best of 2020.
sorry abt the late post. might get back to Tumblr, who knows? for now, here's what I thought was the best stuff from the worst year. c
movies.
Small Axe (Mangrove / Lovers Rock / Red, White & Blue / Alex Wheatley / Education) // dir. Steve McQueen
Da 5 Bloods // dir. Spike Lee
First Cow // dir. Kelly Reichardt
The Forty-Year-Old Version // dir. Radha Blank
Bacurau // dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho & Juliano Dornelles
David Byrneâs American Utopia // dir. Spike Lee
Soul // dir. Pete Docter, Kemp Powers
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm // dir. Jason Woliner
Time // dir. Garrett Bradley
Kajillionaire // dir. Miranda July
Boys State // dir. Jesse Moss & Amanda McBaine
The Vast of Night // dir. Andrew Patterson
Ma Raineyâs Black Bottom // dir. George C. Wolfe
Tigertail // dir. Alan Yang
His House // dir. Remi Weekes
The Assistant // dir. Kitty Green
Possessor // dir. Brandon Cronenberg
Palm Springs // dir. Max Barbakow
The Trip to Greece // dir. Michael Winterbottom
She Dies Tomorrow // dir. Amy Seinmetz
albums.
Lianne La Havas // Lianne La Havas
Untitled (Black Is) // SAULT
RTJ4 // Run the Jewels
It Was Good Until It Wasnât // Kehlani
SAWAYAMA // Rina Sawayama
Future Nostalgia // Dua Lipa
Women In Music, Pt. III // HAIM
R.Y.C. // Mura Masa
Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez // Gorillaz
Circles // Mac Miller
Ungodly Hour // Chloe x Halle
We Will Always Love You // The Avalanches
INDUSTRY GAMES [EP] // CHIKA
Alfredo // Freddie Gibbs x The Alchemist
2017-2019 // Against All Logic
A Written Testimony // Jay Electronica (& Jay Z)
color theory // Soccer Mommy
grĂŠ // Moses Sumney
how Iâm feeling now // Charli XCX
Black Habits // D Smoke
Whatâs Your Pleasure? // Jessie Ware
Punisher // Phoebe Bridgers
Dinner Party [EP] // Kamasi Washington, Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper & 9th Wonder
The Slow Rush // Tame Impala
Chromatica // Lady Gaga
folklore // Taylor Swift
A Beautiful Revolution // Common
Fetch the Bolt Cutters // Fiona Apple
UNLOCKED [EP] // Denzel Curry x Kenny Beats
It Is What It Is // Thundercat
Limbo // Aminé
Shabrang // Sevdaliza
After Hours // The Weeknd
Shore // Fleet Foxes
Weâre New Again // Makaya McCraven x Gil Scott-Heron
FOREVER // Starchild & the New Romantic
songs // Adrienne Lenker
Heaven to A Tortured Mind // Yves Tumor
Streams of Thought, Vol. 3: Cane & Able [EP] // Black Thought
Thereâs Only Being Yourself // Radiant Children
songs.
âBittersweetâ // Lianne La Havas
âOoh La Laâ // Run the Jewels f. Greg Nice & DJ Premier
âcircle the drainâ // Soccer Mommy
âDo Itâ // Chloe x Halle
âWAPâ // Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion
âWildfiresâ // SAULT
âGospel For A New Centuryâ // Yves Tumor
âGuilty Conscienceâ // 070 Shake
âCROWNâ // CHIKA
âBad Friendâ // Rina Sawayama
âFreeze Tagâ // Kamasi Washington, Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder & Phoelix
âforeverâ // Charli XCX
âToxicâ // Kehlani
âBALD!â // JPEGMAFIA
âThe Pink Phantomâ // Gorillaz f. Elton John & 6LACK
âGarden Songâ // Phoebe Bridgers
âCut Meâ // Moses Sumney
âSavage [Remix]â // Megan Thee Stallion f. BeyoncĂ©
âGood Morningâ // Black Thought f. Pusha T, Swiss Beatz & Killer Mike
âTime (You & I)â // Khruangbin
âGasolineâ // HAIM
âThe Boxâ // Roddy Ricch
âGhost of Soulja Slimâ // Jay Electronica (& Jay Z)
âWAKING UP DOWNâ // Yaeji
âhand crushed by mallet [Remix]â // 100 gecs f. Fall Out Boy, Craig Owens & Nicole Dollanganger
âLost In Yesterdayâ // Tame Impala
âDonât Start Nowâ // Dua Lipa
âTake Care In Your Dreamingâ // The Avalanches f. Denzel Curry, Sampa the Great & Tricky
âanythingâ // Adrienne Lenker
âComebackâ // Carly Rae Jepsen f. Bleachers
âDiorâ // Pop Smoke
âLaugh Now Cry Laterâ // Drake f. Lil Durk
âBLACK PARADEâ // BeyoncĂ©
âDeal Wiv Itâ // Mura Masa f. Slowthai
âBlack Quallsâ // Thundercat f. Steve Lacy, Steve Arrington & Childish Gambino
âSUGAR [Remix]â // BROCKHAMPTON f. Dua Lipa & Jon B
âSomething to Rap Aboutâ // Freddie Gibbs f. Tyler, the Creator
âSpotlightâ // Jessie Ware
âBetter Than I Imaginedâ // Robert Grasper f. H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello
âDelete Foreverâ // Grimes
âminding_my businessâ // Knxwledge f. Durand Bernarr & Rose Gold
âTapeâ // Starchild & the New Romantic f. Toro y Moi
âBlinding Lightsâ // The Weeknd
âDIET_â // Denzel Curry x Kenny Beats
âHit Differentâ // SZA f. Ty Dolla $ign
âRain On Meâ // Lady Gaga f. Ariana Grande
âThe Gatesâ // Aesop Rock
âLose Your Loveâ // Dirty Projectors
âGaslighterâ // The Chicks
âsay the nameâ // clipping.
television.
I May Destroy You (HBO)
Industry (HBO)
The Queen's Gambit (Netflix)
The Mandalorian (Disney+)
Tales from the Loop (Amazon)
The Boys (Amazon)
High Fidelity (Hulu)
P-Valley (Starz)
Ozark (Netflix)
Tiger King (Netflix)
Nate (Netflix)
Fargo (FX)
Insecure (HBO)
Lovecraft Country (HBO)
Betty (HBO)
Devs (FX)
Big Mouth (Netflix)
