Best of 2020 – Rosy Overdrive

Nine EPs I enjoyed from 2020

If nine EPs isn’t enough 2020 music for you, I encourage you to check out my four-part best albums of 2020 overview. Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires – 2-4-6-8 Motorway Release date: October 30thRecord label: Don Giovanni RecordsGenre: Southern rock, punk rockPull track: The Company Man (Acoustic)Synopsis: No new original songs here, unfortunately,Continue reading “Nine EPs I enjoyed from 2020”

My 100 Favorite Albums from 2020 (Part 4 of 4)

Remember Part 1? Part 2? Part 3? Let’s go! Tobin Sprout – Empty Horses Release date: September 18th Record label: Fire Records Genre: Folk, alt-country Pull track: Every Sweet Soul Synopsis: Well, this is certainly a left turn from the former Guided by Voices contributor. Instead of the fuzzy psych-garage-pop of that band and hisContinue reading “My 100 Favorite Albums from 2020 (Part 4 of 4)”

My 100 Favorite Albums from 2020 (Part 3 of 4)

Link to Part 1 Here Link to Part 2 Here And we barrel forward. Exciting, right? Brian Mietz – Panzarotti Release date: March 2nd Record label: Self-released Genre: Pop rock, power pop Pull track: Hollyweed Synopsis: I don’t really know much about Brian Mietz, except for the fact that he’s a poster artist and he’sContinue reading “My 100 Favorite Albums from 2020 (Part 3 of 4)”

My 100 Favorite Albums from 2020 (Part 2 of 4)

View Part 1 here. Frankie Valet – Waterfowl Release date: February 7th Record label: It Takes Time Records Genre: Bedroom/garage punk/rock/pop Pull track: Engulfed Synopsis: This is one of those exciting albums by young bands where they’re throwing a bunch of stuff at the wall and you’re just along for the ride. There’s the dreamContinue reading “My 100 Favorite Albums from 2020 (Part 2 of 4)”

My 100 Favorite Albums from 2020 (Part 1 of 4)

Congrats on randomly stumbling onto this list. All of these albums are worth a listen, but I’ve done you the courtesy of giving you a CliffsNotes version of all of them if you wanna be choosey. I will also note that I got a little better at doing this as I made it further along,Continue reading “My 100 Favorite Albums from 2020 (Part 1 of 4)”