40. HEARD IT IN A PAST LIFE by Maggie Rogers
Though I hadn’t heard of this 2019 record until 2020, it quickly became one of
my favorites of the year. Pharrell Williams had a
indie
38. BEGIN TO HOPE by Regina Spektor
Think Fiona Apple, but with more melody; Tori Amos, but with more accessibility;
Alanis Morissette, but with less acidity. That’s Regina Spektor in a
37. IMMUNITY by Clairo
2019 saw Clairo (Claire Cottrill) emerge from being a viral bedroom pop star to
a full-fledged indie pop sensation, thanks to this debut album, with
25. YOUNG THE GIANT (self-titled)
Another debut album, this from 2010, is from the Southern California
indie/alt-rock outfit, Young the Giant. With the members of the band coming from
20. LOVE / IDLENESS by Wardell
This 2015 record by the sibling duo known as Wardell is probably one of my
favorite discoveries of the past 5 years - and it
