Jon’s favorite music from 2020 part 2
JoJo - Good To Know
Consistently one of the most underrated singers in the industry, JoJo proved with this album once again that she can really SANG with the best of them. Don’t Talk Me Down is such a torchy banger.
Jessie Ware - What’s Your Pleasure
During pandemic, there were many tweets lamenting the fact that we can’t dance to Future Nostalgia and Chromatica (at least one place has started to dance to the latter, it seems). While I agree with them, the album I MOST want to dance to once we are able to again is Jessie Ware’s What’s Your Pleasure. The Public Works to Chromatica’s Beaux. Soulful, disco-y, whispery, perfect.
Dagny - Strangers / Lovers
As far as pop records go, this one is pretty much perfect. Somebody, Come Over, Coulda Shoulda Woulda - each one more unabashedly poppy than the next. The video for It’s Only Heartbreak is SO good too - the subtle quirky choreography is just so fun.
Maren Morris - Better Than We Found It
While the sentiment isn’t new, it’s refreshing to hear someone in country who is unafraid of speaking out for good.
Chelsea Cutler - How To Be Human
Listening to her makes me feel very...how-do-you-do-fellow-kids.gif, but I can’t help it! She’s so good. This album especially hits in the vulnerability department. I just know if this had come out when I was in college I would’ve eaten this up.
Honorable mentions
CHUNG-HA - Stay Tonight Porter Robinson - Something Comforting Malia Civetz - Heart Broke Yumi Zouma - Truth or Consequences Lennon Stella & Charlie Puth - Summer Feelings
