10 Most Underrated Indie Rock Albums Of 2020s (So Far)

4. CHVRCHES - Screen Violence

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If ever there was an album to switch on when you're in need of a little extra passion and heart to see you through the upcoming 12-months, CHVRCHES' Screen Violence fits the bill and then some.

But for all the seismic energy found in everything from the titanic attack on double standards in Good Girls and wants to shine a spotlight on the despicable manipulation felt in modern society today with He Said She Said, it's in the more personal flickers of this typically synth-crammed beast from the Glaswegian trio where the soul is really tapped into.

Lauren Mayberry's pathos-stuffed delivery of “Wish I’d reached out to my mother more,” in Lullabies pierces through the surge of thudding beats and delicate keys serenading our ears. And Asking For A Friend may just be one of the most enthralling openers you'll listen to all year, setting the stage with a self-reflecting and regret-filled deluge of impactful words that are pressed against the funkiest of beats and bursts.

It's at times a head-banging roar and an introverted struggle all the same. What more do you want in ten stellar tunes?

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