Best of 2020 (So Far): Adam Johnson

It seems weird looking for the “best” of anything in this dumpster fire of a year, but we are nothing if not suckers for lists of music, so here we are. Over the course of this week we’ll roll out individual lists of best albums and songs from both national and Minnesota artists by Reviler contributors. Today we feature the favorite music of 2020 (so far) from Adam Johnson.

Best Abums

Ezra Furman – Sex Education, OST

The Homesick – The Big Exercise

Body Count – Carnivore

Circles Around the Sun – s/t

THICK – 5 Years Behind

Abysmal Dawn – Phylogenesis

Thou – Blessings of the Highest Order

NNAMDÏ – BRAT

Run The Jewels – RTJ4

Ambrose Akinmusire – on the tender spot of every calloused moment

Fiona Apple – Fetch the Bolt Cutters

Kansas Smitty’s – Things Happened Here

Best of Local

Extraterrestrials – Voyager 1 & 2
Harper’s Jar – Thank You Ancestor Finger
Superheater – Beaut
New Primals – Horse Girl Energy
Beach Mountain – Pine Tar
Heart Bones – Hot Dish

Best Singles

Thou – “Supernaut”

Dirty Projectors – “Overlord”

CocoRosie – “Restless”

Gmac Cash – “Coronavirus”

Dopapod – “Dracula’s Monk”

Behemoth – “A Forest”

Steve Gunn – “Astro Zombies”

Daði Freyr – “Think About Things”