Out of curiosity, am I the only one here who got the Summer's Lease compilation so far? If so, is it because no one else here wants it, or are you all waiting for the band to release it from the UK (rather than ordering it from Japan like I did, thankfully, just before they closed off/slowed down their exporting of goods back in March/April).
I'll be honest, if you had asked me before 2020 if I ever thought that a compilation album could be of my favorite albums of a year, I'd laugh, but Summer's Lease is just chock full of great music that it easily contends for AOTY for me every time I listen to it. It's not just a slapped-together compilation. The tracks are picked meaningfully, and show the evolution of the band, while giving long-time fans some new mixes, recordings and versions of songs they may already have on other albums. A highlight has to be the London Song, which is greatly improved on this release over the digital-only Bandcamp version.
If you haven't gotten it yet, definitely seek it out once the band are able to sell it themselves, I believe, starting next month. It's been a great way to tide me over until other new BBT comes out, like the BD that we're supposedly getting by this December. 2020 has been full of live albums for me, so I'm excited to get another one from one of my favorite bands!
-Marc.