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Some Cracking Album Covers from 2020
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NOT a subject that is talked about much…
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when it comes to the ‘best of’ lists, but I am always interested in album covers. They are such an important part of an album, and it is the first thing one sees when they are flicking through the vinyl racks! Because of that, I thought I would select a few of my favourite album covers from 2020. In each case, I will highlight when the album was released, the label it was released on (if I can find the information), in addition to selecting a few choice tracks from each album and a link to where you can buy and download the album. This year has been a wonderful one for music and, alongside that, there have been some awesome album covers! Here is an assortment of some that definitely catch the eye and…
Release Date: 25th September
Label: Partisan
Standout Tracks: Mr. Motivator/Kill Them With Kindness/Model Village
Buy: https://www.discogs.com/Idles-Ultra-Mono/release/15966198
Run the Jewels – RTJ4
Release Date: 3rd June
Labels: Jewel Runners/BMG
Standout Tracks: Ooh La La/The Ground Below/Pulling the Pin
Buy: https://www.discogs.com/Run-The-Jewels-Run-The-Jewels-4/master/1749989
Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia
Release Date: 27th March
Label: Warner
Standout Tracks: Future Nostalgia/Physical/Break My Heart
Buy: https://www.discogs.com/Dua-Lipa-Future-Nostalgia/master/1705638
Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher
Release Date: 18th June
Label: Dead Oceans
Standout Tracks: Garden Song/Kyoto/I Know the End
Buy: https://www.discogs.com/Phoebe-Bridgers-Punisher/master/1757517
Charli XCX - how i'm feeling now
Release Date: 15th May
Labels: Atlantic/Asylum
Standout Tracks: forever/claws/7 Years
Buy: https://www.discogs.com/Charli-XCX-How-Im-Feeling-Now/master/1738844
Taylor Swift – folklore
Release Date: 24th July
Label: Republic
Standout Tracks: cardigan/the last great American dynasty/betty
Buy: https://www.discogs.com/Taylor-Swift-Folklore/master/1777815
Perfume Genius – Set My Heart on Fire Immediately
Release Date: 15th May
Label: Matador
Standout Tracks: Describe/On the Floor/Your Body Changes Everything
Buy: https://www.discogs.com/Perfume-Genius-Set-My-Heart-On-Fire-Immediately/master/1738432
Nadine Shah – Kitchen Sink
Release Date: 26th June
Label: Infectious
Standout Tracks: Club Cougar/Trad/Ukrainian Wine
Buy: https://www.discogs.com/Nadine-Shah-Kitchen-Sink/master/1762562
Chloe x Halle – Ungodly Hour
Release Date: 12th June
Labels: Parkwood/Columbia
Standout Tracks: Forgive Me/Do It/Overwhelmed
Buy: https://www.discogs.com/Chloe-x-Halle-Ungodly-Hour/release/15487088
Jehnny Beth – TO LOVE IS TO LIVE
Release Date: 12th June
Label: Caroline Records
Standout Tracks: Flower/I’m the Man/Human
Buy: https://www.discogs.com/Jehnny-Beth-To-Love-Is-To-Live/master/1754820
SAULT – Untitled (Black Is)
Release Date: 19th July
Label: Forever Living Originals
Standout Tracks: Hard Life/Black Is/Why We Cry Why We Die
Buy: https://www.discogs.com/Sault-Untitled-Black-Is/release/15912430
Lady Gaga – Chromatica
Release Date: 29th May
Labels: Streamline/Interscope
Standout Tracks: Stupid Love/Rain on Me/911
Buy: https://www.discogs.com/Lady-Gaga-Chromatica/master/1746431
Megan Thee Stallion – Good News
Release Date: 20th November
Labels: 1501 Certified/300
Standout Tracks: Shots Fired/Body/Girls in the Head
Buy: https://www.discogs.com/Megan-Thee-Stallion-Good-News/master/1848252
Róisín Murphy – Róisín Machine
Release Date: 2nd October
Labels: Skint/BMG
Standout Tracks: Something More/Incapable/Murphy’s Law
Buy: https://www.discogs.com/R%C3%B3is%C3%ADn-Murphy-R%C3%B3is%C3%ADn-Machine/master/1814381
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – Viscerals
Release Date: 3rd April
Label: Rocket Recordings
Standout Tracks: Rubbernecker/Word Crust/Hell’s Teeth
Buy: https://www.discogs.com/Pigs-Pigs-Pigs-Pigs-Pigs-Pigs-Pigs-Viscerals/master/1710619
Gorillaz – Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez
Release Date: 23rd October
Labels: Gorillaz Productions/Parlophone/Warner
Standout Tracks: Strange Timez/Chalk Tablet Towers/Momentary Bliss
Buy: https://www.discogs.com/Gorillaz-Song-Machine-Season-One/master/1825713
Biffy Clyro - A Celebration of Endings
Release Date: 14th August
Labels: 14th Floor/Warner Bros.
Standout Tracks: The Champ/Tiny Indoor Fireworks/Space
Buy: https://www.discogs.com/Biffy-Clyro-A-Celebration-Of-Endings/master/1787714
Courteeners - More. Again. Forever.
Release Date: 17th January
Labels: Ignition Records
Standout Tracks: Heart Attack/More. Again. Forever/One Day at a Time
Buy: https://www.discogs.com/The-Courteeners-More-Again-Forever-/master/1668842
Georgia – Seeking Thrills
Release Date: 10th January
Label: Domino
Standout Tracks: Started Out/About Work the Dancefloor/24 Hours
Buy: https://www.discogs.com/Georgia-Seeking-Thrills/master/1665612
The Strokes - The New Abnormal
Release Date: 10th April
Labels: Cult/RCA
Standout Tracks: The Adults Are Talking/Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus/Bad Decisions
Buy: https://www.discogs.com/The-Strokes-The-New-Abnormal/master/1712601