{"id":25387,"date":"2020-12-31T14:58:17","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T19:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=25387"},"modified":"2020-12-31T14:58:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-31T19:58:17","slug":"tatum-lee-the-highlights-of-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2020\/12\/31\/tatum-lee-the-highlights-of-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Tatum Lee: The Highlights of 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Tatum Lee<\/em><\/p>\n

Despite all the challenges 2020 has brought us, it’s been a pretty good year for music.\u00a0 Although the pandemic caused cancellations of concerts and music events, some artists kept us preoccupied with new music to get us through quarantine.\u00a0 Because of all the newly released music, my 2020 music selection has been very diverse.\u00a0 From studying to lo-fi beats, road tripping to acoustic rhythms and solo jam sessions in the house to indie rock, the music in 2020 kept me sane.\u00a0 Here are some of my favorite albums that got me through this difficult year.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Circles<\/a> – Mac Miller<\/b><\/p>\n

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Genre: R&B, Rap<\/span><\/p>\n

Release Date: January 17, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

This album has a bittersweet mood to it.\u00a0 The unexpected release of this album tugged on the heartstrings of Mac Miller fans.\u00a0 After the rapper\u2019s untimely death in 2018, many were surprised to see some unreleased music from him this year.\u00a0 Through the ambient, slow beats layered in some of his tracks, you can almost feel the heartache and pain the artist was going through.\u00a0 I have much love and respect for Malcolm and his beats.\u00a0 Some of my personal favorites from this new album are \u201cCircles\u201d, \u201cBlue World\u201d, \u201cThat\u2019s On Me\u201d, \u201cFloating\u201d and \u201cSelf-Care\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Women in Music pt. III<\/a> – HAIM
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Genre: Indie Rock, Soft Pop<\/span><\/p>\n

Release Date: June 26, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

If you want something to lift up your spirits or if you are a fan of HAIM, you will want to check out their newest album, \u201cWomen in Music pt. III\u201d.\u00a0 In this album, they created more jazzy rhythms to their songs by adding layers of percussion and brass instruments.\u00a0 Some of the songs that really caught my attention were\u00a0 \u201cLos Angeles \u201d, \u201cNow I\u2019m in It\u201d and \u201c3AM\u201d.\u00a0 These songs in particular had faster tempos which created feelings of boldness and confidence, sending messages of female empowerment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dreamland<\/a> – Glass Animals<\/b><\/p>\n

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Genre: Psychedelic Pop, Indie Rock, Alternative\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Release Date: August 7, 2020\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This is my album of the year!\u00a0 Dreamland really got me through the thick and thin of 2020.\u00a0 I\u2019ve been a fan and follower of Glass Animals ever since they released their first album Zaba.\u00a0 I listened to this album on repeat during my trip to New Hampshire with my sister.\u00a0 Honestly, it was one of the best car ride jam sessions that I\u2019ve had in a long time.\u00a0 Their psychedelic beats are great to uplift your spirits, especially during a global pandemic.\u00a0 Songs that you\u2019ve probably heard on the radio are \u201cHeatwaves\u201d and \u201cTokyo Drifting\u201d (feat. Denzel Curry), which are some of the best tracks on the album.\u00a0 I also think \u201cHot Sugar\u201d and \u201cMelon and the Coconut\u201d deserve some attention as well.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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1999<\/a> – Rich Brian<\/b><\/p>\n

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Genre: Rap, Pop<\/span><\/p>\n

Release Date: August 25, 2020\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been following Rich Brian\u2019s music since \u201cDat $tick\u201d and I\u2019ve only heard good things from him ever since.\u00a0 His sound has definitely grown since then and for the better!\u00a0 Last year, \u201c100 Degrees\u201d, \u201cYellow\u201d (feat. Bekon), and \u201cKids\u201d from his \u201cThe Sailor\u201d album were on my summer playlist, so I was really excited when he released \u201c1999\u201d.\u00a0 I did miss his old hip-hop sound now that he\u2019s producing more pop tracks, but overall, his new album is pretty good.\u00a0 \u201cDon\u2019t Care\u201d and \u201cSins\u201d were definitely on my summer playlist this year when I was soaking in the sun in my backyard.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Nectar<\/a> – Joji<\/b><\/p>\n

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Genre: Alternative, Indie, Contemporary R&B, R&B Soul<\/span><\/p>\n

Release Date: September 25, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

You\u2019ve probably heard of Joji from his more popular song \u201cSLOW DANCING IN THE DARK\u201d and other hits from his album \u201cBALLADS 1\u201d (personally my favorite album of his).\u00a0 His music tends to be very emotional, so just make sure to have some tissues on hand.\u00a0 On this album, I really enjoyed the song \u201cAfterthought\u201d featuring BENEE.\u00a0 Joji and BENEE\u2019s voices, the low beating tempo and the light accompaniment of a piano eased many of my anxieties in 2020.\u00a0 Listening to this song was like a breath of relief.<\/span><\/p>\n

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dawn & dusk<\/a> – mxmtoon\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

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Genre: Pop<\/span><\/p>\n

Release Date: November 5, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

I started listening to mxmtoon in 2017, when she released her single \u201cFalling For U\u201d and she\u2019s gotten only better.\u00a0 She\u2019s been doing great things lately, such as more collaborations with some well-known artists like Carly Rae Jepsen, who is featured on her new song \u201cok, on your own\u201d. This album sounds almost like it came from \u201ca coming of age\u201d film.\u00a0 The nice strums of the ukulele acoustics were nice to wake up to in the morning.\u00a0 I remember listening to \u201calmost home\u201d on my walk around my neighborhood one morning and felt all my troubles melt away. \u00a0 If you\u2019re looking for some music to listen to on a nice road trip this is the perfect album. \u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Tatum Lee Despite all the challenges 2020 has brought us, it’s been a pretty good year for music.\u00a0 Although the pandemic caused cancellations of concerts and music events, some artists kept us preoccupied with new music to get us through quarantine.\u00a0 Because of all the newly released music, my 2020 music selection has been […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17168,"featured_media":25394,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15],"tags":[1711,50],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25387"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17168"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25387"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25401,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25387\/revisions\/25401"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}