BLOG | DEC. 16, 2020

Tape Op Staff Favorites of 2020

BY Geoff Stanfield

2020. What a year. Since very few of who reading this will have recently relocated from a nearby galaxy I won't get into the specifics, but we all know what kind of year it was and many of us are glad it's almost gone. It certainly will not be forgotten. But alas, music has endured and been an amazing resource to help many of us deal with the mess that was 2020. Here are some of our favorites from this very strange year.

2020favs
Andy Shauf: The Neon Skyline
Andy Shauf: The Neon Skyline

Larry Crane

Logan Farmer: Still No Mother
Logan Farmer: Still No Mother

Roger Waters -
Us + Them
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Sufjan Stevens: Ascension
Sufjan Stevens: Ascension

Mac Miller -
Circles
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Nine Inch Nails: Ghosts V
Nine Inch Nails: Ghosts V
Sarah Jarosz: World on the Ground
Sarah Jarosz: World on the Ground

Andy Shauf -
The Neon Skyline
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Suzanne Ciani: A Sonic Womb
Suzanne Ciani: A Sonic Womb

Brian Eno -
Film Music 1976 ~ 2020
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Spacemoth: This Shit/Who I Was
Spacemoth: This Shit/Who I Was

Brendan Benson -
Dear Life
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John Baccigaluppi

Deftones: Ohms
Deftones: Ohms

Nadia Reid -
Out of My Province
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Coldbones: The Cataclysm
Coldbones: The Cataclysm

Logan Farmer -
Still No Mother
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Lucinda Williams: Good Souls, Better Angels
Lucinda Williams: Good Souls, Better Angels

Nada Surf -
Never Not Together
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Matt Berniger -
Serpentine Prison
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Bonny Light Horsemen -
S/T
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Sufjan Stevens -
The Ascension
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Roger & Brian Eno -
Mixing Colors
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Moses Sumney -
GrƦ
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Tom Petty - Wildflowers and All The Rest
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Coriky - S/T
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Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts V & VI
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Sarah Jarosz -
World on the Ground
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Bill Frisell -
Valentine
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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard -
KG
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King Britt -
Back2Black
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Suzanne Ciani -
A Sonic Womb
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Tycho -
Simulcast
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The Dip -
The Dip Plays it Cool
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Khruangbin -
Mordechai
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Jon Hassel -
Seeing Through Sound
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Marsha Vdovin

Oumou SangarƩ -
Acoustic
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Emilie Nicolas -
Tranquille Emile
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Madame Gandhi -
Young India Reimagined
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Spacemoth -
This Shit/Who I Was
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Anthony Sarti

Clams Casino -
Instrumental Relics
- "
Iā€™m God" (Feat. Imogen Heap)
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The Anix -
Hologram
(Deluxe Edition) - "Everlasting Love"
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Tails - "Forever" (Feat. Rome in Silver)
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Mrs. Piss - Self-Surgery - "Knelt"
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Deftones
-Ohms -
"This Link Is Dead"
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Andy Hong

Caspian -
On Circles
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Coldbones -
The Cataclysm
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This Will Destroy You -
Vespertine
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Pat Metheny -
From This Place
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Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, Brian Blade -
RoundAgain
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Scott McChane

Lucinda Williams -
Good Souls, Better Angels
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Mavericks ā€“
En EspaƱol
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Ghost Funk Orchestra -
An Ode to Escapism
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Duck Duck Goose -
Noise, Noise and More Noise
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Black Market Brass -
Undying Thirst
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