15 December 2020

American monthly music magazine ALTERNATIVE PRESS, founded in 1985 and working out of Cleveland, Ohio is the biggest US music magazine (more than 1 million followers on Facebook) that focuses on various alternative music genres. Here is their TOP 10 of awesome 2020 albums with THE 1975 leading the pack…

1. NOTES ON A CONDITIONAL FORM by 1975 (UK)

AP: “Massive, earth-shattering release. It fuses everything The 1975 have built their career
on and more: Auto-Tune goodness, orchestral tracks, ’80s power ballads, and pop-punk throwbacks.”

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2. WAKE-UP SUNSHINE by ALL-TIME LOW (Baltimore, US)

AP: “Wake Up, Sunshine is energetic, introspective, dynamic and everything
in between. All Time Low certainly delivered when we needed it most.”

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20/20 VISION by ANTI-FLAG (Pittsburgh, US)

AP: “One of the standout albums from their revered multi-decade career. We wouldn’t
expect anything less from Anti-Flag, but we yearn for more LPs like this one in the future.”

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LIKE A HOUSE ON FIRE by ASKING ALEXANDRIA (New Yorkshire, UK)

AP: “Like A House On Fire is Asking Alexandria throwing themselves in the deep end and breathing comfortably at the depths. As cinematic as it is unapologetic, their melodic 2020 incarnation made its intentions clear.”

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GUARDIANS by AUGUST BURNS RED (Lancaster, Pennsylvania, US)

AP: “‘August Burns Red’ are one of the most consistent bands in metalcore,
as well as the metal and hardcore “ingredients” that make up the collision
subgenre. The superhero theme is apt because these Pennsylvanians helped
save metalcore from sinister synths and continue carrying the torch.”

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The Ride by BAD COP, BAD COP (Southern California)

Everything Means Nothing by BLACKBEAR (Palm Coast, Florida)

Death In Venice Beach by THE BOMBPOPS (San Diego, CA, US)

Glue by BOSTON MANOR (Blackpool, UK)

Post Human: Survival Horror by BRING ME THE HORIZON (Sheffield, UK)