The Ledge #433: Best Albums of 2020 (So Far)

The world may be ending but great music lives forever. Despite everything that has gone on this year there has still been a steady stream of fabulous albums released. Tonight's show is a look at the 40 best albums released in the first half of 2020. Well, that was the intention but it was discovered that one record included tonight was actually first put out in 2008. So it's the 39 best albums of the year, along with one of the best reissues. It's a great mix of artists still in their teens up to that grand old man named Bob Dylan. There's punk, Americana, power pop, postpunk, and garage rock. It's Scott music for Scott people!

After listening, please go purchase those tracks you enjoy! These great artists deserve to be compensated for their hard work, and every purchase surely helps not only pay their bills but fund their next set of wonderful songs. You can find this show at almost any podcast site, including iTunes and Stitcher...or

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1. Sonic Boom, Just Imagine
2. Bob Dylan, Goodbye Jimmy Reed
3. Lucinda Williams, You Can't Rule Me
4. Drive-By Truckers, Armageddon's Back in Town
5. Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, Overseas
6. John Moreland, A Thought is Just a Passing Train
7. Nap Eyes, Mark Zuckerberg
8. Waxahatchee, Can't Do Much
9. Beach Bunny, Cuffing Season
10. The No Ones, (Going Back To) Stockholm Syndrome
11. Rookie, Hold On Tight
12. Habibi, Bad News
13. Dead Ghosts, Swiping Hubcaps
14. The Buttertones, Phantom Eyes
15. Black Lips, Angola Rodeo
16. Shopping, All Or Nothing
17. X, Alphabetland
18. High On Stress , Dakota
19. The Pedaljets, Loved a Stone
20. Dramarama, Beneath The Zenith
21. Close Lobsters, Johnnie
22. Guided by Voices, Year of the Hard Hitter
23. Duncan Reid and the Big Heads, Your Future Ex Wife
24. Nick Piunti & The Complicated Men, Going Nowhere
25. Dangereens, Thieves
26. Shadow Show, Charades
27. The Rumours, Never Comin' Back
28. The Exbats, Funny Honey
29. Green / Blue, Holiday Kicks
30. Los Pebbles, Angeline
31. Slander Tongue, Status Quo
32. Dead Stars, Dreams Don't Come True
33. The Peawees, Cloudy Vision
34. Faz Waltz, Rebel Kicks
35. Pavid Vermin, She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
36. The Ratboys, Everybody Loves The Ramones
37. The Artakees, I Didn't Care
38. The Suitesixteen, Bob Greene
39. The Chats, Identity Theft
40. Beach Slang, Kicking over Bottles