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From police brutality call-outs to a new century gospel, artists still wrung beauty and inspiration from a hard year

Albums of the Year 2020: bdrmm - Bedroom | reviews, news & interviews Albums of the Year 2020: bdrmm - Bedroom Albums of the Year 2020: bdrmm - Bedroom A shoegaze debut that lifts its eyes, looks to the future and elevates the form by Barney HarsentSaturday, 26 December 2020 It’s become something of an end-of-year list cliché to say that 2020 has been a great year for music despite being a catastrophic shitstorm when judged by any other metric you care to mention. “Ah!” says 2020, “but clichés are clichés because they’re true,” and sits back smugly, arms folded,...

2020 has been a year unlike anything else we've ever experienced. The past 12 months have pushed us all to the brink, changing the role music plays in our lives in the process. It's not exactly been a pleasant experience - we can say that with some certainty - but this year has also driven home a number of important factors. Each of us, from freelance writers straight through to the Editor In Chief, are enormously grateful to have a platform with which to express ourselves, and also to support, showcase, and amplify the voices that stand out from the crowd. It's been a hugely challenging year...