Another year has come and another year is almost gone. Only a handful of weeks remain in this year, which means many record companies have already turned their focus to 2021. Even with the record labels turning their attention to the new year, there is still work to be done this year. The work in question is a look back at the best of the year’s new music. For this critic, that look back starts at the smallest level, EPs. Those who have followed this critic’s daily ramblings year in and year out know that the year-enders have always started with the smallest records, the EPs, and this year is no different. This year has seen a variety of interesting EPs released from across the musical universe. They include records released by labels and independently by the acts in question.
Featured in this critic’s list of this year’s are new offerings from Hell or Highwater (which is fronted by Atreyu’s Brandon Saller), Another Day Dawns, and even independent artist Vast Caldera among others. Topping this year’s list is an offering from the “super group” In Parallel.
As with every year past, this critic’s list features not 10, but 15 titles. The top 10 titles are the primary titles, while the next five are honorable mention titles. With everything noted, here with out any further ado, is Phil’s Picks Top 10 New EPs of 2020.
PHIL’S PICKS 2020 TOP 10 NEW EPs
- In Parallel – Fashioner
- Mark Morton – Ether
- Killswitch Engage – Atonement II: B-Sides For Charity
- Vast Caldera – Vast Caldera I
- Another Day Dawns – Stranger
- Hell or Highwater – Lost at Sonic Ranch
- Stabbing Westward – Dead and Gone
- Lord—Chaos Raining
- KB & The Idyllwilde – I Just Wanna Love You, I Just Wanna Let You
- The Run Around – Bombs Away
- Morgan Rose – Controlled Chaos
- Zero Theorum – The Killing: Part I
- Hold On Hollywood – Love Stories
- South of Eden – Talk
- The Jacks – Remember You
Next up from Phil’s Picks is the list of the year’s top new independent albums. This year has produced some impressive new independent albums. Stay tuned for that.
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