GigList’s Top 20 Albums Of 2020

Though the use of ‘annus horribilis’ has never been more applicable, 2020 has brought us some incredible records. Here’s the 20 very best of them:

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GigList’s Christmas Cracker Of A Playlist

If The Cure’s goth icon Robert Smith can feel festive despite this most dreadful year, then so can you with our Christmassy collection of old, new, indie, alternative, and some classic Yuletide tracks to banish those bah humbugs.

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Save Our Venues Spotlight: The Hope and Ruin, Brighton

En route from Brighton’s central train station to the beach, you’ll no doubt come across a former cinema readograph that states ‘This Must Be The Place’. In terms of nurturing new bands and scenes in the city, that’s exactly what The Hope and Ruin is. We spoke to Creative Director and Booker Sally Oakenfold about the venue’s value to the local music community, it’s memorable past, and hopeful future.

Saint Motel: Ambition, Auteurism, and the Ever-Vital Music Video

The importance of the music video is not lost on some artists, namely Los Angeles’ Saint Motel, whose dazzling, narrative-driven visuals are at the crux of their big indie pop aesthetic. With Part 2 of their cinematic album series The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack out now, we caught up with lead singer A.J. Jackson about how music videos are more vital than ever.

Anniverseries: Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest

For a time, Deerhunter were the pinnacle of indie rock music, at least in critical terms. On fifth studio album Halcyon Digest, they found a perfect storm of catchy, confusing, immersive, and experimental. A decade to the day since its release, let’s revisit the universally lauded album which pinpoints when indie got eerie.

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