Change the Rotation's Albums of the Year Bracket Field 2020

It's the end of a year unlike any other. Good riddance, am I right? Nevertheless, a lot of great music came out this year and we would be remiss not to celebrate these albums. As is our annual tradition, we take our collective top 32 albums and pit them against each other in a March Madness style bracket, which determines our album of the year. Danny Collins, Steve O, Dave Anians and I each submit our own lists of our favorite albums of the year. Any album on at least two lists automatically makes the bracket. However many spots remain are divided up between the four of us to bring the total to 32. The 32 albums are randomly drawn into their positions on the bracket. We then vote matchup by matchup, round by round until one album comes out on top. Ties ... we'll get to that when we get to the results. Today, we announce the field of 32, our top albums of the year.

Before we get to the voting (results will probably be posted in early January), look out for some guest best of the year lists and my "best EPs and other releases" list - only full-lengths are eligible for the bracket. Below, click through and listen to each of these albums!

After the Fall - Resignation
AJJ - Good Luck Everybody
Anti-Flag - 20/20 Vision
Bacchae - Pleasure Vision
Bad Moves - Untenable
Beach Bunny - Honeymoon
Butchered - Wax Pathetic
The Cell Phones - Battery Lower
The Chats - High Risk Behaviour
Days N Daze - Show Me the Blueprints
Dropdead - Dropdead 2020
Evil Empire - Imperio Maldito
Ganser - Just Look at That Sky
Grey Matter - Climbing Out
The Homeless Gospel Choir - This Land Is Your Landfill
Illuminati Hotties - Free I.H: This Is Not The One You've Been Waiting For
Jeff Rosenstock - No Dream
Laura Jane Grace - Stay Alive
The Lawrence Arms - Skeleton Coast
The Muslims - Gentrified Chicken
Nova Twins - Who Are The Girls?
The OBGMs - The Ends
PEARS - PEARS
Power Alone - Rather Be Alone
Radkey - Green Room
Ratboys - Printer's Devil
Rebelmatic - Ghost in the Shadows
The Suicide Machines - Revolution Spring
Sweetie - Bad Thing Sweet Thing
Touché Amoré - Lament
War On Women - Wonderfull Hell
The World/Inferno Friendship Society - All Borders Are Porous to Cats