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2020 Superlatives
Artists of the Year 2020
Sydney Rose
I discovered Sydney Rose at the tail end of 2019 and started playing her single "Broken Wing" a few months before it was released. Throughout the year Sydney Rose has released some terrific music, including her debut EP, All I Want to Say. She has a positive outlook on all things and she is the type of artist that i wish I could interview every week as she always has something exciting going on. She is a star on the rise and I look forward to watching her take off.
Marshall Holland
Marshall Holland released the electronic album Nice to Meet You in early 2020 and quickly followed it with the wonderful Paper Airplane. When he reached out to me mid-summer about the release of the single "Paper Airplane," I was excited to hear more music from him. The single started getting airplay instantly and when the album followed in September things really took off. Marshall Holland was a big help with our Jingle Bells project by creating our artwork as well as contributing his own re-writing of the holiday classic.
Song That Touched Me the Most
Clay Howard - Free to Fly Away (never lose sight)
This song was sent to me right as I was laid off from my job. The lyrics grabbed me in a way that day that it felt as if it was written for what I was going through. Listening to this song got me through some very emotional days.
Top 3 Albums of the Year
1 Marshall Holland - Paper Airplane
2 Jason Berk - Strangers
3 Rick Hromadka - Better Days
Top 40 Songs of 2020
1 Caper Clowns - Space and Time
2 Marshall Holland - When the Rain Comes
3 Rob Bonfiglio - Hands Together
4 Jason Berk - Strangers
5 Rick Hromadka - Searchlight
6 Ken Sharp - Hold on World
7 Sydney Rose - Broken Wing
8 The Bookends - She's Got It
9 Arielle Eden - Love's On the Run
10 Irene Pena - Shimmer Away (acoustic)
11 Dolph Chaney - A Good Road is Hard to Find
12 Clay & Brynn - Just Those Memories (of you)
13 Timmy Sean - My Jaded Love
14 The Corner Laughers - The Accepted Time
15 Phyllis Johnson - Someday
16 Lisa Mychols & Super 8 - You & Me, Me & You
17 Dana Countryman - Better Let Her Go
18 Webb Wilder - Illusion of You
19 The Hangabouts - Animal Suite
20 Nick Piunti and the Complicated Men - Gonna Be Good
21 Joe Giddings - Alone But as One
22 Jason Berk - Mirror
23 The Long Goodnight - Brooklyn Sun
24 The Crushing Violets - Sugar Cookie Sunday
25 Steven Wright-Mark - Eve of Destruction
26 Sean Solo - Honey
27 Roan Yellowthorn - Sacrifice
28 Popdudes - Ridin' In My Car
29 Julea Thomerson - Dance it Down
30 Courtney Dickinson - See You Here
31 Clay Howard - Free to Fly Away (never lose sight)
32 Brian Bringelson - Losing Train of Thought
33 The Jangle Band - So Long
34 Bob Gentry - My Mistake (with Roan Yellowthorn)
35 The Click Beetles - Live in the Sun
36 Cliff Hillis - Let's Pretend
37 Andy Collins - Keeps Me From Thinking of You
38 Gretchen's Wheel - shapeshifters
39 Michael Slawter - Dear Bastards
40 Bob Gentry - 20 Years to Life
2020 Superlatives
Artists of the Year 2020
Sydney Rose
I discovered Sydney Rose at the tail end of 2019 and started playing her single "Broken Wing" a few months before it was released. Throughout the year Sydney Rose has released some terrific music, including her debut EP, All I Want to Say. She has a positive outlook on all things and she is the type of artist that i wish I could interview every week as she always has something exciting going on. She is a star on the rise and I look forward to watching her take off.
Marshall Holland
Marshall Holland released the electronic album Nice to Meet You in early 2020 and quickly followed it with the wonderful Paper Airplane. When he reached out to me mid-summer about the release of the single "Paper Airplane," I was excited to hear more music from him. The single started getting airplay instantly and when the album followed in September things really took off. Marshall Holland was a big help with our Jingle Bells project by creating our artwork as well as contributing his own re-writing of the holiday classic.
Song That Touched Me the Most
Clay Howard - Free to Fly Away (never lose sight)
This song was sent to me right as I was laid off from my job. The lyrics grabbed me in a way that day that it felt as if it was written for what I was going through. Listening to this song got me through some very emotional days.
Top 3 Albums of the Year
1 Marshall Holland - Paper Airplane
2 Jason Berk - Strangers
3 Rick Hromadka - Better Days
Top 40 Songs of 2020
1 Caper Clowns - Space and Time
2 Marshall Holland - When the Rain Comes
3 Rob Bonfiglio - Hands Together
4 Jason Berk - Strangers
5 Rick Hromadka - Searchlight
6 Ken Sharp - Hold on World
7 Sydney Rose - Broken Wing
8 The Bookends - She's Got It
9 Arielle Eden - Love's On the Run
10 Irene Pena - Shimmer Away (acoustic)
11 Dolph Chaney - A Good Road is Hard to Find
12 Clay & Brynn - Just Those Memories (of you)
13 Timmy Sean - My Jaded Love
14 The Corner Laughers - The Accepted Time
15 Phyllis Johnson - Someday
16 Lisa Mychols & Super 8 - You & Me, Me & You
17 Dana Countryman - Better Let Her Go
18 Webb Wilder - Illusion of You
19 The Hangabouts - Animal Suite
20 Nick Piunti and the Complicated Men - Gonna Be Good
21 Joe Giddings - Alone But as One
22 Jason Berk - Mirror
23 The Long Goodnight - Brooklyn Sun
24 The Crushing Violets - Sugar Cookie Sunday
25 Steven Wright-Mark - Eve of Destruction
26 Sean Solo - Honey
27 Roan Yellowthorn - Sacrifice
28 Popdudes - Ridin' In My Car
29 Julea Thomerson - Dance it Down
30 Courtney Dickinson - See You Here
31 Clay Howard - Free to Fly Away (never lose sight)
32 Brian Bringelson - Losing Train of Thought
33 The Jangle Band - So Long
34 Bob Gentry - My Mistake (with Roan Yellowthorn)
35 The Click Beetles - Live in the Sun
36 Cliff Hillis - Let's Pretend
37 Andy Collins - Keeps Me From Thinking of You
38 Gretchen's Wheel - shapeshifters
39 Michael Slawter - Dear Bastards
40 Bob Gentry - 20 Years to Life
