks – Annette

Best Movie Score

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis – La Panthére Des Neiges

Best EPs/Singles

Discothèque – Discothèque 2.0 EP

Dubstar – Tectonic Plates (single)