What a freakin' year this has been! This sentence might be more true than at any moment in the past years. The Corona pandemic had a massive impact on pretty much all of our lives, the music industry and quite possibly also the rest of society. In the absence of live music events the songs and records that were released remained an anchor and provided much needed comfort in a difficult time. These are our fifty favourite tracks from this rollercoaster ride called 2020.
There are ups and downs in every band's career but the latter ones are way harder when your start was a furious one. And it looks like many groups from the glorious 00s indie movement are in an ongoing creative crisis.
Songs to comfort you in these cold times, provided by Marissa Nadler, William Fitzsimmons, S. Carey, Mazzy Star, Fenne Lily, Ólafur Arnalds, Angel Olsen, Ben Howard, Mogwai and many more.
Synthpop girl trio AU REVOIR SIMONE covered a true classic. The trio from New York City rearranged MAZZY STAR‘s legendary ballad Fade Into You. And they got a famous collaborator for the track. THE STROKES‘ very own Nikolai Fraiture provided guitar and bass for the tune. And AU REVOIR SIMONE really managed to give the intimate tune a new direction. Witness it right here.