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The Best Of The Best<\/h1>\n

according to the team at RPM Online<\/h1>\n

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It’s gotten to the time of year when everyone seems to be putting the past twelve months in order and creating their lists or best of and we read on social media that it’s been a bit of a rubbish year for new releases etc. Now we know that’s not quite true and bands and solo artists have been making good use of lockdown and releasing some pretty impressive albums and singles be it virtually or remotely or when possible in an actual studio.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here at RPM Online, we pride ourselves on bringing you the best of those releases from far-flung places and the darkest recesses of the Rock and Roll world and this is where the talented bunch of writers get to reveal what is at the top of their lists for 2020.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’d personally like to thank the writers for the hard work and dedication during such a difficult year for everyone and first and foremost would like to thank them for their efforts in bringing such talented writing to everyone’s attention.\u00a0 the one thing that stands out is whilst we all champion alternative music it’s generally a very diverse pool we dive in for our musical highs yet there are many common threads.\u00a0 I’d also like to thank the PR that send through the countless emails and the ones who do an outstanding job above and beyond for the bands to make this past year work and not totally collapse as well as the labels who release a lot of these albums at great personal expense thank you one and all and the biggest thank you goes to those of you who’ve taken the time in real life to check in on us be it a daily read or the occasional glance thank.\u00a0 so without further delay please check out our end of year list from Best Albums, Best EP, Best Single, Best Reissue, Best music-related Book, and yes live concert (there were plenty in the first few months honest)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Craggy\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Albums of 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Levellers – ‘Peace’ (On The Fiddle Recordings)<\/a><\/p>\n

Bob Mould – ‘Blue Hearts’ (Merge Records)<\/p>\n

Kathleen Edwards – ‘Total Freedom’ (Dualtone)<\/p>\n

Soul Asylum – ‘Hurry up and Wait’ (Blue Elan Records)<\/p>\n

Craggy Collyde – ‘Wrapped up in Ribbons’ (Break Me Records)<\/p>\n

Warner E Hodges – ‘Just Feels Right’ (JCPL)<\/p>\n

Pete Berwick – ‘Too Cow to Punk’ (Self Release)<\/p>\n

Dark Rags – ‘Suburbia’ (Backstab Records)<\/p>\n

Parketov\u00fd Lev – ‘Parketov\u00fd Lev’ (Papag\u00e1j\u016fv Hlasatel Records)<\/p>\n

Rabbit Slow – ‘Coming Waves’ (Self Release)<\/p>\n

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Nev Brooks\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Albums of 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bob Vylan – ‘We live Here’<\/a>\u00a0(Self Release)<\/p>\n

Jesse Malin – ‘Sunset Kids’ (Wicked Cool Records)<\/p>\n

Humanist – ‘Humanist’ (Self Release)<\/p>\n

Suzie Stapleton – ‘We Are The Plague’\u00a0(Negative Prophet Records)<\/a><\/p>\n

Mark Lanegan – ‘Straight songs of Sorrow’ (Heavenly)<\/p>\n

Duncan Reid and the Bigheads – ‘Don’t Blame yourself’ (Lbh Records)<\/p>\n

Psychedelic Furs – ‘Made of Rain’ (Cooking Vinyl)<\/p>\n

Asaf Avidan – ‘Agnorisis’ (Telmavar Records)<\/p>\n

Me and that Man – ‘New Songs, Same shit vol 1’ (Napalm Records)<\/p>\n

Nick Cave – ‘Idiots Prayer’ (Bad Seed LTD)<\/p>\n

Dystopian Future Movies – ‘Inviolate’ (Lasairfhiona Records)<\/p>\n

The Levellers – ‘Peace’ (On The Fiddle Recordings)<\/p>\n

Ryan Hamilton and the Harlequin Ghosts – ‘Nowhere To Go But Everywhere’ (Wicked Cool Records)<\/p>\n

