As we finalize rolling out the best of top indie songs and playlists for 2020, it becomes evident that there were more smokin’ tracks than the conventional wisdom says.
Because we were very late in determining our monthly top 10 at the end of the year, it gave us even more time to listen to these songs and by doing so, it helped to reinforce our selections.
This playlist also serves as the September 2020 Top 10 Indie Songs playlist. There are some amazing songs, and new artists and bands, to stream below. We hope you agree.
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P.S.S. – Still three more Top 10s to post. They also serve as our top songs of 2020 overall.
Best 2020 Indie Songs, Vol. II
1. indie trailblazers The Shins returned in 2020 with this soaring, feel-good, anthemic single that will be a blast at live shows when they return
2. catchy, booming, and enthralling grunge-pop from the relatively new and unknown (stateside) U.K. quartet
3. one of IRC’s all-time favorite indie folk-rock bands regroups for this wonderful, heartfelt single
4. london based (and subpop freshmen) band offered this fantastic, hard-hitting, Tarratino-esque single
5. upbeat indie surf/dream-pop from the south coast of England
6. sharp, deadpan, riff-driven rock music and a chorus (“relax/relax”) that is antithetical to the song’s nervous energy
7. sweet and heartbreaking bedroom love pop diddy from new DIY artist to watch
8. sprawling energetic blazing indie rock on the edge of mania with a relatable story
9. fun, energetic pop; fast rhythm with vocal overlays and choruses
10. reminds us of The Fall (which is awesome!) but at the same time, not. And that’s good. This impossibly passive-aggressive, clanging riff together with laser beam sound effects and an impossible-to-resist main chorus
