These are the songs I returned to most often in 2020. In them, I hear experimentation, hints of religion, a deep focus, a band with a lot left to say, someone leaving it all behind, release, genres bending, coming home, loving deeply, and an end. Without a doubt, these songs got me through 2020. I hope they can provide some relief for you too.

To listen to the entire Musical Thesis: My Ten Favorite Songs of 2020 playlist, click here.

Eternal Summer by The Strokes

Finale by The Lone Bellow

Tecie by Moby

Who Ever Said by Pearl Jam

Quick Escape by Pearl Jam

Ceremony by Phantogram

Determined Outcome by Sufjan Stevens & Lowell Brams

Don’t Go Away by The Beths

Do You Feel Loved by Bombay Bicycle Club

Let You Go by Bombay Bicycle Club

Be good to each other,

Nathan

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