The Cravats – ‘Hoorahland’ (Sef Release)<\/p>\n

Sault – ‘Untitled (Black is)’ (Forever Living Originals)<\/p>\n

Bill Fisher – ‘Mass Hypnosis and the Dark Triad’ (Septaphonic Records)<\/p>\n

Stay voiceless – ‘Lies to Tell Your Children’ (GMC)<\/p>\n

The Dowling Poole – ‘See You See Me’ (Self Release)<\/p>\n

Jehnny Beth – ‘To love is To Live’ (20L07 Records)<\/p>\n

The Strokes – ‘The New Abnormal’ (RCA Cult Records)<\/p>\n

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Top 5 e.ps<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Bar Stool Preachers – ‘Soundtrack to your Apocalypse’ (Pirates Press Records)<\/p>\n

Jesse Malin – ‘Ameri\u2019ka’ (Wicked Cool Records)<\/p>\n

Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard – ‘Non Stop e.p.’ (Communion Records)<\/p>\n

The Damned – ‘Rockfield sessions’ (Spinefarm Records)<\/p>\n

Paul Ronney Angel – ‘Seven Spanish Angels’ (Self Release)<\/p>\n

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Top 5 Re-issues \/ Boxsets<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Twin Temple – ‘Present Their Signature Sound (Satanic Doo Wop)’ (Rise Above Records)<\/p>\n

New Model Army – ‘Carnival’ (Attack Attack Records)<\/p>\n

David Bowie – ‘Metrobolist’ (Parlophone)<\/p>\n

Rolling Stones – ‘Goats Head Soup’ (Rolling Stones Records)<\/p>\n

Prince – ‘Sign Of The Times’ (NPG Records,\u00a0Warner Records,\u00a0The Prince Estate)<\/p>\n

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Dom Daley\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Albums of 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stiff Richards – ‘State Of Mind’ (Legless Records\/Drunken Sailor Records)<\/a><\/p>\n

Chubby & The Gang – ‘Speed Kills’ (Partisan Records)<\/p>\n

Mud City Manglers – ‘Give Me The Hammer’ (Beluga Records)<\/p>\n

Wayne Hussey & The Divine – ‘Live At The Bridge’ (Eyes Wide Shut Records)-<\/p>\n

Thee acid tongue\u00a0– ‘Snake Rattle And Roll (Bear Beach Records)<\/a><\/p>\n

Bob Mould – ‘Blur Hearts’ (Merge Records)<\/p>\n

Bob Vylan – ‘We Live Here’ (Self Release)<\/p>\n

Marylin Manson –\u00a0\u2018We Are Chaos\u2019 (Lorna Vista)<\/p>\n

Cabbage – ‘Amanita Pantherina’ (Brassica Records)<\/p>\n

Deathtrap – ‘Stole Your Rock and Roll’ (Spirit Of Disaster)<\/p>\n

Lovesores – ‘Bats From Planet Skull’ (Self Release)<\/p>\n

Wyldlife – ‘Year Of The Snake’ (Wicked Cool Records)<\/p>\n

Duncan Reid & The Bigheads – ‘Don’t Blame Yourself’ (Lbh Records)<\/p>\n

The Good The Bad And The Zugly – ‘Algorithm And Blues’ (Fysisk Format)<\/p>\n

Midnight – ‘Rebirth By Blasphemy’ (Metal Blade Records)<\/p>\n

Tommy Ray\u00a0 – ‘First Hits Free’ (Cool Cat Music)<\/p>\n

Mick Rossi –\u00a0‘All The Saints & All The Souls’ (TJM Records)<\/p>\n

The Hip Priests – ‘Solid Gold Easy Option’ (Speedo Wax Records)<\/p>\n

Chuck Prophet – ‘The Land That Time Forgot’ (Yup Rock)<\/p>\n

Bruce Springsteen – ‘Letter To You’ (Columbia Records)<\/p>\n

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Single of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Black Halos -‘ Ain’t No Time To Say Goodbye’ (Self Release)<\/p>\n

