At Charlie Steen's darker edge, Shame bring such quirky sentimentalities and brooding atmospherics to their sophomore LP, Drunk Tank Pink.

Without further ado, find here my Top 8 Gigs, Top 30 LPs, Top 30 Singles, Top 5 EPs, & Top 5 Emerging Artists of such a transformative year.

This time last year, 100 of us snuggled inside the now-struggling venue of Brixton’s Windmill...now 1,000 huddled once more online.

Talking to the Canadian rapper Haviah Mighty, I realise she may be the perfect catalyst to bid farewell to 2020 and bound into the new year.

Exploring the depths of her 'nightmare', the US rapper Rico Nasty rounds off a wanderlust year with a rather indifferent debut LP.

72 years after Copland and Goodman’s classical-jazz ‘clash’ Hutchings threw down his gauntlet amongst an insatiable duel displayed tonight.

The Columbian-American singer follows her breakthrough debut, excavating Spanish-speaking roots buried amongst some arduous romantics.

Live shows are hard to come by these days. So, are ‘explosions of love’. Yet, somehow both magically occurred on this night at The Barbican.

A recent email exchange with the Japanese 4-piece left me enamoured with their upbeat positivity and a myriad of different foods.

I promise this will be the very last edition of '7 Best LPs' for this year. But here's an eclectic lineup for you eclectic bunch...

Idles mark their 3rd return in quick succession with an unabashed mantra: “I am I” - harnessed as a guiding light for one of their best yet.

I zoom'd with the gothic/indie-pop newcomer to discuss championing misfits and weirdos, Death Grips, and her latest EP, Sad Music.

Angel Olsen resentfully reflects the close quarters we all find ourselves in on her 5th LP, Whole New Mess - with lukewarm results.

In a world stricken with growing divisions, the Welsh producer brings us closer together on her impressive sophomore LP, Inner Song.

On her debut LP, Garcia notes herself front-and-centre of jazz's enticing incarnation yet is pinned back by a stunted excavation.

On the surface, Fontaines D.C.'s latest LP bears the myriad fruits of influences, yet seeps bitter juices rather than a ripened reckoning.

Crack Cloud intertwine their painful experiences with drug addiction into their most eclectic work to date: their debut LP, Pain Olympics.

10 years, 10 festivals, 10 sets of headliners - how far have we come on this journey toward a more gender-balanced festival scene in the UK?

Well, seeing as this year is crawling along at a snail's pace - here's ANOTHER 7 LPs to sink your ears into.

The sister trio quash our lockdown frustrations with a vignette of their beloved, balmy hometown LA, on their most notable LP to date.