Best albums of 2020 made by Arizona artists, ranked Ed Masley, Arizona Republic
Arizona artists had a harder time connecting with their local fans in 2020. Music venues shut down in early March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and remained shuttered, for the most part, through December.
Some artists did their best to stay connected via livestream, which was nice.
But just because you couldn t see your favorite Arizona artists in your favorite Arizona bars the way you did in pre-pandemic times, that doesn t mean you couldn t stay connected to their music through recordings.
And 2020 was a great year to experience new music made by Arizona artists. These were the best we had a chance to hear, from Maynard James Keenan s latest dispatch from Jerome to internationally recognized releases from Spirit Adrift and Phoenix native Courtney Marie Andrews.