Rock ‘n’ Roll Manifesto vol 1(Stamp Out Disco)<\/p>\n

Jesse Malin – ‘Todd Youth’ (Wicked Cool Records)<\/p>\n

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Reissue \/ Boxset<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Boys – ‘The Safari years’ (Cherry Red Records)<\/a><\/p>\n

Motochrist – ‘Greatest Hits’ (Dr Wu Records)<\/p>\n

New Model Army – ‘Carnival’ (Attack Attack)<\/p>\n

Buzzcocks – ‘Sell You Everything’ (Cherry Red Records)<\/p>\n

Keith Richards – ‘ Live At The Hollywood Palladium’ (Virgin America)<\/p>\n

Coloursound – ‘Coloursound’ (The Great North Western Recording Company)<\/p>\n

Manic Street Preachers – ‘Gold Against The Soul’ (Sony Music)<\/p>\n

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Music-related Books of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alvin Gibbs \u2013 \u2018Diminished Responsibility Volume 1\u2019 (Tome & Metre Publishing)<\/p>\n

‘Clang!’ (Smiley drops a few) – Steve ‘Smiley’ Barnard (GTP)<\/p>\n

‘What Makes The Monkey Dance’ – Chuck Prophet & Green On Red – Stevie Simkin (Jaw Bone)<\/p>\n

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Best E.P.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard – ‘Non Stop’ (Communion Records)<\/p>\n

Bar stool preachers. – ‘Soundtrack To The Apocolypse’ (Pirates Press Records)<\/p>\n

Chesty Malone and the Slice ‘Em Ups – ‘Covered In Blood! Quarantine Covers’<\/p>\n

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Live show of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bar stool preachers – Bristol, Rough Trade<\/p>\n

