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Best post-rock songs of the 2020s

It opened with nobody able to tour, so records got finished in bedrooms and discovery moved to a feed. Drill turned up in every city with a postcode, and Afrobeats and Latin pop went mainstream worldwide without waiting to be translated.

Songs from the post-rock albums of the 2020s, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.

№ 1FallingThe Album Leaf · A Body Of Voices1 rating
  1. 2True Love, Don't Be AfraidThe Album Leaf · A Body Of Voices1 rating
  2. 3TurnsThe Album Leaf · A Body Of Voices1 rating
  3. 4FloatingThe Album Leaf · A Body Of Voices1 rating
  4. 5Snowdrop coverWinter DaphneMONO · Snowdrop1 rating
  5. 6Snowdrop coverSnowdropMONO · Snowdrop1 rating
  6. 7Event Beat coverEvent BeatHoly Fuck · Event Beat1 rating
  7. 8Event Beat coverBricksHoly Fuck · Event Beat1 rating
  8. 9Event Beat coverGold FlakesHoly Fuck · Event Beat1 rating
  9. 10Event Beat coverElevateHoly Fuck · Event Beat1 rating
  10. 11Nine coverSeventh SealRussian Circles · Nine
  11. 12Les Chants de l'Aurore coverFlamme JumelleAlcest · Les Chants de l'Aurore
  12. 13Les Chants de l'Aurore coverL'EnvolAlcest · Les Chants de l'Aurore
  13. 14The Phantom Void coverSinister CompanionLong Distance Calling · The Phantom Void
  14. 15The Phantom Void coverShatteredLong Distance Calling · The Phantom Void
  15. 16The Phantom Void coverPhantom VoidLong Distance Calling · The Phantom Void
  16. 17The Phantom Void coverNocturnalLong Distance Calling · The Phantom Void
  17. 18The Phantom Void coverA Secret PlaceLong Distance Calling · The Phantom Void
  18. 19The Phantom Void coverThe SpiralLong Distance Calling · The Phantom Void
  19. 20The Phantom Void coverMareLong Distance Calling · The Phantom Void
  20. 21The Second Coming Was a Moonrise coverAll the Pain You Can’t ExplainHammock · The Second Coming Was a Moonrise
  21. 22The Second Coming Was a Moonrise coverDeconstructingHammock · The Second Coming Was a Moonrise
  22. 23The Second Coming Was a Moonrise coverEverything You Love Is Buried in the Ground or Scattered into SpaceHammock · The Second Coming Was a Moonrise
  23. 24The Second Coming Was a Moonrise coverLike Sinking StarsHammock · The Second Coming Was a Moonrise
  24. 25The Second Coming Was a Moonrise coverWe Close Our Eyes So We Can SeeHammock · The Second Coming Was a Moonrise
  25. 26The Second Coming Was a Moonrise coverInbreakingHammock · The Second Coming Was a Moonrise
  26. 27A Hopeful Sign coverTransmission HomeHammock · A Hopeful Sign
  27. 28A Hopeful Sign coverA Place We Set AfireHammock · A Hopeful Sign
  28. 29A Hopeful Sign coverOnly OneHammock · A Hopeful Sign
  29. 30A Hopeful Sign coverWaiting GameHammock · A Hopeful Sign
  30. 31A Hopeful Sign coverYou And Me And One SpotlightHammock · A Hopeful Sign
  31. 32A Hopeful Sign coverTelescopeHammock · A Hopeful Sign
  32. 33A Hopeful Sign coverOcean AvenueHammock · A Hopeful Sign
  33. 34A Hopeful Sign coverSouthern AirHammock · A Hopeful Sign
  34. 35A Hopeful Sign coverEmpty StreetHammock · A Hopeful Sign
  35. 36Love in the Void coverThe End Is the BeginningHammock · Love in the Void
  36. 37Love in the Void coverDenial of EndingsHammock · Love in the Void
  37. 38Love in the Void coverWill We Ever Be Ourselves AgainHammock · Love in the Void
  38. 39Love in the Void coverAbsorbed in LightHammock · Love in the Void
  39. 40Love in the Void coverUndoingHammock · Love in the Void
  40. 41Love in the Void coverI Would Stare into the Sun with You ForeverHammock · Love in the Void
  41. 42Love in the Void coverReleaseHammock · Love in the Void
  42. 43Elsewhere coverFuture PastHammock · Elsewhere
  43. 44Elsewhere coverTake Another Drink from My Hands (For Bella)Hammock · Elsewhere
  44. 45Elsewhere coverOn the Way Out of No WayHammock · Elsewhere
  45. 46Elsewhere coverWhat You Need Isn't ThereHammock · Elsewhere
  46. 47Elsewhere coverSomedayHammock · Elsewhere
  47. 48Elsewhere coverIn the Empty Space You Used to BreatheHammock · Elsewhere
  48. 49Elsewhere coverDying AloneHammock · Elsewhere
  49. 50Elsewhere coverAfraid to Go HomeHammock · Elsewhere

One great song, one bad album

Tracks carry their own ratings here, so a record you would never play front to back can still have a song worth defending.

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