The 20 Best Albums of 2020 So Far
Which albums have impressed critics the most during the first half of the year? Above, we rank the best-reviewed LPs released between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020 by Metascore. Albums must have at least 7 reviews from professional critics to be eligible, and resissues, EPs, live albums, and compilations are excluded.
The singer-songwriter's stellar second studio album was a genre-blending two-part release, spanning 20 tracks in all. Collaborators include Jill Scott, James Blake, Thundercat, Ezra Miller, novelist Michael Chabon, and Daniel Lopatin.
“græ finds him trying to be, well, everything, and through a convergence of folk, jazz, classical, and art-rock, along with his probing lyricism, Sumney has managed to produce a sonic marvel.” —Entertainment Weekly