Girlsville Best Of 2020, Year in Review

2020 was a lot of things, and most of them rather horrifying. This my friends is not about that. 2020 provided an embarrassment of riches with regard to music and art, and so with that in mind i’d like to share with you the best releases of the year and the stuff I’ve been playing non-stop around Girlsville HQ.

DeStructos – Blast! CS/DL (Self Released)
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Mr. Wrong – Create A Place LP/DL (Water Wing)
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Special Interest – The Passion Of LP/DL (Thrilling Living)
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Sweeping Promises – Hunger For A Way Out LP/DL (Feel It)
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Benee – Hey U X (Republic)

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Star Party – Demo 2020 CS/DL (Feel It)
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Shark Toys “Out Of Time” 7″ (Chunklet)
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Lithics – Tower Of Age LP (Trouble In Mind)
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Neutrals – Personal Comuting 7″ (Slumberland)
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Neutrals – Rent Your House E.P. (Demestic Departure)
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Doja Cat “Say So” Single (Kemosabe/RCA)
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Alien Nosejob – Once Again The Present Becomes The Past LP (Zenith)
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ISS – Too Punk For Heavy Metal 7″ (Total Punk)
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Chloe X Halle – UnGodly Hour (Parkwood/Columbia)
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Gen Pop – PPM66 LP (Post Present Medium)
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Germ House – Spoiled Legacy CS/DL (Detriti)
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Adulkt Life – Book of Curses LP (What’s Your Rupture?)
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Cold Meat – Hot & Flustered LP (Static Shock)
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FUN TIME OBJECTS – C20​/​20 GO​-​GO! (Fuzzy Warbles)
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These last ones aren’t from 2020 but they are songs I heard this year that became quarantine obsessions Benee, City Girls, Doja Cat, and Miranda Lambert. I’m going to have to do a whole other post about all the Chicago House and Detroit Techno I’ve been into
Benee – Soaked
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Doja Cat – Roll With Us
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Doja Cat – Down Low
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Miranda Lambert – Airstream Song
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City Girls – How To Pimp a N****
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Doja Cat – Won’t Bite
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Angeleena Presley – Dry Counrty Blues
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Courtney DelMar

Aside from writing about bands for 50THIRDAND3RD, CJDelMar runs the Girlsville Records imprint out of Portland, OR. Girlsville is home to bands like COACHWHIPS, HOOD RATS, TOWANDA, MR. AIRPLANE MAN, VIRVON VARVON, & THE PRISSTEENS. girlsville.bandcamp.com

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