Mike Peters – Gathering – Llandudno North Wales<\/p>\n

The Bellrays – le Pub, Newport<\/p>\n

The Wildhearts – Cardiff, Tramshed<\/p>\n

The Interrupters – Cardiff, Tramshed<\/p>\n

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2021 wishes?\u00a0 I’d love to see an end to restrictions (stating the obvious I know) but it would be smart to see the Proposed Vive Le Rock show take place with Michael Monroe fronting the Lords Of The New Church and live shows becoming a thing again.\u00a0 Other than that Stay Safe and look out for each other.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dan Kasm\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Albums Of 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bambara – \u2018Stray\u2018\u00a0(Wharf Cat Records)<\/div>\n
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…Trail Of Dead – ‘X The Godless Void and Other Stories’ (Dine Alone Records)<\/div>\n
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Airborne Toxic Event – ‘Hollywood Park’ (Rounder Records)<\/div>\n
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Bdrmm – ‘Bdrmm’ (Sonic Cathedral)<\/div>\n
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Zombeaches – ‘Zombeaches’ (Self Release)<\/div>\n
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The Blinders – ‘Fantasies of the Stay at Home Psychopath’ (Modern Sky Music)<\/div>\n
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Neonic Sundrive – ‘Lies Paradise’ (Self Release)<\/div>\n
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Bob Mould\u00a0 – ‘Blue Hearts’ (Merge Records)<\/a><\/div>\n
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The Wildhearts – ’30 Year Itch’ (Round Records)<\/div>\n
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Neil Young – ‘Homegrown’ (Reprise Records)<\/div>\n
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Reissues \/ Boxsets<\/b><\/div>\n
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The Guilty Hearts – ‘The Guilty Hearts’ (Voodoo Rhythm Records)<\/div>\n
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Anna Calvi – ‘Hunted’ (Domino Records)<\/div>\n
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Virgin Suicides – ‘ost’ (Parlophone)<\/div>\n
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Neil Young – ‘After the Gold Rush’ 50th anniversary (Reprise Records)<\/div>\n
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Iggy & the Stooges – ‘You Think You’re Bad Man’ (Cherry Red Records)<\/div>\n
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EPs<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Eyesore & the Jinx – ‘The Exile Parlour’ (Eggy Records)<\/div>\n
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Grow Rich – ‘Frantic Semantic’ (Self Release)<\/div>\n
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The Lotts – ‘We Are The\u00a0Lotts’ (Self Release)<\/div>\n
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The Mysterines – ‘Love’s Not Enough’ (Self Release)<\/div>\n
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Various Artists – ‘Not Psycho Enough?’ Cosmic Psychos\u00a0Tribute (Dull City Records)<\/div>\n
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Singles<\/strong><\/div>\n
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The Dry Retch – ‘12000 Miles From New’<\/div>\n
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Murmur – ‘Shame’ (Self Release)<\/div>\n
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Salt The Snail – ‘Junkyard Cat’ (Self Release)<\/div>\n
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Psychedelic Furs – ‘Don’t Believe’ (Cooking Vinyl)<\/div>\n
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Silverbacks – ‘Drool’ (Nice Swan Records)<\/div>\n
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Music-related Books of the Year<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Dave Haslam – ‘Looking for Love – Courtney Love in Liverpool’<\/div>\n
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Justin Quirk – ‘Ain’t Nothin’ But A Good Time – The Rise & Fall of Glam Metal’ (Unbound Digital)<\/div>\n
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Mikel Jollett – ‘Hollywood Park’ (Sceptre)<\/div>\n
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Gigs<\/strong><\/div>\n
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The Wildhearts, Backyard Babies – Manchester Ritz<\/div>\n
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The Dry Retch, Tio Rico – Liverpool Outpost<\/div>\n
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Mysterines, Buzzard\u00a0Buzzard\u00a0Buzzard –\u00a0 Liverpool Jimmys<\/div>\n
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2021<\/strong><\/div>\n
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I’m hopeful for the new year that I will get some normality in order to attend the inaugural event of the new Futurama festival as well as 2000 Trees, HRH Sleaze & Psych as well as numerous other gigs and events. Like a lot of people the past 9 months has put things in perspective, grab things with both hands and tick off ‘bucket list’ life events instead putting them off.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Fraser Munro\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Albums Of 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scumbag Millionaire \u2013 ‘Poor and Infamous’ (Suburban Records)<\/p>\n

The good, The Bad And The Zugly – ‘Algorithm & Blues’ (Fysisk Format)<\/p>\n

Beat City Tubeworks \u2013 ‘Top Rock’ (The Sign Records)<\/p>\n

Mud City Manglers \u2013 ‘Give Me The Hammer’ (Beluga Records, Spaghetty Town Records, Ghost Highway Records)<\/p>\n

Supersuckers \u2013 ‘Play That Rock \u2018N\u2019 Roll’ (Acetate Records)<\/p>\n

Christmas \u2013 ‘Hot Nights In Saint Vandal’ (TNS Records)<\/p>\n

DBOY \u2013 ‘New Records In Human Power’ (Dine Alone Records)<\/p>\n

Hank Von Hell \u2013 ‘Dead’ (Sony Music)<\/p>\n

Kvelertak \u2013 ‘Splid’ (Rise Records)<\/p>\n

ACDC \u2013 ‘Power Up’ (Columbia)<\/p>\n

The Wildhearts \u2013 ’30 Year Itch’ (Round Records)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Reissues \/ Boxset<\/strong><\/p>\n

Black Halos \u2013 FFTS Demos & Rarities (Bandcamp)<\/p>\n

The Hip Priests \u2013 Solid Gold Easy Option (Speedowax Records)<\/a><\/p>\n

Midnight Evils \u2013 Straight ‘Til Morning (Sweet Ohm Ramalama)<\/p>\n

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Gigs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Undertones et al – Minehead<\/p>\n

