Rough Trade share albums of the year list, announce exclusives from Rina Sawayama, Laura Marling

10 November 2020, 16:26 | Written by Cerys Kenneally

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Music retailers Rough Trade have shared their favourite albums of 2020 list, and have announced a bunch of exclusive releases from their top 10 artists, including Rina Sawayama, Laura Marling and more.

Rough Trade have compiled their top 100 albums of 2020 into a list, and much like last year, Rough Trade will drop exclusive releases from their top 10 artists.

Their top album of 2020 is SAULT's Untitled (Black Is), and Rough Trade will release SAULT's Untitled (Black Is), 5 and 7 albums on blue vinyl.

Phoebe Bridgers also made the list for her Punisher album, and Rough Trade will release her Copycat Killer EP (announced earlier today), which features four new versions of her Punisher tracks made with Rob Moose.

Other releases from Rough Trade's top 10 albums of 2020 list include Rina Sawayama's SAWAYAMA debut album repressed on green/clear swirl vinyl (accompanied by a 12" vinyl of Remixed), a silver vinyl of Laura Marling's Song For Our Daughter LP with a 10" Lockdown Sessions EP including demos and acoustic versions.

There's also some live releases coming from Dream Wife and Porridge Radio, and a 12" featuring four demos from Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever's Sideways to New Italy album.

Rough Trade will also release Off Cuts by Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, which features unheard versions of tracks from all three albums.

View Rough Trade's favourite albums of 2020 list and check out the full range of exclusive releases at roughtrade.com.