"This is part 1 of 3 for my 2020 year in music recap. As always, this is an incomplete list of my favorites, and presented unranked, though along the way I may highlight some records that really stood out a little extra for me this year. We're doing things alphabetically this time around, so this episode covers artist names from A to D.

00:00 - SubInev on BTR / intro

02:17 - "Violent and Vivisect" - Activity

06:32 - "woman, here" - Ada Lea

09:49 - "Don't Forget About Me" - Alice Boman

12:52 - "The Things I Do" - Andy Shauf

15:12 - "Not Another Word" - Anjimile

18:06 - "Party's Over" - Anna Burch

20:43 - "Trying Too Hard" - Anna McClellan

26:25 - "Flowerhead" - Arbor Labor Union

30:39 - "Caroline" - Arlo Parks

34:13 - mic break

35:24 - "Boomer" - Bartees Strange

38:40 - "Real Love" - Beat Radio

42:52 - "The Damnedest Thing" - Beauty Pill

47:55 - "Pretend" - Becca Mancari

50:04 - "Misanthrope Gets Lunch" - Bent Arcana

54:20 - "Out of Sight" - The Beths

57:54 - mic break

59:34 - "I Was A Young Girl" - Black Bra

62:17 - "Second Sight" - Buck Meek

66:09 - "Snake Hawk" - The Budos Band

68:05 - "Tell Them Where to Go" - Cable Ties

72:04 - "Nothing Less Nothing More" - carmen canedo

74:48 - "Had To Catch Up" - Chance Wiesner

76:53 - "Am I Something" - Cloud Nothings

80:18 - "Down The Hill" - Corey Flood

82:45 - "Honest Love" - Cults

85:04 - "Under The Spell Of Joy" - Death Valley Girls

88:58 - mic break

90:53 - "Run" - Deeper

93:12 - "The Loved One" - Deerhoof

95:49 - "Loner" - DEHD

98:57 - "Corsican Shores" - Deradoorian

102:35 - "Cue Synthesizer" - Destroyer

106:28 - "My Possession" - Dirty Projectors

109:38 - "Daily Routine" - Disq

114:00 - "Made Up My Mind" - Divino Niño

117:53 - "Stupid Love Song" - Dolly Valentine

121:52 - "Long Drive Home" - Double Grave

126:01 - outro

128:14 - end.

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