Wildhearts \/ Backyard Babies – Cardiff<\/p>\n

Wildhearts \/ Backyard Babies \u2013 London<\/p>\n

Guida – Bristol<\/p>\n

Showaddywaddy – Swansea<\/p>\n

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Johnny Hayward\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Albums Of The Year 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aerial Salad \u2013 \u2018Dirt Mall\u2019 (Plasterer\/Roach Industries)<\/a><\/p>\n

Henrik Palm \u2013 \u2018Poverty Metal\u2019 (Svart Records)<\/p>\n

The Wildhearts \u2013 \u201830 Year Itch\u2019 (Round Records)<\/p>\n

Mondo Generator \u2013 \u2018Fuck It\u2019 (Heavy Psych Records)<\/p>\n

Then Comes Silence \u2013 \u2018Machine\u2019 (Oblivion\/SPV, Metropolis Records)<\/p>\n

Midnight \u2013 \u2018Rebirth By Blasphemy\u2019 (Metal Blade Records)<\/a><\/p>\n

Kvelertak \u2013 \u2018Splid\u2019 (Rise Records\/World Records)<\/p>\n

The Dowling Poole \u2013 \u2018See You See Me\u2019 (369 Music)<\/p>\n

Lovesores \u2013 \u2018Bats From Planet Skull\u2019 (Self Released)<\/p>\n

Dirt Box Disco \u2013 \u2018TV Sex Show\u2019 (Avenue Recordz)<\/p>\n

Division Of Laura Lee \u2013 \u2018Apartment\u2019 (Welfare Sounds)<\/p>\n

Spunk Volcano & The Eruptions \u2013 \u2018Barry Milner Is Thick\u2019 (Avenue Recordz)<\/p>\n

Stay Voiceless \u2013 \u2018Lies To Tell Your Children\u2019 (GMC)<\/p>\n

Deathtraps \u2013 Stole Your Rock \u2018N\u2019 Roll (Spirit Of Disaster)<\/p>\n

Scumbag Millionaire \u2013 \u2018Poor and Infamous\u2019 (Suburban Records)<\/p>\n

HMLTD \u2013 \u2018The West Is Dead\u2019 (Lucky Number)<\/p>\n

The Hip Priests \u2013 Solid Gold Easy Option (Speedo Wax Records)<\/p>\n

The Speedways \u2013 \u2018Radio Sounds\u2019 (Alien Snatch Records, Snap!! Records\/Hurrah Musica and Beluga Records)<\/p>\n

Marilyn Manson \u2013 \u2018We Are Chaos\u2019 (Lorna Vista)<\/p>\n

Mariachi El Bronx \u2013 Musica Muerta Volumes 1&2 (White Drugs)<\/p>\n

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EPs<\/p>\n

The Bar Stool Preachers \u2013 \u2018State Of Emergency\u2019 (Pirate\u2019s Press)<\/p>\n

Lickerish Quartet \u2013 \u2018Threesome Vol 1\u2019 (Lickerish Quartet\/Label Logic)<\/p>\n

The Wildhearts \u2013 \u201830 Year Itch\u2019 (Encores) (Round Records)<\/p>\n

Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard \u2013 \u2018The Non Stop EP\u2019 (Communion Records)<\/p>\n

Bob Vylan \u2013 \u2018We Live Here\u2019 (Venn Records)<\/p>\n

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Reissues \/ Boxset<\/strong><\/p>\n

UFO \u2013 \u2018Strangers In The Night\u2019 (Super Deluxe) (Chrysalis)<\/p>\n

Def Leppard \u2013 \u2018The Early Years\u2019 (Mercury)<\/p>\n

Bob Mould \u2013 \u2018Distortion\u2019 (Demon)<\/p>\n

Keith Richards & The X-pensive Winos \u2013 \u2018Live At The Hollywood Palladium\u2019 (Mindless Records)<\/p>\n

Black Sabbath \u2013 \u2018Paranoid\u2019 (50th<\/sup> Anniversary) (Sanctuary Records)<\/p>\n

