This year has been full of highs and lows but the thing that has kept our spirits high is the incredible talent that have pushed through turbulent times to release music that has filled us and many others with bliss. So to end the year on a positive note here is our list of the favourite releases of 2020.

Artio are back with their vibrant sophomore EP, Stand Alone and Do Your Dance. Titled by the current fervour of isolation, each of these four tracks turns to internal introspection. Analysing the destabilising effect of relationships on an individual. each track is fused together by a momentous roar of sound. A vibrant whirlwind merging the worlds of pop-punk and electronica

On a trajectory to blow up the music scene with their fierce alternative rock, Leeds’ Artio have released the explosive ‘Hell’s Door’. A taste of what’s still to come, Artio’s will be back with vengeance upon the release of their EP on the 18th September.