Best folk, jazz, and metal albums of 2020 so far

18 must-hear folk albums of 2020 so far, Brooklyn Vegan says, are the ones by Phoebe Bridgers, Jason Isbell, Bill Fay, Waxahatchee, Laura Marling, Microphones, The Innocence Mission, and others...

PopMatters chose "12 brilliant jazz albums", among them albums by Thana Alexa, Franco Ambrosetti, Kneebody, Todd Marcus...

Brooklyn Vegan also chose 15 "must hear" metal albums: Oranssi Pazuzu, Paysage d'Hiver, Umbra Vitae, Ulcerate...