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Music-related Books of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alvin Gibbs \u2013 \u2018Diminished Responsibility Volume 1\u2019 (Tome & Metre Publishing)<\/a><\/p>\n

Rob Halford \u2013 \u2018Confess\u2019 (Headline)<\/p>\n

Reuben Archer \u2013 \u2018Rock N Rollercoaster Ride\u2019 (Toxic Arrow)<\/p>\n

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Live Gigs<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Bar Stool Preachers \u2013 Rough Trade, Bristol \u2013 6th<\/sup> March 2020<\/p>\n

Great British Alternative Weekend \u2013 Butlins Minehead \u2013 28th<\/sup> February \u2013 1st<\/sup> March 2020<\/p>\n

Bad Sam – Le Pub, Newport \u2013 14th February 2020<\/p>\n

Giuda \u2013 Louisiana, Bristol \u2013 18th<\/sup> January 2020<\/p>\n

The Bellrays \u2013 Le Pub, Newport \u2013 17th<\/sup> January 2020<\/p>\n

Wonk Unit \u2013 Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff \u2013 11th<\/sup> January 2020<\/p>\n

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Bandcamp Discovery<\/strong><\/p>\n

Guerrilla Teens<\/p>\n

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Best Single<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Hip Priests \u2013 \u2018Zero Fucks Given\u2019\u200b\/\u2019\u200bSocial Hand Grenade\u2019 (Shitpark Records)<\/p>\n

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Most Looking Forward to in 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

Going to a gig.<\/p>\n

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Ben Hughes\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Albums of 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Butch Walker \u2013 \u2018American Love Story\u2019 (Ruby Red Records)<\/a><\/p>\n

Ryan Hamilton & The Harlequin Ghosts \u2013 \u2018Nowhere To Go But Everywhere\u2019 (Wicked Cool Records)<\/p>\n

Wyldlife \u2013 \u2018Year Of The Snake\u2019 (Wicked Cool Records)<\/p>\n

Baby Chaos \u2013 \u2018Ape Confronts Cosmos\u2019 (Three Hands Records)<\/p>\n

Dangereens \u2013 \u2018Tough Luck\u2019 (Alien Snatch Records)<\/p>\n

Hellbound Glory \u2013 \u2018Pure Scum\u2019 (BCR Los Angeles)<\/p>\n

Hello Operator \u2013 \u2018S\/T\u2019 (Self Release)<\/p>\n

Me And That Man \u2013 \u2018New Man, New Songs, Same Shit\u2019 (Napalm Records)<\/p>\n

Low Cut Connie \u2013 \u2018Private Lives\u2019 (Contender Records)<\/p>\n

The Speedways \u2013 \u2018Radio Sounds\u2019 (Alien Snatch Records, Beluga Records, Snap Records, Hurrah Records)<\/p>\n

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EPs<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Lickerish Quartet \u2013 \u2018Threesome Vol. 1\u2019 (Label Logic)<\/p>\n

Saint Agnes \u2013 \u2018The Family Strange\u2019 (Death Or Glory Gang Records)<\/p>\n

Junkyard \u2013 \u2018Rome Is Burning\u2019 (Acetate Records)<\/p>\n

Hands Off Gretel \u2013 \u2018The Angry EP\u2019 (Puke Pop Records)<\/p>\n

The Future Shape Of Sound \u2013 \u2018It\u2019s Gone All Wrong\u2019 (Self Release)<\/p>\n

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Reissues \/ Boxset<\/strong><\/p>\n

Diamond Dogs \u2013 \u2018Too Much Is Always Better Than Not Enough\u2019 (Wild Kingdom Records)<\/p>\n

Diamond Dogs \u2013 \u2018Weekend Monster\u2019 (Wild Kingdom Records)<\/p>\n

Diamond Dogs \u2013 The Atlantic Juice\u2019 (Wild Kingdom Records)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Gigs\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Wildhearts\/Backyard Babies\/CKY \u2013 02 Academy, Newcastle<\/p>\n

