NME salutes you.But aside from the doom, pockets of light have emerged. These banging debut albums – EPs and mixtapes included – from Emma-Jean Thackray’s freeflowing jazz to Do Nothing’s righteous rage and Public Practice’s disco-punk grooves suggest that when we look back at 2020 – rising artists continued to thrill.There’ll be some new names and a few familiar ones, but know that these collections are the very best of the bunch.There are songs on this mixtape that deserve to be right up there in the UK charts.
Whether it’s the funky ‘Nice Guys’, the wonky ‘Earth’ or the tongue-in-cheek ‘Dead Celebrities’, there’s proof here that Easy Life are becoming some of Britain’s most astute and witty songwriters. Key track: ‘Dead Celebrities’ Read.
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