All of tQ's editorial staff and columnists have voted for their essential 2020 albums of the year so far, and it's a slightly left-field choice, as it is to be expected from the Quietus.

So, the top 10:

1. The Soft Pink Truth - Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase?

2. Einstürzende Neubauten - 'Alles In Allem'

3. Squarepusher - 'Be Up A Hello'

4. Beatrice Dillon - 'Workaround'

5. Jeff Parker - 'Suite for Max Brown'

6. Sex Swing - 'Type II'

7. Nadine Shah - 'Kitchen Sink'

8. Lyra Pramuk - 'Fountain'

9. Perfume Genius - 'Set My Heart On Fire Immediately'

10. Nazar - 'Guerrilla'

"He’s taking everything he’s learned over his twenty-four-year career and putting it to use with his original gear... and delivers something that sounds familiar, and classic, whilst being a totally audacious experience" - the Quietus says in a review of new album 'Be Up a Hello' by the English electronic musician. All Music hears it as "refreshingly direct", and Exclaim thinks it is a "brain-melting album from an artist who refuses to stand still"

“In the near future, It would be exciting to be able to rewrite ads as freely as is depicted in this music video while wearing such a device and wandering around the city” - director Daito Manabe explains the new video he made for 'Terminal Slam', the latest track from Squarepusher's new album 'Be Up a Hello'. In the video, the advertisements that inundate Tokyo’s Shibuya Crossing are visually disrupted by a pair of augmented reality goggles. A good song, also.