Jesse Malin \u2013 Headrow House, Leeds<\/p>\n

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Livestreams<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jesse Malin \u2013 The Fine Art Of Self-Distancing<\/p>\n

Baby Chaos<\/p>\n

Low Cut Connie \u2013 Tough Cookies<\/p>\n

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Gerald Stansbury\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Albums<\/strong><\/p>\n

Soraia – \u2018Dig Your Roots\u2019 (Wicked Cool Recotrds)<\/a><\/p>\n

Massive Wagons – \u2018House of Noise\u2019 (Earache Records)<\/p>\n

Ward Davis – \u2018Black Cats and Crows\u2019 (LLC)<\/p>\n

Karen Jonas –\u00a0 \u2018The Southwest Sky and Other Dreams\u2019 (Self Release)<\/p>\n

Brooke Brown – \u2018Troubled Heart\u2019 (Self Release)<\/p>\n

The Nude Party – \u2018Midnight Manor\u2019 (New West Records)<\/p>\n

Vulvarine –\u00a0 \u2018Unleashed\u2019 (Self Release)<\/p>\n

Dangereens – \u2018Tough Luck\u2019 (Alian Snatch)<\/p>\n

The Rumours – \u2018Suck It\u2019 (Self Release)<\/p>\n

Lucifer Star Machine\u00a0 – ‘The Devil\u2019s Breath\u2019 (The Sign Records)<\/p>\n

Gareth Leach – \u2018Trigger\u2019 (Self Release)<\/p>\n

Steve Earle & the Dukes –\u00a0 \u2018Ghosts of West Virginia\u2019 (New West Records)<\/p>\n

Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen – \u2018Hold my Beer Volume 2\u2019\u00a0 (Lil Buddy Tunes)<\/p>\n

Tyla – \u2018Isolation Crossing Collection\u2019 (King Outlaw Records)<\/p>\n

Low Cut Connie – \u2018Private Lives\u2019 (Contender Records)<\/a><\/p>\n

D.L. Marble – \u2018One Line at a Time\u2019 (Self Release)<\/p>\n

Reckless Kelly\u00a0 – \u2018American Jackpot\/ American Girls\u2019 (No Big Deal Records)<\/p>\n

Givvi Flynn –\u00a0 \u2018Tomboy\u2019 (Self Release)<\/p>\n

Armored Saint – \u2018Punching the Sky\u2019 (Metal Blade Records)<\/p>\n

Butch Walker \u2018American Love Song\u2019 (Ruby Red Production)<\/p>\n

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Single of the Year\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Charlotte Leigh – \u2018Life\u2019<\/p>\n

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EP of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Quinn the Brain – \u2018Wide Open\u2019<\/p>\n

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Reissue of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Def Leppard \u2018The Early Years\u2019<\/p>\n

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Gareth ‘Hotshot’ Hooper\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Albums\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Duncan Reid And The Bigheads – ‘Don\u2019t Blame Yourself’ (Little Big Head Records)<\/a><\/p>\n

The Network – ‘money money 2020 part 2 we told ya so’ (Warner Records)<\/p>\n

Billie Joe Armstrong – ‘No Fun Mondays’ (Warner Records)<\/p>\n

Green day- ‘Father Of All Motherfuckers’ (Warner Records)<\/p>\n

Deathtraps – ‘Stole Your Rock\u2019n\u2019Roll’ (Spirit Of Disaster)<\/p>\n

The Damned – ‘The Rockfield files’ (Spinefarm Records)<\/a><\/p>\n

Stop worrying and love the bomb – ‘Fake Nature’<\/p>\n

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Gigs<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Bellrays – Le Pub Newport<\/p>\n

The Wildhearts\u00a0 \/ Backyard Babies – Cardiff Tramshed<\/p>\n

Reissues \/ Boxset<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iggy and the stooge – ‘From KO to chaos’<\/p>\n

The Boys – ‘On Safari’<\/p>\n

Johnny Thunders – ‘Que sera Sera Resurrected’<\/p>\n

Buzzcocks – ‘Sell You Everything’ (Cherry Red Records)<\/a><\/p>\n

Buzzcocks – ‘Late For The Train’ (Cherry Red Records)<\/p>\n

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Music-related Books of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alvin Gibbs \u2013 \u2018Diminished Responsibility Volume 1\u2019 (Tome & Metre Publishing)<\/p>\n

Joe Strummer – ‘Redemption Song’<\/p>\n

The Replacements – ‘All Over But The Shouting’<\/p>\n

Gaz Tidey\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Albums of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Butch Walker – ‘American Love Story’ (Red Ruby Production)<\/p>\n

Larkin Poe – ‘Self Made Man’ (Tricki Woo Records)<\/p>\n

Lamb Of God – ‘Lamb Of God’ (Epic)<\/p>\n

Bob Vylan – ‘We Live Here’ (Venn Records)<\/p>\n

Ryan Hamilton & the Harlequin Ghosts – ‘Nowhere To Go But Everywhere’ (Wicked Cool Records)<\/a><\/p>\n

Onslaught – ‘Generation Antichrist’ (AFM Records)<\/p>\n

Baby Chaos – ‘Ape Confronts Cosmos’ (Three Hands Records)<\/p>\n

C.J. Wildheart – ‘Siege’ (Devilspit)<\/p>\n

Foxy Shazam – ‘Burn’ (EEEOOOAH Records)<\/p>\n

Kvelertak – ‘Splid’ (Rise Records)<\/p>\n

Tairrie B. – ‘Feminenergy’ (Self Release)<\/p>\n

Cro-Mags – ‘In The Beginning’ (Mission Two Entertainment)<\/p>\n

Mommy Sez No – ‘The Dwellers Below’ (Self Release)<\/p>\n

EPs of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Lickerish Quartet – ‘Threesome Vol. 1’ (Label Logic)<\/p>\n

Chesty Malone and the Slice ‘Em Ups – ‘Covered In Blood! Quarantine Covers’ (Self Release)<\/p>\n

American Hi-fi – ‘Anywhere Else But Here’ (Rude Records)<\/p>\n

Tyla’s Dogs D’Amour – ‘The Powder Dry EP’ (King Outlaw Records)<\/p>\n

Chris Catalyst – ‘Acoustic Machines’ (Self Release)<\/p>\n

Singles of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tyla’s Dogs D’Amour – ‘Superhuman’ (King Outlaw)<\/p>\n

Jesse Malin – ‘Todd Youth’ (Wicked Cool Records)<\/p>\n

Royal Blood – ‘Trouble’s Coming’ (Warner Records)<\/p>\n

Reissue\/Boxset of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sigue Sigue Sputnik – ‘Flaunt It’ 4CD Deluxe Capacity Wallet\u00a0 (Cherry Red Records)<\/p>\n

Music-related Books of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pete Paphides – ‘Broken Greek’ (Quercus)<\/p>\n

Rob Halford – ‘Confess’ (Headline Publishing)<\/p>\n

Justin Quirk – ‘Nothin’ But A Good Time’ (Unbound Digital)<\/p>\n

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There you have it a fine selection of music you’re likely to find anywhere as diverse as you like yet common threads woven throughout.\u00a0 It would be a boring place if we all liked the same records that’s for sure and I’m sure there are records released we’ve forgotten about in the deluge.\u00a0 Don’t let anyone tell you that there were no good albums released during the pandemic because we know by looking at the list that there were plenty & plenty of reissues and Boxsets that were released during 2020.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Onwards and upwards we move into 2021 and we hope to bring you more new albums to fill yer airwaves and a return of the live show and festivals.\u00a0 We need em and so does the industry.\u00a0 So raise a glass to days gone by and to a better future when we can all meet again and watch our favourite bands.\u00a0 Be good and stay safe RPM Online looks forward to a great 2021!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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